FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED
BROADLANE, INC.
2000 SENIOR EXECUTIVE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Plan is to promote the interests of the
Corporation and its stockholders by strengthening the ability of the
Corporation and its Parent and Subsidiaries to attract, motivate and retain
senior executives and consultants and advisors with valued training,
experience and ability, and to provide a means to encourage stock ownership
and a proprietary interest in the Corporation to valued senior executives,
consultants and advisors. This Plan, and offers and sales of securities
pursuant hereto, is intended to meet the requirements of and qualify under
Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended
from time to time, and offers and sales of securities pursuant hereto are
therefore intended to be exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act if and for so long as the Corporation is not subject to the
reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
2. DEFINITIONS.
2.1. "Administrator" shall mean the administrator of this Plan,
which may be, at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, either the
Board of Directors as a whole or the Committee.
2.2. "Award" shall mean an Option or other award granted to a
Participant under this Plan.
2.3. "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
2.4. "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.5. "Committee" shall mean such committee, if any, designated by
the Board of Directors to administer this Plan.
2.6. "Corporation" shall mean Broadlane, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
2.7. "Corporations Code" shall mean the Corporations Code of the
State of California.
2.8. "Employee" shall mean any executive office or employee of the
Corporation, or any Parent or Subsidiary.
2.9. "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
2.10. "Exercise Form" shall mean such form as the Administrator
shall distribute to Participants to give notice of exercise of Awards.
2.11. "Fair Market Value" shall mean the fair market value of a
share of Stock as determined pursuant to Section 6.6.
2.12. "Incentive Option" shall mean an Option intended to qualify
under Section 422 of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations thereunder.
2.13. "Non-Qualified Option" shall mean an Option not intended to
qualify under Section 422 of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations
thereunder.
2.14. "Option" shall mean an Incentive Option or a Non-Qualified
Option.
2.15. "Parent or Subsidiary" shall mean any "parent" or "subsidiary"
of the Corporation, as such terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code, and
shall include any parent of the Corporation, any majority-owned subsidiary
of the Corporation and any majority-owned subsidiary of any parent of the
Corporation as contemplated by Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act.
2.16. "Participant" shall mean any Employee of, or consultant or
advisor to, the Corporation, or any Parent or Subsidiary, who has been
determined by the Administrator to be eligible to receive Awards under this
Plan.
2.17. "Plan" shall mean the Broadlane, Inc. 2000 Senior Executive
Stock Incentive Plan, adopted by the Board on January 11, 2000, and approved
by the shareholders of the Corporation on January 21, 2000, as it may be
amended from time to time.
2.18. "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
2.19. "Stock" shall mean the common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, of the Corporation.
3. ADMINISTRATION.
3.1. ADMINISTRATOR. This Plan shall be administered by the
Administrator.
3.2. COMMITTEE.
3.2.1. MEMBERS. The Committee, if any, shall select one of its
members as Chairman and shall appoint a Secretary, who need not be a member
of the Committee. In the event that the Corporation becomes "publicly held"
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, or becomes subject to the
reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, then, the
Committee shall, to the extent necessary, consist of two or more directors,
each of whom: (i) is a "Non-Employee Director" (as such term is defined in
Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as such Rule may be amended
from time to time), and (ii) with respect to any awards intended to qualify
for the "performance based compensation" exception in Section 162(m) of the
Code, is an "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code. The Committee shall hold meetings at such times and places as it may
determine and minutes of such meetings shall be recorded. Acts by a majority
of the committee in a meeting at which a quorum is present and acts approved
in writing by a majority of the members of the Committee shall be valid acts
of the Committee. No member of the Committee shall vote on any matter
concerning his or her own participation in this Plan.
3.2.2. TERM. The members of the Committee, if any, shall serve
on the Committee for the period of time determined by the Board of Directors
and shall be subject to removal by the Board of Directors at any time. The
Board of Directors may terminate the function of the committee at any time
and resume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.
3.3. AUTHORITY. The Board of Directors shall have sole discretion
and authority to grant Awards under this Plan to Participants at such times,
under such terms and in such amounts as it may decide. Subject to the express
provisions of this Plan, the Administrator shall have complete authority to
interpret this Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind the rules and
regulations relating to this Plan, to determine the details and provisions of
any Award Grant and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable
for the administration of this Plan.
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3.4. TYPE OF AWARD. The Board of Directors shall have full authority
and discretion to determine, and shall specify in the applicable Award Grant,
whether a Participant will be granted Incentive Options, Non-Qualified
Options or other Awards; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Incentive Options shall be
granted only to Employees, and shall be subject to special limitations set
forth herein attributable to Incentive Options.
3.5 INTERPRETATION. The interpretation and construction by the
Administrator of any provisions of this Plan or of any Award granted under
this Plan shall be final and binding on all parties having an interest in
this Plan or any Award granted hereunder. The Administrator shall not be
liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to
this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan.
4. ELIGIBILITY.
4.1. GENERAL. All members of the Corporation's, or any Parent's or
Subsidiary's, senior management who hold the title "Senior Vice President" or
above or other employees, advisors or consultants who otherwise qualify as an
"accredited investor," as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the
Securities Act shall be eligible to receive Awards under this Plan. The
selection of Participants shall be within the sole and absolute discretion of
the Administrator. No Participant shall be granted an Award under this Plan
unless such Participant has executed an Accredited Investor Certification
Form. In addition, no Participant shall be granted an Incentive Option under
this Plan unless such Participant is an Employee on the date of grant.
4.2. LIMITATION ON INCENTIVE OPTIONS. No Participant shall be
granted any Incentive Options to the extend that the aggregate Fair Market
Value of the shares of Stock for which such Incentive Options are exercisable
for the first time by such Participant during any calendar year (under all
plans of the Corporation as determined under Section 422(d) of the Code)
exceeds $100,000.
5. SHARES OF STOCK SUBJECT TO THIS PLAN. The aggregate number of shares
subject to outstanding Awards shall not exceed 6,000,000 shares of Stock
(subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8). If any Award granted
hereunder shall expire or terminate for any reason without having been
exercised in full, the unpurchased shares subject thereto shall again be
available for purposes of this Plan.
6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. Any Option granted pursuant to this
Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Grant in such form as the Administrator
shall from time to time determine, which shall comply with and be subject to
the following terms and conditions:
6.1. NUMBER OF SHARES. Each Award Grant shall state the number of
shares of Stock to which it pertains.
6.2. EXERCISE PRICE. Each Award Grant shall state the exercise
price of the Option granted thereby, which shall be the Fair Market Value of
the Stock on the date of grant of such Option; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i)
the exercise price of any Incentive Option shall not be less than the Fair
Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant of such Option, (ii) the
exercise price of any Option granted to an Employee who owns more than 10% of
the total combined voting power of all classes of the Corporation's stock, as
determined for purposes of Section 422 of the code, shall not be less than
110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant of such
Options and (iii) the exercise price of any Non-Qualified Option shall not be
less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant of
such Option.
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6.3 VESTING TERM OF OPTION. The Board of Directors shall
determine the vesting and exercisability schedules for each Option issued
pursuant to this Plan, and such schedules shall be set forth in each Award
Grant. The vesting of Options may be immediate. The term of an Option
granted hereunder shall be determined by the Administrator at the time of
grant, but shall not exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant. The term
of any Incentive Option granted to an Employee who owns more than 10% of the
total combined voting power of all classes of the Corporation's capital
stock, as determined for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, shall in no
event exceed five (5) years from the date of grant. All Options shall be
subject to early termination as set forth in this Plan. In no event shall
any Option be exercisable after the expiration of its term.
6.4 METHOD OF EXERCISE. A Participant shall exercise an
Option by delivering an executed Exercise Form to the Administrator. Such
Exercise Form shall state the number of shares with respect to which an
Option is being exercised and designate a time, during normal business hours
of the Corporation, for the delivery thereof ("Exercise Date"), which time
shall be at least 30 days after the date of such notice unless an earlier
date shall have been mutually agreed upon. At the time specified in the
Exercise Form, the Corporation shall deliver to such Participant at the
principal office of the Corporation, or such other appropriate place as may
be determined by the Administrator, a certificate or certificates for such
shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may postpone
delivery of any certificate or certificates after notice of exercise
for such reasonable period as may be required to comply with any applicable
listing requirements of any securities exchange. In the event the exercise
of an Option shall be made by a person other than a Participant after the
death of a Participant, the Exercise Form shall be accompanied by
appropriate proof of the right of such person to exercise such Option.
6.5 METHOD AND TIME OF PAYMENT. The exercise price shall be
payable in full on or before the Exercise Date in cash or certified bank or
cashier's check or, at the election of the Administrator, in any one of the
following alternative forms.
6.5.1. Full payment in shares of Stock having a Fair
Market Value on the Exercise Date equal to the exercise price; or
6.5.2. A reduction in the number of shares of Stock
otherwise issuable upon exercise of an Option, with such withheld shares
having a Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date equal to the exercise price.
6.6 FAIR MARKET VALUE. Except as otherwise may be provided in
an Award Grant, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on any relevant
date shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions.
6.6.1. If the Stock at the time is neither listed nor
admitted to trading on any stock exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter
market, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator based on an independent third party valuation or such other
means as the Administrator shall deem appropriate.
6.6.2. If the Stock at the time is listed or admitted to
trading on any stock exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the
closing sales price of one share of Stock on the date in question on the
stock exchange determined by the Administrator to be the primary market for
the Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape of
transactions on such exchange. If there is no reported sale of Stock on
such exchange on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be
the closing sales price on the exchange on the last preceding date for which
such quotation exists.
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6.6.3. If the Stock at the time is neither listed nor
admitted to trading on any stock exchange but is traded in the
over-the-counter market, then the Fair Market Value shall be the mean between
the highest bid and lowest ask prices (or, if such information is available,
the closing sales price) of one share of Stock on the date in question in the
over-the-counter market, as such prices are reported by the National
Association of Securities Dealers through its NASDAQ system or any successor
system. If there are no reported bid and ask prices (or closing sales price)
for the Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the
mean between the highest bid and lowest ask price (or the closing sales
price) on the last preceding date for which such quotations exist.
6.7. MODIFICATION, EXTENSION AND RENEWAL OF OPTIONS. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Plan, the Administrator may modify, extend or
renew outstanding Options granted under this Plan, or accept the surrender of
outstanding Options (to the extent not exercised) and authorize the grant of
new Options in substitution therefor.
7. OTHER AWARDS. Awards are not restricted to Options or any other
specified form or structure and may include, without limitation, grants,
sales or bonuses of stock, restricted stock, reload stock options, stock
purchase warrants, other rights to acquire stock, securities convertible into
or redeemable for stock, stock appreciation rights, limited stock
appreciation rights, phantom stock, dividend equivalents, performance units
or performance shares, and an Award may consist of one such security or
benefit or two or more of them in tandem or in the alternative. The terms
upon which such other Awards may be granted shall be determined by the
Administrator, in its sole discretion.
8. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION.
8.1 SUBDIVISION OR CONSOLIDATION. Subject to any required action
by the stockholders of the Corporation, if the outstanding shares of Stock
are increased, decreased or exchanged for a different number or kind of
shares or other securities, or if additional shares or new or different
shares or other securities are distributed with respect to such shares of
Stock or other securities, through merger, consolidation, spin off, sale of
all or substantially all the property of the Company, reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse
stock split or other distribution with respect to such shares of Stock or
other securities, an appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made
in (a) the maximum number and kind of shares provided in Section 5, (b) the
number and kind of shares, units or other securities subject to the
then-outstanding Awards and (x) the price for each share or other unit of any
other securities subject to then-outstanding Awards without change in the
aggregate purchase price or value as to which such Awards remain exercisable
or subject to restrictions. No fractional interest shall be issued under
this Plan on account of any such adjustments.
8.2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.1, upon
dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation or upon a reorganization,
merger or consolidation of the Corporation with one or more corporations as a
result of which the Corporation is not the surviving corporation or survives
as a subsidiary of another corporation, or upon the sale of all or
substantially all the property of the Corporation, all Awards then
outstanding under this Plan shall be fully vested and exercisable and all
restrictions shall immediately cease, unless provisions are made in
connection with such transaction for the continuance of this Plan and the
assumption or the substitution for such Awards of new awards covering the
stock of a successor employer corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof,
with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices.
8.3. ADJUSTMENTS. To the extent that the foregoing adjustments
relate to capital stock or securities of the Corporation, such adjustments
shall be made by the Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall
be final, binding and conclusive.
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8.4. ABILITY TO ADJUST. The grant of an Award pursuant to this Plan
shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Corporation to make
adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or
business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or
transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
8.5. NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT. Whenever the Corporation shall take any
action resulting in any adjustment provided for in this Section 8, the
Corporation shall forthwith deliver notice of such action to each
Participant, which notice shall set forth the number of shares subject to
each Award and the exercise price thereof resulting from such adjustment.
8.6. LIMITATION ON ADJUSTMENTS. Any adjustment, assumption or
substitution of an Incentive Option shall comply with Section 424 of the
Code, if applicable.
9. NONASSIGNABILITY. Awards granted under this Plan may not be sold,
pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or by the
laws of interstate succession, and may be exercised during the lifetime of a
Participant only by such Participant. Any transfer by a Participant of any
Award granted under this Plan in violation of this Section 9 shall void such
Award, and any Award Grant entered into by such Participant and the
Corporation regarding such transferred Award shall be void and have no
further force or effect. No Award shall be pledged or hypothecated in any
way, nor shall any Award be subject to execution, attachment or similar
process.
10. TERM OF PLAN. This Plan is effective on the date this Plan is
adopted by the Board of Directors. Awards may be granted pursuant to this
Plan from time to time within a period of ten (10) years from such date, or
the date of any required stockholder approval required under this Plan, if
earlier. Termination of this Plan shall not affect any Award theretofore
granted.
11. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.
11.1. The Administrator shall have the power, in its discretion, to
amend, suspend or terminate this Plan at any time. The Administrator may amend
this Plan to address administrative matters but may not, however, amend this
Plan in any material respect, including, without limitation, to increase the
number of shares of Stock that may be issued, transferred or exercised
pursuant to Awards granted under this Plan or change the types or terms of
Awards that may be granted under this Plan, without the approval of the
stockholders of the Corporation.
11.2. The Administrator may, with the consent of a Participant, make
such modifications in the terms and conditions of an Award Grant as it deems
advisable.
11.3. No amendment, suspension or termination of this Plan shall,
without the consent of a Participant, alter, terminate, impair or adversely
affect any right or obligation under any Award previously granted to such
Participant under this Plan.
11.4. Subject to the provisions of Section 11.5 with respect to
Incentive Options, an Award held by a Participant who was an Employee at the
time such an Award was granted shall expire immediately if and when such
Participant ceases to be an Employee, except as follows:
11.4.1. If the employment of an Employee is terminated by the
Corporation other than for cause, for which the Corporation shall be the sole
judge, then such Award shall expire 90 days thereafter, except as otherwise
determined by the Administrator, unless by its terms it expires sooner.
During said period, such Award may be exercised in accordance with its terms,
but only to the extent it was exercisable on the date of termination of
employment.
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11.4.2. If an Employee retires at normal retirement age or
retires with the consent of the Administrator at an earlier date or becomes
permanently and totally disabled, as determined by the Administrator, while
employed by the Corporation, such Award shall be exercisable and expire in
accordance with its terms.
11.4.3. If an Employee dies while employed by the
Corporation, such Award shall become fully exercisable as of the date of
death and shall expire three (3) years after the date of death unless by its
terms it expires sooner. If an Employee dies or becomes permanently and
totally disabled as determined by the Administrator within the 90 day period
referred to in Section 11.4.1 above, such Award shall become fully
exercisable as of the date of death or such permanent disability and shall
expire, in the case of death, one (1) year after the date of death. In the
case of permanent and total disability, such Award shall be exercisable and
expire in accordance with its terms. If an Employee dies or becomes
permanently and totally disabled as determined by the Administrator
subsequent to the time such Employee retired at normal retirement age or
retired with the consent of the Administrator at an earlier date, such Award
shall fully vest as of the date of death or permanent and total disability
and shall expire, in the case of death, one (1) year after the date of death.
In the case of permanent and total disability, such Award shall be
exercisable and expire in accordance with its terms.
11.5. In the event a holder of Incentive Options ceases to be an
Employee, all such Incentive Options subject to restrictions at the time his
or her employment terminates shall be returned to the Corporation unless the
Administrator determines otherwise except as follows:
11.5.1. In the event the holder of Incentive Options ceases
to be an Employee due to death all such Incentive Options subject to
restrictions at the time his or her employment terminates shall no longer be
subject to said restrictions.
11.5.2. If an Employee retires at normal retirement age or
retires with the consent of the Administrator at an earlier date or becomes
permanently and totally disabled, as determined by the Administrator, such
Employee's Incentive Options shall continue to vest over the applicable
vesting or performance period; PROVIDED, that during these periods such
Employee does not engage in or assist any business that the Administrator, in
its sole discretion, determines to be in competition with businesses engaged
in by the Corporation.
11.6. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion but subject to
applicable law, determine that (i) any Employee who takes a leave of absence
for any reason shall be considered as still in the employ of the Corporation;
PROVIDED, that such Employee's right to his or her Incentive Option during a
leave of absence shall be limited to the extent to which such right was
earned or vested at the commencement of such leave of absence, or (ii) any
Employee who retires at normal retirement age or with the consent of the
Administrator at an earlier age or becomes permanently and totally disabled,
as determined by the Administrator, shall have his or her Incentive Options
become fully exercisable on a date specified by the Administrator that is not
later than, as the case may be, the effective date of such Employee's
retirement or the date such Employee becomes permanently and totally
disabled, as determined by the Administrator.
11.7. For purposes of this Plan, any provisions regarding
termination of employment shall be deemed to refer to employment with the
Corporation, Tenet or any Parent or Subsidiary of either of them, provided
that if a Participant terminates employment with any of the foregoing and
immediately commences employment with another of the foregoing, then such
event shall not be deemed a termination of employment for purposes of this
Plan. Any subsequent termination of employment from the Corporation, Tenet or
any Parent or Subsidiary of either shall be subject to the provisions of this
Plan.
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12. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
12.1. APPROVAL OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS. This Plan
shall not take effect until approved by the Board of Directors. This Plan
shall be approved by a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation within
twelve (12) months from the date of approval by the Board of Directors. No
Award may be exercisable prior to the time this Plan is approved by the
stockholders of the Corporation. In the event such stockholder vote is not
obtained, all Awards granted hereunder shall be null and void.
12.2. SECURITIES LAWS COMPLIANCE: Notwithstanding anything
contained herein, the Corporation shall not be obligated to grant any option
under this Plan or to sell, issue or effect any transfer of any shares of
Stock unless such grant, sale, issuance or transfer is at such time
effectively (i) registered or exempt from registration under the Securities
Act and (ii) qualified or exempt from qualification under the California
Corporate Securities Law of 1968 and any other applicable state securities
laws. As a condition to the exercise of any Award, a Participant shall make
such representations as may be deemed appropriate by counsel to the
Corporation for the Corporation to use any available exemption from
registration under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law.
12.3. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. The certificates representing the shares
of Stock issued pursuant to any Award will bear the following legends giving
notice of restrictions on transfer of such shares under the Act and this
Plan, as follows:
(a) THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN
ISSUED OR TRANSFERRED IN A TRANSACTION THAT WAS NOT REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), IN RELIANCE UPON AN
EXEMPTION AFFORDED BY SUCH ACT. NO SALE, TRANSFER, HYPOTHECATION OR
ENCUMBRANCE OF THESE SHARES SHALL BE MADE, NO ATTEMPTED SALE, TRANSFER,
HYPOTHECATION OR ENCUMBRANCE SHALL BE VALID AND THE ISSUER SHALL NOT BE
REQUIRED TO GIVE ANY EFFECT TO ANY SUCH TRANSACTION UNLESS (A) SUCH
TRANSACTION SHALL HAVE BEEN DULY REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR (B) THE ISSUER
SHALL HAVE FIRST RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
(b) SALE, TRANSFER, HYPOTHECATION OR ENCUMBRANCE OF THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS RESTRICTED BY THE PROVISIONS OF AN
AWARD GRANT DATED ___________, 2000 AND A STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN DATED
JANUARY 11, 2000, COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE CORPORATION'S
PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
(c) Any other legends required by applicable state securities
laws as determined by the Committee.
12.4. WITHHOLDING TAXES. Notwithstanding anything else to the
contrary in this Plan or any Award Grant, the exercise of an Award shall be
conditioned upon payment by a Participant in cash or other provisions
satisfactory to the Administrator, including shares of Stock, of all local,
state, federal or other withholding taxes applicable, in the Administrator's
judgment, to the exercise of an Award or to the subsequent disposition of
shares acquired upon such exercise (including any repurchase of an Award or
shares of Stock).
12.5. RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Corporation, during the term of
this Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of
shares of Stock as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this
Plan.
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12.6. MANDATORY ARBITRATION. In the event of any dispute between
the Corporation and a Participant regarding this Plan, the dispute and any
Issue as to the arbitrability of such dispute shall be settled, to the
exclusion of a court of law, by arbitration in Santa Clara County,
California, by a panel of three arbitrators (each party shall choose one
arbitrator and the third shall be chosen by the two arbitrators so selected)
in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association then in effect. The decision of a majority of the
arbitrators shall be final and binding upon the parties. All costs of the
arbitration and the fees of the arbitrators shall be allocated between the
parties as determined by a majority of the arbitrators, it being the
intention of the parties that the prevailing party in such a proceeding be
made whole with respect to its expenses.
12.7. PARACHUTE PAYMENTS. No outstanding Award or shares of Stock
acquired upon exercise of an Award shall have any restrictions thereon
accelerated or removed to the extent any such acceleration or removal would,
when added to the present value of other payments in the nature of
compensation that becomes due and payable to a Participant, result in the
payment to such Participant of an excess parachute payment as determined
under Section 280G of the Code. The existence of any such excess parachute
payment shall be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the
Administrator.
12.8. NOTICES. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Plan
shall be addressed to the Corporation at its principal office in care of its
Secretary, and any notice to be given to a Participant shall be addressed to
such Participant at the address maintained by the Corporation for such
Participant or at such other address as such Participant may specify in
writing to the Corporation.
12.9. INFORMATION. The Corporation shall provide financial
statements at least annually to all Participants.
12.10. NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT. Neither the grant nor exercise of
an Award nor anything in this Plan or any Award Grant shall impose upon the
Corporation, or any Parent or Subsidiary, any obligation to employ or
continue to employ a Participant. The right of the Corporation, or any Parent
or Subsidiary, to terminate a Participant's employment shall not be
diminished or affected because an Award has been granted to a Participant.
12.11. NO RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. A Participant or his or her
successor shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Corporation with
respect to any shares of Stock underlying any Award until the date of the
issuance to such Participant of a certificate for such shares of Stock. No
adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary of extraordinary, whether in
cash, securities or other property) or distributions or other rights for
which the record date is prior to the date such certificate is issued, except
as provided in Section 8.
12.12. APPLICATION OF FUNDS. The proceeds received by the
Corporation from the sale of shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise of
Awards may be used for general corporate purposes.
12.13. NO OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE AWARD. The grant of an Award shall
not impose any obligation upon a Participant to exercise such Award.
12.14. GOVERNING LAW. This Plan and any Awards granted hereunder
shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal
law.
12.15. OTHER PROVISIONS. As Award Grant may contain such other
provisions, including, without limitation, vesting provisions, provisions
regarding the timing of exercisability of vested Options, restrictions or
conditions upon the exercise of Options, repurchase rights applicable to
Options and shares
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of Stock and restrictions on the transfer of Options and shares of Stock, as
the Administrator shall deem advisable.
As amended by the Board of Directors on February 10, 2000, and approved
by the shareholders of the Corporation on March 17, 2000.
BROADLANE, INC., a Delaware corporation
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2000 Senior Executive Stock Incentive Plan - Broadlane Inc.
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