Options (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) below with respect to the Company's 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the "Company ESPP"), at the Effective Time, each then outstanding and unexercised option (the "Company Options") exercisable for shares of Company Stock shall become fully vested and exercisable (by virtue of their terms) and Purchaser shall cause each holder of a Company Option to receive, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, options exercisable for shares of Purchaser Stock ("Purchaser Replacement Options") having the same terms and conditions as the Company Options (including such terms and conditions as may be incorporated by reference into the agreements evidencing the Company Options pursuant to the plans or arrangements pursuant to which such Company Options were granted) except that the exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon exercise shall be divided and multiplied, respectively, by the Conversion Fraction, and rounded to the nearest whole cent or number, respectively. Purchaser shall use all reasonable efforts to ensure that any Company Options that qualified as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") prior to the Effective Time continue to so qualify after the Effective Time. Purchaser shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for issuance a sufficient number of shares of Purchaser Stock for delivery upon the exercise of Purchaser Replacement Options after the Effective Time. Promptly after the Effective Time, Purchaser shall file or cause to be filed all registration statements on Form S-8 or other appropriate form as may be necessary in connection with the purchase and sale of Purchaser Stock contemplated by such Purchaser Replacement Options subsequent to the Effective Time, and shall maintain the effectiveness of such registration statements (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses contained therein) for so long as any of the Purchaser Replacement Options registered thereunder remain outstanding. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Purchaser shall qualify under applicable state securities laws the issuance of such shares of Purchaser Stock issuable upon exercise of Purchaser Replacement Options. Purchaser's Board of Directors shall take all actions necessary on the part of Purchaser to enable the acquisition of Purchaser Stock, Purchaser Replacement Options and subsequent transactions in Purchaser Stock after the Effective Time pursuant to Purchaser Replacement Options by persons subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act (as defined below) to be exempt from the application of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, to the extent permitted thereunder. (b) The current offerings in process as of the date of this Agreement under the Company ESPP shall continue, and Company Shares shall be issued to participants thereunder on the next currently scheduled purchase dates thereunder occurring after the date hereof as provided under, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Company ESPP. The Company may, consistent with past practice, commence new offering periods under the Company ESPP on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time at an exercise price for each such offering not less than as is required under the Company ESPP. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, pursuant to the Company ESPP, all offerings under the Company ESPP shall be terminated, and each participant shall be deemed to have purchased immediately prior to the Effective Time, to the extent of payroll deductions accumulated by such participant as of such offering period end, the number of whole shares of Company Stock at a per share price determined pursuant to the provisions of the Company ESPP, and each participant shall receive a cash payment equal to the balance, if any, of such accumulated payroll deductions remaining after such purchase of such shares. As of the Effective Time, each participant shall receive, by virtue of the Merger, the number of whole shares of Purchaser Stock or cash into which the shares of Company Stock such participant has so purchased under the Company ESPP have been converted pursuant to the Merger as provided in Section 1.3(a) hereof, plus the cash value of any fraction of a share of Purchaser Common Stock as provided in Section 1.5(h) hereof, plus any dividends or distributions as provided in Section 1.
Share Option Plans Each share option granted by the Company under the Company’s share option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s share option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Ordinary Shares on the date such share option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No share option granted under the Company’s share option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, share options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of share options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
Stock Options As of the close of business on the Reference Date: (i) 5,121,366 Company Ordinary Shares were subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding Company Options (as defined below) to purchase Company Ordinary Shares under the applicable Company Share Plans (as defined below) (equity or other equity-based awards, whether payable in cash, shares or otherwise, whether or not granted under or pursuant to the Company Share Plans, other than Company Restricted Shares or Company Restricted Share Units, are referred to in this Agreement as “Company Options”), and (ii) 4,336,867 Company Ordinary Shares are reserved for future issuance under the Company Share Plans, including 746,812 shares reserved for issuance under Company’s 2006 Employee Shares Purchase Plan (the “Company Employee Shares Purchase Plan”). Section 2.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all stock option plans or any other plan or agreement adopted by Company that provides for the issuance of equity to any Person (the “Company Share Plans”). Company has made available to Acquiror complete and accurate copies of all Company Share Plans and the forms of all award agreements evidencing outstanding awards under such plans. Company has made available to Acquiror a true and complete list of each Company Option outstanding as of the Reference Date, and (1) the particular Company Share Plan or other arrangement pursuant to which such Company Option was granted, (2) the name of the holder of such Company Option, (3) the number of Company Ordinary Shares subject to such Company Option, (4) the exercise price of such Company Option, (5) the date on which such Company Option was granted, (6) the applicable vesting schedule, and the extent to which such Company Option was vested and exercisable as of the Reference Date, (7) the date on which such Company Option expires and (8) whether such Company Option is intended to qualify as a nonstatutory stock option or an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. All Company Ordinary Shares subject to issuance under the applicable Company Share Plans, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issued, would be duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid. All grants of Company Options were validly issued and properly approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof) in material compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and recorded on the Company Financials in accordance with GAAP. As of the Reference Date, there are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or other similar rights or equity based awards (whether payable in cash, shares or otherwise) with respect to the Company other than as set forth in Sections 2.2(b) and (c).