EXHIBIT 99.7
ADDENDUM
TO
STOCK ISSUANCE AGREEMENT
The following provisions are hereby incorporated into, and are
hereby made a part of, that certain Stock Issuance Agreement (the "Issuance
Agreement") by and between SoftNet Systems, Inc. (the "Corporation") and
("Participant") evidencing the stock issuance made this day to Participant under
the terms of the Corporation's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, and such provisions
are effective immediately. All capitalized terms in this Addendum, to the extent
not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in
the Issuance Agreement.
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION FOLLOWING
CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL
1. To the extent the Repurchase Right is assigned to the
successor corporation (or parent thereof) in connection with a Corporate
Transaction, no accelerated vesting of the Purchased Shares shall occur upon
such Corporate Transaction, and the Repurchase Right shall continue to remain in
full force and effect in accordance with the provisions of the Issuance
Agreement. The Participant shall, over Participant's period of Service following
the Corporate Transaction, continue to vest in the Purchased Shares in one or
more installments in accordance with the provisions of the Issuance Agreement.
2. No accelerated vesting of the Purchased Shares shall occur
upon a Change in Control, and the Repurchase Right shall continue to remain in
full force and effect in accordance with the provisions of the Issuance
Agreement. The Participant shall, over Participant's period of Service following
the Change in Control, continue to vest in the Purchased Shares in one or more
installments in accordance with the provisions of the Issuance Agreement.
3. Immediately upon an Involuntary Termination of
Participant's Service within eighteen (18) months following the Corporate
Transaction or Change in Control, the Repurchase Right shall terminate
automatically, and all the Purchased Shares shall vest in full at that time.
4. For purposes of this Addendum, the following definitions
shall be in effect:
An Involuntary Termination shall mean the termination
of Participant's Service by reason of:
(i) Participant's involuntary dismissal or discharge
by the Corporation for reasons other than Misconduct, or
(ii) Participant's voluntary resignation following
(A) a change in Participant's position with the Corporation (or Parent
or Subsidiary employing Participant) which materially reduces
Participant's duties and responsibilities or the level of management to
which Participant reports, (B) a reduction in Participant's level of
compensation (including base salary, fringe benefits and target bonus
under any corporate performance based bonus or incentive programs) by
more than fifteen percent (15%) or (C) a relocation of Participant's
place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles, provided and only if
such change, reduction or relocation is effected by the Corporation
without Participant's consent.
A Change in Control shall be deemed to occur in the
event of a change in ownership or control of the Corporation effected through
either of the following transactions:
(i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any
person or related group of persons (other than the Corporation or a
person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is
under common control with, the Corporation) of beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended) of securities possessing more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total combined voting power of the Corporation's
outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made
directly to the Corporation's stockholders, or
(ii) a change in the composition of the Board over a
period of thirty-six (36) consecutive months or less such that a
majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more
contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of
individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since
the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for
election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of
the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at
the time the Board approved such election or nomination.
Misconduct shall mean the commission of any act of fraud,
embezzlement or dishonesty by the Participant, any unauthorized use or
disclosure by the Participant of confidential information or trade secrets of
the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or any other intentional
misconduct by the Participant adversely affecting the business or affairs of the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material manner. The foregoing
definition shall not be deemed to be inclusive of all the acts or omissions
which the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) may consider as grounds for
the dismissal or discharge of the Participant or other person in the Service of
the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SoftNet Systems, Inc. has caused this
Addendum to be executed by its duly-authorized officer, effective as of the
Effective Date specified below.
SOFTNET SYSTEMS, INC.
By:_______________________________________
Title: ___________________________________
EFFECTIVE DATE:_____________________________________