As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2009.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NOVATEL WIRELESS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 86-0824673 | |
| (State of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
9645 Scranton Road, Suite 205
San Diego, California 92121
(Address, including zip code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
NOVATEL WIRELESS, INC.
2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Catherine F. Ratcliffe
Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary
Novatel Wireless, Inc.
9645 Scranton Road, Suite 205
San Diego, California 92121
(858) 812-3400
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large Accelerated Filer | ¨ | Accelerated Filer | x | |||||
| Non-Accelerated Filer | ¨ | (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller Reporting Company | ¨ | ||||
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
| Title of Securities to be Registered | Amount to be Registered (1) |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2) |
Amount of Registration Fee | ||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
750,000 shares | $8.84 | $6,630,000 | $370 | ||||
| (1) | Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also covers such additional shares of Common Stock as may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Amended and Restated Novatel Wireless, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”). |
| (2) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the Securities Act. The price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant’s Common Stock on November 3, 2009, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. |
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information called for in Part I of this Registration Statement is included in the Section 10(a) prospectus to be sent or given to participants in the Amended and Restated Novatel Wireless, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In accordance with Rule 428 and the Note to Part I of Form S-8, the information is not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| Item 3. | Incorporation of Documents by Reference. |
Novatel Wireless, Inc. (the “Company”) is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and, in accordance therewith, files reports and other information with the Commission. The following documents, or portions thereof, filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008;
(b) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009;
(c) Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2009, June 9, 2009, June 24, 2009, July 24, 2009, July 31, 2009, September 3, 2009 and October 27, 2009; and
(d) The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed on September 21, 2009, File No. 333-162020, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that (i) indicates that all securities offered under this Registration Statement have been sold, or (ii) deregisters all securities then remaining unsold under this Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of any such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
| Item 4. | Description of Securities. |
Not applicable.
| Item 5. | Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. |
The validity of the Common Stock to be registered hereby will be passed upon for the Company by Patrick T. Waters, the Company’s Deputy General Counsel. As of October 30, 2009, Mr. Waters beneficially owns 48,361 shares of Common Stock, which includes 41,526 shares of Common Stock issuable within 60 days of the date hereof upon the exercise of stock options.
| Item 6. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits the Company, in certain circumstances, to indemnify any present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Company against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with a proceeding in which any such person was, is or is threatened to be, made a party by reason of holding such office or position. Article XIV of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and Article VI of our bylaws provide for indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our officers and directors. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, subject to Delaware law, our directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages awarded as a result of a breach of their fiduciary duty owed to the Company and its stockholders. This provision does not eliminate our directors’ fiduciary duty and in appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief will remain available under Delaware law.
The Amended and Restated Novatel Wireless, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan contains indemnification provisions indemnifying the board of directors, and the committee appointed by the board to administer the plan, for any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities (including attorneys’ fees and amounts paid, with the approval of the board of directors, in settlement of any claim) arising out of or resulting from the implementation of a duty, act or decision with respect to the plan, except those involving gross negligence or willful misconduct.
The Amended and Restated Novatel Wireless, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan contains indemnification provisions indemnifying each member of the board of directors, or each member of the committee appointed by the board to administer the plan, for (a) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by the director in connection with any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which the director may be a party or in which the director may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the plan or any award agreement thereunder, and (b) any and all amounts paid by the director in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by the director in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against the director, provided the director gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before the director undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf.
| Item 7. | Exemption from Registration Claimed. |
Not applicable.
| Item 8. | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
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| 5.1* |
Legal Opinion of Patrick T. Waters, Esq. | |
| 23.1* |
Consent of Patrick T. Waters, Esq. is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement | |
| 23.2* |
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |
| 24.1* |
Power of Attorney is contained on the signature page of this Registration Statement | |
| 99.1* |
Amended and Restated Novatel Wireless, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | |
| * | Filed herewith |
| Item 9. | Undertakings. |
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in this effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on November 10, 2009.
| NOVATEL WIRELESS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ PETER V. LEPARULO | |
| Peter V. Leparulo | ||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all persons by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Peter V. Leparulo and Catherine F. Ratcliffe, or either of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
| /s/ PETER V. LEPARULO Peter V. Leparulo |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
November 10, 2009 | ||
| /s/ KENNETH G. LEDDON Kenneth G. Leddon |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) | November 10, 2009 | ||
|
Russell Gerns |
Director | |||
| /s/ JAMES LEDWITH James Ledwith |
Director | November 10, 2009 | ||
|
Greg Lorenzetti |
Director | |||
|
Horst J. Pudwill |
Director | |||
| /s/ JOHN R. ROSS John R. Ross |
Director | November 10, 2009 | ||
| /s/ JOHN D. WAKELIN John D. Wakelin |
Director | November 10, 2009 | ||
| /s/ DAVID A. WERNER David A. Werner |
Director | November 10, 2009 | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
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| 5.1* |
Legal Opinion of Patrick T. Waters, Esq. | |
| 23.1* |
Consent of Patrick T. Waters, Esq. is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement | |
| 23.2* |
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |
| 24.1* |
Power of Attorney is contained on the signature page of this Registration Statement | |
| 99.1* |
Amended and Restated Novatel Wireless, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | |
| * | Filed herewith |
Exhibit 5.1
November 10, 2009
Novatel Wireless, Inc.
9645 Scranton Road, Suite 205
San Diego, CA 92121
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am the Deputy General Counsel of Novatel Wireless, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and as such, I have acted as counsel for the Company in connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), 750,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated Novatel Wireless, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”).
In connection with this opinion, I have examined and relied upon such documents, records, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in my judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable me to render the opinion expressed below. In performing such examination, I have assumed the following (i) the authenticity of original documents and the genuineness of all signatures, (ii) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to me as copies and (iii) the truth, accuracy, and completeness of the information, representations, and warranties contained in the records, documents, and certificates that I have reviewed.
On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, I am of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and sold in accordance with the Purchase Plan, and the Registration Statement and related prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassesssable, provided that the consideration for the Shares is at least equal to the stated par value thereof.
The opinion expressed herein is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, including the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and the reported judicial decisions interpreting such law, in each case as currently in effect, and I express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction. In addition, I have assumed that the resolutions authorizing the Company to issue or deliver and sell the Shares pursuant to the Purchase Plan will be in full force and effect at all times at which such Shares are issued or delivered or sold by the Company, and the Company will take no action inconsistent with such resolutions.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the SEC as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and to all references to me included in such Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not thereby admit that I come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
Very truly yours,
| By: | /s/ Patrick T. Waters | |
| Patrick T. Waters, Esq. | ||
| Deputy General Counsel | ||
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Novatel Wireless, Inc. and subsidiaries:
We consent to the use of our reports dated March 15, 2009, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Novatel Wireless, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008, the accompanying financial statement Schedule II, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, incorporated herein by reference.
Our report on the consolidated financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company adopted the disclosure provision of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, in 2008, and changed its method of accounting for uncertainty in income taxes in 2007 due to the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty In Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109.
| /s/ KPMG LLP |
| San Diego, California |
| November 9, 2009 |
Exhibit 99.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
NOVATEL WIRELESS, INC.
2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
SECTION 1
PURPOSE
Novatel Wireless, Inc. hereby establishes the Novatel Wireless, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, effective as of the Initial Public Offering Date, in order to provide eligible employees of the Company and its participating Subsidiaries with the opportunity to purchase Common Stock through payroll deductions. The Plan is intended to qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423(b) of the Code.
SECTION 2
DEFINITIONS
2.1 “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Reference to a specific Section of the 1934 Act or regulation thereunder shall include such Section or regulation, any valid regulation promulgated under such Section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such Section or regulation.
2.2 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.3 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a specific Section of the Code or regulation thereunder shall include such Section or regulation, any valid regulation promulgated under such Section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such Section or regulation.
2.4 “Committee” shall mean the committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan. Any member of the Committee may resign at any time by notice in writing mailed or delivered to the Secretary of the Company. As of the effective date of the Plan, the Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board.
2.5 “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.
2.6 “Company” means Novatel Wireless, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
2.7 “Compensation” means a Participant’s regular wages. The Committee, in its discretion, may (on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis) establish a different definition of Compensation prior to an Enrollment Date for all options to be granted on such Enrollment Date.
2.8 “Eligible Employee” means every Employee of an Employer, except (a) any Employee who immediately after the grant of an option under the Plan, would own stock and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company (including stock attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code), (b) to the extent that such purchase would cause such Eligible Employee to have options or rights to purchase more than $25,000 in shares of Common Stock under the Plan (and under all other employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries which qualify for treatment under Section 423 of the Code) for any calendar year in which such rights are outstanding (based on share price, determined as of the date such rights are granted), or (c) as provided in the following sentence. The Committee, in its discretion, from time to time may, prior to an Enrollment Date for all options to be granted on such Enrollment Date, determine (on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis) that an Employee shall not be an Eligible Employee if he or she: (1) has not completed at least two years of service since his or her last hire date (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Committee in its discretion), (2) customarily works not more than 20 hours per week (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Committee in its discretion), (3) customarily works not more than 5 months per calendar year (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Committee in its discretion), or (4) is an officer who is a highly compensated employee (within the meaning of Section 414(q) of the Code).
2.9 “Employee” means an individual who is a common-law employee of any Employer, whether such employee is so employed at the time the Plan is adopted or becomes so employed subsequent to the adoption of the Plan.
2.10 “Employer” or “Employers” means any one or all of the Company, and those Subsidiaries which, with the consent of the Board, have adopted the Plan.
2.11 “Enrollment Date” means such dates as may be determined by the Committee (in its discretion and on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis) from time to time.
2.12 “Grant Date” means any date on which a Participant is granted an option under the Plan.
2.13 “Participant” means an Eligible Employee who (a) has become a Participant in the Plan pursuant to Section 4.1 and (b) has not ceased to be a Participant pursuant to Section 8 or Section 9.
2.14 “Plan” means the Novatel Wireless, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as set forth in this instrument and as hereafter amended from time to time.
2.15 “Purchase Date” means such dates as may be determined by the Committee (in its discretion and on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis) from time to time prior to an Enrollment Date for all options to be granted on such Enrollment Date.
2.16 “Subsidiary” means any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain then owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
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SECTION 3
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
3.1 Number Available. 753,249 shares of Common Stock are currently available for issuance pursuant to the Plan. Shares sold under the Plan may be newly issued shares or treasury shares.
3.2 Adjustments. In the event of any reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, merger, consolidation, offering of rights or other similar change in the capital structure of the Company, the Board may make such adjustment, if any, as it deems appropriate in the number, kind and purchase price of the shares available for purchase under the Plan and in the maximum number of shares subject to any option under the Plan.
SECTION 4
ENROLLMENT
4.1 Participation. Each Eligible Employee may elect to become a Participant by enrolling or re-enrolling in the Plan effective as of any Enrollment Date. In order to enroll, an Eligible Employee must complete, sign and submit to the Company an enrollment form in such form, manner and by such deadline as may be specified by the Committee from time to time (in its discretion and on a nondiscriminatory basis). Any Participant whose option expires and who has not withdrawn from the Plan automatically will be re-enrolled in the Plan on the Enrollment Date immediately following the Purchase Date on which his or her option expires. Any Participant whose option has not expired and who has not withdrawn from the Plan automatically will be deemed to be un-enrolled from the Participant’s current option and be enrolled as of a subsequent Enrollment Date if the price per Share on such subsequent Enrollment Date is lower than the price per Share on the Enrollment Date relating to the Participant’s current option.
4.2 Payroll Withholding. On his or her enrollment form, each Participant must elect to make Plan contributions via payroll withholding from his or her Compensation. Pursuant to such procedures as the Committee may specify from time to time, a Participant may elect to have withholding equal to a whole percentage from 1% to 10% (or such lesser percentage that the Committee may establish from time to time for all options to be granted on any Enrollment Date). A Participant may elect to increase or decrease his or her rate of payroll withholding by submitting a new enrollment form in accordance with such procedures as may be established by the Committee from time to time. A Participant may stop his or her payroll withholding by submitting a new enrollment form in accordance with such procedures as may be established by the Committee from time to time. In order to be effective as of a specific date, an enrollment form must be received by the Company no later than the deadline specified by the Committee, in its discretion and on a nondiscriminatory basis, from time to time. Any Participant who is automatically re-enrolled in the Plan will be deemed to have elected to continue his or her contributions at the percentage last elected by the Participant.
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SECTION 5
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
5.1 Grant of Option. On each Enrollment Date on which the Participant enrolls or re-enrolls in the Plan, he or she shall be granted an option to purchase shares of Common Stock.
5.2 Duration of Option. Each option granted under the Plan shall expire on the earliest to occur of (a) the completion of the purchase of shares on the last Purchase Date occurring within 24 months of the Grant Date of such option, (b) such shorter option period as may be established by the Committee from time to time prior to an Enrollment Date for all options to be granted on such Enrollment Date, or (c) the date on which the Participant ceases to be such for any reason. Until otherwise determined by the Committee for all options to be granted on an Enrollment Date, the period referred to in clause (b) in the preceding sentence shall mean the period from the applicable Enrollment Date through the last business day prior to the immediately following Enrollment Date.
5.3 Number of Shares Subject to Option. The number of shares available for purchase by each Participant under the option will be established by the Committee from time to time prior to an Enrollment Date for all options to be granted on such Enrollment Date, provided that the maximum number of shares available for purchase by each Participant under the option shall not exceed 50,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.2.
5.4 Other Terms and Conditions. Each option shall be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:
(a) payment for shares purchased under the option shall be made only through payroll withholding under Section 4.2;
(b) purchase of shares upon exercise of the option will be accomplished only in accordance with Section 6.1;
(c) the price per share under the option will be determined as provided in Section 6.1, provided that the price per share shall not be less than the par value per share; and
(d) the option in all respects shall be subject to such other terms and conditions (applied on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis), as the Committee shall determine from time to time in its discretion.
SECTION 6
PURCHASE OF SHARES
6.1 Exercise of Option. Subject to Section 6.2, on each Purchase Date, the funds then credited to each Participant’s account shall be used to purchase whole shares of Common Stock. Any cash remaining after whole shares of Common Stock have been purchased shall be carried forward in the Participant’s account for the purchase of shares on the next Purchase Date. The price per Share of the Shares purchased under any option granted under the Plan shall be eighty-five percent (85%) of the lower of:
(a) the closing price per Share on the Grant Date for such option on the NASDAQ National Market System; or
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(b) the closing price per Share on the Purchase Date on the NASDAQ National Market System;
provided, however, that with respect to any Grant Date under the Plan that coincides with the date of the final prospectus for the initial public offering of the Common Stock, the price in clause (a) above shall be the price per Share at which shares of Common Stock are initially offered for sale to the public by the Company’s underwriters in such offering.
6.2 Delivery of Shares. As directed by the Committee in its sole discretion, shares purchased on any Purchase Date shall be delivered directly to the Participant or to a custodian or broker (if any) designated by the Committee to hold shares for the benefit of the Participants. As determined by the Committee from time to time, such shares shall be delivered as physical certificates or by means of a book entry system.
6.3 Exhaustion of Shares. If at any time the shares available under the Plan are over-enrolled, enrollments shall be reduced proportionately to eliminate the over-enrollment. Such reduction method shall be “bottom up,” with the result that all option exercises for one share shall be satisfied first, followed by all exercises for two shares, and so on, until all available shares have been exhausted. Any funds that, due to over-enrollment, cannot be applied to the purchase of whole shares shall be refunded to the Participants (without interest thereon).
SECTION 7
WITHDRAWAL
7.1 Withdrawal. A Participant may withdraw from the Plan by submitting a completed enrollment form to the Company. A withdrawal will be effective only if it is received by the Company by the deadline specified by the Committee (in its discretion and on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis) from time to time. When a withdrawal becomes effective, the Participant’s payroll contributions shall cease and all amounts then credited to the Participant’s account shall be distributed to him or her (without interest thereon).
SECTION 8
CESSATION OF PARTICIPATION
8.1 Termination of Status as Eligible Employee. A Participant shall cease to be a Participant immediately upon the cessation of his or her status as an Eligible Employee (for example, because of his or her termination of employment from all Employers for any reason). As soon as practicable after such cessation, the Participant’s payroll contributions shall cease and all amounts then credited to the Participant’s account shall be distributed to him or her (without interest thereon). If a Participant is on a Company-approved leave of absence, his or her participation in the Plan shall continue for so long as he or she remains an Eligible Employee and has not withdrawn from the Plan pursuant to Section 7.1.
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SECTION 9
DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY
9.1 Designation. Each Participant may, pursuant to such uniform and nondiscriminatory procedures as the Committee may specify from time to time, designate one or more Beneficiaries to receive any amounts credited to the Participant’s account at the time of his or her death. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Section 9, Sections 9.1 and 9.2 shall be operative only after (and for so long as) the Committee determines (on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis) to permit the designation of Beneficiaries.
9.2 Changes. A Participant may designate different Beneficiaries (or may revoke a prior Beneficiary designation) at any time by delivering a new designation (or revocation of a prior designation) in like manner. Any designation or revocation shall be effective only if it is received by the Committee. However, when so received, the designation or revocation shall be effective as of the date the designation or revocation is executed (whether or not the Participant still is living), but without prejudice to the Committee on account of any payment made before the change is recorded. The last effective designation received by the Committee shall supersede all prior designations.
9.3 Failed Designations. If a Participant dies without having effectively designated a Beneficiary, or if no Beneficiary survives the Participant, the Participant’s Account shall be payable to his or her estate.
SECTION 10
ADMINISTRATION
10.1 Plan Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan.
10.2 Actions by Committee. Each decision of a majority of the members of the Committee then in office shall constitute the final and binding act of the Committee. The Committee may act with or without a meeting being called or held and shall keep minutes of all meetings held and a record of all actions taken by written consent.
10.3 Powers of Committee. The Committee shall have all powers and discretion necessary or appropriate to supervise the administration of the Plan and to control its operation in accordance with its terms, including, but not by way of limitation, the following discretionary powers:
(a) To interpret and determine the meaning and validity of the provisions of the Plan and the options and to determine any question arising under, or in connection with, the administration, operation or validity of the Plan or the options;
(b) To determine any and all considerations affecting the eligibility of any employee to become a Participant or to remain a Participant in the Plan;
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(c) To cause an account or accounts to be maintained for each Participant;
(d) To determine the time or times when, and the number of shares for which, options shall be granted;
(e) To establish and revise an accounting method or formula for the Plan;
(f) To designate a custodian or broker to receive shares purchased under the Plan and to determine the manner and form in which shares are to be delivered to the designated custodian or broker;
(g) To determine the status and rights of Participants and their Beneficiaries or estates;
(h) To employ such brokers, counsel, agents and advisers, and to obtain such broker, legal, clerical and other services, as it may deem necessary or appropriate in carrying out the provisions of the Plan;
(i) To establish, from time to time, rules for the performance of its powers and duties and for the administration of the Plan;
(j) To adopt such procedures and subplans as are necessary or appropriate to permit participation in the Plan by employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside of the United States;
(k) To delegate to any one or more of its members or to any other person, severally or jointly, the authority to perform for and on behalf of the Committee one or more of the functions of the Committee under the Plan.
10.4 Decisions of Committee. All actions, interpretations, and decisions of the Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all persons, and shall be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law.
10.5 Administrative Expenses. All expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan by the Committee, or otherwise, including legal fees and expenses, shall be paid and borne by the Employers, except any stamp duties or transfer taxes applicable to the purchase of shares may be charged to the account of each Participant. Any brokerage fees for the purchase of shares by a Participant shall be paid by the Company, but fees and taxes (including brokerage fees) for the transfer, sale or resale of shares by a Participant, or the issuance of physical share certificates, shall be borne solely by the Participant.
10.6 Eligibility to Participate. No member of the Committee who is also an employee of an Employer shall be excluded from participating in the Plan if otherwise eligible, but he or she shall not be entitled, as a member of the Committee, to act or pass upon any matters pertaining specifically to his or her own account under the Plan.
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10.7 Indemnification. Each of the Employers shall, and hereby does, indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Committee and the Board, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities (including attorneys’ fees and amounts paid, with the approval of the Board, in settlement of any claim) arising out of or resulting from the implementation of a duty, act or decision with respect to the Plan, so long as such duty, act or decision does not involve gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any such individual.
SECTION 11
AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, AND DURATION
11.1 Amendment, Suspension, or Termination. The Board, in its sole discretion, may amend or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. If the Plan is terminated, the Board, in its discretion, may elect to terminate all outstanding options either immediately or upon completion of the purchase of shares on the next Purchase Date, or may elect to permit options to expire in accordance with their terms (and participation to continue through such expiration dates). If the options are terminated prior to expiration, all amounts then credited to Participants’ accounts which have not been used to purchase shares shall be returned to the Participants (without interest thereon) as soon as administratively practicable.
11.2 Duration of the Plan. The Plan shall commence on the date specified herein, and subject to Section 11.1 (regarding the Board’s right to amend or terminate the Plan), shall remain in effect until June 18, 2019.
SECTION 12
GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1 Participation by Subsidiaries. One or more Subsidiaries of the Company may become participating Employers by adopting the Plan and obtaining approval for such adoption from the Board. By adopting the Plan, a Subsidiary shall be deemed to agree to all of its terms, including (but not limited to) the provisions granting exclusive authority (a) to the Board to amend the Plan, and (b) to the Committee to administer and interpret the Plan. An Employer may terminate its participation in the Plan at any time. The liabilities incurred under the Plan to the Participants employed by each Employer shall be solely the liabilities of that Employer, and no other Employer shall be liable for benefits accrued by a Participant during any period when he or she was not employed by such Employer.
12.2 Inalienability. In no event may either a Participant, a former Participant or his or her Beneficiary, spouse or estate sell, transfer, anticipate, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of any right or interest under the Plan; and such rights and interests shall not at any time be subject to the claims of creditors nor be liable to attachment, execution or other legal process. Accordingly, for example, a Participant’s interest in the Plan is not transferable pursuant to a domestic relations order.
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12.3 Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
12.4 Requirements of Law. The granting of options and the issuance of shares shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or securities exchanges as the Committee may determine are necessary or appropriate.
12.5 Compliance with Rule 16b-3. Any transactions under this Plan with respect to officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1 promulgated under the 1934 Act) are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan, if the Committee specifically determines that compliance with Rule 16b-3 no longer is required, all references in the Plan to Rule 16b-3 shall be null and void.
12.6 No Enlargement of Employment Rights. Neither the establishment or maintenance of the Plan, the granting of options, the purchase of shares, nor any action of any Employer or the Committee, shall be held or construed to confer upon any individual any right to be continued as an employee of the Employer nor, upon dismissal, any right or interest in any specific assets of the Employers other than as provided in the Plan. Each Employer expressly reserves the right to discharge any employee at any time, with or without cause.
12.7 Apportionment of Costs and Duties. All acts required of the Employers under the Plan may be performed by the Company for itself and its Subsidiaries, and the costs of the Plan may be equitably apportioned by the Committee among the Company and the other Employers. Whenever an Employer is permitted or required under the terms of the Plan to do or perform any act, matter or thing, it shall be done and performed by any officer or employee of the Employers who is thereunto duly authorized by the Employers.
12.8 Construction and Applicable Law. The Plan is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423(b) of the Code. Any provision of the Plan which is inconsistent with Section 423(b) of the Code shall, without further act or amendment by the Company or the Committee, be reformed to comply with the requirements of Section 423(b). The provisions of the Plan shall be construed, administered and enforced in accordance with such Section and with the laws of the State of California (excluding California’s conflict of laws provisions).
12.9 Captions. The captions contained in and the table of contents prefixed to the Plan are inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way define, limit, enlarge or describe the scope or intent of the Plan nor in any way shall affect the construction of any provision of the Plan.
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