X0303 4/A 2009-06-26 2009-06-30 0 0001109808 AVOCENT CORP AVCT 0001194669 BLANKENSHIP EDWARD H 4991 CORPORATE DRIVE HUNTSVILLE AL 35805 0 1 0 0 Senior VP Finance & CFO Common Stock 2009-06-26 4 A 0 25000 14.21 A 72752 D Options (rights to buy) 15.46 2002-07-25 2012-07-25 Common Stock 25000 25000 D Options (rights to buy) 27.25 2003-03-07 2013-03-07 Common Stock 10000 10000 D Options (rights to buy) 40.98 2004-02-05 2014-02-05 Common Stock 10000 10000 D Options (rights to buy) 28.96 2004-08-19 2014-08-19 Common Stock 5000 5000 D Options (rights to buy) 26.14 2005-06-30 2015-06-30 Common Stock 3000 3000 D Performance-share awards with Market Conditions 0.00 2008-02-19 2018-02-19 Common Stock 10968 10968 D Performance-share awards with Market Conditions 0.00 2009-06-26 4 A 0 39063 0.00 A 2009-06-26 2019-06-26 Common Stock 39063 39063 D Grant date, options vest over four years, 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and 6.25% quarterly over the remaining 12 quarters. Grant date, 25% vests after 6 months, 7.5% vests every three months for the final 10 quarters. Vesting of unvested options accelerated and became 100% vested on December 25, 2005. Grant date, 100% vested on December 31, 2005. Includes 48,600 time-based and performance-based (now deemed earned). 17,747 shares vest in Quarter 1 of 2010, 14,520 shares vest in Quarter 1 of 2011, and 8,333 shares vest in Quarter 1 of 2012. This also includes 8,000 shares of restricted stock units granted on July 14, 2008. These shares vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the closing price of Avocent's common stock being at or above a specified level for each trading day during any consecutive 30 calendar day period. Grant date; These are performance-shares awards with market conditions tied to company stock price to be earned over a two year period. If earned, the shares will vest over a three year period beginning January 1, 2009. Grant date; These are performance-shares awards with market conditions tied to company stock price to be earned over a two year period. If earned, the shares will vest over a three year period beginning February 8, 2010. These are time-based restricted shares granted on June 26, 2009. These shares vest equally over three years, one-third on February 8, 2010, one-third on February 8, 2011, and one-third on February 8, 2012. Richard K. Hempstead Attorney-in-Fact for Edward H. Blankenship 2009-10-27