Exhibit 99.7
Form of Addendum to Stock Issuance Agreement
(Involuntary Termination Following Corporate Transaction/Change in Control).
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 dated __________________,
199___(the "Issuance Agreement") by and between ATL Products, Inc. (the
"Corporation") and ____________________ ("Participant") evidencing the stock
issuance made on such date to Participant under the terms of the Corporation's
1997 Stock Incentive Plan, and such provisions shall be 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.
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 0000 Xxx) 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, ATL Products, Inc. has caused this Addendum to be
executed by its duly-authorized officer as of the Effective Date specified
below.
ATL PRODUCTS, INC.
By:
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Title:
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EFFECTIVE DATE: _________________, 199__
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