MegaChips Corporation Restricted Stock Unit Plan, effective May 13, 2016

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EX-10.10 17 d701682dex1010.htm EX-10.10 EX-10.10

Exhibit 10.10

MEGACHIPS CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT PLAN

Effective May 13, 2016


MEGACHIPS CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

              Page  

1.

    

ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN

     1  
 

1.1.

  

Establishment of Plan

     1  
 

1.2.

  

Purpose

     1  
 

1.3.

  

Term of Plan

     1  

2.

    

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

     1  
 

2.1.

  

Definitions

     1  
 

2.2.

  

Construction

     5  

3.

    

ADMINISTRATION

     5  
 

3.1.

  

Administration by the Board

     5  
 

3.2.

  

Authority of Officers

     5  
 

3.3.

  

Powers of the Board

     5  
 

3.4.

  

Administration with Respect to Insiders

     6  
 

3.5.

  

Indemnification

     6  

4.

    

SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN

     7  
 

4.1.

  

Maximum Number of Shares Issuable

     7  
 

4.2.

  

Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure

     7  
 

4.3.

  

Assumption or Substitution of Awards

     7  
 

4.4.

  

Equitable Adjustment

     7  

5.

    

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

     8  
 

5.1.

  

Persons Eligible for Awards

     8  
 

5.2.

  

Participation in the Plan

     8  

6.

    

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

     8  
 

6.1.

  

Grant of Restricted Stock Units

     8  
 

6.2.

  

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

     8  
 

6.3.

  

Other Restrictions

     8  
 

6.4.

  

Voting Rights; Dividends and Distributions

     8  
 

6.5.

  

Effect of Termination of Service

     8  
 

6.6.

  

Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Unit Awards

     9  

7.

    

STANDARD FORMS OF AWARD AGREEMENTS

     9  
 

7.1.

  

Award Agreements

     9  
 

7.2.

  

Authority to Vary Terms

     9  

8.

    

CHANGE IN CONTROL

     9  
 

8.1.

  

Effect of Change in Control on Awards

     9  
 

8.2.

  

Federal Excise Tax Under Section 4999 of the Code

     10  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

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9.

    

TAX WITHHOLDING

     10  
 

9.1.

  

Tax Withholding in General

     10  
 

9.2.

  

Tax Withholding and Cash Award

     11  

10.

    

COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAW

     11  

11.

    

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN

     11  

12.

    

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     12  
 

12.1.

  

Forfeiture Events

     12  
 

12.2.

  

Provision of Information

     12  
 

12.3.

  

Rights as Employee, Consultant or Director

     12  
 

12.4.

  

Rights as a Stockholder

     12  
 

12.5.

  

Delivery of Title to Shares

     12  
 

12.6.

  

Fractional Shares

     12  
 

12.7.

  

Retirement and Welfare Plans

     12  
 

12.8.

  

Severability

     13  
 

12.9.

  

No Constraint on Corporate Action

     13  
 

12.10.

  

Choice of Law and Forum Selection

     13  
 

12.11.

  

Stockholder Approval

     13  
 

12.12.

  

Employees Based Outside of the United States

     13  

 

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MEGACHIPS CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT PLAN

 

1.

ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN.

1.1.    Establishment of Plan. The MegaChips Corporation Restricted Stock Unit Plan is hereby adopted by the Board effective as of May 13, 2016 (the “Effective Date”).

1.2.    Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain the best available personnel, to provide additional incentives to officers, directors, employees, consultants and other independent contractors of the Company and other members of the Participating Company Group and to promote the success of the Company’s business. The Company intends that securities issued pursuant to the Plan be exempt from requirements of registration and qualification of such securities pursuant to the exemptions afforded by Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act and Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code or any other applicable exemptions, and the Plan shall be so construed. Further, the Company intends that Awards granted pursuant to the Plan be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code (including any amendments or replacements of such section), and the Plan shall be so construed.

1.3.    Term of Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect until its termination by the Board; provided, however, that all Awards shall be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the Effective Date.

 

2.

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

2.1.    Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below:

(a)    “Award” means a Restricted Stock Unit granted under the Plan.

(b)    “Award Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Award granted to the Participant.

(c)    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. If one or more Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, “Board” also means such Committee(s).

(d)    “Cash Award” means an Award payable in cash to the Participant.

(e)    “Change in Control” means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, the occurrence of any of the following:

(i)    an Ownership Change Event or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, a “Transaction”) in which the stockholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the Transaction direct


or indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors or, in the case of an Ownership Change Event described in Section 2.1(q)(iii), the entity to which the assets of the Company were transferred (the “Transferee”), as the case may be; or

(ii)    approval by the stockholders of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

provided, however, that a Change in Control shall be deemed not to include a transaction described in subsections (i) of this Section 2.1(e) in which a majority of the members of the board of directors of the continuing, surviving or successor entity, or parent thereof, immediately after such transaction is comprised of Incumbent Directors.

For purposes of the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting securities of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company or the Transferee, as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary or other business entities. The Board shall have the right to determine whether multiple sales or exchanges of the voting securities of the Company or multiple Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

(f)    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable regulations and administrative guidelines promulgated thereunder.

(g)    “Committee” means the compensation committee or other committee or subcommittee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers as shall be specified by the Board. Unless the powers of the Committee have been specifically limited, the Committee shall have all of the powers of the Board granted herein, including, without limitation, the power to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable limitations imposed by law. For any period during which no such Committee is in existence, “Committee” means the Board, and all authority and responsibility assigned to the Committee under the Plan shall be exercised, if at all, by the Board.

(h)    “Company” means MegaChips Corporation, a Japanese corporation, or any successor corporation thereto.

(i)    “Consultant” means a person engaged to provide consulting or advisory services (other than as an Employee or a Director) to a Participating Company, provided that the identity of such person, the nature of such services or the entity to which such services are provided would not preclude the Company from offering or selling securities to such person pursuant to the Plan in reliance on either the exemption from registration provided by Rule 701 under the Securities Act or, if the Company is required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, registration on a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act.

(j)    “Director” means a member of the Board.

 

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(k)    “Employee” means any person treated as an employee (including an Officer or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the records of a Participating Company; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for purposes of the Plan. The Company shall determine in good faith and in the exercise of its discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to be an Employee and the effective date of such individual’s employment or termination of employment, as the case may be. For purposes of an individual’s rights, if any, under the terms of the Plan as of the time of the Company’s determination of whether or not the individual is an Employee, all such determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive as to such rights, if any, notwithstanding that the Company or any court of law or governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination as to such individual’s status as an Employee.

(l)    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(m)    “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a share of Stock or other property as determined by the Board, in its discretion, subject to the following:

(i)    If, on such date, the Stock is listed or quoted on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing price of a share of Stock as quoted on the national or regional securities exchange or quotation system constituting the primary market for the Stock, as reported in The Nikkei or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Stock has traded on such securities exchange or quotation system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the last day on which the Stock was so traded or quoted prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Board, in its discretion.

(ii)    If, on such date, the Stock is not listed or quoted on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the Board in good faith without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse, and in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(n)    “Incumbent Director” means a director who either (i) is a member of the Board as of the Effective Date or (ii) is elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but excluding a director who was elected or nominated in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors of the Company).

(o)    “Insider” means an Officer, a Director or other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Article 166 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan.

(p)    “Officer” means any person designated by the Board as an officer of the Company.

(q)    “Ownership Change Event” means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to the Company: (i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related transactions by the stockholders of the Company of securities of the Company representing

 

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more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors; (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a party; or (iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (other than a sale, exchange or transfer to one or more subsidiaries of the Company).

(r)    “Participant” means any eligible person who has been granted one or more Awards.

(s)    “Participating Company” means the Company or any Subsidiary. As of the Effective Date, SiTime Corporation is a Participating Company.

(t)    “Participating Company Group” means, at any point in time, all entities collectively which are then Participating Companies.

(u)    “Plan” means the MegaChips Corporation Restricted Stock Unit Plan.

(v)    “Restricted Stock Unit Award” means an Award of a Restricted Stock Unit pursuant to Section 6.

(w)    “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(x)    “Service” means a Participant’s employment or service with the Participating Company Group, whether as an Employee, a Director or a Consultant. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders such Service or a change in the Participating Company for which the Participant renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service. Furthermore, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted or terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company. However, unless otherwise provided by the Board, if any such leave taken by a Participant exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the ninety-first (91st) day following the commencement of such leave the Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated, unless the Participant’s right to return to Service is guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, an unpaid leave of absence shall not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under the Participant’s Award Agreement. A Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the business entity for which the Participant performs Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of and reason for such termination.

(y)    “Stock” means the common stock of the Company, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.2.

(z)    “Subsidiary” means any present or future subsidiary of the Company, as determined by the Board from time to time.

 

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(aa)    “Vesting Conditions” mean those conditions established in accordance with the Plan prior to the satisfaction of which shares subject to an Award remain subject to forfeiture or a repurchase option in favor of the Company exercisable for the Participant’s monetary purchase price, if any, for such shares upon the Participant’s termination of Service.

2.2.    Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

3.

ADMINISTRATION.

3.1.    Administration by the Board. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. All questions of interpretation of the Plan, of any Award Agreement or of any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan or of any Award shall be determined by the Board, and such determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or such Award, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith. Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Board in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or Award Agreement or other agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest therein. All expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company. In addition, the Company shall pay annual fees (but not transaction fees) charged to a Participant by the Company’s designated broker to maintain the Participant’s brokerage account for owning and selling the Stock once issued to the Participant under the Plan.

3.2.    Authority of Officers. Any Officer of the Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination or election.

3.3.    Powers of the Board. In addition to any other powers set forth in the Plan and subject to the provisions of the Plan and applicable law, the Board shall have the full and final power and authority, in its discretion:

(a)    to determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted and the number of shares of Stock to be subject to each Award;

(b)    to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each Award (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, (i) the purchase price of shares pursuant to any Award, (ii) the method of payment for shares purchased pursuant to any Award, (iii) the method for satisfaction of any tax withholding obligation arising in connection with any Award, including by the withholding or delivery of shares of Stock, (iv) the timing, terms and conditions of the exercisability or vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, (v) the time of expiration of any Award, (vi) the effect of any Participant’s termination of Service on any of the foregoing, and (vii) all other terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to any Award or shares acquired pursuant thereto not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan;

 

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(c)    to approve one or more forms of Award Agreement;

(d)    to amend, modify, extend, cancel or renew any Award or to waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto;

(e)    to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including with respect to the period following a Participant’s termination of Service;

(f)    to prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies relating to the Plan, or to adopt sub-plans or supplements to, or alternative versions of, the Plan, including, without limitation, as the Board deems necessary or desirable to comply with the laws of, or to accommodate the tax policy, accounting principles or custom of, jurisdictions whose citizens may be granted Awards; and

(g)    to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement and to make all other determinations and take such other actions with respect to the Plan or any Award as the Board may deem advisable to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or applicable law.

3.4.    Administration with Respect to Insiders. With respect to participation by Insiders in the Plan, at any time that any class of equity security of the Company is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Plan shall be administered in compliance with the requirements, if any, of Article 166 of the Financial Instruments Act of Japan and regulations promulgated thereunder.

3.5.    Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or as Officers or Employees of the Participating Company Group, members of the Board and any Officers or Employees of the Participating Company Group to whom authority to act for the Board or the Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same.

 

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4.

SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN.

4.1.    Maximum Number of Shares Issuable. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be 1.4755% of the total outstanding shares of Stock as of June 23, 2016 and shall consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any combination thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any such time as the offer and sale of securities pursuant to the Plan is subject to compliance with Section 260.140.45 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations (“Section 260.140.45”), the total number of shares of Stock issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding Awards (together with options outstanding under any other stock plan of the Company) and the total number of shares provided for under any stock bonus or similar plan of the Company shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) (or such other higher percentage limitation as may be approved by the stockholders of the Company pursuant to Section 260.140.45) of the then outstanding shares of the Company as calculated in accordance with the conditions and exclusions of Section 260.140.45.

4.2.    Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the requirements of Sections 409A of the Code to the extent applicable, and any other applicable law, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock (excepting regular, periodic cash dividends) that has a material effect on the fair market value of shares of Stock, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number and kind of shares subject to the Plan and to any outstanding Awards, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.” If a majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are subject to outstanding Awards are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become shares of another corporation (the “New Shares”), the Board may unilaterally amend the outstanding Awards to provide that such Awards are for New Shares. In the event of any such amendment, the number of shares subject to the outstanding Awards shall be adjusted in a fair and equitable manner as determined by the Board, in its discretion. Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Such adjustments shall be determined by the Board, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

4.3.    Assumption or Substitution of Awards. The Board may, without affecting the number of shares of Stock available pursuant to Section 4.1, authorize the issuance or assumption of benefits under this Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate, subject to compliance with Section 409A and any other applicable provisions of the Code, and any other applicable law.

4.4.    Equitable Adjustment. Notwithstanding Sections 4.2 and 4.3 above, in the event that an increase in the number of shares is not permissible under applicable law, the Board may make an equitable adjustment so that the Participants shall enjoy the same economic benefit as prior to such changes in capital structure or reorganization.

 

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5.

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION.

5.1.    Persons Eligible for Awards. Awards may be granted only to Employees, Consultants and Directors.

5.2.    Participation in the Plan. Awards are granted solely at the discretion of the Board. Eligible persons may be granted more than one Award. However, eligibility in accordance with this Section shall not entitle any person to be granted an Award, or, having been granted an Award, to be granted an additional Award.

 

6.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS.

6.1.    Grant of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock Units to Participants in such amounts as the Committee shall determine. Restricted Stock Units shall represent the right of a Participant to receive a share of Stock and a Cash Award at a later date upon the satisfaction of such terms and conditions as are established by the Board.

6.2.    Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Unit grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the number of Restricted Stock Units granted, the term and nature of any restrictions and under what circumstances such restrictions shall lapse, and such other provisions as the Board shall determine.

6.3.    Other Restrictions. The Board shall impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to this Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Restricted Stock Unit, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals, time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment of the performance goals, time- based restrictions, restrictions under applicable laws or under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such shares of Stock are listed or traded, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the shares of Stock by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in cash, Stock, or a combination of cash and Stock as the Board, in its sole discretion, shall determine.

6.4.    Voting Rights; Dividends and Distributions. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder. Unless otherwise provided by the Board in the Award Agreement, a Participant shall not be entitled to any dividends or distributions with respect to Awards of Restricted Stock Units until such time as the Participant receives Stock in connection with such Award.

6.5.    Effect of Termination of Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Board in the Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Unit Award, if a Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including the Participant’s death or disability) prior to the satisfaction of the conditions associated with the Award, then the Participant shall forfeit the Award to the Company for no consideration as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service.

 

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6.6.    Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Rights to receive shares of Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary.

 

7.

STANDARD FORMS OF AWARD AGREEMENTS.

7.1.    Award Agreements. Each Award shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the appropriate form of Award Agreement approved by the Board and as amended from time to time. No Award or purported Award shall be a valid and binding obligation of the Company unless evidenced by a fully executed Award Agreement, which execution may be evidenced by electronic means.

7.2.    Authority to Vary Terms. The Board shall have the authority from time to time to vary the terms of any standard form of Award Agreement either in connection with the grant or amendment of an individual Award or in connection with the authorization of a new standard form or forms; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of any such new, revised or amended standard form or forms of Award Agreement are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.

 

8.

CHANGE IN CONTROL.

8.1.    Effect of Change in Control on Awards. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A of the Code, if applicable, and subject to other applicable law, the Board may provide for any one or more of the following:

(a)    Accelerated Vesting. In its discretion, the Board may provide in the grant of any Award or at any other time may take such action as it deems appropriate to provide for acceleration of the exercisability and/or vesting in connection with a Change in Control of each or any outstanding Award or portion thereof and shares acquired pursuant thereto upon such conditions, including termination of the Participant’s Service prior to, upon, or following such Change in Control, and to such extent as the Board shall determine.

(b)    Assumption, Continuation or Substitution of Awards. In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror”), may, without the consent of any Participant, assume or continue the Company’s rights and obligations under each or any Award or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control or substitute for each or any such outstanding Award or portion thereof a substantially equivalent award with respect to the Acquiror’s stock. For purposes of this Section, if so determined by the Board, in its discretion, an Award or any portion thereof shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in

Control, the Award confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, for each share of Stock subject to such portion of the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a share of Stock on the

 

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effective date of the Change in Control was entitled (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Stock); provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Board may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the issuance of the Award for each share of Stock to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control. If any portion of such consideration may be received by holders of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control on a contingent or delayed basis, the Board may, in its discretion, determine such Fair Market Value per share as of the time of the Change in Control on the basis of the Board’s good faith estimate of the present value of the probable future payment of such consideration. Any Award or portion thereof which is assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any consideration received pursuant to the Change in Control with respect to such shares shall continue to be subject to all applicable provisions of the Award Agreement evidencing such Award except as otherwise provided in such Award Agreement.

8.2.    Federal Excise Tax Under Section 4999 of the Code.

(a)    Excess Parachute Payment. If any acceleration of vesting pursuant to an Award and any other payment or benefit received or to be received by a Participant would subject the Participant to any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code due to the characterization of such acceleration of vesting, payment or benefit as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code, then, provided such election would not subject the Participant to taxation under Section 409A of the Code, the Participant may elect, in his or her sole discretion, to reduce the amount of any acceleration of vesting called for under the Award in order to avoid such characterization.

(b)    Determination by Independent Accountants. To aid the Participant in making any election called for under Section 8.2(a), no later than the date of the occurrence of any event that might reasonably be anticipated to result in an “excess parachute payment” to the Participant as described in Section 8.2(a), the Company shall request a determination in writing by independent public accountants selected by the Company (the “Accountants”). As soon as practicable thereafter, the Accountants shall determine and report to the Company and the Participant the amount of such acceleration of vesting, payments and benefits which would produce the greatest after-tax benefit to the Participant. For the purposes of such determination, the Accountants may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and the Participant shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make their required determination. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses the Accountants charge in connection with their services contemplated by this Section.

 

9.

TAX WITHHOLDING.

9.1.    Tax Withholding in General. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any and all payments made under the Plan, or to require the Participant, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, to make adequate provision for, the federal, state, local

 

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and foreign taxes (including any social insurance tax), if any, required by law to be withheld by the Participating Company Group with respect to an Award or the Shares or the Cash Award acquired pursuant thereto.

9.2.    Tax Withholding and Cash Award. The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deduct from the Cash Award issuable to a Participant upon the vesting of an Award, an amount equal to all or any part of the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group. The Cash Award withheld to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations shall not exceed the amount determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates. In the event that the Cash Award is not sufficient to cover the tax withholding obligations of any Participating Company, the Company may require a Participant to remit an amount equal to such tax withholding obligations to the Company in cash.

 

10.

COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAW.

The grant of Awards and the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant to any Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state and foreign law with respect to such securities and the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, no shares may be issued pursuant to an Award unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of such issuance be in effect with respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the Award or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable pursuant to the Award may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable state securities laws. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares hereunder shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to issuance of any Stock, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

 

11.

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN.

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. However, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, there shall be (a) no increase in the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan and (b) no other amendment of the Plan that would require approval of the Company’s stockholders under any applicable law, regulation or rule, including the rules of any stock exchange or quotation system upon which the Stock may then be listed or quoted. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall affect any then outstanding Award unless expressly provided by the Board. Except as provided by the next sentence, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may have a materially adverse effect on any then outstanding Award without the consent of the Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Board may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the consent of any Participant, amend the Plan or any Award Agreement, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, as it deems necessary or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or such Award Agreement to any present or future law, regulation or rule applicable to the Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 409A of the Code.

 

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12.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

12.1.    Forfeiture Events. The Board may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment upon the occurrence of specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award.

12.2.    Provision of Information. At least annually, copies of the Company’s balance sheet and income statement for the just completed fiscal year shall be made available to each Participant and purchaser of shares of Stock upon the issuance of an Award; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply if all offers and sales of securities pursuant to the Plan comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 701 under the Securities Act. The Company shall not be required to provide such information to key persons whose duties in connection with the Company assure them access to equivalent information. The Company shall deliver to each Participant such disclosures as are required in accordance with Rule 701 under the Securities Act.

12.3.    Rights as Employee, Consultant or Director. No person, even though eligible pursuant to Section 5, shall have a right to be selected as a Participant, or, having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant. Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall confer on any Participant a right to remain an Employee, Consultant or Director or interfere with or limit in any way any right of a Participating Company to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time. To the extent that an Employee of a Participating Company other than the Company receives an Award under the Plan, that Award shall in no event be understood or interpreted to mean that the Company is the Employee’s employer or that the Employee has an employment relationship with the Company.

12.4.    Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by an Award until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such shares are issued, except as provided in Section 4.2 or another provision of the Plan.

12.5.    Delivery of Title to Shares. Subject to any governing rules or regulations, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued the shares of Stock acquired pursuant to an Award and shall deliver such shares to or for the benefit of the Participant by means of one or more of the following: (a) by delivering to the Participant evidence of book entry shares of Stock credited to the account of the Participant or (b) by depositing such shares of Stock for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship.

12.6.    Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the settlement of any Award.

12.7.    Retirement and Welfare Plans. Neither Awards made under this Plan nor shares of Stock or Cash Award may be included as “compensation” for purposes of computing the

 

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benefits payable to any Participant under any Participating Company’s retirement plans (both qualified and non-qualified) or welfare benefit plans unless such other plan expressly provides that such compensation shall be taken into account in computing a Participant’s benefits.

12.8.    Severability. If any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

12.9.    No Constraint on Corporate Action. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: (a) limit, impair, or otherwise affect the Company’s or another Participating Company’s right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets; or (b) limit the right or power of the Company or another Participating Company to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate.

12.10.    Choice of Law and Forum Selection. Except to the extent governed by applicable federal law, the validity, interpretation, construction and performance of the Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any action brought to enforce any claim to obtain any benefit under the Plan will be litigated in Santa Clara County state court in California or the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and no other.

12.11.    Stockholder Approval. The Plan or any increase in the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock issuable thereunder as provided in Section 4.1 (the “Authorized Shares”) shall be approved by two-thirds of the outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote prior to the first issuance of any security hereunder.

12.12.    Employees Based Outside of the United States. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in other countries in which the Company or other members of the Participating Company Group operate or have Employees, Directors and/or Consultants, the Board, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to:

 

  (a)

Determine which members of the Participating Company Group shall be covered by this Plan;

 

  (b)

Determine which Employees, Directors and Consultants outside the United States are eligible to participate in this Plan;

 

  (c)

Modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws;

 

  (d)

Establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any subplans and modifications to Plan terms and procedures established under this Section 12.12 by the Board shall be attached to this Plan document as appendices; and

 

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  (e)

Take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or approvals.

Notwithstanding the above, the Board may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate applicable law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Secretary of the Company certifies that the foregoing sets forth the MegaChips Corporation Restricted Stock Unit Plan as duly adopted by the Board on May 13, 2016.

 

/s/ Fujii Masayuki

Corporate Secretary

 

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