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 Sharper Image Corporation (the "Corporation") and
_________________________ ("Participant") evidencing the stock issuance made
this day to Participant under the terms of the Corporation's 2000 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, Sharper Image Corporation has caused this
Addendum to be executed by its duly authorized officer, effective as of the
Effective Date specified below.
SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION
By:______________________________________
Title:___________________________________
EFFECTIVE DATE:_________________________________
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