-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Mhs5txyxAFlNrHleCXApVWCQk6E27BkLxq/bHw7rjI5RNQLhwdB4PhWvX88lcNO1 0zkkz3YRuxaRcybpfD6vvg== 0000950134-08-020353.txt : 20081112 0000950134-08-020353.hdr.sgml : 20081111 20081112171322 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-08-020353 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081112 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081112 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20081112 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EBAY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001065088 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 770430924 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-155314 FILM NUMBER: 081181750 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2145 HAMILTON AVENUE CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95125 BUSINESS PHONE: 408-376-7400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2145 HAMILTON AVENUE CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95125 S-8 1 f50530sv8.htm FORM S-8 sv8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2008
Registration No. 333-      
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
 
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
eBay Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
  77-0430924
(State of Incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
2145 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, California 95125
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
 
Bill Me Later, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
 
Michael R. Jacobson
Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary
 
eBay Inc.
2145 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, California 95125
(408) 376-7400
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
                         
            Proposed Maximum
    Proposed Maximum
    Amount of
Title of Each Class of
    Amount
    Offering
    Aggregate
    Registration
Securities to be Registered     to be Registered(1)     Price per Share(2)     Offering Price(2)     Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
    11,838,499 shares(3)     $4.55     $53,865,170.45     $2,116.90
                         
 
(1)  Pursuant to the Agreement & Plan of Merger, dated as of October 3, 2008, by and among eBay Inc., French Press Acquisition Corp. (a subsidiary of eBay Inc.), Bill Me Later, Inc. and Azure Capital Partners, LP, as the stockholder representative (the “Merger Agreement”), eBay Inc. assumed all of the outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock of Bill Me Later, Inc. under the Bill Me Later, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and such options become exercisable to purchase shares of eBay Inc. common stock, with appropriate adjustments to the number of shares and exercise price of each assumed option in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
 
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock which become issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase or decrease in the number of outstanding shares of our common stock.
 
(2)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act (the “Securities Act”). The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the weighted average exercise price for shares subject to outstanding options granted pursuant to the Plan.
 
(3)  Shares subject to outstanding options as of November 7, 2008 under the Plan.
 


 

 
PART I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
 
ITEM 1.   PLAN INFORMATION
 
The document(s) containing the information specified in Item 1 will be sent or given to employees as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) and are not required to be filed as part of this registration statement.
 
ITEM 2.   REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION
 
The document(s) containing the information specified in Item 2 will be sent or given to employees as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) and are not required to be filed as part of this registration statement.
 
PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
ITEM 3.   INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
 
The following documents filed by eBay Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are incorporated by reference into this registration statement:
 
(a) Our latest annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, filed on February 29, 2008, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
 
(b)(1) Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008, filed on April 24, 2008 as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A filed on April 24, 2008, and for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008, filed on July 24, 2008, and for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008, filed on October 23, 2008.
 
(b)(2) Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2008, January 25, 2008, March 27, 2008, June 25, 2008, July 18, 2008, September 5, 2008, October 3, 2008, October 6, 2008 and October 17, 2008.
 
(c) The description of the Company’s common stock which is contained in a Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed August 20, 1998, under the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
 
All reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
 
ITEM 4.   DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 5.   INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 6.   INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
 
As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended to date (the “Bylaws”), provide that (i) the Company is required to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, (ii) the Company may, in its discretion, indemnify other persons as set forth in the DGCL, (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company is required to advance all expenses incurred by covered persons in connection with a legal proceeding (subject to certain exceptions), (iv) the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not exclusive, (v) the Company is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors, officers, employees and agents, (vi) the rights


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to indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be an employee, officer or director and (vii) the indemnification provisions of the Bylaws shall constitute a contract between the Company and covered persons.
 
The Company has entered into agreements with its directors and executive officers that require the Company to indemnify such persons against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts that such person becomes legally obligated to pay (including expenses of a derivative action) in connection with any proceeding, whether actual or threatened, to which any such person may be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or any of its affiliated enterprises, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. The indemnification agreements also set forth certain procedures that will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification thereunder.
 
ITEM 7.   EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 8.   EXHIBITS
 
The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement.
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  5 .1   Opinion of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP.
  23 .1   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
  23 .2   Consent of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement).
  24 .1   Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).
  99 .1   Bill Me Later, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
 
ITEM 9.   UNDERTAKINGS
 
1. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
 
(a) 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, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
 
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
 
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
 
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference herein.


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(b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(c) 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.
 
2. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
3. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on November 12, 2008.
 
eBay Inc.
 
   
/s/  John J. Donahoe
John J. Donahoe
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John J. Donahoe, Michael R. Jacobson, Robert H. Swan and Phillip P. DePaul, and each or any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, 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 connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or his or her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
         
/s/  John J. Donahoe

John J. Donahoe
  President, Chief Executive Officer & Director   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  Robert H. Swan

Robert H. Swan
  Senior Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
  November 12, 2008
         
/s/  Phillip P. DePaul

Phillip P. DePaul
  Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  Pierre M. Omidyar

Pierre M. Omidyar
  Founder, Chairman of the Board & Director   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  Fred D. Anderson

Fred D. Anderson
  Director   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  Marc L. Andreessen

Marc L. Andreessen
  Director   November 12, 2008


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Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
         
/s/  Edward W. Barnholt

Edward W. Barnholt
  Director   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  Philippe Bourguignon

Philippe Bourguignon
  Director   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  Scott D. Cook

Scott D. Cook
  Director   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  William Clay Ford, Jr.

William Clay Ford, Jr.
  Director   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  Dawn G. Lepore

Dawn G. Lepore
  Director   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  David M. Moffett

David M. Moffett
  Director   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  Richard T. Schlosberg III

Richard T. Schlosberg III
  Director   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  Thomas J. Tierney

Thomas J. Tierney
  Director   November 12, 2008
         
/s/  Margaret C. Whitman

Margaret C. Whitman
  Special Advisor to President/CEO & Director   November 12, 2008


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  5 .1   Opinion of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP.
  23 .1   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
  23 .2   Consent of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement).
  24 .1   Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).
  99 .1   Bill Me Later, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.

EX-5.1 2 f50530exv5w1.htm EX-5.1 exv5w1
Exhibit 5.1
 
[LETTERHEAD OF COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH LLP]
 
 
eBay Inc.
2145 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, California 95125
Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have requested our opinion with respect to certain matters in connection with the filing by eBay Inc. (the “Company”) of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the offering of up to an aggregate of 11,838,499 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value (the “Shares”), issuable or reserved for issuance pursuant to the Bill Me Later, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
In connection with this opinion, we have examined the Registration Statement and related Prospectus, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and such other documents, records, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as we deem necessary as a basis for this opinion. We have assumed the genuineness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof, and the due execution and delivery of all documents where due execution and delivery are a prerequisite to the effectiveness thereof.
On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when sold and issued in accordance with the Plan, the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
     
/s/ Kenneth L. Guernsey
   
 
Kenneth L. Guernsey
   

EX-23.1 3 f50530exv23w1.htm EX-23.1 exv23w1
Exhibit 23.1
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 28, 2008 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in eBay Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
San Jose, CA
November 12, 2008

EX-99.1 4 f50530exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
 
BILL ME LATER, INC.
 
2000 Stock Incentive Plan
 
1.   Purpose
 
The purpose of this 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Bill Me Later, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is to advance the interests of the Company’s stockholders by enhancing the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who make (or are expected to make) important contributions to the Company by providing such persons with equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives and thereby better aligning the interests of such persons with those of the Company’s stockholders. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term “Company” shall include any present or future subsidiary corporations of Bill Me Later, Inc. as defined in Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”).
 
2.   Eligibility
 
All of the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors are eligible to be granted options, restricted stock or other stock-based awards (each, an “Award”) under the Plan. Any person who has been granted an Award under the Plan shall be deemed a “Participant.”
 
3.   Administration, Delegation
 
a. Administration by Board of Directors.  The Plan will be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Board shall have authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award. No director or person acting pursuant to the authority delegated by the Board shall be liable for any action or determination relating to or under the Plan made in good faith.
 
b. Appointment of Committees.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a “Committee”). If and when the common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any regulations thereunder (the “Exchange Act”), the Board shall appoint one such Committee of not less than two members, each member of which shall be an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. All references in the Plan to the “Board” shall mean the Board or a Committee of the Board to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee.
 
4.   Stock Available for Awards
 
a. Number of Shares.   Subject to adjustment under Section 4(c), Awards may be made under the Plan for up to 21,658,194 shares of Common Stock. If any Award expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part (including as the result of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award being repurchased by the Company at the original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right) or results in any Common Stock not being issued, the unused Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of Awards under the Plan, subject, however, in the case of Incentive Stock Options (as hereinafter defined), to any limitations under the Code. Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. At no time shall the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all outstanding options and the total number of shares provided for under


 

any stock bonus or similar plan of the Company exceed the applicable percentage as calculated in accordance with the conditions and exclusions of Rule 260.140.45 of the California Code of Regulations, based on the shares of the Company which are outstanding at the time the calculation is made.
 
b. Per-Participant Limit.   Subject to adjustment under Section 4(c), for Awards granted after the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act, the maximum number of shares with respect to which an Award may be granted to any Participant under the Plan shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the maximum number of shares available pursuant to Section 4(a) during the term of the Plan. The per-participant limit described in this Section 4(b) shall be construed and applied consistently with Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
c. Adjustment to Common Stock.   In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares, liquidation, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any distribution to holders of Common Stock other than a normal cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under this Plan, (ii) the number and class of security and exercise price per share subject to each outstanding Option, (iii) the repurchase price per security subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award and (iv) the terms of each other outstanding stock-based Award shall be appropriately adjusted by the Company (or substituted Awards may be made, if applicable) to the extent the Board shall determine, in good faith, that such an adjustment (or substitution) is necessary and appropriate. If this Section 4(c) applies and Section 8(e)(i) also applies to any event, Section 8(e)(i) shall be applicable to such event, and this Section 4(c) shall not be applicable.
 
5.   Stock Options
 
a. General.   The Board may grant options to purchase Common Stock (each, an “Option”) and determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Option, the exercise price of each Option and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option, including conditions relating to applicable federal or state securities laws, as it considers necessary or advisable. An Option which is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (as hereinafter defined) shall be designated a “Nonstatutory Stock Option.”
 
b. Incentive Stock Options.   An Option that the Board intends to be an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code (an “Incentive Stock Option”) shall only be granted to employees of the Company and shall be subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Option (or any part thereof) which is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option is not an Incentive Stock Option.
 
c. Exercise Price.   The Board shall establish the exercise price (which shall be in U.S. dollars) at the time each Option is granted and specify it in the applicable option agreement.
 
d. Duration of Options.   Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable option agreement.
 
e. Exercise of Option.   Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of a written notice of exercise signed by the proper person or by any other form of notice (including electronic notice) approved by the Board together with payment in full as specified in Section 5(f) for the number of shares for which the Option is exercised.
 
f. Payment Upon Exercise.   Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option granted under the Plan shall be paid for as follows:
 
i. in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company;
 
ii. except as the Board may, in its sole discretion, otherwise provide in an option agreement, by (A) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker, acting solely as a paying agent of the Participant, to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price or (B) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker, acting solely as a paying agent of the Participant, to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price;


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iii. to the extent permitted by the Board, in its sole discretion by (A) delivery of a promissory note of the Participant to the Company on terms determined by the Board, or (B) payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may determine; or
 
iv. by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment.
 
g. Substitute Options.   In connection with a merger or consolidation of an entity with the Company or the acquisition by the Company of property or stock of an entity, the Board may grant Options in substitution for any options or other stock or stock based awards granted by such entity or an affiliate thereof. Substitute Options may be granted on such terms as the Board deems appropriate in the circumstances, notwithstanding any limitations on Options contained in the other sections of this Section 5 or in Section 2.
 
6.   Restricted Stock.  
 
a. Grants.   The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire shares of Common Stock, subject to the right of the Company to repurchase all or part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to require forfeiture of such shares if issued at no cost) from the recipient in the event that conditions specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period or periods established by the Board for such Award (each, a “Restricted Stock Award”).
 
b. Terms and Conditions.   The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of any such Restricted Stock Award, including the conditions for repurchase (or forfeiture) and the issue price, if any. Any stock certificates issued in respect of a Restricted Stock Award shall be registered in the name of the Participant and, unless otherwise determined by the Board, deposited by the Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or its designee). At the expiration of the applicable restriction periods, the Company (or such designee) shall deliver the certificates no longer subject to such restrictions to the Participant or, if the Participant has died, to the beneficiary designated, in a manner determined by the Board, by a Participant to receive amounts due or exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the Participant’s death (the “Designated Beneficiary”). In the absence of an effective designation by a Participant, Designated Beneficiary shall mean the Participant’s estate.
 
7.   Other Stock-Based Awards
 
The Board shall have the right to grant other Awards based upon the Common Stock having such terms and conditions as the Board may determine, including the grant of shares based upon certain conditions, the grant of securities convertible into Common Stock and the grant of stock appreciation rights.
 
8.   General Provisions Applicable to Awards
 
a. Transferability of Awards.   Except as the Board may otherwise determine or provide in an Award, Awards shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the life of the Participant, shall be exercisable only by the Participant. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, shall include references to authorized transferees.
 
b. Documentation.   Each Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written instrument in such form as the Board shall determine, it being understood that an electronic form of Award shall be deemed to be a written instrument for purposes of the Plan. Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.
 
c. Board Discretion.   Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, each type of Award may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other type of Award. The terms of each type of Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants uniformly.
 
d. Termination of Status.   The Board shall determine the effect on an Award of the disability, death, retirement, authorized leave of absence or other change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to which, and the period during which, the Participant, the Participant’s legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary may exercise rights under the Award.


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e. Acquisition Events
 
i. Consequences of Acquisition Events.   Upon the occurrence of an Acquisition Event (as defined below), each outstanding Option or Award shall be assumed or an equivalent option or award substituted by the successor entity or a parent or subsidiary of the successor entity; provided that any such Options substituted for Incentive Stock Options shall satisfy, in the determination of the Board, the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code, unless the successor entity refuses to assume or substitute for the Option or Award, in which case (i) the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option in full, including with respect to shares of Common Stock as to which it would not otherwise be exercisable, (ii) all Restricted Stock Awards then outstanding shall become free of all restrictions prior to the consummation of the Acquisition Event and (iii) any other stock-based Awards outstanding shall become exercisable, realizable or vested in full, or shall be free of all conditions or restrictions, as applicable to each such Award, prior to the consummation of the Acquisition Event. If an Option or Award is exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of an Acquisition Event, the Board shall notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option or Award shall be fully exercisable for a period of not less than 45 days from the date of such notice, and the Option or Award shall terminate upon the expiration of such period.
 
Unless otherwise specifically approved by a majority of the Board, in the event of a change of control of the Company (which shall have the same meaning as an “Acquisition Event” as defined herein), where such Participant shall not continue to be an employee of the acquiring corporation for any reason other than termination by the Company for Cause (as defined herein) or voluntary termination by the Participant without Good Reason (as defined herein) within sixty (60) days prior or at any time following such change of control and where such Participant commenced his or her employment with the Company at least six (6) months prior to such termination, subject to applicable requirements of the applicable plan and the Participant’s written agreement with the Company, all of such Participant’s then unvested Options or Award granted under this Plan shall become immediately vested and exercisable. “Good Reason” shall mean a reduction of 20% or more in the annual Total Target Cash Compensation for which the Participant is eligible, the relocation of the Participant to a facility or a location more than fifty (50) miles from his or her then current location or, with respect to the Participants who are employed in the position of Vice President or higher, assignment to responsibilities which are not substantially equivalent in the aggregate to those responsibilities to which they were assigned prior to the Acquisition Event. “Total Target Cash Compensation” shall mean annual base salary plus target short-term incentive compensation at 100% Participant performance, whether sales incentive, bonus or otherwise. “Cause” shall mean any act or omission by the Participant which is or is likely to be materially injurious to the Company or the business reputation of the Company, failure by the Participant to perform his or her material responsibilities to the Company (including, without limitation, material breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company), material violation by the Participant of the Company’s lawful rules, policies or procedures, or refusal by the Participant to obey the lawful direction (consistent with the Participant’s responsibilities) of the Board or any person to whom the Participant reports, and any other action which constitutes cause under applicable law. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for “Cause” if the Company determines, within 30 days after the Participant’s resignation, that discharge for Cause was warranted, as determined by the Company.
 
An “Acquisition Event” shall mean: (a) any merger or consolidation which results in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto representing immediately thereafter (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving or acquiring entity) less than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving or acquiring entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; (b) any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (c) the complete liquidation of the Company.
 
ii. Assumption of Options Upon Certain Events.   The Board may grant Awards under the Plan in substitution for stock and stock-based awards held by employees of another entity who become employees of the Company as a result of a merger or consolidation of the employing entity with the Company or the acquisition by the Company of property or stock of the employing entity. The substitute Awards shall be granted on such terms and conditions as the Board considers appropriate in the circumstances.


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f. Withholding.   Each Participant shall pay to the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Board for payment of, any taxes required by law to be withheld in connection with Awards to such Participant no later than the date of the event creating the tax liability. Except as the Board may otherwise provide in an Award, when the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act, Participants may satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery of shares of Common Stock, including shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value. The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a Participant.
 
g. Amendment of Award.   The Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option, provided that the Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, would not materially and adversely affect the Participant.
 
h. Conditions on Delivery of Stock.   The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove restrictions from shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.
 
i. Acceleration.   The Board may at any time provide that any Options shall become immediately exercisable in full or in part, that any Restricted Stock Awards shall be free of all restrictions or that any other stock-based Awards may become exercisable in full or in part or free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in full or in part, as the case may be.
 
9.   Miscellaneous.  
 
a. No Right To Employment or Other Status.   No person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company or affecting the ability of the Company or the Participant to terminate the employment relationship, if any, for any reason, including, but not limited to, without Cause or without Good Reason, as applicable. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the applicable Award.
 
b. No Rights As Stockholder.   Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be distributed with respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such shares.
 
c. Effective Date and Term of Plan.   The Plan shall become effective on the date on which it is adopted by the Board, but no Award granted to a Participant designated by the Board as subject to Section 162(m) of the Code by the Board shall become exercisable, vested or realizable, as applicable to such Award, unless and until the Plan has been approved by the Company’s stockholders to the extent stockholder approval is required by Section 162(m) in the manner required under Section 162(m) (including the vote required under Section 162(m)). No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the completion of ten years from the earlier of (i) the date on which the Plan was adopted by the Board or (ii) the date the Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date.
 
d. Amendment of Plan.   The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, provided that to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code, no Award granted to a Participant designated as subject to Section 162(m) by the Board after the date of such amendment shall become exercisable, realizable or vested, as applicable to such Award (to the extent that such amendment to the Plan was required to grant such Award to a particular Participant), unless and until such amendment shall have been approved by the Company’s stockholders as required by Section 162(m) (including the vote required under Section 162(m)).


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e. Authorization of Sub Plans.   The Board may from time to time establish one or more sub plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying applicable blue sky, securities or tax laws of various jurisdictions. The Board shall establish such sub plans by adopting supplements to this Plan containing (i) such limitations on the Board’s discretion under the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable or (ii) such additional terms and conditions not otherwise inconsistent with the Plan as the Board shall deem necessary or desirable. All supplements adopted by the Board shall be deemed to be part of the Plan, but each supplement shall apply only to Participants within the affected jurisdiction and the Company shall not be required to provide copies of any supplement to Participants in any jurisdiction which is not the subject of such supplement.
 
f. Governing Law.   The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law.
 
Adopted by the Board of Directors on
October 26, 2000. Amended as of
January 31, 2001, May 29, 2001,
November 16, 2001, March 12, 2003,
July 23, 2003, March 12, 2004 and
September 21, 2004, December 7,
2004, March 23, 2005, October 20,
2005, November 15, 2005, June 15,
2006, January 31, 2007, June 8, 2007,
January 24, 2008, and April 24, 2008.
 
Adopted by the Stockholders on
October 26, 2000. Amended as of
January 31, 2001, May 29, 2001,
November 16, 2001, March 12,
2003, July 23, 2003, March 12,
2004, September 21, 2004,
December 14, 2004, March 23, 2005,
October 20, 2005, November 15,
2005 , June 15, 2006, January 31,
2007, June 8, 2007, January 24,
2008, and April 24, 2008.


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