-----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, KTnTZ0PVwvORuOtWrWZJrBtEt+1DvrtXqyh1Rhn/FpHkINUaWBppRPSUhTr0Skxo KCxuYSX5mSSci8c/jfYZCA== 0000891618-99-005783.txt : 19991222 0000891618-99-005783.hdr.sgml : 19991222 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891618-99-005783 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 FILED AS OF DATE: 19991221 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 19991221 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CISCO SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000858877 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576] IRS NUMBER: 770059951 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-93283 FILM NUMBER: 99778481 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134-1706 BUSINESS PHONE: 4085264000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 WEST TASMAN DRIVE CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134-1706 S-8 1 FORM S-8 1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission December 21, 1999 Registration No. 333-_____ ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 --------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under The Securities Act of 1933 --------------- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA 77-0059951 (State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer Identification No.) of incorporation or organization) 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134-1706 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) --------------- CALISTA, INC. 1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN ------------------------ (Full title of the Plan) --------------- JOHN T. CHAMBERS PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134-1706 (Name and address of agent for service) (408) 526-4000 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) --------------- CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Proposed Title of Maximum Maximum Securities Amount Offering Aggregate Amount of to be to be Price Offering Registration Registered Registered(1) per Share(2) Price(2) Fee ---------- -------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ Calista, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan 320,311 shares $5.69 $1,822,569.59 $481.16 Common Stock (par value $0.01)
- ------------- (1) This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Registrant's Common Stock which become issuable under the Calista, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock. (2) Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the weighted average exercise price of the outstanding options. 2 PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference Cisco Systems, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"): (a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1999, filed with the Commission on September 28, 1999, pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the " 1934 Act"); (b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 30, 1999, filed with the Commission on December 14, 1999. (c) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 13, 1999, as amended on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on August 13, 1999, August 26, 1999, September 27, 1999, October 20, 1999, November 4, 1999, November 17, 1999 and December 15, 1999; (d) The Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-18225 on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on January 11, 1990, together with Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on February 15, 1990, and including any other amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, in which there is described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's Common Stock, and; (e) The Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-18225 on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June 11, 1998, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, in which there is described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's Preferred Stock Purchase Rights. All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein 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. Item 4. Description of Securities Not Applicable. Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel Not Applicable. Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers Section 317 of the California Corporations Code authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's Board of Directors to grant indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification (including reimbursement of expenses incurred) under certain circumstances for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "1933 Act"). The Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the California Corporations Code. In addition, the Registrant has entered into Indemnification Agreements with each of its directors and officers. II-1 3 Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed Not Applicable. Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number Exhibit - -------------- ------- 4 Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statements No. 000-18225 on Form 8-A, together with the amendments and exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Items 3(d) and 3(e). 5 Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP. 23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants. 23.2 Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5. 24 Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-3 of this Registration Statement. 99.1 Calista, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan. 99.2 Calista, Inc. - Form of Stock Option Award Agreement. 99.3 Form of Option Assumption Agreement. 99.4 Form of Option Assumption Agreement - Acceleration.
Item 9. Undertakings A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 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 this 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 clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2) that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 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; and (3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the Calista, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan. B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 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 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. II-2 4 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 this 21st day of December, 1999. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. By: /s/John T. Chambers --------------------------------- John T. Chambers President, Chief Executive Officer and Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John T. Chambers and Larry R. Carter, and each of them, as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person's 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 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 such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- /s/John T. Chambers President, Chief Executive December 21, 1999 - --------------------------------- Officer and Director John T. Chambers (Principal Executive Officer) /s/Larry R. Carter Senior Vice President, Finance December 21, 1999 - --------------------------------- and Administration, Chief Financial Larry R. Carter Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/John P. Morgridge Chairman of the Board and December 21, 1999 - --------------------------------- Director John P. Morgridge
II-3 5 /s/Donald T. Valentine Vice Chairman of the Board and December 21, 1999 - --------------------------------- Director Donald T. Valentine /s/James F. Gibbons Director December 21, 1999 - --------------------------------- James F. Gibbons /s/Steven M. West Director December 21, 1999 - --------------------------------- Steven M. West /s/Edward R. Kozel Director December 21, 1999 - --------------------------------- Edward R. Kozel /s/ Carol A. Bartz Director December 21, 1999 - --------------------------------- Carol A. Bartz /s/James C. Morgan Director December 21, 1999 - --------------------------------- James C. Morgan /s/Mary Cirillo Director December 21, 1999 - --------------------------------- Mary Cirillo /s/Arun Sarin Director December 21, 1999 - --------------------------------- Arun Sarin
II-4 6 EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Exhibit - -------------- ------- 4 Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statements No. 000-18225 on Form 8-A, together with the amendments and exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Items 3(d) and 3(e). 5 Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP. 23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants. 23.2 Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5. 24 Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-3 of this Registration Statement. 99.1 Calista, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan. 99.2 Calista, Inc. - Form of Stock Option Award Agreement. 99.3 Form of Option Assumption Agreement. 99.4 Form of Option Assumption Agreement - Acceleration.
EX-5 2 OPINION AND CONSENT OF BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON 1 EXHIBIT 5 OPINION AND CONSENT OF BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON LLP December 21, 1999 Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, California 95134-1706 Re: Cisco Systems, Inc. - Registration Statement for Offering of an Aggregate of 320,311 Shares of Common Stock Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as counsel to Cisco Systems, Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the registration on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate of 320,311 shares of common stock (the "Shares") and related stock options under the Calista, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 8 of Form S-8 and Item 601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation S-K. We have reviewed the Company's charter documents and the corporate proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the assumption of the Plan and the options outstanding thereunder. Based on such review, we are of the opinion that if, as and when the Shares are issued and sold (and the consideration therefor received) pursuant to the provisions of option agreements duly authorized under the Plan and in accordance with the Registration Statement, such Shares will be duly authorized, legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable. We consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5 to the Registration Statement. This opinion letter is rendered as of the date first written above and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or developments which hereafter may be brought to our attention and which may alter, affect or modify the opinion expressed herein. Our opinion is expressly limited to the matters set forth above and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise, as to any other matters relating to the Company, the Plan or the Shares. Very truly yours, /S/ BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON LLP BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON LLP EX-23.1 3 CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP 1 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated August 10, 1999 relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of Cisco Systems, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in Cisco Systems, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated August 10, 1999 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated August 10, 1999, except as to the pooling of interests transactions as described in Note 3b which is as of November 24, 1999, relating to the supplementary consolidated financial statements of Cisco Systems, Inc. which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 15, 1999. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ------------------------------ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP San Jose, California December 17, 1999 EX-99.1 4 CALISTA, INC. 1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN 1 EXHIBIT 99.1 CALISTA, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION 1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN 1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Option Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel, to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of the Company's business. 2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of the Committees appointed to administer the Plan. (b) "Applicable Laws" means the legal requirements relating to the administration of stock incentive plans, if any, under applicable provisions of federal and state securities laws, the corporate laws of California and, to the extent other than California, the corporate law of the state of the Company's incorporation, the Code, the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system, and the rules of any foreign jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents therein. (c) "Award" means the grant of an Option, Restricted Stock, or other right or benefit under the Plan. (d) "Award Agreement" means the written agreement evidencing the grant of an Award executed by the Company and the Grantee, including any amendments thereto. (e) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company. (f) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (g) "Committee" means any committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan. (h) "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company (i) "Company" means Calista, Inc., a Delaware corporation. (j) "Consultant" means any person (other than an Employee or a Director, solely with respect to rendering services in such person's capacity as a Director) who is engaged by the Company or any Related Entity to render consulting or advisory services to the Company or such Related Entity. (k) "Continuous Service" means that the provision of services to the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among the Company, any Related Entity, or any successor, in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant, or (iii) any change in status as 1 2 long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant (except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement). An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal leave. 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. (l) "Corporate Transaction" means any of the following transactions to which the Company is a party, but excluding any such transaction that the Administrator determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction: (i) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the state in which the Company is incorporated; (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the capital stock of the Company's subsidiary corporations) in connection with the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (iii) any reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities are transferred to a person or persons different from those who held such securities immediately prior to such merger; or (iv) acquisition by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities. (m) "Director" means a member of the Board or the board of directors of any Related Entity. (n) "Disability" means that a Grantee is permanently unable to carry out the responsibilities and functions of the position held by the Grantee by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment. A Grantee will not be considered to have incurred a Disability unless he or she furnishes proof of such impairment sufficient to satisfy the Administrator in its discretion. (o) "Employee" means any person, including an Officer or Director, who is an employee of the Company or any Related Entity. The payment of a director's fee by the Company or a Related Entity shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company. (p) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (q) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows: 2 3 (i) Where there exists a public market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be (A) the closing price for a Share for the last market trading day prior to the time of the determination (or, if no closing price was reported on that date, on the last trading date on which a closing price was reported) on the stock exchange determined by the Administrator to be the primary market for the Common Stock or the Nasdaq National Market, whichever is applicable or (B) if the Common Stock is not traded on any such exchange or national market system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices of a Share on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market for the day prior to the time of the determination (or, if no such prices were reported on that date, on the last date on which such prices were reported), in each case, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or (ii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock of the type described in (i), above, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined by the Administrator in good faith and in a manner consistent with Section 260.140.50 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations. (r) "Grantee" means an Employee, Director or Consultant who receives an Award under the Plan. (s) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. (t) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. (u) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company or a Related Entity within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. (v) "Option" means an option to purchase Shares pursuant to an Award Agreement granted under the Plan. (w) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code. (x) "Plan" means this 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan. (y) "Post-Termination Exercise Period" means the period specified in the Award Agreement of not less than thirty (30) days commencing on the date of termination of the Grantee's Continuous Service, or such longer period as may be applicable upon death or Disability. (z) "Registration Date" means the first to occur of (i) the closing of the first sale to the general public of (A) the Common Stock or (B) the same class of securities of a successor corporation (or its Parent) issued pursuant to a Corporate Transaction in exchange for or in substitution of the Common Stock, pursuant to a registration statement filed with and 3 4 declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and (ii) in the event of a Corporate Transaction, the date of the consummation of the Corporate Transaction if the same class of securities of the successor corporation (or its Parent) issuable in such Corporate Transaction shall have been sold to the general public pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on or prior to the date of consummation of such Corporate Transaction, . (aa) "Related Entity" means any Parent, Subsidiary and any business, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary holds a substantial ownership interest, directly or indirectly. (bb) "Restricted Stock" means Shares issued under the Plan to the Grantee for such consideration, if any, and subject to such restrictions on transfer, rights of first refusal, repurchase provisions, forfeiture provisions, and other terms and conditions as established by the Administrator. (cc) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock. (dd) "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. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 11(a) below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all Awards (including Incentive Stock Options) is six million four hundred thousand (6,400,000) Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. (b) Any Shares covered by an Award (or portion of an Award) which is forfeited or canceled, expires or is settled in cash, shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan. If any unissued Shares are retained by the Company upon exercise of an Award in order to satisfy the exercise price for such Award or any withholding taxes due with respect to such Award, such retained Shares subject to such Award shall become available for future issuance under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). Shares that actually have been issued under the Plan pursuant to an Award shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future issuance under the Plan, except that if unvested Shares are forfeited, or 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) Plan Administrator. With respect to grants of Awards to Employees, Directors, or Consultants, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee (or a subcommittee of the Committee) designated by the Board, which Committee shall be 4 5 constituted in such a manner as to satisfy Applicable Laws. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to Applicable Laws and the provisions of the Plan (including any other powers given to the Administrator hereunder), and except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion: (i) to select the Employees, Directors and Consultants to whom Awards may be granted from time to time hereunder; (ii) to determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted hereunder; (iii) to determine the number of Shares or the amount of other consideration to be covered by each Award granted hereunder; (iv) to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan; (v) to determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder; (vi) to establish additional terms, conditions, rules or procedures to accommodate the rules or laws of applicable foreign jurisdictions and to afford Grantees favorable treatment under such rules or laws; provided, however, that no Award shall be granted under any such additional terms, conditions, rules or procedures with terms or conditions which are inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan; (vii) to amend the terms of any outstanding Award granted under the Plan, provided that any amendment that would adversely affect the Grantee's rights under an outstanding Award shall not be made without the Grantee's written consent; (viii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards, including without limitation, any notice of award or Award Agreement, granted pursuant to the Plan; and (ix) to take such other action, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator deems appropriate. 5. Eligibility. Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary. An Employee, Director or Consultant who has been granted an Award may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Awards. Awards may be granted to such Employees, Directors or Consultants who are residing in foreign jurisdictions as the Administrator may determine from time to time. 5 6 6. Terms and Conditions of Awards. (a) Type of Awards. The Administrator is authorized under the Plan to award any type of arrangement to an Employee, Director or Consultant that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and that by its terms involves or might involve the issuance of (i) Shares, (ii) an Option, or similar right with a fixed or variable price related to the Fair Market Value of the Shares and with an exercise or conversion privilege related to the passage of time, the occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria or other conditions, or (iii) any other security with the value derived from the value of the Shares. Such awards include, without limitation, Options, or sales or bonuses of Restricted Stock, and an Award may consist of one such security or benefit, or two (2) or more of them in any combination or alternative. (b) Designation of Award. Each Award shall be designated in the Award Agreement. In the case of an Option, the Option shall be designated as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares subject to Options designated as Incentive Stock Options which become exercisable for the first time by a Grantee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options, to the extent of the Shares covered thereby in excess of the foregoing limitation, shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. For this purpose, Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the grant date of the relevant Option. (c) Conditions of Award. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator shall determine the provisions, terms, and conditions of each Award including, but not limited to, the Award vesting schedule, repurchase provisions, rights of first refusal, forfeiture provisions, form of payment (cash, Shares, or other consideration) upon settlement of the Award, payment contingencies, and satisfaction of any performance criteria. The performance criteria established by the Administrator may be based on any one of, or combination of, increase in share price, earnings per share, total shareholder return, return on equity, return on assets, return on investment, net operating income, cash flow, revenue, economic value added, personal management objectives, or other measure of performance selected by the Administrator. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result in a payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified in the Award Agreement. (d) Acquisitions and Other Transactions. The Administrator may issue Awards under the Plan in settlement, assumption or substitution for, outstanding awards or obligations to grant future awards in connection with the Company or a Related Entity acquiring another entity, an interest in another entity or an additional interest in a Related Entity whether by merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or other form of transaction. (e) Deferral of Award Payment. The Administrator may establish one or more programs under the Plan to permit selected Grantees the opportunity to elect to defer receipt of consideration upon exercise of an Award, satisfaction of performance criteria, or other 6 7 event that absent the election would entitle the Grantee to payment or receipt of Shares or other consideration under an Award. The Administrator may establish the election procedures, the timing of such elections, the mechanisms for payments of, and accrual of interest or other earnings, if any, on amounts, Shares or other consideration so deferred, and such other terms, conditions, rules and procedures that the Administrator deems advisable for the administration of any such deferral program. (f) Award Exchange Programs. The Administrator may establish one or more programs under the Plan to permit selected Grantees to exchange an Award under the Plan for one or more other types of Awards under the Plan on such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator from time to time. (g) Separate Programs. The Administrator may establish one or more separate programs under the Plan for the purpose of issuing particular forms of Awards to one or more classes of Grantees on such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator from time to time. (h) Early Exercise. The Award Agreement may, but need not, include a provision whereby the Grantee may elect at any time while an Employee, Director or Consultant to exercise any part or all of the Award prior to full vesting of the Award. Any unvested Shares received pursuant to such exercise may be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company or a Related Entity or to any other restriction the Administrator determines to be appropriate. (i) Term of Award. The term of each Award shall be the term stated in the Award Agreement, provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. However, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Grantee 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 Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement. (j) Transferability of Awards. Non-Qualified Stock Options shall be transferable (i) to the extent provided in the Award Agreement and in a manner consistent with Section 260.140.41 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations and (ii) by will, and by the laws of descent and distribution. Incentive Stock Options and other Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Grantee, only by the Grantee. (k) 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 to grant such Award, or such other date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the grant determination shall be given to each Employee, Director or Consultant to whom an Award is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant. 7 8 7. Award Exercise or Purchase Price, Consideration, Taxes and Reload Options. (a) Exercise or Purchase Price. The exercise or purchase price, if any, for an Award shall be as follows: (i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option: (A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the grant of such Incentive Stock 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 per Share exercise price shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; or (B) granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in the preceding paragraph, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. (ii) In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option: (A) granted to a person who, at the time of the 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 per Share exercise price shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; or (B) granted to any person other than a person described in the preceding paragraph, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. (iii) In the case of the sale of Shares: (A) granted to a person who, at the time of the grant of such Award, or at the time the purchase is consummated, 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 per Share purchase price shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; or (B) granted to any person other than a person described in the preceding paragraph, the per Share purchase price shall be not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. (iv) In the case of other Awards, such price as is determined by the Administrator. (v) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(a), in the case of an Award issued pursuant to Section 6(d), above, the exercise or purchase price for the Award shall be determined in accordance with the principles of Section 424(a) of the Code. 8 9 (b) Consideration. Subject to Applicable Laws, the consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise or purchase of an Award 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). In addition to any other types of consideration the Administrator may determine, the Administrator is authorized to accept as consideration for Shares issued under the Plan the following, provided that the portion of the consideration equal to the par value of the Shares must be paid in cash or other legal consideration permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law: (i) cash; (ii) check; (iii) delivery of Grantee's promissory note with such recourse, interest, security, and redemption provisions as the Administrator determines as appropriate ; (iv) if the exercise or purchase occurs on or after the Registration Date, surrender of Shares or delivery of a properly executed form of attestation of ownership of Shares as the Administrator may require (including withholding of Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Award) which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender or attestation equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Award shall be exercised (but only to the extent that such exercise of the Award would not result in an accounting compensation charge with respect to the Shares used to pay the exercise price unless otherwise determined by the Administrator); (v) with respect to Options, if the exercise occurs on or after the Registration Date, payment through a broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Grantee (A) shall provide written instructions to a Company designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of some or all of the purchased Shares and remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased Shares and (B) shall provide written directives to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction; or (vi) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. (c) Taxes. No Shares shall be delivered under the Plan to any Grantee or other person until such Grantee or other person has made arrangements acceptable to the Administrator for the satisfaction of any foreign, federal, state, or local income and employment tax withholding obligations, including, without limitation, obligations incident to the receipt of Shares or the disqualifying disposition of Shares received on exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. Upon exercise of an Award the Company shall withhold or collect from Grantee an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations. 9 10 8. Exercise of Award. (a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. (i) Any Award granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator under the terms of the Plan and specified in the Award Agreement but in the case of an Option, in no case at a rate of less than twenty percent (20%) per year over five (5) years from the date the Option is granted, subject to reasonable conditions such as continued employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Option granted to an Officer, Director or Consultant, the Award Agreement may provide that the Option may become exercisable, subject to reasonable conditions such as such Officer's, Director's or Consultant's Continuous Service, at any time or during any period established in the Award Agreement. (ii) An Award shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award by the person entitled to exercise the Award and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Award is exercised, including, to the extent selected, use of the broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure to pay the purchase price as provided in Section 7(b)(v). Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to Shares subject to an Award, notwithstanding the exercise of an Option or other Award. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in the Award Agreement or Section 11(a), below. (b) Exercise of Award Following Termination of Continuous Service. In the event of termination of a Grantee's Continuous Service for any reason other than Disability or death (but not in the event of a Grantee's change of status from Employee to Consultant or from Consultant to Employee), such Grantee may, but only during the Post-Termination Exercise Period (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Award as set forth in the Award Agreement), exercise the Award to the extent that the Grantee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination or to such other extent as may be determined by the Administrator. In the event of a Grantee's change of status from Employee to Consultant, an Employee's Incentive Stock Option shall convert automatically to a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day three (3) months and one day following such change of status. To the extent that the Grantee is not entitled to exercise the Award at the date of termination, or if the Grantee does not exercise such Award to the extent so entitled within the Post-Termination Exercise Period, the Award shall terminate. (c) Disability of Grantee. In the event of termination of a Grantee's Continuous Service as a result of his or her Disability, Grantee may, but only within twelve (12) months from the date of such termination (and in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Award as set forth in the Award Agreement), exercise the Award to the extent that the Grantee was otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination; provided, 10 11 however, that if such Disability is not a "disability" as such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option such Incentive Stock Option shall automatically convert to a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day three (3) months and one day following such termination. To the extent that the Grantee is not entitled to exercise the Award at the date of termination, or if Grantee does not exercise such Award to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Award shall terminate. (d) Death of Grantee. In the event of a termination of the Grantee's Continuous Service as a result of his or her death, or in the event of the death of the Grantee during the Post-Termination Exercise Period or during the twelve (12) month period following the Grantee's Termination of Continuous Service as a result of his or her Disability, the Grantee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Award by bequest or inheritance may exercise the Award, but only to the extent that the Grantee was entitled to exercise the Award as of the date of termination, within twelve (12) months from the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Award as set forth in the Award Agreement). To the extent that, at the time of death, the Grantee was not entitled to exercise the Award, or if the Grantee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Award by bequest or inheritance does not exercise such Award to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Award shall terminate. 9. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. (a) Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all Applicable Laws, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. (b) As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award 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 by any Applicable Laws. 10. Repurchase Rights. If the provisions of an Award Agreement grant to the Company the right to repurchase Shares upon termination of the Grantee's Continuous Service, the Award Agreement shall (or may, with respect to Awards granted or issued to Officers, Directors or Consultants) provide that: (a) the right to repurchase must be exercised, if at all, within ninety (90) days of the termination of the Grantee's Continuous Service (or in the case of Shares issued upon exercise of Awards after the date of termination of the Grantee's Continuous Service, within ninety (90) days after the date of the Award exercise); (b) the consideration payable for the Shares upon exercise of such repurchase right shall be made in cash or by cancellation of purchase money indebtedness within the ninety (90) day periods specified in Section 10(a); 11 12 (c) the amount of such consideration shall (i) be equal to the original purchase price paid by Grantee for each such Share; provided, that the right to repurchase such Shares at the original purchase price shall lapse at the rate of at least twenty percent (20%) of the Shares subject to the Award per year over five (5) years from the date the Award is granted (without respect to the date the Award was exercised or became exercisable), and (ii) with respect to Shares, other than Shares subject to repurchase at the original purchase price pursuant to clause (i) above, not less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares to be repurchased on the date of termination of Grantee's Continuous Service; and (d) the right to repurchase Shares, other than the right to repurchase Shares at the original purchase price pursuant to clause (i) of Section 10(c), shall terminate on the Registration Date. 11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Corporate Transaction. (a) Adjustments upon Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award, and the number of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan, the exercise or purchase price of each such outstanding Award, as well as any other terms that the Administrator determines require adjustment shall be proportionately adjusted for (i) any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Shares, or similar transaction affecting the Shares, (ii) any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, or (iii) as the Administrator may determine in its discretion, any other transaction with respect to Common Stock to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies or a similar transaction; provided, however that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as the Administrator determines, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason hereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award. (b) Corporate Transaction. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, each Award will terminate immediately prior to the specified effective date of the Corporate Transaction, unless the Award is assumed by the successor corporation or Parent thereof in connection with the Corporate Transaction. 12. Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the shareholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated. Subject to Section 16, below, and Applicable Laws, Awards may be granted under the Plan upon its becoming effective. 12 13 13. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. (a) The Board may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan. To the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws, the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required. (b) No Award may be granted during any suspension of the Plan or after termination of the Plan. (c) Any amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan (including termination of the Plan under Section 12, above) shall not affect Awards already granted, and such Awards shall remain in full force and effect as if the Plan had not been amended, suspended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Grantee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Grantee and the Company. 14. Reservation of Shares. (a) The Company, during the term of the Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. (b) 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. 15. No Effect on Terms of Employment/Consulting Relationship. The Plan shall not confer upon any Grantee any right with respect to the Grantee's Continuous Service, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company's right to terminate the Grantee's Continuous Service at any time, with or without cause. 16. No Effect on Retirement and Other Benefit Plans. Except as specifically provided in a retirement or other benefit plan of the Company or a Related Entity, Awards shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits or contributions under any retirement plan of the Company or a Related Entity, and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan of any kind or any benefit plan subsequently instituted under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to level of compensation. The Plan is not a "Retirement Plan" or "Welfare Plan" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 17. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws. Any Award exercised before shareholder approval is obtained shall be rescinded if shareholder approval is not obtained within the time prescribed, and Shares issued 13 14 on the exercise of any such Award shall not be counted in determining whether shareholder approval is obtained. 18. Information to Grantees. The Company shall provide to each Grantee, during the period for which such Grantee has one or more Awards outstanding, copies of financial statements at least annually. 14 EX-99.2 5 CALISTA, INC.-FORM OF STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT 1 EXHIBIT 99.2 AWARD NUMBER: ___________ CALISTA, INC. 1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT Grant of Option. Calista, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants to the Grantee (the "Grantee") named in the Notice of Stock Option Award (the "Notice"), an option (the "Option") to purchase the Total Number of Shares of Common Stock subject to the Option (the "Shares") set forth in the Notice, at the Exercise Price per Share set forth in the Notice (the "Exercise Price") subject to the terms and provisions of the Notice, this Stock Option Award Agreement (the "Option Agreement") and the Company's 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan, as amended from time to time (the "Plan"), which are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Option Agreement. If designated in the Notice as an Incentive Stock Option, the Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares subject to Options designated as Incentive Stock Options which become exercisable for the first time by the Grantee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options, to the extent of the Shares covered thereby in excess of the foregoing limitation, shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. For this purpose, Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the date the Option with respect to such Shares is awarded. 2 Exercise of Option. 1. Right to Exercise. The Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice and with the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. The Option shall be subject to the provisions of Section 11(b) of the Plan relating to the exercisability or termination of the Option in the event of a Corporate Transaction. No partial exercise of the Option may be for less than the lesser of five percent (5%) of the total number of Shares subject to the Option or the remaining number of Shares subject to the Option. In no event shall the Company issue fractional Shares. (a) Method of Exercise. The Option shall be exercisable only by delivery of an Exercise Notice (attached as Exhibit A) which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the whole number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and such other provisions as may be required by the Administrator. The Exercise Notice shall be signed by the Grantee and shall be delivered in person, by certified mail, or by such other method as determined from time to time by the Administrator to the Company accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price. The Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice accompanied by the Exercise Price, which, to the extent selected, shall be deemed to be satisfied by use of the broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure to pay the Exercise Price provided in Section 4(d), below. (b) Taxes. No Shares will be delivered to the Grantee or other person pursuant to the exercise of the Option until the Grantee or other person has made arrangements acceptable to the Administrator for the satisfaction of applicable income tax, employment tax, and social security tax withholding obligations, including, without limitation, obligations incident to the receipt of Shares or the disqualifying disposition of Shares received on exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. Upon exercise of the Option, the Company or the Grantee's employer may offset or withhold (from any amount owed by the Company or the Grantee's employer to the Grantee) or collect from the Grantee or other person an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations and/or the employer's withholding obligations. 2. Grantee's Representations. The Grantee understands that neither the Option nor the Shares exercisable pursuant to the Option have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or any United States securities laws. In the event the Shares purchasable pursuant to the exercise of the Option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time the Option is exercised, the Grantee shall, if requested by the Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of the Option, deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. 3. Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be made by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Grantee; provided, however, that such exercise method does not then violate any Applicable Law and, provided further, that the portion of the Exercise Price equal to the par value of the Shares must be paid in cash or other legal consideration permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law: (a) cash; 2 3 (b) check; (c) if the exercise occurs on or after the Registration Date, surrender of Shares or delivery of a properly executed form of attestation of ownership of Shares as the Administrator may require (including withholding of Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option) which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender or attestation equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised; (d) if the exercise occurs on or after the Registration Date, payment through a broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Grantee (i) shall provide written instructions to a Company designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of some or all of the purchased Shares and remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased Shares and (ii) shall provide written directives to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction; or 4. Termination or Change of Continuous Service. In the event the Grantee's Continuous Service terminates, the Grantee may, to the extent otherwise so entitled at the date of such termination (the "Termination Date"), exercise the Option during the Post-Termination Exercise Period. In no event shall the Option be exercised later than the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice. In the event of the Grantee's change in status from Employee, Director or Consultant to any other status of Employee, Director or Consultant, the Option shall remain in effect and, except to the extent otherwise determined by the Administrator, continue to vest; provided, however, with respect to any Incentive Stock Option that shall remain in effect after a change in status from Employee to Director or Consultant, such Incentive Stock Option shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day three (3) months and one (1) day following such change in status. Except as provided in Sections 6 and 7 below, to the extent that the Grantee is not entitled to exercise the Option on the Termination Date, or if the Grantee does not exercise the Option within the Post-Termination Exercise Period, the Option shall terminate. B. Disability of Grantee. In the event the Grantee's Continuous Service terminates as a result of his or her Disability, the Grantee may, but only within twelve (12) months from the Termination Date (and in no event later than the Expiration Date), exercise the Option to the extent he or she was otherwise entitled to exercise it on the Termination Date; provided, however, that if such Disability is not a "disability" as such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code and the Option is an Incentive Stock Option, such Incentive Stock Option shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day three (3) months and one (1) day following the Termination Date. To the extent that the Grantee is not entitled to exercise the Option on the Termination Date, or if the Grantee does not exercise the Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. 3 4 5. Death of Grantee. In the event of the termination of the Grantee's Continuous Service as a result of his or her death, or in the event of the Grantee's death during the Post-Termination Exercise Period or during the twelve (12) month period following the Grantee's Termination of Continuous Service as a result of his or her Disability, the Grantee's estate, or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, may exercise the Option, but only to the extent the Grantee could exercise the Option at the date of termination, within twelve (12) months from the date of death (but in no event later than the Expiration Date). To the extent that the Grantee is not entitled to exercise the Option on the date of death, or if the Option is not exercised to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. 6. Transferability of Option. The Option, if an Incentive Stock Option, may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Grantee only by the Grantee. The Option, if a Non-Qualified Stock Option may be transferred by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, and to the extent and in the manner authorized by the Administrator, to members of the Grantee's immediate family (as determined by the Administrator) or pursuant to a domestic relations order. The terms of the Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Grantee. 7. Term of Option. The Option may be exercised no later than the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice or such earlier date as otherwise provided herein. 8. Company's Right of First Refusal. (a) Transfer Notice. Neither the Grantee nor a transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the "Holder") shall sell, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise transfer any Shares or any right or interest therein without first complying with the provisions of this Section 10 or obtaining the prior written consent of the Company. In the event the Holder desires to accept a bona fide third-party offer for any or all of the Shares, the Holder shall provide the Company with written notice (the "Transfer Notice") of: a. The Holder's intention to transfer; b. The name of the proposed transferee; c. The number of Shares to be transferred; and d. The proposed transfer price or value and terms thereof. 4 5 (b) First Refusal Exercise Notice. The Company shall have the right to purchase (the "Right of First Refusal") all but not less than all, of the Shares which are described in the Transfer Notice (the "Offered Shares") at any time during the period commencing upon receipt of the Transfer Notice and ending forty-five (45) days after the first date on which the Company determines that the Right of First Refusal may be exercised without incurring an accounting expense with respect to such exercise (the "Option Period") at the per share price or value and in accordance with the terms stated in the Transfer Notice, which Right of First Refusal shall be exercised by written notice (the "First Refusal Exercise Notice") to the Holder. During the Option Period and the 120-day period following the expiration of the Option Period, the Company also may exercise its Repurchase Right in lieu or in addition to its Right of First Refusal if the Repurchase Right is or becomes exercisable during the Option Period or such 120-day period. (c) Payment Terms. The Company shall consummate the purchase of the Offered Shares on the terms set forth in the Transfer Notice within 15 days after delivery of the First Refusal Exercise Notice; provided, however, that in the event the Transfer Notice provides for the payment for the Offered Shares other than in cash, the Company and/or its assigns shall have the right to pay for the Offered Shares by the discounted cash equivalent of the consideration described in the Transfer Notice as reasonably determined by the Administrator. Upon payment for the Offered Shares to the Holder or into escrow for the benefit of the Holder, the Company or its assigns shall become the legal and beneficial owner of the Offered Shares and all rights and interest therein or related thereto, and the Company shall have the right to transfer the Offered Shares to its own name or its assigns without the further action by the Holder. 2. Assignment. Whenever the Company shall have the right to purchase Shares under this Right of First Refusal, the Company may designate and assign one or more employees, officers, directors or Stockholders of the Company or other persons or organizations, to exercise all or a part of the Company's Right of First Refusal. (d) Non-Exercise. If the Company and/or its assigns do not collectively elect to exercise the Right of First Refusal within the Option Period or such earlier time if the Company and/or its assigns notifies the Holder that it will not exercise the Right of First Refusal, then the Holder may transfer the Shares upon the terms and conditions stated in the Transfer Notice, provided that: a. The transfer is made within 120 days of the expiration of the Option Period; and b. The transferee agrees in writing that such Shares shall be held subject to the provisions of this Option Agreement. (e) Expiration of Transfer Period. Following such 120-day period, no transfer of the Offered Shares and no change in the terms of the transfer as stated in the Transfer Notice (including the name of the proposed transferee) shall be permitted without a new written Transfer Notice prepared and submitted in accordance with the requirements of this Right of First Refusal. 5 6 (f) Exception for Certain Family Transfers. Anything to the contrary contained in this section notwithstanding, the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Grantee's lifetime or on the Grantee's death by will or intestacy to the Grantee's Immediate Family or a trust for the benefit of the Grantee or the Grantee's Immediate Family shall be exempt from the provisions of this Right of First Refusal (a "Permitted Transfer"); provided, however, that (i) the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares so transferred subject to the provisions of this Option Agreement, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this Option Agreement and (ii) prior to any such transfer, each transferee shall execute an agreement pursuant to which such transferee shall agree to receive and hold such Shares subject to the provisions of this Option Agreement. "Immediate Family" as used herein shall mean spouse, domestic partner (as determined by the Administrator), child, lineal descendant or antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister and the lineal descendants of such individuals. (g) Termination of Right of First Refusal. The provisions of this Right of First Refusal shall terminate as to all Shares upon the Registration Date. (h) Additional Shares or Substituted Securities. In the event of any transaction described in Section 11 of the Plan, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property which is by reason of any such transaction distributed with respect to the Shares shall be immediately subject to the Right of First Refusal, but only to the extent the Shares are at the time covered by such right. (i) Corporate Transaction. Immediately prior to the consummation of a Corporate Transaction, the Right of First Refusal shall automatically lapse in its entirety, except to the extent this Option Agreement is assumed by the successor corporation (or its Parent) in connection with such Corporate Transaction, in which case the Right of First Refusal shall apply to the new capital stock or other property received in exchange for the Shares in consummation of the Corporate Transaction, but only to the extent the Shares are at the time covered by such right. 9. Stop-Transfer Notices. In order to ensure compliance with the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Option Agreement, the Notice or the Plan, the Company may issue appropriate "stop transfer" instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records. 10. Refusal to Transfer. The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Option Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred. 6 7 11. Tax Consequences. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date of this Option Agreement of some of the federal tax consequences of exercise of the Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE GRANTEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THE OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES. (a) Exercise of Incentive Stock Option. If the Option qualifies as an Incentive Stock Option, there will be no regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option, although the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price will be treated as income for purposes of the alternative minimum tax for federal tax purposes and may subject the Grantee to the alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise. (b) Exercise of Incentive Stock Option Following Disability. If the Grantee's Continuous Service terminates as a result of Disability that is not total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, to the extent permitted on the date of termination, the Grantee must exercise an Incentive Stock Option within three (3) months of such termination for the Incentive Stock Option to be qualified as an Incentive Stock Option. (c) Exercise of Non-Qualified Stock Option. On exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the Grantee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. If the Grantee is an Employee or a former Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from the Grantee's compensation or collect from the Grantee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise. (d) Disposition of Shares. In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, if Shares are held for more than one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes and subject to tax at a maximum rate of 20%. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, if Shares transferred pursuant to the Option are held for more than one year after receipt of the Shares and are disposed more than two years after the Date of Award, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares also will be treated as capital gain for federal income tax purposes and subject to the same tax rates and holding periods that apply to Shares acquired upon exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option. If Shares purchased under an Incentive Stock Option are disposed of prior to the expiration of such one-year or two-year periods, any gain realized on such disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the difference between the Exercise Price and the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise, or (ii) the sale price of the Shares. 7 8 12. Lock-Up Agreement. (a) Agreement. The Grantee, if requested by the Company and the lead underwriter of any public offering of the Common Stock or other securities of the Company (the "Lead Underwriter"), hereby irrevocably agrees not to sell, contract to sell, grant any option to purchase, transfer the economic risk of ownership in, make any short sale of, pledge or otherwise transfer or dispose of any interest in any Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for or any other rights to purchase or acquire Common Stock (except Common Stock included in such public offering or acquired on the public market after such offering) during the 180-day period following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or such shorter period of time as the Lead Underwriter shall specify. The Grantee further agrees to sign such documents as may be requested by the Lead Underwriter to effect the foregoing and agrees that the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to such Common Stock subject until the end of such period. The Company and the Grantee acknowledge that each Lead Underwriter of a public offering of the Company's stock, during the period of such offering and for the 180-day period thereafter, is an intended beneficiary of this Section 14. (b) No Amendment Without Consent of Underwriter. During the period from identification as a Lead Underwriter in connection with any public offering of the Company's Common Stock until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the lock-up period specified in Section 16(a) in connection with such offering or (ii) the abandonment of such offering by the Company and the Lead Underwriter, the provisions of this Section 14 may not be amended or waived except with the consent of the Lead Underwriter. 13. Entire Agreement: Governing Law. The Notice, the Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and the Grantee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Grantee's interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and the Grantee. Nothing in the Notice, the Plan and this Option Agreement (except as expressly provided therein) is intended to confer any rights or remedies on any persons other than the parties. The Notice, the Plan and this Option Agreement are to be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice of law rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the internal laws of the State of Delaware to the rights and duties of the parties. Should any provision of the Notice, the Plan or this Option Agreement be determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the fullest extent allowed by law and the other provisions shall nevertheless remain effective and shall remain enforceable. 14. Headings. The captions used in the Notice and this Option Agreement are inserted for convenience and shall not be deemed a part of the Option for construction or interpretation. 8 9 15. Dispute Resolution The provisions of this Section 17 shall be the exclusive means of resolving disputes arising out of or relating to the Notice, the Plan and this Option Agreement. The Company, the Grantee, and the Grantee's assignees pursuant to Section 10 or a Permitted Transfer (the "parties") shall attempt in good faith to resolve any disputes arising out of or relating to the Notice, the Plan and this Option Agreement by negotiation between individuals who have authority to settle the controversy. Negotiations shall be commenced by either party by notice of a written statement of the party's position and the name and title of the individual who will represent the party. Within thirty (30) days of the written notification, the parties shall meet at a mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary, to resolve the dispute. If the dispute has not been resolved by negotiation, the parties agree that any suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Notice, the Plan or this Option Agreement shall be brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (or should such court lack jurisdiction to hear such action, suit or proceeding, in a California state court in the County of San Francisco) and that the parties shall submit to the jurisdiction of such court. The parties irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection the party may have to the laying of venue for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court. THE PARTIES ALSO EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY HAVE OR MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. If any one or more provisions of this Section 17 shall for any reason be held invalid or unenforceable, it is the specific intent of the parties that such provisions shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable. Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United States mail by certified mail (if the parties are within the United States) or upon deposit for delivery by an internationally recognized express mail courier service (for international delivery of notice), with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at its address as shown beneath its signature in the Notice, or to such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other party. EX-99.3 6 FORM OF OPTION ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT 1 EXHIBIT 99.3 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. STOCK OPTION ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT CALISTA, INC. 1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN OPTIONEE: <> <>, STOCK OPTION ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT effective as of the 12th day of November, 1999 by Cisco Systems, Inc., a California corporation ("Cisco"). WHEREAS, the undersigned individual ("Optionee") holds one or more outstanding options to purchase shares of the common stock of Calista, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Calista"), which were granted to Optionee under the Calista, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") and are each evidenced by a Notice of Stock Option Award and a Stock Option Award Agreement (collectively, the "Option Agreement"). WHEREAS, Calista has been acquired by Cisco through the merger of Calista with and into Cisco (the "Merger") pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, by and between Cisco and Calista (the "Merger Agreement"). WHEREAS, the provisions of the Merger Agreement require Cisco to assume all obligations of Calista under all outstanding options under the Plan at the consummation of the Merger and to issue to the holder of each outstanding option an agreement evidencing the assumption of such option. WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Merger Agreement, the exchange ratio (the "Exchange Ratio") in effect for the Merger is 0.052774 of a share of Cisco common stock ("Cisco Stock") for each outstanding share of Calista common stock ("Calista Stock"). WHEREAS, this Agreement became effective immediately upon the consummation of the Merger (the "Effective Time") in order to reflect certain adjustments to Optionee's outstanding options which have become necessary by reason of the assumption of those options by Cisco in connection with the Merger. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows: 1. The number of shares of Calista Stock subject to the options held by Optionee immediately prior to the Effective Time (the "Calista Options") and the exercise price payable per share are set forth below. Cisco hereby assumes, as of the Effective Time, all the duties and obligations of Calista under each of the Calista Options. In connection with such assumption, the number of shares of Cisco Stock purchasable under each Calista Option hereby assumed and the exercise price payable thereunder have been adjusted to reflect the Exchange Ratio. Accordingly, the number of shares of Cisco Stock subject to each Calista Option hereby assumed shall be as specified for that option below, and the adjusted exercise price payable per 2 share of Cisco Stock under the assumed Calista Option shall also be as indicated for that option below.
CALISTA STOCK OPTIONS CISCO ASSUMED OPTIONS ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- # of Shares # of Shares of Calista Exercise Price of Cisco Adjusted Exercise Common Stock per Share Common Stock Price per Share ---------------------- -------------- ---------------- ----------------- Calista Shares $Calista Price <> $<>
2. The intent of the foregoing adjustments to each assumed Calista Option is to assure that the spread between the aggregate fair market value of the shares of Cisco Stock purchasable under each such option and the aggregate exercise price as adjusted pursuant to this Agreement will, immediately after the consummation of the Merger, be not less than the spread which existed, immediately prior to the Merger, between the then aggregate fair market value of the Calista Stock subject to the Calista Option and the aggregate exercise price in effect at such time under the Option Agreement. Such adjustments are also intended to preserve, immediately after the Merger, on a per share basis, the same ratio of exercise price per option share to fair market value per share which existed under the Calista Option immediately prior to the Merger. 3. The following provisions shall govern each Calista Option hereby assumed by Cisco: (a) Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in each Option Agreement and, if applicable, in the Plan (as incorporated into such Option Agreement) (i) to the "Company" shall mean Cisco, (ii) to "Common Stock", "Stock" or "Share" shall mean share of Cisco Stock, (iii) to the "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of Cisco and (iv) to the "Committee" shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Cisco Board of Directors and (v) to the "Administrator" shall mean the Cisco Board of Directors or the Cisco Compensation Committee, as appropriate. (b) The award date and the expiration date of each assumed Calista Option and all other provisions which govern either the exercise or the termination of the assumed Calista Option shall remain the same as set forth in the Option Agreement applicable to that option, and the provisions of the Option Agreement shall accordingly govern and control Optionee's rights under this Agreement to purchase Cisco Stock. (c) Pursuant to your Option Agreement, none of your options assumed by Cisco in connection with the transaction will vest and become exercisable on an accelerated basis upon the consummation of the Merger. Each Calista Option shall be assumed by Cisco as of the Effective Time. Each such assumed Calista Option shall thereafter continue to vest for any remaining unvested shares of Cisco Stock subject to that option in accordance with the same installment vesting schedule in effect under the applicable Option Agreement immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that the number of 2 3 shares subject to each such installment shall be adjusted to reflect the Exchange Ratio. (d) For purposes of applying any and all provisions of the Option Agreement and/or the Plan relating to Optionee's status as an employee or a consultant of Calista, Optionee shall be deemed to continue in such status as an employee or a consultant for so long as Optionee renders services as an employee or a consultant to Cisco or any present or future Cisco subsidiary. Accordingly, the provisions of the Option Agreement governing the termination of the assumed Calista Options upon Optionee's cessation of service as an employee or a consultant of Calista shall hereafter be applied on the basis of Optionee's cessation of employee or consultant status with Cisco and its subsidiaries, and each assumed Calista Option shall accordingly terminate thirty (30)-days following such cessation of service as an employee or a consultant of Cisco and its subsidiaries. (e) The adjusted exercise price payable for the Cisco Stock subject to each assumed Calista Option shall be payable in any of the forms authorized under the Option Agreement applicable to that option. For purposes of determining the holding period of any shares of Cisco Stock delivered in payment of such adjusted exercise price, the period for which such shares were held as Calista Stock prior to the Merger shall be taken into account. (f) In order to exercise each assumed Calista Option, Optionee must deliver to Cisco a written notice of exercise in which the number of shares of Cisco Stock to be purchased thereunder must be indicated. The exercise must be for at least five percent (5%) of the total number of Shares subject to the Calista Option (or, if less than five percent (5%), the total remaining Shares subject to the Calista Option). The exercise notice must be accompanied by payment of the adjusted exercise price payable for the purchased shares of Cisco Stock and should be delivered to Cisco at the following address: Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive MS 11-3 San Jose, CA 95134 Attention: Stock Administration 4. Except to the extent specifically modified by this Option Assumption Agreement, all of the terms and conditions of each Option Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Merger shall continue in full force and effect and shall not in any way be amended, revised or otherwise affected by this Stock Option Assumption Agreement. 3 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cisco Systems, Inc. has caused this Stock Option Assumption Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officer as of the 12th day of November, 1999. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. By: /s/ LARRY R. CARTER --------------------------------- Larry R. Carter Corporate Secretary ACKNOWLEDGMENT The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the foregoing Stock Option Assumption Agreement and understands that all rights and liabilities with respect to each of his or her Calista Options hereby assumed by Cisco are as set forth in the Option Agreement, the Plan, as applicable, and such Stock Option Assumption Agreement. -------------------------------------- <> <>, OPTIONEE DATED: __________________, _____ 4 EX-99.4 7 FORM OF OPTION ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT-ACCELERATION 1 EXHIBIT 99.4 Acceleration CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. STOCK OPTION ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT CALISTA, INC. 1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN OPTIONEE: <> <>, STOCK OPTION ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT effective as of the 12th day of November, 1999 by Cisco Systems, Inc., a California corporation ("Cisco"). WHEREAS, the undersigned individual ("Optionee") holds one or more outstanding options to purchase shares of the common stock of Calista, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Calista"), which were granted to Optionee under the Calista, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") and are each evidenced by a Notice of Stock Option Award and a Stock Option Award Agreement (collectively, the "Option Agreement"). WHEREAS, Calista has been acquired by Cisco through the merger of Calista with and into Cisco (the "Merger") pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, by and between Cisco and Calista (the "Merger Agreement"). WHEREAS, the provisions of the Merger Agreement require Cisco to assume all obligations of Calista under all outstanding options under the Plan at the consummation of the Merger and to issue to the holder of each outstanding option an agreement evidencing the assumption of such option. WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Merger Agreement, the exchange ratio (the "Exchange Ratio") in effect for the Merger is 0.052774 of a share of Cisco common stock ("Cisco Stock") for each outstanding share of Calista common stock ("Calista Stock"). WHEREAS, this Agreement became effective immediately upon the consummation of the Merger (the "Effective Time") in order to reflect certain adjustments to Optionee's outstanding options which have become necessary by reason of the assumption of those options by Cisco in connection with the Merger. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows: 1. The number of shares of Calista Stock subject to the options held by Optionee immediately prior to the Effective Time (the "Calista Options") and the exercise price payable per share are set forth below. Cisco hereby assumes, as of the Effective Time, all the duties and obligations of Calista under each of the Calista Options. In connection with such assumption, the number of shares of Cisco Stock purchasable under each Calista Option hereby assumed and the exercise price payable thereunder have been adjusted to reflect the Exchange Ratio. Accordingly, the number of shares of Cisco Stock subject to each Calista Option hereby assumed shall be as specified for that option below, and the adjusted exercise price payable per 2 share of Cisco Stock under the assumed Calista Option shall also be as indicated for that option below.
CALISTA STOCK OPTIONS CISCO ASSUMED OPTIONS ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- # of Shares of Calista Exercise Price # of Shares of Cisco Adjusted Exercise Common Stock per Share Common Stock Price per Share ---------------------- -------------- -------------------- ----------------- Calista Shares $Calista Price <> $<>
2. The intent of the foregoing adjustments to each assumed Calista Option is to assure that the spread between the aggregate fair market value of the shares of Cisco Stock purchasable under each such option and the aggregate exercise price as adjusted pursuant to this Agreement will, immediately after the consummation of the Merger, be not less than the spread which existed, immediately prior to the Merger, between the then aggregate fair market value of the Calista Stock subject to the Calista Option and the aggregate exercise price in effect at such time under the Option Agreement. Such adjustments are also intended to preserve, immediately after the Merger, on a per share basis, the same ratio of exercise price per option share to fair market value per share which existed under the Calista Option immediately prior to the Merger. 3. The following provisions shall govern each Calista Option hereby assumed by Cisco: (a) Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in each Option Agreement and, if applicable, in the Plan (as incorporated into such Option Agreement) (i) to the "Company" shall mean Cisco, (ii) to "Common Stock", "Stock" or "Share" shall mean a share of Cisco Stock, (iii) to the "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of Cisco and (iv) to the "Committee" shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Cisco Board of Directors and (v) to the "Administrator" shall mean the Cisco Board of Directors or the Cisco Compensation Committee, as appropriate. (b) The award date and the expiration date of each assumed Calista Option and all other provisions which govern either the exercise or the termination of the assumed Calista Option shall remain the same as set forth in the Option Agreement applicable to that option, and the provisions of the Option Agreement shall accordingly govern and control Optionee's rights under this Agreement to purchase Cisco Stock. (c) Your Calista Option shall be assumed by Cisco as of the Effective Time. Pursuant to the terms of Amendment No. 1 to your Notice of Stock Option Award, which is incorporated by reference in your Option Agreement, your option assumed by Cisco in connection with the transaction will vest and become exercisable on an accelerated basis upon the consummation of the Merger. Accordingly, 25% of the Shares subject to your Calista Option vested immediately upon Consummation of the Merger, an additional 18.75% of the 2 3 Shares subject to your Calista Option shall vest one year from the date of the consummation of the Merger and an additional 1.5625% of the Shares subject to your Calista Option shall vest monthly thereafter. (d) For purposes of applying any and all provisions of the Option Agreement and/or the Plan relating to Optionee's status as an employee or a consultant of Calista, Optionee shall be deemed to continue in such status as an employee or a consultant for so long as Optionee renders services as an employee or a consultant to Cisco or any present or future Cisco subsidiary. Accordingly, the provisions of the Option Agreement governing the termination of the assumed Calista Options upon Optionee's cessation of service as an employee or a consultant of Calista shall hereafter be applied on the basis of Optionee's cessation of employee or consultant status with Cisco and its subsidiaries, and each assumed Calista Option shall accordingly terminate thirty (30)-days following such cessation of service as an employee or a consultant of Cisco and its subsidiaries. (e) The adjusted exercise price payable for the Cisco Stock subject to each assumed Calista Option shall be payable in any of the forms authorized under the Option Agreement applicable to that option. For purposes of determining the holding period of any shares of Cisco Stock delivered in payment of such adjusted exercise price, the period for which such shares were held as Calista Stock prior to the Merger shall be taken into account. (f) In order to exercise each assumed Calista Option, Optionee must deliver to Cisco a written notice of exercise in which the number of shares of Cisco Stock to be purchased thereunder must be indicated. The exercise must be for at least five percent (5%) of the total number of Shares subject to the assumed Calista Option (or, if less than five percent (5%), the total remaining number of Shares subject to the Calista Option). The exercise notice must be accompanied by payment of the adjusted exercise price payable for the purchased shares of Cisco Stock and should be delivered to Cisco at the following address: Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive MS 11-3 San Jose, CA 95134-1706 Attention: Stock Administration 4. Except to the extent specifically modified by this Option Assumption Agreement, all of the terms and conditions of each Option Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Merger shall continue in full force and effect and shall not in any way be amended, revised or otherwise affected by this Stock Option Assumption Agreement. 3 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cisco Systems, Inc. has caused this Stock Option Assumption Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officer as of the 12th day of November, 1999. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. By: LARRY R. CARTER --------------------------------- Larry R. Carter Corporate Secretary ACKNOWLEDGMENT The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the foregoing Stock Option Assumption Agreement and understands that all rights and liabilities with respect to each of his or her Calista Options hereby assumed by Cisco are as set forth in the Option Agreement, the Plan, as applicable, and such Stock Option Assumption Agreement. <> <>, OPTIONEE DATED: __________________, ____ 4 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----