EXHIBIT 99.7
Addendum to Stock Issuance Agreement
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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 Sequenom, Inc. (the "Corporation") and _________________________________
("Participant") evidencing the stock issuance made this day to Participant under
the terms of the Corporation's 1999 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 and shall be
assigned to any successor entity in the Change in Control transaction. 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. In addition, the outstanding
balance of any escrow account maintained on Participant's behalf pursuant to
Paragraph C.5 of the Issuance Agreement shall immediately vest at the time of
such Involuntary Termination and shall be paid to the Participant promptly
thereafter.
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).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Sequenom, Inc. has caused this Addendum to be executed
by its duly authorized officer, effective as of the Effective Date specified
below.
SEQUENOM, INC.
By:___________________________
Title:________________________
EFFECTIVE DATE:___________________________
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