adMonitor, Inc. 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN ARTICLE ONE GENERALPROVISIONS

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Exhibit 10.1

adMonitor, Inc.

2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

ARTICLE ONE

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

  A. Purpose of the Plan

1. This 2007 Stock Incentive Plan is intended to promote the interests of adMonitor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), by providing eligible persons with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in the Corporation as an incentive for them to remain in the Service of the Corporation.

2. Capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the attached Appendix.

 

  B. Structure of the Plan

1. The Plan shall be divided into two separate equity programs:

(a) the Discretionary Option Grant Program under which eligible persons may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be granted options to purchase shares of Common Stock; and

(b) the Stock Issuance Program under which eligible persons may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be issued shares of Common Stock directly, either through the immediate purchase of such shares, as bonus for services rendered the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or pursuant to share right awards which entitle Participants to receive shares upon the attainment of designated Performance Goals or Service requirements; and

2. The provisions of Articles One and Four shall apply to all equity programs under the Plan and shall govern the interests of all persons under the Plan.

 

  C. Administration of the Plan

1. The Board shall administer the Plan, However, any or all administrative functions otherwise exercisable by the Board may be delegated to the Committee. Members of the Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and shall be subject to removal by the Board at any time. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee and reassume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.

2. The Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its administrative functions under the Plan, have full power and authority (subject to the provisions of the Plan) to

 

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establish such rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate for proper administration of the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs and to make such determinations under, and issue such interpretations of, the provisions of such programs and any outstanding options or stock issuances thereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. Decisions of the Plan Administrator within the scope of its administrative functions under the Plan shall be final and binding on all parties who have an interest in the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs under its jurisdiction or any option or stock issuance thereunder.

3. The Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its administrative jurisdiction under the Plan, have full authority to determine: (i) with respect to the option grants under the Discretionary Option Grant Program, which eligible persons are to receive grants, the time or times when such grants are to be made, the number of shares to be covered by each such grant, the status of a granted option as either an Incentive Option or a Non-Statutory Option, the time or times when each option is to become exercisable, the vesting schedule (if any) applicable to the option shares and the maximum term for which the option is to remain outstanding; and (ii) with respect to stock issuances under the Stock Issuance Program, which eligible persons are to receive stock issuances, the time or times when such issuances are to be made, the number of shares to be issued to each Participant, the vesting schedule (if any) applicable to the issued shares and the consideration for such shares.

4. The Plan Administrator shall have the absolute discretion either to grant options in accordance with the Discretionary Option Grant Program or to effect stock issuances in accordance with the Stock Issuance Program.

5. Service on any Committee shall constitute service as a Board member, and members of each such Committee shall accordingly be entitled to full indemnification and reimbursement as Board members for their service on such committee. No member of any Committee shall be liable for any act or omission made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any option grants or stock issuances under the Plan,

 

  D. Eligibility

1. The persons eligible to participate in the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs are as follows:

(a) Employees,

(b) non-employee members of the Board or the board of directors of any Parent or Subsidiary, and

(c) consultants and other independent advisors who provide services to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

 

  E. Stock Subject to the Plan

1. The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock initially reserved for issuance over the term of the Plan shall not exceed 3,000,000 shares.

 

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2. Shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding options shall be available for subsequent issuance under the Plan to the extent those options expire or terminate for any reason prior to exercise in full. Unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently cancelled or repurchased by the Corporation at the original exercise or issue price paid per share, pursuant to the Corporation’s repurchase rights under the Plan, shall be added back to the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan and shall accordingly be available for reissuance through one or more subsequent option grants or direct stock issuances under the Plan. In addition, should the exercise price of an option under the Plan be paid with shares of Common Stock or should shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable under the Plan be withheld by the Corporation in satisfaction of the withholding taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of an option or the vesting of a stock issuance under the Plan, then the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced only by the net number of shares of Common Stock issued to the holder of such option or stock issuance, and not by the gross number of shares for which the option is exercised or which vest under the stock issuance.

3. If any change is made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation’s receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments shall be made to:

(a) the maximum number and/or class of securities issuable under the Plan;

(b) the number and/or class of securities for which any one person may be granted stock options, direct stock issuances and share right awards under this Plan per calendar year; and

(c) the number and/or class of securities and the exercise price per share (without change in the total price applicable to the unexercised portion of the option).

The adjustments determined by the Plan Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive.

ARTICLE TWO

DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM

 

  A. Option Terms

Each option shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the form approved by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that each such document shall comply with the terms specified below. Each document evidencing an Incentive Option shall, in addition, be subject to the provisions of the Plan applicable to such option.

1. Exercise Price.

(a) The exercise price per share shall be fixed by the Plan Administrator but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date.

 

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(b) The exercise price shall become immediately due upon exercise of the option and may, subject to the provisions of Section 1 of Article Four and the documents evidencing the option, be payable in one or more of the forms specified below:

1) cash or certified check made payable to the Corporation, or

2) shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date.

Except to the extent such sale and remittance procedure is utilized, payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on the Exercise Date.

2. Exercise and Term of Options.

Each option shall be exercisable at such time or times, during such period and for such number of shares as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the documents evidencing the option. Except as otherwise provided by the Board in a stock option agreement entered into with an Optionee, 25% of the shares covered by the option shall become exercisable upon the expiration of one year from the Grant Date and, thereafter, the remaining 75% of the shares covered by the option shall become exercisable in thirty-six (36) equal monthly installments at the end of each calendar month for thirty-six (36) calendar months. No option shall have a term in excess of ten (10) years measured from the option grant date.

3. Effect of Termination of Service.

(a) The following provisions shall govern the exercise of any options held by the Optionee at the time of cessation of Service or death:

1) Any option outstanding at the time of the Optionee’s cessation of Service for any reason shall remain exercisable for such period of time thereafter as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the documents evidencing the option.

2) Any option held by the Optionee at the time of death and exercisable in whole or in part at that time may be subsequently exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee’s estate or by the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution or, with respect to Non-Statutory Options, by the Optionee’s designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of that option.

3) Except as otherwise determined in the discretion of the Plan Administrator either at the time an option is granted or at any time the option remains outstanding, should the Optionee’s Service be terminated for Misconduct or should the Optionee otherwise engage in Misconduct while holding one or more outstanding options under this Article Two, then all those options shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding.

 

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(b) During the applicable post-Service exercise period, the option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of vested shares for which the option is exercisable on the date of the Optionee’s cessation of Service. Upon the expiration of the applicable exercise period or (if earlier) upon the expiration of the option term, the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any vested shares for which the option has not been exercised. However, the option shall, immediately upon the Optionee’s cessation of Service, terminate and cease to be outstanding to the extent the option is not otherwise at that time exercisable for vested shares.

(c) The Plan Administrator shall have compete discretion, either at the time an option is granted or at any time while the option remains outstanding, to:

1) extend the period of time for which the option is to remain exercisable following the Optionee’s cessation of Service from the limited exercise period otherwise in effect for that option to such greater period of time as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate, but in no event beyond the expiration of the option term, and/or

2) permit the option to be exercised, during the applicable post-Service exercise period, not only with respect to the number of vested shares of Common Stock for which such option is exercisable at the time of the Optionee’s cessation of Service but also with respect to one or more additional installments in which the Optionee would have vested had the Optionee continued in Service.

4. Stockholder Rights.

The holder of an option shall have no stockholder rights with respect to the shares subject to the option until such person shall have exercised the option, paid the exercise price and become a holder of record of the purchased shares.

5. Repurchase Rights.

The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion to grant options which are exercisable for unvested shares of Common Stock. Should the Optionee cease Service while holding such unvested shares, the Corporation shall have the right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid per share, any or all of those unvested shares. The terms upon which such repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the document evidencing such repurchase right.

6. Limited Transferability of Options.

During the lifetime of the Optionee, Incentive Options shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and shall not be assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution following the Optionee’s death. Non-Statutory Options shall be subject to the same limitation, except that a Non-Statutory Option may be assigned in whole or

 

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in part during Optionee’s lifetime to one or more members of the Optionee’s Immediate Family or to a trust established for the exclusive benefit of one or more members of the Optionee’s Immediate Family or the Optionee’s former spouse, to the extent such assignment is in connection with Optionee’s estate plan or pursuant to a domestic relations order. The assigned portion shall be exercisable only by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to such assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for this option immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionee may also designate one or more persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of his or her outstanding Non-Statutory Options under this Article Two, and those options shall, in accordance with such designation, automatically be transferred to such beneficiary or beneficiaries upon the Optionee’s death while holding those options. Such beneficiary or beneficiaries shall take the transferred option subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including (without limitation) the limited time period during which the option may be exercised following the Optionee’s death.

 

  B. Incentive Options

1. The terms specified below shall be applicable to all Incentive Options. Except as modified by the provisions of this Section B of Article Two, all the provisions of Articles One, Two and Four shall be applicable to Incentive Options. Options which are specifically designated as Non-Statutory Options when issued under the Plan shall NOT be subject to the terms of this Section B of Article Two.

2. Eligibility.

Incentive Options may only be granted to Employees.

3. Exercise Price.

The exercise price per share shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date.

4. Dollar Limitation.

The aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) for which one or more options granted to any Employee under the Plan (or any other option plan of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary) may for the first time become exercisable as Incentive Options during any one calendar year shall not exceed the sum of $100,000. To the extent the Employee holds two or more such options which become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, the foregoing limitation on the exercisability of such options as Incentive Options shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such options are granted.

 

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5. Failure to Qualify as Incentive Option.

To the extent that any option governed by this P an does not qualify as an Incentive Option by reason of the dollar limitation described in Section B.4 of this Article Two or for any other reason, such option shall continue to be outstanding and exercisable in accordance with its terms and conditions, but as a Non-Statutory Option under the Federal tax laws.

6. 10% Stockholder.

If any Employee to whom an Incentive Option granted is a 10% Stockholder, then the exercise price per share shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date, and the option term shall not exceed five (5) years measured from the option grant date.

 

  C. Change in Control

1. Except to the extent expressly provided in an option agreement pursuant to paragraphs 5 or 6 below, no option outstanding at the time of a Change in Control shall become exercisable on an accelerated basis if and to the extent:

(a) that option is, in connection with the Change in Control, assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continued in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction,

(b) such option is replaced with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation which preserves the spread existing at the time of the Change in Control on the shares of Common Stock for which the option is not otherwise at that time exercisable, provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same exercise/vesting schedule applicable to those option shares and does not cause any IRC 409A Consequences, or

(c) the acceleration of such option is subject to other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time of the option grant.

However, if none of the foregoing conditions are satisfied, then each option outstanding at the time of the Change in Control but not otherwise exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at that time subject to such option shall automatically accelerate so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, become exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as fully vested shares of Common Stock.

2. All of the Corporation’s outstanding repurchase rights under the Discretionary Option Grant Program shall also terminate automatically, and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in full, in the event of any Change in Control, except to the extent:

(a) those repurchase rights are assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continued in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction or

(b) such accelerated vesting is precluded by other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time the repurchase right is issued.

 

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3. Immediately following the consummation of the Change in Control, all outstanding options shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise expressly continued in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction.

4. Each option which is assumed in connection with a Change in Control or otherwise continued in effect shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Change in Control, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Change in Control had the option been exercised immediately prior to such Change in Control. Appropriate adjustments to reflect such Change in Control shall also be made to:

(a) the exercise price payable per share under each outstanding option, provided the total exercise price payable for such securities shall remain the same;

(b) the maximum number and/or class of securities available for issuance over the remaining term of the Plan;

(c) the maximum number and/or class of securities available for issuance over the remaining term of the Plan;

(d) the maximum number and/or class of securities for which any one person may be granted options, direct stock issuances and share right awards under the Plan per calendar year; and

(e) the maximum number and class of securities which may be added to the Plan through the repurchase of shares. To the extent the actual holders of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration for their Common Stock in consummation of the Change in Control transaction, the successor corporation may, in connection with the assumption of the outstanding options under the Discretionary Option Grant Program, substitute one or more shares of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such Change in Control transaction.

5. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to structure one or more outstanding options under the Discretionary Option Grant Program so that those options shall, immediately prior to the effective date of a Change in Control, become exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at that time subject to such options on an accelerated basis and may be exercised for any or all of such shares as fully vested shares of Common Stock, whether or not those options are to be assumed or otherwise continued in full force and effect or replaced with a cash incentive program pursuant to the express terms of the Change in Control

 

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transaction. In addition, the Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to structure one or more of the Corporation’s repurchase rights under the Discretionary Option Grant Program so that those rights shall immediately terminate at the time of such Change in Control and shall not be assignable to the successor corporation (or parent thereof), and the shares subject to those terminated rights shall accordingly vest in full at the time of such Change in Control.

6. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority to structure one or more outstanding options under the Discretionary Option Grant Program so that those options shall vest and become exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at that time subject to such options on an accelerated basis in the event the Optionee’s Service is subsequently terminated by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period (not to exceed 18 months) following the effective date of any Change in Control in which those options do not otherwise accelerate. Any options so accelerated shall remain exercisable for fully vested shares of Common Stock until the expiration or sooner termination of the option term. In addition, the Plan Administrator may structure one or more of the Corporation’s repurchase rights under the Discretionary Option Grant Program so that those rights shall immediately terminate with respect to any shares of Common Stock held by the Optionee at the time of his or her Involuntary Termination, and the shares subject to those terminated repurchase rights shall accordingly vest in full at that time.

7. The portion of any Incentive Option accelerated in connection with a Change in Control shall remain exercisable as an Incentive Option only to the extent the applicable $100,000 limitation is not exceeded. To the extent such dollar limitation is exceeded, the accelerated portion of such option shall be exercisable as a Non-Statutory Option under the Federal tax laws.

8. The grant of options under the Discretionary Option Grant Program shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

ARTICLE THREE

STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM

 

  A. Stock Issuances

Shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program through direct and immediate issuances without any intervening option grants. Each such stock issuance shall be evidenced by a Stock Issuance Agreement which complies with the terms specified below. Shares of Common Stock may also be issued under the Stock Issuance Program pursuant to share right awards which entitle the recipients to receive those shares upon the attainment of designated Performance Goals or Service requirements.

 

  B. Stock Issuance Terms

1. Purchase Price.

(a) The purchase price per share shall be fixed by the Plan Administrator, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the issuance date.

 

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(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 1 of Article Four, shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program for any of the following items of consideration which the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate in each individual instance:

1) cash or certified check made payable to the Corporation, or

2) past services rendered to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

2. Vesting Provisions.

(a) Shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program may, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be fully and immediately vested upon issuance or may vest in one or more installments over the Participant’s period of Service or upon attainment of specified performance objectives. The elements of the vesting schedule applicable to any unvested shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and incorporated into the Stock Issuance Agreement. Except as otherwise provided by the Board in the Stock Issuance Agreement entered into with a Participant, 25% of the shares issued shall vest upon the expiration of one year from the Grant Date and, thereafter, the remaining 75% of the shares covered by the option shall vest in thirty-six (36) equal monthly installments at the end of each calendar month for thirty-six (36) calendar months. Shares of Common Stock may also be issued under the Stock Issuance Program pursuant to share right awards which entitle the recipients to receive those shares upon the attainment of designated Performance Goals or Service requirements. Upon the attainment of such Performance Goals or Service requirements, fully vested shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon satisfaction of those share right awards. For purposes of qualifying grants of stock as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator, in its discretion, may set restrictions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals. The Performance Goals shall be set by the Administrator on or before the latest date permissible to enable the stock to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. In granting stock which is intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator shall follow any procedures determined by it from time to time to be necessary or appropriate to ensure qualification of the stock under Section 162(m) of the Code (e.g., in determining the Performance Goals).

(b) Any new, substituted or additional securities or other property (including money paid other than as a regular cash dividend) which the Participant may have the right to receive with respect to the Participant’s unvested shares of Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation’s receipt of consideration shall be issued subject to: a) the same vesting requirements applicable to the Participant’s unvested shares of Common Stock; and b) such escrow arrangements as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

 

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(c) The Participant shall have full stockholder rights with respect to any shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant under the Stock Issuance Program, whether or not the Participant’s interest in those shares is vested. Accordingly, the Participant shall have the right to vote such shares and to receive any regular cash dividends paid on such shares. The holder of a share right award shall have no stockholder rights with respect to such award until shares of Common Stock have been issued to such Participant in satisfaction of such award.

(d) Should the Participant cease to remain in Service while holding one or more unvested shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program or should the performance objectives not be attained with respect to one or more such unvested shares of Common Stock, then those shares shall be immediately surrendered to the Corporation for cancellation, and the Participant shall have no further stockholder rights with respect to those shares. To the extent the surrendered shares were previously issued to the Participant for consideration paid in cash or cash equivalent (including the Participants purchase-money indebtedness), the Corporation shall repay to the Participant the cash consideration paid for the surrendered shares and shall cancel the unpaid principal balance of any outstanding purchase-money note of the Participant attributable to the surrendered shares.

(e) The Plan Administrator may in its discretion waive the surrender and cancellation of one or more unvested shares of Common Stock which would otherwise occur upon the cessation of the Participant’s Service or then on-attainment of the performance objectives applicable to those shares. Such waiver shall result in the immediate vesting of the Participant’s interest in the shares as to which the waiver applies. Such waiver may be effected at anytime, whether before or after the Participant’s cessation of Service or the attainment or non-attainment of the applicable performance objectives.

(f) Outstanding share right awards under the Stock Issuance Program shall automatically terminate, and no shares of Common Stock shall actually be issued in satisfaction of those awards, if the Performance Goals or Service requirements established for such awards are not attained. The Plan Administrator, however, shall have the discretionary authority to issue shares of Common Stock under one or more outstanding share right awards as to which the designated Performance Goals or Service requirements have not been attained.

 

  C. Change in Control

1. All of the Corporation’s outstanding repurchase rights under the Stock Issuance Program shall terminate automatically, and all the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in full, in the event of any Change in Control, except to the extent (i) those repurchase rights are assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continued in full force and effect pursuant to the express terms of the Change in Control transaction or (ii) such accelerated vesting is precluded by other limitations imposed in the Stock Issuance Agreement.

2. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to structure one or more of the Corporation’s repurchase rights under the Stock Issuance Program so that those rights shall automatically terminate in whole or in part upon the occurrence of a Change in

 

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Control and shall not be assignable to the successor corporation (or parent thereof), and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in full at the time of such Change in Control.

3. The Plan Administrator shall also have the discretionary authority to structure one or more of the Corporation’s repurchase rights under the Stock Issuance Program so that those rights shall automatically terminate in whole or in part, and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in full, upon the Involuntary Termination of the Participant’s Service within a designated period (not to exceed 18 months) following the effective date of any Change in Control in which those repurchase rights do not otherwise terminate.

ARTICLE FOUR

MISCELLANEOUS

 

  A. Financing

The Plan Administrator may permit any Optionee or Participant to pay the option exercise price under the Discretionary Option Grant Program or the purchase price of shares issued under the Stock Issuance Program by delivering an interest bearing promissory note payable in one or more installments that is recourse as to at least 25% of the purchase price and secured by the shares issuable, provided that such purchase with a promissory note shall not be permitted, and any outstanding promissory note shall be required to be repaid, if it will cause any violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The terms of any such promissory note (including the interest rate and the terms of repayment) shall be established by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion. In no event may the maximum credit available to the Optionee or Participant exceed the sum of (i) the aggregate option exercise price or purchase price payable for the purchased shares plus (ii) any Federal, state and local income and employment tax liability incurred by the Optionee or the Participant in connection with the option exercise or share purchase.

 

  B. First Refusal Rights

The Corporation shall have the right of first refusal with respect to any proposed disposition by the Optionee or Participant (or any successor in interest) of any shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan. Such right of first refusal shall be exercisable and lapse in accordance with the terms established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the document evidencing such right.

 

  C. Share Escrow/Legends

Unvested shares issued under the Plan may, in the Plan Administrator’s discretion, be held in escrow by the Corporation until the Participant’s interest in such shares vests or may be issued directly to the Participant with restrictive legends on the certificates evidencing those unvested shares.

 

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  D. Tax Withholding

1. The Corporation’s obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of options or the issuance or vesting of such shares under the Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of all applicable Federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding requirements.

2. The Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, provide any or all holders of Non-Statutory Options or unvested shares of Common Stock under the Plan with the right to use shares of Common Stock in satisfaction of all or part of the Taxes incurred by such holders in connection with the exercise of their options or the vesting of their shares. Such right may be provided to any such holder in either or both of the following formats:

(a) Stock Withholding: The election to have the Corporation withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the exercise of such Non-Statutory Option or the vesting of such shares, a portion of those shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the amount of the Taxes (not to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of such Taxes) to be satisfied in such manner as designated by the holder in writing; or

(b) Stock Delivery: The election to deliver to the Corporation, at the time the Non-Statutory Option is exercised or the shares vest, one or more shares of Common Stock previously acquired by such holder (other than in connection with the option exercise or share vesting triggering the Taxes) with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the amount of the Taxes (not to exceed 100% of such Taxes) to be satisfied in such manner as designated by the holder in writing.

 

  E. Effective Date and Term of the Plan

1. The Plan shall become effective immediately upon the Plan Effective Date. Options may be granted under the Discretionary Option Grant at any time on or after the Plan Effective Date. However, no options granted under the Plan maybe exercised, and no shares shall be issued under the Plan, until the Plan is approved by the Corporation’s stockholders. If such stockholder approval is not obtained within 12 months after the Plan Effective Date, then all options previously granted under this Plan shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, and no further options shall be granted and no shares shall be issued under the Plan.

2. The Plan shall terminate upon the EARLIEST of (1) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Plan Effective Date, (2) the date on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan shall have been issued as fully-vested shares or (3) the termination of all outstanding options in connection with a Change in Control. Upon such plan termination, all outstanding option grants and unvested stock issuances shall thereafter continue to have force and effect in accordance with the provisions of the documents evidencing such grants or issuances.

 

  F. Amendment of the Plan

1. The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects. However, no such amendment or modification

 

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shall adversely affect the rights and obligations with respect to stock options or unvested stock issuances at the time outstanding under the Plan unless the Optionee or the Participant consents to such amendment or modification. In addition, certain amendments may require stockholder approval pursuant to applicable laws or regulations.

2. Options to purchase shares of Common Stock may be granted under the Discretionary Option Grant Program and shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program that are in each instance in excess of the number of shares then available for issuance under the Plan, provided any excess shares actually issued under those programs shall be held in escrow until there is obtained any required approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan. If such approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months after the date the first such excess issuances are made, then (1) any unexercised options granted on the basis of such excess shares shall terminate and cease to be outstanding and (2) the Corporation shall promptly refund to the Optionees and the Participants the exercise or purchase price paid for any excess shares issued under the Plan and held in escrow, together with interest(at the applicable Short Term Federal Rate) for the period the shares were held in escrow, and such shares shall thereupon be automatically cancelled and cease to be outstanding.

 

  G. Use of Proceeds

Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of shares of Common Stock under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.

 

  H. Regulatory Approvals

1. The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any stock option under the Plan and the issuance of any shares of Common Stock (1) upon the exercise of any granted option or (2) under the Stock Issuance Program shall be subject to the Corporation’s procurement of all approvals and permits required by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the stock options granted under it and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to it.

2. No shares of Common Stock or other assets shall be issued or delivered under the Plan unless and until there shall have been compliance with all applicable requirements of Federal and state securities laws, and all applicable listing requirements of any Stock Exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if applicable) on which Common Stock is then listed for trading.

 

  I. Financial Information

The Corporation shall deliver a balance sheet and an income statement at least annually to each Optionee and Participant, unless such individual is a key Employee whose duties in connection with the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) assure such individual access to equivalent information.

 

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  J. No Employment/Service Rights

Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee or the Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining such person) or of the Optionee or the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate such person’s Service at any time for any reason, with or without cause.

ARTICLE FIVE

APPENDIX

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:

A. BOARD shall mean the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

B. CHANGE IN CONTROL shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Corporation effected through any of the following transactions:

1. a stockholder-approved merger, consolidation or other reorganization in which securities representing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Corporation’s outstanding securities become beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by a person or related group of persons (other than a person or related group of persons that, immediately prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly controlled, was controlled by, or was under common control with, the Corporation);

2. a stockholder-approved sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets to any person or related group of persons (other than a person or related group of persons that, immediately prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly controlled, was controlled by, or was under common control with, the Corporation); or

3. the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or related group of persons (other than the Corporation or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Corporation), of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13-d3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Corporation’s outstanding securities from a person or persons other than the Corporation.

In no event shall any public offering of the Corporation’s securities be deemed to constitute a Change in Control.

C. CODE shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

D. COMMITTEE shall mean a committee or one or more Board members, appointed by the Board to exercise one or more administrative functions under the Plan.

E. COMMON STOCK shall mean the Corporation’s common stock.

 

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F. CORPORATION shall mean adMonitor, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors.

G. DISABILITY shall means a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months and which: (1) renders the individual unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity; or (2) results in the individual receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under any policy of long-term disability insurance maintained by a Corporation for the benefit of its employees.

H. DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM shall mean the discretionary option grant program in effect under the Plan.

I. EMPLOYEE shall mean an “employee” of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) within the meaning of Section 3401(c) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

J. EXERCISE DATE shall mean the date on which the Corporation shall have received written notice of the option exercise.

K. FAIR MARKET VALUE per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

1. If the Common Stock is at the time listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share c f Common Stock on the date in question, as such price is reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers on the Nasdaq Stock Market and published in The Wall Street Journal. If there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

2. If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any Stock Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock on the date in question on the stock exchange determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary market for the Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on such exchange and published in The Wall Street Journal. If there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

3. If the Common Stock is at the time neither listed on any Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Plan Administrator after taking into account such factors as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate. In making any such determination, the Plan Administrator shall follow any procedures determined by it from time to time to be necessary to avoid the application of IRC 409A Consequences to any option.

L. IMMEDIATE FAMILY shall mean any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in- law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, and shall include adoptive relationships.

 

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M. INCENTIVE OPTION shall mean an option which satisfies the requirements of Code Section 422.

N. INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION shall mean the termination of the Service of any individual which occurs by reason of:

1. such individual’s involuntary dismissal or discharge by the Corporation for reasons other than Misconduct, or

2. such individual’s voluntary resignation following (1) a change in his or her position with the Corporation which materially reduces his or her level of responsibility or the level of management to which Optionee reports, (2) a reduction in his or her level of compensation (including base salary, fringe benefits and participation in any corporate-performance based bonus or incentive programs) by more than 15% or (3) a relocation of such individual’s place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles, provided and only if such change, reduction or relocation is effected by the Corporation without the individual’s consent.

O. IRC 409A CONSEQUENCES shall mean, to the extent imposed by Section 409A of the Code, (1) inclusion in gross income of deferred compensation from current and prior years, (2) interest liability on deferred taxes at increased federal rate and (3) 20% excise tax on deferred compensation.

P. MISCONDUCT shall mean the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by the Optionee or Participant, any unauthorized use or disclosure by such person of confidential information or trade secrets of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or any other intentional misconduct by such person adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material manner. The foregoing definition shall not be deemed to be inclusive of all the acts or omissions which the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) may consider as grounds for the dismissal or discharge of any Optionee, Participant or other person in the Service of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

Q. 1934 ACT shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

R. NON-STATUTORY OPTION shall mean an option not intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422.

S. OPTIONEE shall mean any person to whom an option s granted under the Discretionary Option Grant Program.

T. PARENT shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

U. PARTICIPANT shall mean any person who is issued shares of Common Stock or a share right award under the Stock Issuance Program.

 

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V. PERFORMANCE GOALS shall mean the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to a share of stock. As determined by the Plan Administrator, the Performance Goals shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, and shall be based upon one or more of the following performance-based business criteria, either on a business unit or Company-specific basis or in comparison with peer group performance: net sales; gross sales; return on net assets; return on assets; return on equity; return on capital; return on revenues; asset turnover; economic value added; total stockholder return; net income; pre-tax income; operating profit margin; net income margin; sales margin; market share; inventory turnover; days sales outstanding; sales growth; capacity utilization; increase in customer base; cash flow; book value; share price performance (including options tied solely to appreciation in the fair market of the shares of Common Stock); earnings per share; stock price earnings ratio; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses (“EBITDA”); earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”); or EBITDA, EBIT or earnings before taxes and unusual or nonrecurring items as measured either against the annual budget or as a ratio to revenue. The Performance Goals may differ for each Participant and for each stock grant.

W. PLAN shall mean the Corporation’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as set forth in this document.

X. PLAN ADMINISTRATOR shall mean either the Board or the Committee acting in its capacity as administrator under the Plan.

Y. PLAN EFFECTIVE DATE shall mean the date on which the Plan was adopted by the Board.

Z. SERVICE shall mean the performance of services for the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, a non-employee member of the Board or a consultant or independent advisor, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the documents evidencing the option grant or stock issuance.

AA. SHORT TERM FEDERAL RATE shall mean the federal short-term rate in effect under Section 1274(d) of the Code at the beginning of the period the shares were held in escrow.

BB. STOCK EXCHANGE shall mean either the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange.

CC. STOCK ISSUANCE AGREEMENT shall mean the agreement entered into by the Corporation and the Participant at the time of issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Stock Issuance Program.

DD. STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM shall mean the stock issuance program in effect under the Plan.

EE. SUBSIDIARY shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing 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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FF. TAXES shall mean the Federal, state and local income and employment tax liabilities incurred by the holder of Non-Statutory Options or unvested shares of Common Stock in connection with the exercise of those options or the vesting of those shares.

GG. 10% STOCKHOLDER shall mean the owner of stock (as determined under Code Section 424(d)) possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

 

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The Rubicon Project, Inc.

2007 Stock Incentive Plan

Plan Addendum for UK Optionees

 

 

This Plan Addendum for UK Employees supplements and amends The Rubicon Project 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for purposes of stock options granted under the Plan to UK residents (“UK Optionees”). Certain capitalized terms are defined below. Other terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

 

  1. UK Options. Options granted to UK Optionees under the Plan may be designated EMI Options or Unapproved Options. EMI Options may be granted to Eligible Employees only. Unapproved Options may be granted to Employees and other eligible optionees under the Plan who are not eligible to receive EMI Options or to Eligible Employees for whom the £120,000 EMI Options limit has been reached.

 

  2. Date of Grant for EMI Options. For UK tax purposes, the date of Grant of an EMI Option shall be regarded as being the date on which the Company and the Optionee have signed the option agreement providing for such EMI Option.

 

  3. UK Option Agreement. Stock options granted to UK Optionees under the Plan shall be made pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement (the “UK Option Agreement”) approved by the Plan Administrator and which will contain provisions intended to comply with applicable provisions of the law of England and Wales and the appropriate UK tax legislation.

 

  4. Certain Definitions. For purposes of stock options granted to UK Optionees, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Disqualifying Event” shall have the meaning given to it in sections 534, 535 and 536 of ITEPA.

“Employee” shall mean any employee of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Corporation.

“Eligible Employee” shall mean an Employee who fulfills the requirements of Part 4, Schedule 5 of ITEPA.

“EMI” means enterprise management incentive.

“EMI Option” means an option that satisfies the requirements of Schedule 5 of ITEPA.


“ITEPA” means the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.

“Joint Election” means the election made between the Optionee and the Corporation or if and to the extent that there is a change in the law, any other company or person who is or becomes a secondary contributor for NIC purposes in respect of an Option, in such terms and such forms as provided in paragraphs 3A and 3B of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 which has been approved by HM Revenue & Customs, for the transfer of Secondary NIC Liability.

“NIC” means Class 1 national insurance contributions.

“Option” shall mean an Unapproved Option or an EMI Option granted under the Sub- Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.

“Option Tax Liability” means any tax or employee’s social security liability to the extent arising from the grant, exercise, release or cancellation of an Option or arising out of the acquisition, retention and disposal of the Shares acquired pursuant to an Option or by a Disqualifying Event.

“Secondary NIC Liability” means any liability to employer’s Class 1 NIC to the extent arising from the grant, exercise, release or cancellation of an Option or arising out of the acquisition, retention and disposal of the Shares acquired pursuant to an Option.

“Section 431 Election” means an election under section 431 ITEPA in such form as may be determined by HM Revenue & Customs from time to time.

“Unapproved Option” means an option or part of an option which fails to meet the requirements of Schedule 5 of ITEPA.

 

  5. Certain Definitions. Any references to the “Plan” in any UK Stock Option Agreement shall refer to the Plan including this Addendum.


THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC.

STOCK PLAN AMENDMENTS

As used below, the “Company” refers to The Rubicon Project, Inc. (f/k/a adMonitor, Inc.) and the “Plan” refers to the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.

The Plan was adopted on May 18, 2007.

Effective December 13, 2007, the Company’s name was changed from adMonitor, Inc. to The Rubicon Project, Inc.

Effective December 14, 2007, by action of the board of directors and stockholders, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan was increased from 3,000,000 to 5,500,000.

Effective September 10, 2009, by action of the board of directors and stockholders, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan was increased from 5,500,000 to 6,000,000.

Effective October 29, 2010, by action of the board of directors and stockholders, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan was increased from 6,000,000 to 7,431,746.

Effective October 29, 2010, all shares of the Company’s Common Stock were reclassified into shares of Class A Common Stock and, accordingly, all shares issued or reserved for issuance under the Stock Plan are Class A Common Stock.

Effective July 21, 2011, the board of directors ratified the Plan Addendum for UK Optionees.

Effective December 7, 2011, by action of the board of directors and stockholders, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan was increased from 7,431,746 to 9,019,664.

Effective May 21, 2012, by action of the board of directors and stockholders, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan was increased from 9,019,664 to 13,217,815.

Effective February 22, 2013, by action of the board of directors and stockholders, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan was increased from 13,217,815 to 18,913,600.

Effective September 30, 2013, by action of the board of directors and stockholders, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan was increased from 18,913,600 to 20,913,600.