Exhibit (d)(4)
WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1996 STOCK INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION LETTER AGREEMENT
To: ((Name))
We are pleased to inform you that you have been granted a stock option (the
"Option") for the purchase of shares of common stock of WatchGuard Technologies,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), under the 1996 Stock Incentive
Compensation Plan (the "Plan").
The terms of the Option are as set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan,
a copy of which is attached. The Plan is incorporated into this Agreement by
reference, which means that this Agreement is limited by and subject to the
express terms and provisions of the Plan. Capitalized terms that are not defined
in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Plan. The Option terms
are as follows:
Number of Shares: ((Shares)) Exercise Price: $((Price))
Grant Date: ((GrantDate)) Term: Ten years
Type of Option: Nonqualified Stock Option
Vesting:
Date On and After Which Option Portion of Total Option Which
Is Vested and Exercisable Is Vested and Exercisable
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((vesting1year)) 25%
Each one-month period of
continuous service completed
thereafter An additional 1/48
((vesting4year)) 100%
Termination: This Option will terminate in accordance with the terms of
the Plan in the event your employment or other service with the Company
terminates.
Payment for Shares: Unless the Plan Administrator at any time determines
otherwise, the Option may be exercised by the delivery of any combination of (a)
cash or check; (b) tendering (either actually or by attestation) shares of the
capital stock of the Company held by you for a period of at least six months
having a Fair Market Value on the day prior to exercise equal to the exercise
price; or (c) if and so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section
12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable
instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company the amount of sale
or loan proceeds to pay the exercise price and any withholding tax obligations;
or such other consideration as the Plan Administrator may permit.
Withholding Taxes: As a condition to the exercise of a Nonqualified Stock
Option, you must make such arrangements as the Company may require for the
satisfaction of any federal, state or local withholding tax obligations that may
arise in connection with such exercise. The Company has the right to retain
without notice sufficient shares of stock to satisfy the withholding obligation.
Unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise, you may satisfy the
withholding obligation by electing to have the Company or related corporation
withhold from the shares to be issued upon exercise that number of shares having
a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld.
Transfer of Option: The Option is not transferable except by will, by
designated beneficiary, or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution.
Holding Period: If an individual subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act
sells shares of Common Stock obtained upon the exercise of a stock option within
six months after the date the option was granted, such sale may result in short-
swing profit liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
Registration: At the present time, the Company has an effective
registration statement with respect to the Shares covered by the Option. The
Company intends to maintain this registration but has no obligation to do so. In
the event that such registration ceases to be effective, you will not be able to
transfer the Option unless exemptions from registration under federal and state
securities laws are available; such exemptions from registration are very
limited and might be unavailable. By accepting the Option, you hereby
acknowledge that you have read and understand Section 15.3 of the Plan.
Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item of
Compensation: By entering into this Agreement and accepting the grant of the
Option evidenced hereby, you acknowledge: (a) that the Plan is discretionary in
nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (b) that
the grant of the Option is a one-time benefit that does not create any
contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in
lieu of options; (c) that all determinations with respect to any such future
grants, including, but not limited to, the times when options will be granted,
the number of shares subject to each option, the option price, and the time or
times when each option will be exercisable, will be at the sole discretion of
the Company; (d) that your participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) that the
value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation that is outside the
scope of your employment contract, if any; (f) that the Option is not part of
normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance,
resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards,
pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; (g) that the vesting of the
Option ceases upon termination of employment or service relationship with the
Company for any reason except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in the
Plan or this Agreement or otherwise permitted by the Plan Administrator; (h)
that the future value of the underlying Option Shares is unknown and cannot be
predicted with certainty; and (i) that if the underlying Option Shares do not
increase in value, the Option will have no value.
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Please execute the Acceptance and Acknowledgment set forth below on the
enclosed copy of this Agreement and return it to the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By
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Its
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ACCEPTANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I, ((Name)), a resident of ___________________, accept the stock option
described in this Agreement and in the Plan, and acknowledge receipt of a copy
of this Agreement, the Plan Summary and a copy of the Plan. I have read and
understand the Plan, including the provisions of Section 15.3.
Dated:
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((Name))
Address
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Taxpayer I.D. Number
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTION
To: WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
I, ((Name)), a resident of ___________________, hereby exercise my
nonqualified stock option granted by WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (the
"Company") on ((GrantDate)), subject to all the terms and provisions thereof and
of the 1996 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan referred to therein, and notify
the Company of my desire to purchase ______ shares of Common Stock of the
Company at the exercise price of $((Price)) per share which were offered to me
pursuant to said option.
I hereby represent and warrant that I have been furnished with a copy of
the Plan and the Plan Summary.
Dated:
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((Name))
Address
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Taxpayer I.D. Number
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RECEIPT
_________________________ hereby acknowledges receipt from ((Name)) in
payment for ______________ shares of Common Stock of WatchGuard Technologies,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, of $_____________ in the form of
[_] Cash
[_] Check (personal, cashier's or bank certified)
[_] __________ shares of the Company's Common Stock, fair market value
$_______ per share held by the Optionee for a period of at least six
months
[_] Copy of irrevocable instructions to Broker
Date:
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FMV on such date: $______________ For: WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
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