0001018724-14-000057.txt : 20141024 0001018724-14-000057.hdr.sgml : 20141024 20141023201355 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001018724-14-000057 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20141024 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20141023 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20141024 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMAZON COM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001018724 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES [5961] IRS NUMBER: 911646860 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-199572 FILM NUMBER: 141170955 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 410 TERRY AVENUE NORTH CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98109 BUSINESS PHONE: 2062661000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 410 TERRY AVENUE NORTH CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98109 S-8 1 s-8.htm FORM S-8 S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2014
Registration No. 333-            

 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
__________________________________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  
__________________________________________
Amazon.com, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)  
__________________________________________
Delaware
410 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109-5210
91-1646860
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
__________________________________________
 
TWITCH INTERACTIVE, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)  
__________________________________________
David A. Zapolsky
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Amazon.com, Inc.
410 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109-5210
Copies to:
Ronald O. Mueller, Esq.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-5306
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
__________________________________________
(206) 266-1000
(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 12b2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
(2)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
294,275
N/A
$2,974,113.89
$345.59

 
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, there are also being registered such additional shares of Common Stock that become available under the foregoing plan in connection with changes in the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock because of events such as recapitalizations, stock dividends, stock splits and reverse stock splits effected without receipt of consideration. The number of shares registered under this Registration Statement has been determined pursuant to the formula set forth in Section 2.7(b) of the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Amazon.com, Inc., Tempest Acquisition Sub, Inc., Twitch Interactive, Inc., and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, as the equityholders' representative.
(2)
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act based upon the maximum aggregate offering price of outstanding options.



INTRODUCTION
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Amazon.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant” or the “Company”), relating to the shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), to be offered pursuant to the Company’s assumption of the Twitch Interactive, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Plan (the “Plan”).
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information required in Part I of this Registration Statement is included in one or more prospectuses for the Plan that are not filed as part of this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
1.
The Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act that contains audited financial statements for the Company’s latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
2.
All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Company’s latest Annual Report or prospectus referred to in (1) above; and
3.
The description of the Common Stock set forth under the caption “Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered” in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated May 2, 1997, together with any amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and made part hereof from their respective dates of filing (such documents, and the documents listed above, being hereinafter referred to as “Incorporated Documents”); provided, however, that the documents listed above or subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act in each year during which the offering made by this Registration Statement is in effect prior to the filing with the Commission of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K covering such year shall cease to be Incorporated Documents or be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement from and after the filing of such Annual Reports.
Any statement contained herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
The Registrant’s Exchange Act file number with the Commission is 000-22513.
Item  4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.

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Item  6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) provides that a corporation may indemnify its directors and officers, as well as other employees and individuals, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation – a “derivative action”), if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such actions, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification in which the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation’s bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.
Section 10 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws requires indemnification to the full extent permitted under Delaware law as it now exists or may hereafter be amended. Subject to any restrictions imposed by Delaware law, the Amended and Restated Bylaws provide an unconditional right to indemnification for all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by any person in connection with any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that such person is or was serving as a director or officer of the Company or that, being or having been a director or officer of the Company, such person is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan.
The Amended and Restated Bylaws also provide that the Company may, by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification to its employees and agents with the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of directors and officers.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for (i) any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or (iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Article 10 of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that to the full extent that the DGCL, as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, a director of the Company shall not be liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Any amendment to or repeal of such Article 10 shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Company for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.
The Company has entered into certain indemnification agreements with its officers and directors. The indemnification agreements provide the Company’s officers and directors with further indemnification, to the maximum extent permitted by the DGCL.
The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of the statute, the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, and the arrangements referred to above and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
Item  7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
See exhibits listed under the Exhibit Index below.

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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 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 the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(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 by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement;
(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; and
(d) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: (i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant; (iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and (iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.
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 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.




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3. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company 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 Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Seattle, State of Washington, on this 23rd day of October, 2014.
 
 
AMAZON.COM, INC.
 
 
By:
/s/ Shelley L. Reynolds
Name:
Shelley L. Reynolds
Title:
Vice President, Worldwide Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below. Each of the directors and/or officers of the Registrant whose signature appears below hereby appoints Jeffrey P. Bezos, Thomas J. Szkutak and David A. Zapolsky and each of them severally as his or her attorney-in-fact to date and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to sign, date and file any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, in each case on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities stated below, as appropriate, in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, 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 to the end that such Registration Statement or Registration Statements shall comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, and generally to do all such things on their behalf in their capacities as officers and directors to enable the Registrant to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Signature, Name and Title
 
Date
 
Signature, Name and Title
 
Date
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Jeffrey P. Bezos
 
10/23/14
 
/s/ Jamie S. Gorelick
 
 
10/23/14
 
Jeffrey P. Bezos
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 
 
 
Jamie S. Gorelick
Director
 
 
 
/s/ Thomas J. Szkutak
 
10/23/14
 
/s/ Judith A. McGrath
 
 
10/23/14
 
Thomas J. Szkutak
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 
 
 
Judith A. McGrath
Director
 
 
 
/s/ Shelley L. Reynolds
 
10/23/14
 
/s/ Alain Monié
 
 
10/23/14
 
Shelley L. Reynolds
Vice President, Worldwide Controller, (Principal Accounting Officer)

 
 
 
Alain Monié
Director
 
 
 
/s/ Tom A. Alberg
 
10/23/14
 
/s/ Jonathan Rubinstein
 
 
10/23/14
 
Tom A. Alberg
Director

 
 
 
Jonathan Rubinstein
Director
 
 
 
/s/ John Seely Brown
 
10/23/14
 
/s/ Thomas O. Ryder
 
 
10/23/14
 
John Seely Brown
Director

 
 
 
Thomas O. Ryder
Director
 
 
 
/s/ William B. Gordon
 
10/23/14
 
/s/ Patricia Q. Stonesifer
 
 
10/23/14
 
William B. Gordon
Director
 
 
 
Patricia Q. Stonesifer
Director
 
 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 
No. 
 
Description 
 
 
 
  4.1
 
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended March 31, 2000.
 
 
 
  4.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on February 18, 2009.
 
 
 
  5.1
 
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
 
 
 
23.1
 
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
 
 
 
23.2
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
 
 
 
24.1
 
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page).
 
 
 
99.1
 
Twitch Interactive, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Plan.



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EX-5.1 2 gibsonopinion.htm OPINION OF GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP GibsonOpinion

Exhibit 5.1




Direct: 202-955-8500
Fax: 202-467-0539
www.gibson.dunn.com

Client: C 03981-00200

October 23, 2014

Amazon.com, Inc.
410 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98109-5210
Re:
Twitch Interactive, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Plan
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8, (the “Registration Statement”) of Amazon.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the offering by the Company of 294,275 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), as determined pursuant to the formula set forth in Section 2.7(b) of the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Amazon.com, Inc., Tempest Acquisition Sub, Inc., Twitch Interactive, Inc., and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, as the equityholders’ representative. The Shares subject to the Registration Statement are to be issued pursuant to the assumption of outstanding awards granted under the Twitch Interactive, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Plan (the “Plan”).
We have examined the originals, or photostatic or certified copies, of such records of the Company and certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials and such other documents as we have deemed relevant and necessary as the basis for the opinions set forth below. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed that there are no agreements or understandings between or among the Company and any participants in the Plan that would expand, modify or otherwise affect the terms of the Plan or the respective rights or obligations of the participants thereunder. Finally, we have assumed the accuracy of all other information provided to us by the Company during the course of our investigations, on which we have relied in issuing the opinion expressed below.
Based upon the foregoing examination and in reliance thereon, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein and in reliance on the statements of fact contained in the documents that we have examined, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and sold in accordance with the terms set forth in the Plan and against payment therefor, and when the Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.




October 23, 2014
Amazon.com, Inc.
Page 2
We render no opinion herein as to matters involving the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). We are not admitted to practice in the State of Delaware; however, we are generally familiar with the DGCL as currently in effect and have made such inquiries as we consider necessary to render the opinions above. This opinion is limited to the effect of the current state of the DGCL and the facts as they currently exist. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion in the event of future changes in such law or the interpretations thereof or such facts.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and we further consent to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and the prospectus that forms a part thereof. In giving these consents, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP





EX-23.2 3 eyconsent.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM EYConsent




Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Twitch Interactive, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Plan of our reports dated January 30, 2014, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Amazon.com, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Amazon.com, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Seattle, Washington
October 23, 2014




EX-99.1 4 twitchamendedandrestated20.htm TWITCH AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK PLAN TwitchAmendedandRestated2007StockPlan

Exhibit 99.1

TWITCH INTERACTIVE, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK PLAN
1.Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of the Company’s business. The Plan permits the grant of Options, Stock Purchase Rights and Restricted Stock Units as the Administrator may determine.
2.    Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)    Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be administering the Plan in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
(b)    Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity compensation plans 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 other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan.
(c)    Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Purchase Rights or Restricted Stock Units.
(d)    Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e)    Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i)    Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities, except that any change in the beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board, shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control; or
(ii)    The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or
(iii)    If the Company has filed a registration statement declared effective pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act with respect to any of the Company’s securities, a change in the composition of the Board occurring within a two (2) year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” means directors who either (A) are Directors as of the effective date of the Plan, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose





election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company); or
(iv)    The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation.
For the avoidance of doubt, a transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if: (i) its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation, or (ii) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that shall be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.
(f)    Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein shall be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code.
(g)    Committee” means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
(h)    Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company.
(i)    Company” means Amazon.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(j)    Consultant” means any person who is engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services to such entity.
(k)    Director” means a member of the Board.
(l)    Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(m)    Dividend Equivalent” means a right granted to a Holder to receive the equivalent value (in cash or shares of Common Stock) of dividends paid on shares of Common Stock.
(n)    Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.
(o)    Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(p)    Exchange Program” means a program under which (i) outstanding Options are surrendered or cancelled in exchange for Options of the same type (which may have lower exercise prices and different terms), Options of a different type, and/or cash, and/or (ii) the exercise price of an outstanding Option is reduced. The terms and conditions of any Exchange Program shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

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(q)    Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
(i)    If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Capital 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 on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(ii)    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 day of determination (or, if no closing bid was reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such closing sales price or closing bid was reported); or
(iii)    In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.
(r)    Holder” means the holder of an outstanding Option, Stock Purchase Right or Restricted Stock Unit granted under the Plan.
(s)    Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms qualifies and is otherwise intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(t)    Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(u)    Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(v)    Option Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(w)    Optionee” means the holder of an outstanding Option granted under the Plan.
(x)    Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(y)    Plan” means this 2007 Stock Plan.
(z)    Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to a Stock Purchase Right or Shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to an Option.
(aa)    Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and the Holder evidencing the terms and restrictions applying to Shares purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the notice of grant.

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(bb)    Restricted Stock Unit” means an unfunded, unsecured right to receive, on the applicable settlement date, one share of Common Stock or an amount in cash or other consideration determined by the Administrator equal to the value thereof as of such payment date, which right may be subject to certain vesting conditions and other restrictions.
(cc)    Restricted Stock Unit Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and the Holder evidencing the terms and restrictions of an individual Restricted Stock Unit grant. The Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the notice of grant.
(dd)    Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(ee)    Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(ff)    Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 12 below.
(gg)    Stock Purchase Right” means a right to purchase Common Stock pursuant to Section 7 below.
(hh)    Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3.    Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to Options or Stock Purchase Rights and sold under the Plan is 13,089,155 Shares. The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
If any Award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, is surrendered pursuant to an Exchange Program or is forfeited in whole or in part, the unused Shares that were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). However, Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan, upon exercise or vesting of an Award, shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan, except that if unvested shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company at their original purchase price, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan.
4.    Administration of the Plan.
(a)    Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws.
(b)    Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities, the Administrator shall have the authority in its discretion:
(i)    to determine the Fair Market Value;
(ii)    to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder;

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(iii)    to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each such award granted hereunder;
(iv)    to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;
(v)    to determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or Stock Purchase Rights may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(vi)    to institute an Exchange Program;
(vii)    to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws;
(viii)    to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 19(c) of the Plan);
(ix)    to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator; and
(x)    to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan.
(c)    Effect of Administrator’s Decision. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Optionees.
5.    Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Purchase Rights and Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
6.    Stock Options.
(a)    Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.
(b)    Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(i)    Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator, but shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share on the date of grant. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the exercise price shall be no less than one hundred and ten

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percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price other than as required above in accordance with and pursuant to a transaction described in Section 424 of the Code.
(ii)    Forms of Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined at the time of grant). Such consideration may consist of, without limitation, (1) cash, (2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares, provided Shares acquired directly from the Company (x) have been owned by the Optionee for at least the period required to avoid a charge to the Company’s reported earnings, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option shall be exercised and provided that accepting such Shares, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, shall not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, (5) consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan, (6) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment, or (7) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.
(c)    Exercise of Option.
(i)    Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms hereof at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised, together with any applicable withholding taxes. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.

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Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
(ii)    Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, such Optionee may exercise his or her Option within thirty (30) days of termination, or such longer period of time as specified in the Option Agreement, to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, if on the date of termination the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(iii)    Disability of Optionee. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionee’s Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within six (6) months of termination, or such longer period of time as specified in the Option Agreement, to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, if on the date of termination the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to 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 the Plan.
(iv)    Death of Optionee. If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within six (6) months following Optionee’s death, or such longer period of time as specified in the Option Agreement, to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement) by the Optionee’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to Optionee’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Optionee, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(v)    Incentive Stock Option Limit. Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee

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during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(c)(v), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.
7.    Stock Purchase Rights.
(a)    Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines that it shall offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall advise the offeree in writing or electronically of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that such person shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be paid, and the time within which such person must accept such offer.
(b)    Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option according to the following terms:
(i)    The repurchase price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of the securities to be repurchased on the date of the termination of employment and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The right to repurchase shall be exercisable within ninety (90) days of the voluntary or involuntary termination of the purchaser’s service with the Company for any reason (including death or disability) and the right shall terminate when the issuer’s securities becomes publicly traded, or
(ii)    The repurchase price shall be at the original purchase price, provided that the right to repurchase must be exercised for cash or cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company within ninety (90) days of the voluntary or involuntary termination of the purchaser’s service with the Company for any reason (including death or disability).
(c)    Term. The term of each Stock Purchase Right shall be stated in the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof.
(d)    Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
(e)    Rights as a Stockholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, the purchaser shall have rights equivalent to those of a stockholder and shall be a stockholder when his or her purchase is entered upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised; except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.


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8.    Restricted Stock Units.
(a)    Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Administrator may grant to Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, which may be subject to vesting and forfeiture conditions during applicable restriction period or periods, as set forth in an applicable Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
(b)    Settlement. Upon the vesting of a Restricted Stock Unit, the Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company one share of Common Stock or an amount of cash or other property equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the settlement date, as the Administrator shall determine and as provided in the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. The Administrator may provide that settlement of Restricted Stock Units shall occur upon or as soon as reasonably practicable after the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units or shall instead be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the Holder, in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code.
(c)    Voting Rights. A Holder shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units unless and until shares are delivered in settlement thereof.
(d)    Dividend Equivalents. To the extent provided by the Administrator, a grant of Restricted Stock Units may provide a Holder with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents. Dividend Equivalents may be paid currently or credited to an account for the Holder, may be settled in cash and/or shares of Common Stock and may be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock Units with respect to which the Dividend Equivalents are paid, as determined by the Administrator, subject, in each case, to such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and set forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
(e)    Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
9.    Tax Withholding. Prior to the delivery of any Shares pursuant to an Award (or exercise thereof, as applicable), the Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Holder to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes (including the Holder’s FICA obligation) required to be withheld with respect to such Award (or exercise thereof, as applicable). The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, shall determine in what manner it shall allow as Holder to satisfy such tax withholding obligation and may permit the Holder to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by one (1) or more of the following: (a) paying cash (or by check), (b) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount statutorily required to be withheld, or (c) selling a sufficient number of such Shares otherwise deliverable to a Holder through such means as the Company may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the minimum amount statutorily required to be withheld.

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10.    Limited Transferability of Awards. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Holder, only by the Holder. If the Administrator in its sole discretion makes an Award transferable, such Award may only be transferred (i) by will, (ii) by the laws of descent and distribution, or (iii) to family members (within the meaning of Rule 701 of the Securities Act) through gifts or domestic relations orders, as permitted by Rule 701 of the Securities Act.
11.    Leaves of Absence.
(a)    Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Awards granted hereunder to officers, Directors and Consultants shall be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence.
(b)    A Service Provider shall not cease to be a Service Provider 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.
(c)    For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then three (3) months following the ninety-first (91st) day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
12.    Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control.
(a)    Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, shall adjust the number and class of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan and/or the number, class, and price of Shares covered by each outstanding Award; provided, however, that the Administrator shall make such adjustments to the extent required by Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.
(b)    Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Holder as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
(c)    Merger or Change in Control. In the event of a merger or Change in Control, each outstanding Award shall be treated as the Administrator determines, including, without limitation, that each Award be assumed or an equivalent award substituted by the successor

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corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. The Administrator shall not be required to treat all Awards similarly in the transaction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the successor corporation does not assume or substitute for the Options and Stock Purchase Rights acquired pursuant thereto, the Holder shall vest in and, as applicable, have the right to exercise his or her outstanding Awards as to all of the Shares subject to such Awards, including Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, and restrictions on all of the Holder’s Stock Purchase Rights shall lapse. In addition, if an Option or Stock Purchase Right is not assumed or substituted in the event of a merger or Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Holder in writing or electronically that the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, and the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall terminate upon the expiration of such period for no consideration, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.
For the purposes of this paragraph, the Award shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or Change in Control, the award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the merger or Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or Change in Control 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 Change in Control 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 Award, for each Share subject to the Award, 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 Change in Control.
13.    Time of Granting Awards. The date of grant of an Award shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Service Provider to whom an Award is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
14.    No Effect on Employment or Service. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon any participant any right with respect to continuing the Holder’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.
15.    Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a)    Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise or vesting of an Award unless the exercise, if applicable, of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

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(b)    Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right, the Administrator may require the person exercising such Option or Stock Purchase Right to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.
16.    Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
17.    Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
18.    Term of Plan. The Board previously adopted, and the shareholders approved, the Plan in January 2007. The Plan, as amended and restated, is effective as of the date the Board adopts the amendment and restatement of the Plan. Unless sooner terminated under Section 19, it shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from the later of (a) the effective date of the Plan, or (b) the earlier of the most recent Board or stockholder approval of an increase in the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan.
19.    Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a)    Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.
(b)    Stockholder Approval. The Board shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.
(c)    Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Options granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.
20.    Information to Optionees. The Company shall provide to each Optionee and to each individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan, not less frequently than annually during the period such Optionee has one or more Options or Stock Purchase Rights outstanding, and, in the case of an individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan, during the period such individual owns such Shares, copies of annual financial statements. The Company shall not be required to provide such statements to key employees whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent information.

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