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EXHIBIT 99.2
THE SECURITY REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION
THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR DISPOSITION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO
THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933.
TELESEND, INC.
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "OPTION AGREEMENT") is made
and entered into as of ________________, 199____, by and between Telesend, Inc.
and ____________________________ (the "OPTIONEE").
The Company has granted to the Optionee an option to purchase certain
shares of Stock, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Option
Agreement (the "OPTION"). The Option shall in all respects be subject to the
terms and conditions of the Telesend, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan (the "PLAN"),
the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
1.1 DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Plan.
Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings
set forth below:
(a) "DATE OF OPTION GRANT" means ________________________ , 199_.
(b) "NUMBER OF OPTION SHARES" means
___________________ shares of Stock, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to
Section 9.
(c) "EXERCISE PRICE" means $ ____________ per
share of Stock, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9.
(d) "INITIAL EXERCISE DATE" means the Initial
Vesting Date.
(e) "INITIAL VESTING DATE" means the date
occurring one (1) year after (check one):
___ the Date of Option Grant.
___ __________________ , 199_, the date
the Optionee's Service commenced.
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(f) "VESTED RATIO" means, on any relevant date,
the ratio determined as follows:
Vested Ratio
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Prior to Initial Vesting Date 0
On Initial Vesting Date, provided the 1/4
Optionee's Service is continuous from the
Date of Option Grant until the Initial
Vesting Date
Plus
----
For each full month of the Optionee's 1/48
continuous Service from the Initial
Vesting Date until the Vested Ratio equals
1/1, an additional
(g) "OPTION EXPIRATION DATE" means the date ten
(10) years after the Date of Option Grant.
(h) "COMPANY" means Telesend, Inc., a California
corporation, or any successor corporation thereto.
(i) "DISABILITY" means the inability of the
Optionee, in the opinion of a qualified physician acceptable to the Company, to
perform the major duties of the Optionee's position with the Participating
Company Group because of the sickness or injury of the Optionee.
(j) "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
(k) "SERVICE" means the Optionee's employment or
service with the Participating Company Group, whether in the capacity of an
Employee, a Director or a Consultant. The Optionee's Service shall not be
deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which
the Optionee renders Service to the Participating Company Group or a change in
the Participating Company for which the Optionee renders such Service, provided
that there is no interruption or termination of the Optionee's Service. The
Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual
termination of Service or upon the corporation for which the Optionee performs
Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the foregoing, the
Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether the Optionee's Service
has terminated and the effective date of such termination. (NOTE: If the
Option is exercised more than three (3) months after the date on which the
Optionee ceased to be an Employee (other than by reason of death or a permanent
and total
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disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the Option will be
treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option and not as an Incentive Stock Option to
the extent required by Section 422 of the Code.)
1.2 CONSTRUCTION. Captions and titles contained herein
are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of
any provision of this Option Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the
context, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the
singular, and the term "or" shall include the conjunctive as well as the
disjunctive.
2. TAX CONSEQUENCES. This Option is intended to be an Incentive
Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code, but the Company
does not represent or warrant that this Option qualifies as such. The Optionee
should consult with the Optionee's own tax advisor regarding the tax effects of
this Option and the requirements necessary to obtain favorable income tax
treatment under Section 422 of the Code, including, but not limited to, holding
period requirements. (NOTE: If the aggregate Exercise Price of the Option
(that is, the Exercise Price multiplied by the Number of Option Shares) plus
the aggregate exercise price of any other Incentive Stock Options held by the
Optionee (whether granted pursuant to the Plan or any other stock option plan
of the Participating Company Group) is greater than One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000), the Optionee should contact the Chief Financial Officer of
the Company to ascertain whether the entire Option qualifies as an Incentive
Stock Option.)
3. ADMINISTRATION. All questions of interpretation concerning
this Option Agreement shall be determined by the Board, including any duly
appointed Committee of the Board. All determinations by the Board shall be
final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Option. Any
officer of a Participating Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of
the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is
the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the
officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation,
or election.
4. EXERCISE OF THE OPTION.
4.1 RIGHT TO EXERCISE. Except as otherwise provided
herein, the Option shall be exercisable on and after the Initial Exercise Date
and prior to the termination of the Option (as provided in Section 6) in an
amount not to exceed the Number of Option Shares multiplied by the Vested Ratio
less the number of shares previously acquired upon exercise of the Option,
subject to the Optionee's agreement that any shares purchased upon exercise are
subject to the Company's repurchase rights set forth in Section 11. In no
event shall the Option be exercisable for more shares than the Number of Option
Shares.
4.2 METHOD OF EXERCISE. Exercise of the Option shall be
by written notice to the Company which must state the election to exercise the
Option, the number of whole shares of Stock for which the Option is being
exercised and such other representations and agreements as to the Optionee's
investment intent with respect to
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such shares as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this Option
Agreement. The written notice must be signed by the Optionee and must be
delivered in person, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
by confirmed facsimile transmission, or by such other means as the Company may
permit, to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or other authorized
representative of the Participating Company Group, prior to the termination of
the Option as set forth in Section 6, accompanied by (i) full payment of the
aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased and
(ii) an executed copy, if required herein, of the then current forms of escrow
and security agreement referenced below. The Option shall be deemed to be
exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice, the aggregate
Exercise Price, and, if required by the Company, such executed agreements.
4.3 PAYMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE.
(a) FORMS OF CONSIDERATION AUTHORIZED. Except as
otherwise provided below, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the
number of shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised shall be made
(i) in cash, by check, or cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company of
whole shares of Stock owned by the Optionee having a Fair Market Value (as
determined by the Company without regard to any restrictions on transferability
applicable to such stock by reason of federal or state securities laws or
agreements with an underwriter for the Company) not less than the aggregate
Exercise Price, (iii) by means of a Cashless Exercise, as defined in Section
4.3(c), (iv) in the Company's sole discretion at the time the Option is
exercised, by the Optionee's promissory note for the aggregate Exercise Price,
or (v) by any combination of the foregoing.
(b) TENDER OF STOCK. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company of shares
of Stock to the extent such tender of Stock would constitute a violation of the
provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of
the Company's stock. The Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company
of shares of Stock unless such shares either have been owned by the Optionee
for more than six (6) months or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from
the Company.
(c) CASHLESS EXERCISE. A "CASHLESS EXERCISE"
means the assignment in a form acceptable to the Company of the proceeds of a
sale or loan with respect to some or all of the shares of Stock acquired upon
the exercise of the Option pursuant to a program or procedure approved by the
Company (including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the
provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System). The Company reserves, at any and all
times, the right, in the Company's sole and absolute discretion, to decline to
approve or terminate any such program or procedure.
(d) PAYMENT BY PROMISSORY NOTE. No promissory
note shall be permitted if an exercise of the Option using a promissory note
would be a violation of any law. Unless otherwise specified by the Board at
the time the Option is granted, the promissory note permitted in clause (iv) of
Section 4.3(a) shall be a full recourse note in
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a form satisfactory to the Company, with principal payable four (4) years after
the date the Option is exercised. Interest on the principal balance of the
promissory note shall be payable in annual installments at the minimum interest
rate necessary to avoid imputed interest pursuant to all applicable sections of
the Code. Such recourse promissory note shall be secured by the shares of
Stock acquired pursuant to the then current form of security agreement as
approved by the Company. At any time the Company is subject to the regulations
promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any
other governmental entity affecting the extension of credit in connection with
the Company's securities, any promissory note shall comply with such applicable
regulations, and the Optionee shall pay the unpaid principal and accrued
interest, if any, to the extent necessary to comply with such applicable
regulations. Except as the Company in its sole discretion shall determine, the
Optionee shall pay the unpaid principal balance of the promissory note and any
accrued interest thereon upon termination of the Optionee's Service with the
Participating Company Group for any reason, with or without cause.
4.4 TAX WITHHOLDING. At the time the Option is
exercised, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the
Company, the Optionee hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other
amounts payable to the Optionee, and otherwise agrees to make adequate
provision for (including by means of a Cashless Exercise to the extent
permitted by the Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state,
local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company
Group, if any, which arise in connection with the Option, including, without
limitation, obligations arising upon (i) the exercise, in whole or in part, of
the Option, (ii) the transfer, in whole or in part, of any shares acquired upon
exercise of the Option, (iii) the operation of any law or regulation providing
for the imputation of interest, or (iv) the lapsing of any restriction with
respect to any shares acquired upon exercise of the Option. The Optionee is
cautioned that the Option is not exercisable unless the tax withholding
obligations of the Participating Company Group are satisfied. Accordingly, the
Optionee may not be able to exercise the Option when desired even though the
Option is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue a
certificate for such shares or release such shares from any escrow provided for
herein.
4.5 CERTIFICATE REGISTRATION. Except in the event the
Exercise Price is paid by means of a Cashless Exercise, the certificate for the
shares as to which the Option is exercised shall be registered in the name of
the Optionee, or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Optionee.
4.6 RESTRICTIONS ON GRANT OF THE OPTION AND ISSUANCE OF
SHARES. The grant of the Option and the issuance of shares of Stock upon
exercise of the Option shall be subject to compliance with all applicable
requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities.
The Option may not be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock upon
exercise would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or
foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any
stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In
addition, the Option may not be exercised unless (i) a registration statement
under the Securities Act shall at the time of exercise of the Option be in
effect with respect to the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option or (ii)
in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon
exercise of the Option may be issued in accordance with the terms
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of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act. THE OPTIONEE IS CAUTIONED THAT THE OPTION MAY NOT BE EXERCISED UNLESS THE
FOREGOING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED. ACCORDINGLY, THE OPTIONEE MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO EXERCISE THE OPTION WHEN DESIRED EVEN THOUGH THE OPTION IS VESTED. The
inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction
the authority, if any, deemed by the Company's legal counsel to be necessary to
the lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the Option shall relieve
the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such
shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a
condition to the exercise of the Option, the Company may require the Optionee
to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence
compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation
or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.
4.7 FRACTIONAL SHARES. The Company shall not be required
to issue fractional shares upon the exercise of the Option.
5. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF THE OPTION. The Option may be exercised
during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee or the Optionee's
guardian or legal representative and may not be assigned or transferred in any
manner except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Following
the death of the Optionee, the Option, to the extent provided in Section 7, may
be exercised by the Optionee's legal representative or by any person empowered
to do so under the deceased Optionee's will or under the then applicable laws
of descent and distribution.
6. TERMINATION OF THE OPTION. The Option shall terminate and may
no longer be exercised on the first to occur of (a) the Option Expiration Date,
(b) the last date for exercising the Option following termination of the
Optionee's Service as described in Section 7, or (c) a Transfer of Control to
the extent provided in Section 8.
7. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
7.1 OPTION EXERCISABILITY.
(a) DISABILITY. If the Optionee's Service with
the Participating Company Group is terminated because of the Disability of the
Optionee, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on
which the Optionee's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee (or
the Optionee's guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the
expiration of twelve (12) months after the date on which the Optionee's Service
terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. (NOTE:
If the Option is exercised more than three (3) months after the date on which
the Optionee's Service as an Employee terminated as a result of a Disability
other than a permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code, the Option will be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option and not as
an Incentive Stock Option to the extent required by Section 422 of the Code.)
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(b) DEATH. If the Optionee's Service with the
Participating Company Group is terminated because of the death of the Optionee,
the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the
Optionee's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee (or the
Optionee's legal representative, or other person who acquired the right to
exercise the Option by reason of the Optionee's death) at any time prior to the
expiration of twelve (12) months after the date on which the Optionee's Service
terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. The
Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if
the Optionee dies within three (3) months after the Optionee's termination of
Service.
(c) OTHER TERMINATION OF SERVICE. If the
Optionee's Service with the Participating Company Group terminates for any
reason, except Disability or death, the Option, to the extent unexercised and
exercisable by the Optionee on the date on which the Optionee's Service
terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee within three (3) months (or such
other longer period of time as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion)
after the date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, but in any event no
later than the Option Expiration Date.
7.2 ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON OPTION EXERCISE. Except as
the Company and the Optionee otherwise agree, exercise of the Option pursuant
to Section 7.1 following termination of the Optionee's Service may not be made
by delivery of a promissory note as provided in Section 4.3(a).
7.3 EXTENSION IF EXERCISE PREVENTED BY LAW.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the exercise of the Option within the
applicable time periods set forth in Section 7.1 is prevented by the provisions
of Section 4.6, the Option shall remain exercisable until three (3) months
after the date the Optionee is notified by the Company that the Option is
exercisable, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. The
Company makes no representation as to the tax consequences of any such delayed
exercise. The Optionee should consult with the Optionee's own tax advisor as
to the tax consequences of any such delayed exercise.
7.4 EXTENSION IF OPTIONEE SUBJECT TO SECTION 16(B).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a sale within the applicable time periods set
forth in Section 7.1 of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option would
subject the Optionee to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the
Option shall remain exercisable until the earliest to occur of (i) the tenth
(10th) day following the date on which a sale of such shares by the Optionee
would no longer be subject to such suit, (ii) the one hundred and ninetieth
(190th) day after the Optionee's termination of Service, or (iii) the Option
Expiration Date. The Company makes no representation as to the tax
consequences of any such delayed exercise. The Optionee should consult with
the Optionee's own tax advisor as to the tax consequences of any such delayed
exercise.
7.5 LEAVE OF ABSENCE. For purposes of Section 7.1, the
Optionee's Service with the Participating Company Group shall not be deemed to
terminate if the Optionee takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona
fide leave of absence approved by the Company of ninety (90) days or less. In
the event of a leave of absence in excess of ninety (90) days, the Optionee's
Service shall be deemed to terminate on the
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ninety-first (91st) day of such leave unless the Optionee's right to
reemployment with the Participating Company Group remains guaranteed by statute
or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the
Company (or required by law), a leave of absence shall not be treated as
Service for purposes of determining the Optionee's Vested Ratio.
8. TRANSFER OF CONTROL.
8.1 DEFINITIONS.
(a) An "OWNERSHIP CHANGE EVENT" shall be deemed
to have occurred if any of the following occurs with respect to the Company:
(i) the direct or indirect sale or
exchange in a single or series of related transactions by the shareholders of
the Company of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the
Company;
(ii) a merger or consolidation in which
the Company is a party;
(iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the
Company.
(b) A "TRANSFER OF CONTROL" shall mean an
Ownership Change Event or a series of related Ownership Change Events
(collectively, the "TRANSACTION") wherein the shareholders of the Company
immediately before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the
Transaction, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares
of the Company's voting stock immediately before the Transaction, direct or
indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total
combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock of the Company or the
corporation or corporations to which the assets of the Company were transferred
(the "TRANSFEREE CORPORATION(S)"), as the case may be. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without
limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting stock of one or
more corporations which, as a result of the Transaction, own the Company or the
Transferee Corporation(s), as the case may be, either directly or through one
or more subsidiary corporations. The Board shall have the right to determine
whether multiple sales or exchanges of the voting stock of the Company or
multiple Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be
final, binding and conclusive.
8.2 EFFECT OF TRANSFER OF CONTROL ON OPTION. In the
event of a Transfer of Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or
purchasing corporation or parent corporation thereof, as the case may be (the
"Acquiring Corporation"), may either assume the Company's rights and
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obligations under the Option or substitute for the Option a substantially
equivalent option for the Acquiring Corporation's stock. In the event the
Acquiring Corporation elects not to assume the Company's rights and obligations
under the Option or substitute for the Option in connection with the Transfer
of Control, all shares acquired upon exercise of the Option shall become Vested
Shares for purposes of Section 11 as of the date ten (10) days prior to the
date of the Transfer of Control. Any vesting of the Option that was permissible
solely by reason of this Section 8.2 shall be conditioned upon the consummation
of the Transfer of Control. The Option shall terminate and cease to be
outstanding effective as of the date of the Transfer of Control to the extent
that the Option is neither assumed or substituted for by the Acquiring
Corporation in connection with the Transfer of Control nor exercised as of the
date of the Transfer of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares acquired
upon exercise of the Option prior to the Transfer of Control and any
consideration received pursuant to the Transfer of Control with respect to such
shares shall continue to be subject to all applicable provisions of this Option
Agreement except as otherwise provided herein. Furthermore, notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the corporation the stock of which is subject to the Option
immediately prior to an Ownership Change Event described in Section 8.1(a)(i)
constituting a Transfer of Control is the surviving or continuing corporation
and immediately after such Ownership Change Event less than fifty percent (50%)
of the total combined voting power of its voting stock is held by another
corporation or by other corporations that are members of an affiliated group
within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to the
provisions of Section 1504(b) of the Code, the Option shall not terminate
unless the Board otherwise provides in its sole discretion.
9. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE. In the event of
any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization,
combination, reclassification, or similar change in the capital structure of
the Company, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number, Exercise
Price and class of shares of stock subject to the Option. If a majority of the
shares which are of the same class as the shares that are subject to the Option
are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become (whether or not pursuant
to an Ownership Change Event) shares of another corporation (the "NEW SHARES"),
the Board may unilaterally amend the Option to provide that the Option is
exercisable for New Shares. In the event of any such amendment, the Number of
Option Shares and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in a fair and equitable
manner, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to
this Section 9 shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number, as
determined by the Board, and in no event may the Exercise Price be decreased to
an amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to the Option.
The adjustments determined by the Board pursuant to this Section 9 shall be
final, binding and conclusive.
10. RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT. The Optionee
shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered by the
Option until the date of the issuance of a certificate for the shares for which
the Option has been exercised (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the
books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company).
No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for
which the record date is prior to the date such certificate is issued, except
as provided in Section 9. Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon
the Optionee any right to continue in the Service of a Participating Company or
interfere in any way with any right of the Participating Company Group to
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terminate the Optionee's Service as an Employee or Consultant, as the case may
be, at any time.
11. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.
11.1 GRANT OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. Except as provided
in Section 11.7 below, in the event the Optionee, the Optionee's legal
representative, or other holder of shares acquired upon exercise of the Option
proposes to sell, exchange, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of any
shares acquired upon exercise of the Option (the "TRANSFER SHARES") to any
person or entity, including, without limitation, any shareholder of the
Participating Company Group, the Company shall have the right to repurchase the
Transfer Shares under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Section 11 (the "RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL").
11.2 NOTICE OF PROPOSED TRANSFER. Prior to any proposed
transfer of the Transfer Shares, the Optionee shall give a written notice (the
"TRANSFER NOTICE") to the Company describing fully the proposed transfer,
including the number of Transfer Shares, the name and address of the proposed
transferee (the "PROPOSED TRANSFEREE") and, if the transfer is voluntary, the
proposed transfer price, and containing such information necessary to show the
bona fide nature of the proposed transfer. In the event of a bona fide gift or
involuntary transfer, the proposed transfer price shall be deemed to be the
Fair Market Value of the Transfer Shares, as determined by the Board in good
faith. If the Optionee proposes to transfer any Transfer Shares to more than
one Proposed Transferee, the Optionee shall provide a separate Transfer Notice
for the proposed transfer to each Proposed Transferee. The Transfer Notice
shall be signed by both the Optionee and the Proposed Transferee and must
constitute a binding commitment of the Optionee and the Proposed Transferee for
the transfer of the Transfer Shares to the Proposed Transferee subject only to
the Right of First Refusal.
11.3 BONA FIDE TRANSFER. If the Company determines that
the information provided by the Optionee in the Transfer Notice is insufficient
to establish the bona fide nature of a proposed voluntary transfer, the Company
shall give the Optionee written notice of the Optionee's failure to comply with
the procedure described in this Section 11, and the Optionee shall have no
right to transfer the Transfer Shares without first complying with the
procedure described in this Section 11. The Optionee shall not be permitted to
transfer the Transfer Shares if the proposed transfer is not bona fide.
11.4 EXERCISE OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. If the Company
determines the proposed transfer to be bona fide, the Company shall have the
right to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Transfer Shares (except as
the Company and the Optionee otherwise agree) at the purchase price and on the
terms set forth in the Transfer Notice by delivery to the Optionee of a notice
of exercise of the Right of First Refusal within thirty (30) days after the
date the Transfer Notice is delivered to the Company. The Company's exercise
or failure to exercise the Right of First Refusal with respect to any proposed
transfer described in a Transfer Notice shall not affect the Company's right to
exercise the Right of First Refusal with respect to any proposed transfer
described in any other Transfer Notice, whether or not such other Transfer
Notice is issued by the
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Optionee or issued by a person other than the Optionee with respect to a
proposed transfer to the same Proposed Transferee. If the Company exercises
the Right of First Refusal, the Company and the Optionee shall thereupon
consummate the sale of the Transfer Shares to the Company on the terms set
forth in the Transfer Notice within sixty (60) days after the date the Transfer
Notice is delivered to the Company (unless a longer period is offered by the
Proposed Transferee); provided, however, that in the event the Transfer Notice
provides for the payment for the Transfer Shares other than in cash, the
Company shall have the option of paying for the Transfer Shares by the present
value cash equivalent of the consideration described in the Transfer Notice as
reasonably determined by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing,
cancellation of any indebtedness of the Optionee to any Participating Company
shall be treated as payment to the Optionee in cash to the extent of the unpaid
principal and any accrued interest canceled.
11.5 FAILURE TO EXERCISE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. If the
Company fails to exercise the Right of First Refusal in full (or to such lesser
extent as the Company and the Optionee otherwise agree) within the period
specified in Section 11.4 above, the Optionee may conclude a transfer to the
Proposed Transferee of the Transfer Shares on the terms and conditions
described in the Transfer Notice, provided such transfer occurs not later than
ninety (90) days following delivery to the Company of the Transfer Notice. The
Company shall have the right to demand further assurances from the Optionee and
the Proposed Transferee (in a form satisfactory to the Company) that the
transfer of the Transfer Shares was actually carried out on the terms and
conditions described in the Transfer Notice. No Transfer Shares shall be
transferred on the books of the Company until the Company has received such
assurances, if so demanded, and has approved the proposed transfer as bona
fide. Any proposed transfer on terms and conditions different from those
described in the Transfer Notice, as well as any subsequent proposed transfer
by the Optionee, shall again be subject to the Right of First Refusal and shall
require compliance by the Optionee with the procedure described in this Section
11.
11.6 TRANSFEREES OF TRANSFER SHARES. All transferees of
the Transfer Shares or any interest therein, other than the Company, shall be
required as a condition of such transfer to agree in writing (in a form
satisfactory to the Company) that such transferee shall receive and hold such
Transfer Shares or interest therein subject to all of the terms and conditions
of this Option Agreement, including this Section 11 providing for the Right of
First Refusal with respect to any subsequent transfer. Any sale or transfer of
any shares acquired upon exercise of the Option shall be void unless the
provisions of this Section 11 are met.
11.7 TRANSFERS NOT SUBJECT TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. The
Right of First Refusal shall not apply to any transfer or exchange of the
shares acquired upon exercise of the Option if such transfer or exchange is in
connection with an Ownership Change Event. If the consideration received
pursuant to such transfer or exchange consists of stock of a Participating
Company, such consideration shall remain subject to the Right of First Refusal
unless the provisions of Section 11.9 below result in a termination of the
Right of First Refusal.
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11.8 ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. The Company
shall have the right to assign the Right of First Refusal at any time, whether
or not there has been an attempted transfer, to one or more persons as may be
selected by the Company.
11.9 EARLY TERMINATION OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. The
other provisions of this Option Agreement notwithstanding, the Right of First
Refusal shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon (a) the
occurrence of a Transfer of Control, unless the Acquiring Corporation assumes
the Company's rights and obligations under the Option or substitutes a
substantially equivalent option for the Acquiring Corporation's stock for the
Option, or (b) the existence of a public market for the class of shares subject
to the Right of First Refusal. A "PUBLIC MARKET" shall be deemed to exist if
(i) such stock is listed on a national securities exchange (as that term is
used in the Exchange Act) or (ii) such stock is traded on the over-the-counter
market and prices therefor are published daily on business days in a recognized
financial journal.
12. ESCROW.
12.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF ESCROW. To ensure that shares
subject to the Right of First Refusal or securing any promissory note will be
available for repurchase, the Company may require the Optionee to deposit the
certificate evidencing the shares which the Optionee purchases upon exercise of
the Option with an agent designated by the Company under the terms and
conditions of escrow and security agreements approved by the Company. If the
Company does not require such deposit as a condition of exercise of the Option,
the Company reserves the right at any time to require the Optionee to so
deposit the certificate in escrow. Upon the occurrence of an Ownership Change
Event or a change, as described in Section 9, in the character or amount of any
of the outstanding stock of the corporation the stock of which is subject to
the provisions of this Option Agreement, any and all new, substituted or
additional securities or other property to which the Optionee is entitled by
reason of the Optionee's ownership of shares of Stock acquired upon exercise of
the Option that remain, following such Ownership Change Event or change
described in Section 9, subject to the Right of First Refusal or any security
interest held by the Company shall be immediately subject to the escrow to the
same extent as such shares of Stock immediately before such event. The Company
shall bear the expenses of the escrow.
12.2 DELIVERY OF SHARES TO OPTIONEE. As soon as
practicable after the expiration of the Right of First Refusal and after full
repayment of any promissory note secured by the shares or other property in
escrow, but not more frequently than once each calendar year, the escrow agent
shall deliver to the Optionee the shares and any other property no longer
subject to such restrictions and no longer securing any promissory note.
12.3 NOTICES AND PAYMENTS. In the event the shares and
any other property held in escrow are subject to the Company's exercise of the
Right of First Refusal, the notices required to be given to the Optionee shall
be given to the escrow agent, and any payment required to be given to the
Optionee shall be given to the escrow agent. Within thirty (30) days after
payment by the Company, the escrow agent
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shall deliver the shares and any other property which the Company has purchased
to the Company and shall deliver the payment received from the Company to the
Optionee.
13. STOCK DISTRIBUTIONS SUBJECT TO OPTION AGREEMENT. If, from
time to time, there is any stock dividend, stock split or other change, as
described in Section 9, in the character or amount of any of the outstanding
stock of the corporation the stock of which is subject to the provisions of
this Option Agreement, then in such event any and all new, substituted or
additional securities to which the Optionee is entitled by reason of the
Optionee's ownership of the shares acquired upon exercise of the Option shall
be immediately subject to the Right of First Refusal and any security interest
held by the Company with the same force and effect as the shares subject to the
Right of First Refusal and such security interest immediately before such
event.
14. NOTICE OF SALES UPON DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION. The Optionee
shall dispose of the shares acquired pursuant to the Option only in accordance
with the provisions of this Option Agreement. In addition, the Optionee shall
promptly notify the Chief Financial Officer of the Company if the Optionee
disposes of any of the shares acquired pursuant to the Option within one (1)
year after the date the Optionee exercises all or part of the Option or within
two (2) years after the Date of Option Grant. Until such time as the Optionee
disposes of such shares in a manner consistent with the provisions of this
Option Agreement, unless otherwise expressly authorized by the Company, the
Optionee shall hold all shares acquired pursuant to the Option in the
Optionee's name (and not in the name of any nominee) for the one-year period
immediately after the exercise of the Option and the two-year period
immediately after Date of Option Grant. At any time during the one-year or
two-year periods set forth above, the Company may place a legend on any
certificate representing shares acquired pursuant to the Option requesting the
transfer agent for the Company's stock to notify the Company of any such
transfers. The obligation of the Optionee to notify the Company of any such
transfer shall continue notwithstanding that a legend has been placed on the
certificate pursuant to the preceding sentence.
15. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. In connection with the receipt
of the Option and any acquisition of shares upon the exercise thereof, the
Optionee hereby agrees, represents and warrants as follows:
15.1 The Optionee is acquiring the Option and will acquire
any shares of Stock upon exercise of the Option for the Optionee's own account,
and not on behalf of any other person or as a nominee, for investment and not
with a view to, or sale in connection with, any distribution of the Option or
such shares.
15.2 The Optionee was not presented with or solicited by
any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including, but not
limited to, any advertisement, article, notice, or other communication
published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media, or broadcast over
television, radio or similar communications media, or presented at any seminar
or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or
general advertising.
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15.3 The Optionee has either (a) a preexisting personal or
business relationship with the Company or any of its officers, directors, or
controlling persons, consisting of personal or business contacts of a nature
and duration to enable the Optionee to be aware of the character, business
acumen and general business and financial circumstances of the person with whom
such relationship exists, or (b) such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters (or has relied on the financial and business knowledge and
experience of the Optionee's professional advisor who is unaffiliated with and
who is not, directly or indirectly, compensated by the Company or any affiliate
or selling agent of the Company) as to make the Optionee capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of the Option and any investment in shares acquired
pursuant to the Option and to protect the Optionee's own interests in the
transaction, or (c) both such relationship and such knowledge and experience.
15.4 The Optionee understands that the Option and any
shares acquired upon exercise of the Option have not been qualified under the
Corporate Securities Law of 1968, as amended, of the State of California by
reason of a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among
other things, the bona fide nature of the Optionee's representations as
expressed herein. The Optionee understands that the Company is relying on the
Optionee's representations and warrants that the Company is entitled to rely on
such representations and that such reliance is reasonable.
16. LEGENDS. The Company may at any time place legends
referencing the Right of First Refusal and any applicable federal, state or
foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing shares of
stock subject to the provisions of this Option Agreement. The Optionee shall,
at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all
certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to the Option in the
possession of the Optionee in order to carry out the provisions of this
Section. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, legends placed on such
certificates may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
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16.1 "THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT
BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT COVERING SUCH SECURITIES, THE SALE IS
MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144 OR RULE 701 UNDER THE ACT, OR THE COMPANY
RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER OF THESE SECURITIES REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, STATING THAT SUCH SALE, TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT OR
HYPOTHECATION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY
REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT."
16.2 Any legend required to be placed thereon by the
Commissioner of Corporations of the State of California.
16.3 "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE
SUBJECT TO A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL OPTION IN FAVOR OF THE CORPORATION OR ITS
ASSIGNEE SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND THE REGISTERED
HOLDER, OR SUCH HOLDER'S PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THIS CORPORATION."
16.4 "THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED
BY THE CORPORATION TO THE REGISTERED HOLDER UPON EXERCISE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK
OPTION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 422 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS
AMENDED ("ISO"). IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE PREFERENTIAL TAX TREATMENT AFFORDED TO
ISOs, THE SHARES SHOULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO
____________________________. SHOULD THE REGISTERED HOLDER ELECT TO TRANSFER
ANY OF THE SHARES PRIOR TO THIS DATE AND FOREGO ISO TAX TREATMENT, THE TRANSFER
AGENT FOR THE SHARES SHALL NOTIFY THE CORPORATION IMMEDIATELY. THE REGISTERED
HOLDER SHALL HOLD ALL SHARES PURCHASED UNDER THE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION IN THE
REGISTERED HOLDER'S NAME (AND NOT IN THE NAME OF ANY NOMINEE) PRIOR TO THIS
DATE OR UNTIL TRANSFERRED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE."
17. PUBLIC OFFERING. The Optionee hereby agrees that in the event
of any underwritten public offering of stock, including an initial public
offering of stock, made by the Company pursuant to an effective registration
statement filed under the Securities Act, the Optionee shall not offer, sell,
contract to sell, pledge, hypothecate, grant any option to purchase or make any
short sale of, or otherwise dispose of any shares of stock of the Company or
any rights to acquire stock of the Company for such period of time from and
after the effective date of such registration statement as may be established
by the underwriter for such initial public offering; provided, however, that
such period of time shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days from the
effective date of the registration statement to be filed in connection with
such initial public offering. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to
shares registered in the initial public offering
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under the Securities Act. The foregoing limitation shall remain in effect for
the two (2) year period immediately following the effective date of the
Company's initial public offering and shall thereafter terminate and cease to
have any force or effect. The Optionee shall be subject to this Section
provided and only if the officers and directors of the Company are also subject
to similar arrangements.
18. BINDING EFFECT. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set
forth herein, this Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns.
19. TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT. The Board may terminate or amend
the Plan or the Option at any time; provided, however, that except as provided
in Section 8.2 in connection with a Transfer of Control, no such termination or
amendment may adversely affect the Option or any unexercised portion hereof
without the consent of the Optionee unless such termination or amendment is
necessary to comply with any applicable law or government regulation or is
required to enable the Option to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. No
amendment or addition to this Option Agreement shall be effective unless in
writing.
20. INTEGRATED AGREEMENT. This Option Agreement constitutes the
entire understanding and agreement of the Optionee and the Participating
Company Group with respect to the subject matter contained herein and there are
no agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties
among the Optionee and the Participating Company Group with respect to such
subject matter other than those as set forth or provided for herein or therein.
To the extent contemplated herein or therein, the provisions of this Option
Agreement shall survive any exercise of the Option and shall remain in full
force and effect.
21. APPLICABLE LAW. This Option Agreement shall be governed by
the laws of the State of California as such laws are applied to agreements
between California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within
the State of California.
TELESEND, INC.
By:
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Title:
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The Optionee represents that the Optionee is familiar with the terms
and provisions of this Option Agreement, including the Right of First Refusal
set forth in Section 11 and hereby accepts the Option subject to all of the
terms and provisions thereof. The Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding,
conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any
questions arising under this Option Agreement. The undersigned acknowledges
receipt of a copy of the Plan.
OPTIONEE
Date:
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