Employee Stock Purchase Plan – Pixelworks Inc.
PIXELWORKS, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2010 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
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PURPOSE |
The purpose of this Plan is to assist Eligible Employees in acquiring a stock
ownership interest in the Corporation, at a favorable price and upon favorable
terms, pursuant to a plan which is intended to qualify as an “employee stock
purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code. This Plan is also intended to
encourage Eligible Employees to remain in the employ of the Corporation or a
Participating Subsidiary and to provide them with an additional incentive to
advance the best interests of the Corporation.
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2. |
DEFINITIONS |
Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined shall have the
following meanings.
“Account” means the bookkeeping account maintained by the
Corporation, or by a recordkeeper on behalf of the Corporation, for a
Participant pursuant to Section 7(a).
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time.
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board to
administer this Plan pursuant to Section 12.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of the Corporation, and such other securities or property as may become
the subject of Options pursuant to an adjustment made under Section 17.
“Compensation” means an Eligible Employee153s regular earnings
and shall not include any overtime pay, sick pay, shift differential, shift
premium, vacation pay, cash incentive compensation, commissions or cash bonuses.
Compensation also includes any amounts contributed as salary reduction
contributions to a plan qualifying under Section 401(k), 125 or 129 of the Code.
Any other form of remuneration is excluded from Compensation, including (but not
limited to) the following: prizes, awards, relocation or housing allowances,
stock option exercises, stock appreciation right payments, the vesting or grant
of restricted stock, the payment of stock units, performance awards, auto
allowances, tuition reimbursement, perquisites, non-cash compensation and other
forms of imputed income. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Compensation shall not
include any amounts deferred under or paid from any nonqualified deferred
compensation plan maintained by the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
“Contributions” means the bookkeeping amounts credited to
the Account of a Participant pursuant to this Plan, equal in amount to the
amount of Compensation that the Participant has elected to contribute for the
purchase of Common Stock under and in accordance with this Plan.
“Corporation” means Pixelworks, Inc., an Oregon corporation,
and its successors.
“Effective Date” means the date on which this Plan is
initially approved by the shareholders of the Corporation.
“Eligible Employee” means any employee of the Corporation,
or of any Subsidiary which has been designated in writing by the Committee as a
“Participating Subsidiary.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Employee”
shall not include any employee whose customary employment is twenty (20) hours
or less per week.
“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended from time to time.
“Fair Market Value” on any date means:
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if the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trade on a national securities |
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in the absence of exchange data required to determine Fair Market Value |
“Grant Date” means, with respect to an Offering Period, the
first day of that Offering Period.
“Individual Limit” has the meaning given to such term in
Section 4(b).
“Offering Period” means the period of eighteen (18)
consecutive months commencing on each Grant Date as provided in Section 5;
provided, however, that the Committee may declare, as it deems appropriate and
in advance of the applicable Offering Period, a shorter (not to be less than
three months) Offering Period or a longer (not to exceed 27 months) Offering
Period.
“Option” means the stock option to acquire shares of Common
Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8.
“Option Price” means the per share exercise price of an
Option as determined in accordance with Section 8(b).
“Parent” means any corporation (other than the Corporation)
in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation in which each
corporation (other than the Corporation) owns stock possessing 50% or more of
the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one or more of the
other corporations in the chain.
“Participant” means an Eligible Employee who has elected to
participate in this Plan and who has filed a valid and effective Subscription
Agreement to make Contributions pursuant to Section 6.
“Participating Subsidiary” shall have the meaning given to
such term in Section 19(c).
“Plan” means this Pixelworks, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, as it may be amended or restated from time to time.
“Purchase Date” means, with respect to a Purchase Period,
the last day of that Purchase Period.
“Purchase Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.
“Subscription Agreement” means the written agreement filed
by an Eligible Employee with the Corporation pursuant to Section 6 to
participate in this Plan.
“Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the
Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations (beginning with the
Corporation) in which each corporation (other than the last corporation) owns
stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes
of stock in one or more of the other corporations in the chain.
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3. |
ELIGIBILITY |
Any person employed as an Eligible Employee as of the beginning of any given
Offering Period (and who is not a Participant in any Offering Period then in
effect) shall be eligible to participate in such Offering Period, subject to the
Eligible Employee satisfying the requirements of Section 6.
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STOCK SUBJECT TO THIS PLAN; SHARE LIMITATIONS |
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(a) |
Aggregate Share Limit. Subject to the provisions of Section 17, the |
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(b) |
Individual Share Limit. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock |
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(c) |
Shares Not Actually Delivered. Shares that are subject to or |
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5. |
OFFERING AND PURCHASE PERIODS |
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(a) |
Offering Periods. During the term of this Plan, the Corporation will |
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(b) |
Purchase Periods. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee in |
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6. |
PARTICIPATION |
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Enrollment. An Eligible Employee may become a participant in this |
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(b) |
Contribution Limits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant |
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(c) |
Content and Duration of Subscription Agreements. Subscription |
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7. |
METHOD OF PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS |
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Participation Accounts. The Corporation shall maintain on its books, |
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(b) |
Payroll Deductions. Subject to such other rules as the Committee may |
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(c) |
Changes in Contribution Elections for Next Purchase Period. A |
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(d) |
Withdrawal During an Offering Period. A Participant may terminate |
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(e) |
Discontinuance of Contributions During a Purchase Period. A |
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(f) |
Leaves of Absence. During leaves of absence approved by the |
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8. |
GRANT OF OPTION |
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(a) |
Grant Date; Number of Shares. On each Grant Date, each Eligible |
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(b) |
Option Price. The Option Price per share of the shares subject to an |
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(1) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date of the |
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(c) |
Limits on Share Purchases. Notwithstanding anything else contained |
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(1) |
it would, if exercised, cause the person to own stock (within the meaning of |
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(2) |
such Option causes such individual to have rights to purchase stock under |
For purposes of the foregoing, a right to purchase stock accrues when it
first become exercisable during the calendar year. In determining whether the
stock ownership of an Eligible Employee equals or exceeds the 5% limit set forth
above, the rules of Section 424(d) of the Code (relating to attribution of stock
ownership) shall apply, and stock which the Eligible Employee may purchase under
outstanding options shall be treated as stock owned by the Eligible Employee.
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EXERCISE OF OPTION |
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(a) |
Purchase of Shares. Unless a Participant withdraws pursuant to |
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(b) |
Account Balance Remaining After Purchase. If any amount which is not |
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10. |
DELIVERY OF SHARES |
As soon as administratively practicable after the Purchase Date, the
Corporation shall, in its discretion, either deliver to each Participant a
certificate representing the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of
his or her Option, provide for the crediting of such shares in book entry form
in the name of the Participant, or provide for an alternative arrangement for
the delivery of such shares to a broker or recordkeeping service for the benefit
of the Participant. In the event the Corporation is required to obtain from any
commission or agency authority to issue any such certificate or otherwise
deliver such shares, the Corporation will seek to obtain such authority. If the
Corporation is unable to obtain from any such commission or agency authority
which counsel for the Corporation deems necessary for the lawful issuance of any
such certificate or other delivery of such shares, or if for any other reason
the Corporation cannot issue or deliver shares of Common Stock and satisfy
Section 21, the Corporation shall be relieved from liability to any Participant
except that the Corporation shall return to each Participant to whom such shares
cannot be issued or delivered the amount of the balance credited to his or her
Account that would have otherwise been used for the purchase of such shares.
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TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; CHANGE IN ELIGIBLE STATUS |
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(a) |
General. Except as provided in Section 11(b) below, if a Participant |
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(b) |
Change in Eligible Status; Leave. If a Participant (1) ceases to be |
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(c) |
Re-Enrollment. A Participant153s termination from Plan participation |
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(d) |
Change in Subsidiary Status. For purposes of this Plan, if a |
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ADMINISTRATION |
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The Committee. The Board shall appoint the Committee, which shall be |
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(b) |
Powers and Duties of the Committee. Subject to the express |
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(c) |
Decisions of the Committee are Binding. Any action taken by, or |
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Indemnification. Neither the Board nor any Committee, nor any member |
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(e) |
Reliance on Experts. In making any determination or in taking or not |
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Delegation. The Committee may delegate ministerial, |
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DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY |
If the Committee permits beneficiary designations with respect to this Plan,
then each Participant may file, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the
Committee (or its delegate), a written designation of a beneficiary who is to
receive any shares or cash from or with respect to such Participant153s Account
under this Plan in the event of such Participant153s death. If a Participant is
married and the designated beneficiary is not solely his or her spouse, spousal
consent shall be required for such designation to be effective unless it is
established (to the satisfaction of the Committee or its delegate) that there is
no spouse or that the spouse cannot be located. The Committee may rely on the
last designation of a beneficiary filed by a Participant in accordance with this
Plan. Beneficiary designations may be changed by the Participant (and his or her
spouse, if required) at any time on forms provided and in the manner prescribed
by the Committee (or its delegate).
If a Participant dies with no validly designated beneficiary under this Plan
who is living at the time of such Participant153s death (or in the event the
Committee does not permit beneficiary designations under this Plan), the
Corporation shall deliver all shares and/or cash payable pursuant to the terms
hereof to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant, or if
no such executor or administrator has been appointed, the Corporation, in its
discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or
more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or
relative is known to the Corporation, then to such other person as the
Corporation may designate.
If a Participant153s death occurs before the end of an Offering Period or
subsequent to the end of an Offering Period but prior to the delivery to him or
her or for his or her benefit of any shares deliverable under the terms of this
Plan, and the Corporation has notice of the Participant153s death, then any shares
purchased for that Offering Period and any remaining balance of such
Participant153s Account shall be paid to such beneficiary (or such other person
entitled to such payment pursuant to this Section 13). If the Committee permits
beneficiary designations with respect to this Plan, any such designation shall
have no effect with respect to shares purchased and actually delivered (or
credited, as the case may be) to or for the benefit of the Participant.
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TRANSFERABILITY |
Neither Contributions credited to a Participant153s Account nor any Options or
rights with respect to the exercise of Options or right to receive shares under
this Plan may be anticipated, alienated, encumbered, assigned, transferred,
pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of
descent and distribution, or as provided in Section 13) by the Participant. Any
such attempt at anticipation, alienation, encumbrance, assignment, transfer,
pledge or other disposition shall be without effect and all amounts shall be
paid and all shares shall be delivered in accordance with the provisions of this
Plan. Amounts payable or shares deliverable pursuant to this Plan shall be paid
or delivered only to (or credited in the name of, as the case may be) the
Participant or, in the event of the Participant153s death, the Participant153s
beneficiary pursuant to Section 13.
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USE OF FUNDS; INTEREST |
All Contributions received or held by the Corporation under this Plan will be
included in the general assets of the Corporation and may be used for any
corporate purpose. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein to the
contrary, no interest will be paid to any Participant or credited to his or her
Account under this Plan (in respect of Account
balances, refunds of Account balances, or otherwise). Amounts payable under
this Plan shall be payable in shares of Common Stock or from the general assets
of the Corporation and, except for any shares that may be reserved on the books
of the Corporation for issuance with respect to this Plan, no special or
separate reserve, fund or deposit shall be made to assure payment of amounts
that may be due with respect to this Plan.
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REPORTS |
Statements shall be provided (either electronically or in written form, as
the Committee may provide from time to time) to Participants as soon as
administratively practicable following each Purchase Date. Each Participant153s
statement shall set forth, as of such Purchase Date, that Participant153s Account
balance immediately prior to the exercise of his or her Option, the Option
Price, the number of whole shares purchased and his or her remaining Account
balance, if any.
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ADJUSTMENTS OF AND CHANGES IN THE STOCK |
Upon or in contemplation of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock
split (including a stock split in the form of a stock dividend), or reverse
stock split; any merger, combination, consolidation, or other reorganization;
split-up, spin-off, or any similar extraordinary dividend distribution in
respect of the Common Stock (whether in the form of securities or property); any
exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Corporation, or any similar,
unusual or extraordinary corporate transaction in respect of the Common Stock;
or a sale of substantially all the assets of the Corporation as an entirety
occurs; then the Committee shall equitably and proportionately adjust (1) the
number and type of shares or the number and type of other securities that
thereafter may be made the subject of Options (including the specific maxima and
numbers of shares set forth elsewhere in this Plan), (2) the number, amount and
type of shares (or other securities or property) subject to any or all
outstanding Options, (3) the Option Price of any or all outstanding Options,
and/or (4) the securities, cash or other property deliverable upon exercise of
any outstanding Options, in each case to the extent necessary to preserve (but
not increase) the level of incentives intended by this Plan and the
then-outstanding Options.
Upon the occurrence of any event described in the preceding paragraph, or any
other event in which the Corporation does not survive (or does not survive as a
public company in respect of its Common Stock); then the Committee may make
provision for a cash payment or for the substitution or exchange of any or all
outstanding Options for cash, securities or property to be delivered to the
holders of any or all outstanding Options based upon the distribution or
consideration payable to holders of the Common Stock upon or in respect of such
event.
The Committee may adopt such valuation methodologies for outstanding Options
as it deems reasonable in the event of a cash or property settlement and,
without limitation on other methodologies, may base such settlement solely upon
the excess (if any) of the amount payable upon or in respect of such event over
the Option Price of the Option.
In any of such events, the Committee may take such action sufficiently prior
to such event to the extent that the Committee deems the action necessary to
permit the Participant to realize the benefits intended to be conveyed with
respect to the underlying shares in the same manner as is or will be available
to shareholders generally.
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POSSIBLE EARLY TERMINATION OF PLAN AND OPTIONS |
Upon a dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, or any other event
described in Section 17 that the Corporation does not survive or does not
survive as a publicly-traded company in respect of its Common Stock, as the case
may be, this Plan and, if prior to the last day of an Offering Period, any
outstanding Option granted with respect to that Offering Period shall terminate,
subject to any provision that has been expressly made by the Board for the
survival, substitution, assumption, exchange or other settlement of this Plan
and Options. In the event a Participant153s Option is terminated pursuant to this
Section 18 without a provision having been made by the Board for a substitution,
exchange or other settlement of the Option, such Participant153s Account shall be
paid to him or her in cash without interest.
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TERM OF PLAN; AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION |
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(a) |
Effective Date; Termination. Subject to Section 19(b), this Plan |
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(b) |
Board Amendment Authority. The Board may, at any time, terminate or, |
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(c) |
Certain Additional Committee Authority. Notwithstanding the |
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set forth under the definition of Eligible Employee in Section 2 (subject to |
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NOTICES |
All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Corporation
contemplated by this Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received
in the form and manner specified by the Committee (or its delegate) at the
location, or by the person, designated by the Committee (or its delegate) for
that purpose.
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CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES |
This Plan, the granting of Options under this Plan and the offer, issuance
and delivery of shares of Common Stock are subject to compliance with all
applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations (including but not
limited to state and federal securities laws) and to such approvals by any
listing, regulatory or governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel
for the Corporation, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith. The
person acquiring any securities under this Plan will, if requested by the
Corporation and as a condition precedent to the exercise of his or her Option,
provide such assurances and representations to the Corporation as the Committee
may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all applicable legal
requirements.
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22. |
PLAN CONSTRUCTION |
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(a) |
Section 16. It is the intent of the Corporation that transactions |
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(b) |
Section 423. Except as the Committee may expressly provide in the |
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(c) |
Interpretation. If any provision of this Plan or of any Option would |
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EMPLOYEES153 RIGHTS |
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(a) |
No Employment Rights. Nothing in this Plan (or in any Subscription |
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(b) |
No Rights to Assets of the Company. No Participant or other person |
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(c) |
No Shareholder Rights. A Participant will not be entitled to any |
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24. |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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Governing Law. This Plan, the Options, Subscription Agreements and |
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(b) |
Severability. If any provision shall be held by a court of competent |
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(c) |
Captions and Headings. Captions and headings are given to the |
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(d) |
No Effect on Other Plans or Corporate Authority. The adoption of |
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TAX WITHHOLDING |
Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Plan herein to the contrary,
the Corporation may deduct from a Participant153s Account balance as of a Purchase
Date, before the exercise of the Participant153s Option is given effect on such
date, the amount of taxes (if any) which the Corporation reasonably determines
it or any Subsidiary may be required to withhold with respect to such exercise.
In such event, the maximum number of whole shares subject to such Option
(subject to the other limits set forth in this Plan) shall be purchased at the
Option Price with the balance of the Participant153s Account (after reduction for
the tax withholding amount).
Should the Corporation for any reason be unable, or elect not to, satisfy its
or any Subsidiary153s tax withholding obligations in the manner described in the
preceding paragraph with respect to a Participant153s exercise of an Option, or
should the Corporation or any Subsidiary reasonably determine that it or an
affiliated entity has a tax withholding obligation with respect to a disposition
of shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option prior to satisfaction
of the holding period requirements of Section 423 of the Code, the Corporation
or Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have the right at its option to (1)
require the Participant to pay or provide for payment of the amount of any taxes
which the Corporation or Subsidiary reasonably determines that it or any
affiliate is required to withhold with respect to such event or (2) deduct from
any amount otherwise payable to or for the account of the Participant the amount
of any taxes which the Corporation or Subsidiary reasonably determines that it
or any affiliate is required to withhold with respect to such event.
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NOTICE OF SALE |
Any person who has acquired shares under this Plan shall give prompt written
notice to the Corporation of any sale or other transfer of the shares if such
sale or transfer occurs (1) within the two-year period after the Grant Date of
the Offering Period with respect to which such shares were acquired, or (2)
within the twelve-month period after the Purchase Date of the Purchase Period
with respect to which such shares were acquired.
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