Terms of Grant The Participant hereby accepts the offer of the Company to issue to the Participant, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, ( ) Shares of the Company’s Common Stock (such shares, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 24 of the Plan and Subsection 2.1(h) hereof, the “Granted Shares”) at a purchase price per share of $.01 (the “Purchase Price”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Participant’s prior service to the Company and which amount will be reported as income on the Participant’s W-2 for this calendar year(1).
Confirmation of Grant The Company hereby evidences and confirms, effective as of the date hereof, its grant to the Employee of Options to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock specified on the signature page hereof. The Options are not intended to be incentive stock options under the Code. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to, and the terms of the Options are subject to, the terms of the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.
NOTICE OF GRANT Polycom, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants you, [Name] (the “Employee”), an award of Performance Shares under the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The date of this Performance Share Agreement (the “Agreement”) is [DATE] (the “Grant Date”). Subject to the provisions of Appendix A (attached), Appendix B (attached) and of the Plan, the principal features of this award are as follows: Target Number of Performance Shares: [ ] Performance Period: [INSERT PERFORMANCE PERIOD] Performance Matrix: The number of Performance Shares in which you may vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule will depend upon achievement of [INSERT DESCRIPTION OF PERFORMANCE GOALS] and will be determined in accordance with the Performance Matrix, attached hereto as Appendix B. Vesting Schedule: [INSERT DESCRIPTION OF VESTING SCHEDULE]* IMPORTANT: * Except as otherwise provided in Appendix A, Employee will not vest in the Performance Shares unless he or she is employed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries through the applicable vesting date. Your signature below indicates your agreement and understanding that this award is subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in Appendix A, Appendix B and the Plan. For example, important additional information on vesting and forfeiture of the Performance Shares is contained in paragraphs 3 through 5 and paragraph 7 of Appendix A. PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL OF APPENDIX A, WHICH CONTAINS THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. POLYCOM, INC. EMPLOYEE [NAME] [NAME] [TITLE] Date: , 200 Date: , 000 XXXXXXXX A
Execution of Award Agreement Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms of this Agreement by electronically signing this Agreement.
Nature of Grant In accepting the grant, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:
Confirmation of Grant of Option Pursuant to a determination by the Board of Directors of the Company made as of April 19, 2001 (the "Date of Grant"), the Company hereby confirms that the Director has been granted effective April 19, 2001, as a matter of separate inducement and agreement, and in addition to and not in lieu of salary or other compensation for services to be rendered by the Director, the right to purchase (the "Option") 20,761 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the Company (the "Shares"), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7 hereof.
Rights of Grantee The Restricted Shares subject to this grant shall be fully paid and nonassessable and shall be either: (i) represented by certificates held in custody by the Company until all restrictions thereon have lapsed, together with a stock power or powers executed by Grantee in whose name such certificates are registered, endorsed in blank and covering such Restricted Shares; or (ii) held at the Company’s transfer agent in book entry form with appropriate restrictions relating to the transfer of such Restricted Shares, and endorsed with an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions hereinafter set forth. Grantee shall have the right to vote the Restricted Shares. Upon vesting of the Restricted Shares hereunder, the Grantee: (x) shall receive cash dividends or cash distributions, if any, paid or made by the Company with respect to common shares after the Date of Grant and prior to the vesting of the Restricted Stock; and (y) shall receive any additional Restricted Shares that Grantee may become entitled to receive by virtue of a Restricted Share dividend, a merger or reorganization in which the Company is the surviving corporation or any other change in the capital structure of the Company.
No Waiver; Rights Cumulative No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
Grant Subject to Plan Provisions This grant is made pursuant to the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and in all respects shall be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The grant and exercise of the Option are subject to interpretations, regulations and determinations concerning the Plan established from time to time by the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited to, provisions pertaining to (a) rights and obligations with respect to withholding taxes, (b) the registration, qualification or listing of the Shares, (c) changes in capitalization of the Company and (d) other requirements of applicable law. The Board shall have the authority to interpret and construe the Option pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and its decisions shall be conclusive as to any questions arising hereunder.
No Waiver of Rights A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege in respect of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
