SUNPWR SYSTEMS INC.

EX-10.2 5 dex102.htm 1988 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- 1988 Incentive Stock Plan

Exhibit 10.2

 

SUNPWR SYSTEMS INC.

 

1988 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

 

1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Incentive Stock Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to the Employees and Consultants of the Company and to promote the success of the Company’s business.

 

Options granted hereunder may be either Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, at the discretion of the Board and as reflected in the terms of the written option agreement. The Board may also grant Stock Purchase Rights under this Plan.

 

2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

 

(a) “Board” shall mean the Committee, if one has been appointed, or the Board of Directors of the Company, if no Committee is appointed.

 

(b) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(c) “Committee” shall mean the Committee appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Plan, if one is appointed.

 

(d) “Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.

 

(e) “Company” shall mean Sunpwr Systems Inc., a California corporation.

 

(f) “Consultant” shall mean any person who is engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting services and is compensated for such consulting services, and any director of the Company whether compensated for such services or not; provided that if and in the event the Company registers any class of any equity security pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the term Consultant shall thereafter not include directors who are not compensated for their services or are paid only a director’s fee by the Company.

 

(g) “Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant” shall mean the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Consultant. Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of sick leave, military leave, or any other leave of absence approved by the Board; provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days or reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute.

 

(h) “Employee” shall mean any person, including officers and directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. The payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.


(i) “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422A of the Code.

 

(j) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” shall mean an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(k) “Option” shall mean a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

 

(l) “Optioned Stock” shall mean the Common Stock subject to an Option.

 

(m) “Optionee” shall mean an Employee or Consultant who receives an Option.

 

(n) “Parent” shall mean a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 425(e) of the Code.

 

(o) “Plan” shall mean this 1988 Incentive Stock Plan.

 

(p) “Purchaser” shall mean any person who has purchased Shares pursuant to an Option or who has purchased, or has the right to purchase, Shares pursuant to a Stock Purchase Right under the Plan.

 

(q) “Share” shall mean a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.

 

(r) “Stock Purchase Right” shall mean a right, other than an Option, to purchase Common Stock pursuant to the Plan.

 

(s) “Subsidiary” shall mean a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 425(f) of the Code.

 

3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares which may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 644,800 shares of Common Stock. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

 

If an Option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become available for future grant under the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, shares issued under the Plan and later repurchased by the Company shall not become available for future grant or sale under the Plan.

 

4. Administration of the Plan.

 

(a) Procedure. The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

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(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii), the Board of Directors may appoint a Committee consisting of not less than two members of the Board of Directors to administer the Plan on behalf of the Board of Directors, subject to such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may prescribe. Once appointed, the Committee shall continue to serve until otherwise directed by the Board of Directors. Members of the Board who are either eligible for Options or Stock Purchase Rights or have been granted Options or Stock Purchase Rights may vote on any matters affecting the administration of the Plan or the grant of any Options or Stock Purchase Rights pursuant to the Plan, except that no such member shall act upon the granting of an Option or Stock Purchase Rights to himself, but any such member may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting of the Board during which action is taken with respect to the granting of Options or Stock Purchase Rights to him.

 

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing subparagraph (i), if and in any event the Company registers any class of any equity security pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, from the effective date of such registration until six months after the termination of such registration, any grants of Options or Stock Purchase Rights to officers or directors shall only be made by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that if a majority of the Board of Directors is eligible to participate in this Plan or any other stock option or other stock plan of the Company or any of its affiliates, or has been eligible at any time during the prior one-year period (or, if shorter, the period following the initial registration of the Company’s equity securities under Section 12 of the Exchange Act), any grants of Options or Stock Purchase Rights to directors must be made by, or only in accordance with the recommendation of, a Committee consisting of three or more persons, who may but need not be directors or employees of the Company, appointed by the Board of Directors and having full authority to act in the matter, none of whom is eligible to participate in this Plan or any other stock option or other stock plan of the Company or any of its affiliates, or has been eligible at any time during the prior one-year period (or, if shorter, the period following the initial registration of the Company’s equity securities under Section 12 of the Exchange Act). Any Committee administering the Plan with respect to grants to officers who are not also directors shall conform to the requirements of the preceding sentence. Once appointed, the Committee shall continue to serve until otherwise directed by the Board of Directors.

 

(iii) Subject to the foregoing subparagraphs (i) and (ii), from time to time the Board of Directors may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies however caused, or remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan.

 

(b) Powers of the Board. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have the authority, in its discretion: (i) to grant Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, and Stock Purchase Rights; (ii) to determine, upon review of relevant information and in accordance with Section 8(b) of the Plan, the fair market value of the Common Stock; (iii) to determine the exercise price per share of Options or Stock Purchase Rights to be granted, which exercise price shall be determined in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Plan; (iv) to determine the Employees or Consultants to whom, and the time or times at which, Options or Stock Purchase Rights shall be granted and the number of shares to be represented by each Option or Stock Purchase Right; (v) to interpret the Plan; (vi) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and

 

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regulations relating to the Plan; (vii) to determine the terms and provisions of each Option or Stock Purchase Right granted (which need not be identical) and, with the consent of the holder thereof, modify or amend each Option or Stock Purchase Right; (viii) to accelerate or defer (with the consent of the Optionee) the exercise date of any Option, consistent with the provisions of Section 5 of the Plan; (ix) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effectuate the grant of an Option or Stock Purchase Right previously granted by the Board; and (x) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

 

(c) Effect of Board’s Decision. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Board shall be final and binding on all Optionees, Purchasers and any other holders of any Options or Stock Purchase Rights granted under the Plan.

 

5. Eligibility.

 

(a) Nonstatutory Stock Options and Stock Purchase Rights may be granted only to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. An Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option or Stock Purchase Right may, if he is otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Option or Options, or Stock Purchase Right or Rights.

 

(b) No Incentive Stock Option may be granted to an Employee which, when aggregated with all other incentive stock options granted to such Employee by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, would result in Shares having an aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the date of grant of the Option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000 becoming first available for purchase upon exercise of one or more Incentive Stock Options during any calendar year.

 

(c) Section 5(b) of the Plan shall apply only to an Incentive Stock Option evidenced by an “Incentive Stock Option Agreement” which sets forth the intention of the Company and the Optionee that such Option shall qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Section 5(b) of the Plan shall not apply to any Option evidenced by a “Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement” which sets forth “the intention of the Company and the Optionee that such Option shall be a Nonstatutory Stock Option, nor to any Stock Purchase Right.

 

(d) THE PLAN SHALL NOT CONFER UPON ANY OPTIONEE, PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF A STOCK PURCHASE RIGHT ANY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY, NOR SHALL IT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH HIS RIGHT OR THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE HIS EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

 

6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the shareholders of the Company as described in Section 18 of the Plan. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 14 of the Plan.

 

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7. Term of Option. The term of each Incentive Stock Option and Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Incentive Stock Option Agreement or Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement. However, in the case of an Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Incentive Stock Option Agreement or Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement.

 

8. Exercise Price and Consideration.

 

(a) The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be such price as is determined by the Board, but shall be subject to the following:

 

(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

 

(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the fair market value per Share on the date of grant.

 

(B) granted to any Employee, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the fair market value per Share on the date of grant.

 

(ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option or any Stock Purchase Right

 

(A) granted to a person who, at the time of the grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the fair market value per Share on the date of the grant.

 

(B) granted to any person, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 85% of the fair market value per Share on the date of grant.

 

(b) The fair market value shall be determined by the Board in its discretion; provided, however, that where there is a public market for the Common Stock, the fair market value per Share shall be the mean of the bid and asked prices (or the closing price per share if the Common Stock is listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) National Market System) of the Common Stock for the date of grant, as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or, if not so reported, as otherwise reported by the NASDAQ System) or, in the event the Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the fair market value per Share shall be the closing price on such exchange on the date of grant of the Option, as reported in The Wall Street Journal.

 

(c) The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the

 

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Board and may consist entirely of cash, check, promissory note, other Shares of Common Stock which (i) either have been owned by the Optionee or Purchaser for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company, and (ii) have a fair market value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be exercised, or any combination of such methods of payment, or such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted under Sections 408 and 409 of the California General Corporation Law. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Board shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company (Section 315(b) of the California General Corporation Law).

 

9. Exercise of Option.

 

(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Board, including performance criteria with respect to the Company and/or the Optionee, and as shall be permissible under the terms of the Plan.

 

An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

 

An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by the Company. Full payment may, as authorized by the Board, consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(c) of the Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for .a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.

 

Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

 

(b) Termination of Status as an Employee or Consultant. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant (as the case may be), such Optionee may, but only within thirty (30) days (or such other period of time, not exceeding three (3) months in the case of an Incentive Stock Option or six (6) months in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, as is determined by the Board, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of grant of the Option) after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise his Option to the extent that he was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that he was not entitled to exercise the

 

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Option at the date of such termination, or if he does not exercise such Option (which he was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

 

(c) Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9(b) above, in the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant as a result of his total and permanent disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), he may, but only within six (6) months (or such other period of time not exceeding twelve (12) months as is determined by the Board, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of grant of the Option) from the date of such termination (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise his Option to the extent he was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that he was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if he does not exercise such Option (which he was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

 

(d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee:

 

(i) during the term of the Option who is at the time of his death an Employee or Consultant of the Company and who shall have been in continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant since the date of grant of the Option, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had the Optionee continued living and remained in Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant six (6) months after the date of death, subject to the limitation set forth in Section 5(b); or

 

(ii) within thirty (30) days (or such other period of time not exceeding three (3) months as is determined by the Board, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of grant of the Option) after the termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the date of termination.

 

10. Stock Purchase Rights.

 

(a) Rights to Purchase. After the Board of Directors determines that it will offer an Employee or Consultant the right to purchase Shares under the Plan, it shall advise the offeree in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions relating to the offer, including the number of Shares that such person shall be entitled to purchase, and the time within which such person must accept such offer, which shall in no event exceed sixty (60) days from the date upon which the Board of Directors or its Committee made the determination to grant the Stock

 

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Purchase Right. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Board of Directors.

 

(b) Issuance of Shares. Forthwith after payment therefor, the Shares purchased shall be duly issued; provided, however, that the Board may require that the Purchaser make adequate provision for any Federal and State withholding obligations of the Company as a condition to such purchase. Such withholding may be accomplished by the withholding of Shares having an aggregate fair market value at least equal to the amount required to be withheld.

 

(c) Repurchase Option. Unless the Board of Directors or its Committee determines otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of the Purchaser’s employment with the Company for any reason (including death or disability). The purchase price for shares repurchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall be the original price paid by the Purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the Purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at such a rate as the Board of Directors may determine.

 

(d) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

(e) Rights as a Shareholder. A Stock Purchase Right shall be deemed to have been exercised when full payment for the Shares to be purchased thereunder has been received by the Company. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Stock Purchase Right. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Stock Purchase Right. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.

 

(f) Shares Available Under the Plan. Exercise of a Stock Purchase Right in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares that thereafter shall be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Stock Purchase Right provisions, by the number of Shares as to which the Stock Purchase Right is exercised. Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to Section 10(c) hereof shall not be available for reissuance under the Plan.

 

11. Non-Transferability of Options and Stock Purchase Rights. Options and Stock Purchase Rights may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee or holder of a Stock Purchase Right, only by the Optionee or holder of a Stock Purchase Right.

 

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12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Merger. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right, and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options or Stock Purchase Rights have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option or Stock Purchase Right, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or Stock Purchase Right.

 

In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any outstanding Options or Stock Purchase Rights will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Board. The Board may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in such instances, declare that any Option or Stock Purchase Right shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Board and give each Optionee or holder of a Stock Purchase Right the right to exercise his Option or Stock Purchase Right as to all or any part of the Common Stock subject to such Option or Stock Purchase Right, including Shares as to which the Option or Stock Purchase Right would not otherwise be exercisable. In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, Options and Stock Purchase Rights shall be assumed or an equivalent option or right shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless such successor corporation does not agree to assume the Option or Stock Purchase Right or to substitute an equivalent option or right, in which case the Board shall, in lieu of such assumption or substitution, provide for the Optionee or holder of a Stock Purchase Right to have the right to exercise the Option or Stock Purchase Right as to all or any part of the Common Stock subject to such Option or Stock Purchase Right, including Shares as to which the Option or Stock Purchase Right would not otherwise be exercisable. If the Board makes an Option or Stock Purchase Right fully exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee or holder of a Stock Purchase Right that the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option or Stock Purchase Right will terminate upon the expiration of such period.

 

13. Time of Granting Options or Stock Purchase Rights. The date of grant of an Option or Stock Purchase Right shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Board makes the determination granting such Option or Stock Purchase Right. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an Option or Stock Purchase Right is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

 

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14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

 

(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable; provided that, the following revisions or amendments shall require approval of the shareholders of the Company in the manner described in Section 18 of the Plan:

 

(i) any increase in the number of Shares subject to the Plan, other than in connection with an adjustment under Section 12 of the Plan;

 

(ii) any change in the designation of the class of persons eligible to be granted Options or Stock Purchase Rights; or

 

(iii) if the Company has a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act at the time of such revision or amendment, any material increase in the benefits accruing to participants under the Plan.

 

(b) Shareholder Approval. If any amendment requiring shareholder approval under Section 14(a) of the Plan is made subsequent to the first registration of any class of equity securities by the Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, such shareholder approval shall be solicited as described in Section 18 of the Plan.

 

(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any such amendment or termination of the Plan shall not affect Options or Stock Purchase Rights already granted and such Options and Stock Purchase Rights shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Board and the Optionee, Purchaser or holder of a Stock Purchase Right, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Company and the Optionee, Purchaser or holder of the Stock Purchase Right.

 

15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right unless the exercise of such Option or Stock Purchase Right and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

 

As a condition to the exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right, the Company may require the person exercising such Option or Stock Purchase Right to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned relevant provisions of law.

 

16. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

 

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The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s 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.

 

17. Stock Option and Stock Purchase Agreements. Options shall be evidenced by written Stock Option Agreements in such form as the Board shall approve. Upon the exercise of Stock Purchase Rights, a Purchaser shall execute a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in such form as the Board of Directors shall approve.

 

18. Shareholder Approval.

 

(a) Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted.

 

(b) If and in the event that the Company registers any class of equity securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, any required approval of the shareholders of the Company obtained after such registration shall be solicited substantially in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(c) If any required approval by the shareholders of the Plan itself or of any amendment thereto is solicited at any time otherwise than in the manner described in Section 18(b) hereof, then the Company shall, at or prior to the first annual meeting of shareholders held subsequent to the later of (1) the first registration of any class of equity securities of the Company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or (2) the granting of an Option hereunder to an officer or director after such registration, do the following:

 

(i) furnish in writing to the holders entitled to vote for the Plan substantially the same information which would be required (if proxies to be voted with respect to approval or disapproval of the Plan or amendment were then being solicited) by the rules and regulations in effect under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act at the time such information is furnished; and

 

(ii) file with, or mail for filing to, the Securities and Exchange Commission four copies of the written information referred to in subsection (i) hereof not later than the date on which such information is first sent or given to shareholders.

 

19. Information to Optionees and Holders of Stock Purchase Rights. The Company shall provide to each Optionee and each holder of a Stock Purchase Right, during the period for which such Optionee or holder of a Stock Purchase Right has one or more Options or Stock Purchase Rights outstanding, copies of all annual reports and other information which are provided to all shareholders of the Company. The Company shall not be required to provide such information if the issuance of Options and Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan is limited to key employees whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent information.

 

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SUNPOWER CORPORATION

 

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

 

[Name]

[Address]

 

You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of SunPower Corporation (the “Company”) as follows:

 

Grant Number:

    

Date of Grant:

    

Option Price Per Share:

   $

Total Number of Shares Granted:

    

Total Price of Shares Granted:

   $

Type of Option:

   Incentive Stock Option

Term /Expiration Date:

    

 

Exercise Schedule:

 

This Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set our below.

 

Vesting Schedule:

 

Date of Vesting


  

Number of Shares


    

1/60 of Shares Per Month

 

Termination Period:

 

This Option may be exercised for 30 days after termination of the Optionee’s employment or consulting relationship with the Company, except as set out in Sections 7 and 8 of the Option Agreement (but in no event later than the Expiration Date).

 

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OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE OPTIONS FOR SHARES PURSUANT TO THIS NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT AND THE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING CONSULTANCY OR EMPLOYMENT AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NOTHING IN THE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, NOR IN THE COMPANY’S STOCK OPTION PLAN WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, SHALL CONFER UPON OPTIONEE ANY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTANCY BY THE COMPANY, NOR SHALL IT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH OPTIONEE’S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE OPTIONEE’S EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTANCY AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

 

Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the 1988 Incentive Stock Plan and certain information related thereto and represents that Optionee is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. Optionee has reviewed the 1988 Incentive Stock Plan and this Option in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option and fully understands all provisions of the Option. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any questions arising under the Plan.

 

By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the 1988 Incentive Stock Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, all of which are attached and made a part of this document.

 

OPTIONEE:

     

SUNPOWER CORPORATION

By:

         

By:

   
   

Signature

           
       

Title:

   

Print Name

           

 

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SUNPOWER CORPORATION

 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

1. Grant of Option. SunPower Corporation, a California corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to the Optionee named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Optionee”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase a total number of shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the “Exercise Price”) subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the SunPower Corporation 1988 Incentive Stock Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by the Company, which is incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Option.

 

If designated an Incentive Stock Option, this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”) as defined in Section 422A of the Code.

 

2. Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Exercise Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and with the provisions of Section 9 of the Plan as follows:

 

(i) Right to Exercise.

 

(a) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.

 

(b) In the event of Optionee’s death, disability or other termination of employment, the exercisability of the Option is governed by Sections 6, 7 and 8 below, subject to the limitation contained in subsection 2(i)(c).

 

(c) In no event may this Option be exercised after the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant.

 

(ii) Method of Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable by written notice (in the form attached as Exhibit A) which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder’s investment intent with respect to such Shares of Common Stock as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the exercise price. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice accompanied by the exercise price.

 

No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.

 

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3. Optionee’s Representations. In the event the Shares purchasable pursuant to the exercise of this Option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this Option is exercised, Optionee shall, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to the Company his Investment Representation Statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and shall read the applicable rules of the Commissioner of Corporations attached to such Investment Representation Statement.

 

4. Method of Payment. Payment of the exercise price shall be by cash or check.

 

5. Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such Shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities or other law or regulation, including any rule under Part 207 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations (“Regulation G”) as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation.

 

6. Termination of Relationship. In the event of termination of Optionee’s consulting relationship or Continuous Status as an Employee, Optionee may, to the extent otherwise so entitled at the date of such termination (the “Termination Date”), exercise this Option during the Termination Period set out in the Notice of Grant. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise this Option at the date of such termination, or if Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

 

7. Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6 above, in the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Status as an Employee as a result of total and permanent disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), Optionee may, but only within six (6) months from the date of termination of employment (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 10 below), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise so entitled at the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

 

8. Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of Optionee, the Option may be exercised at any time within six (6) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 10 below), by Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but, (a) if such death occurs while the Optionee is an Employee or Consultant of the Company who has been in Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant since the date of grant of the Option, only to the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had the Optionee continued living and remained in Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant six (6) months after the date of death, and (b) if the date’ of death was within thirty (30) days after the termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, only to the extent the Optionee could exercise the Option at the date of death.

 

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9. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by him. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.

 

10. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this option. The limitations set out in Section 7 of the Plan regarding Options designated as Incentive Stock Options and Options granted to more than ten percent (10%) shareholders shall apply to this Option.

 

11. Tax Consequences. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date of this Option of some of the federal and California tax consequences of exercise of this Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES,

 

(i) Exercise of ISO. If this Option qualifies as an ISO, there will be no regular federal income tax liability or California income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option, although the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price will be treated as an adjustment to the alternative minimum tax for federal tax purposes and may subject the Optionee to the alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise.

 

(ii) Exercise of Nonqualified Stock Option (NSO”). If this Option does not qualify as an ISO, there may be a regular federal income tax liability and a California income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option. The Optionee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. If Optionee is an employee, the Company will be required to withhold from Optionee’s compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise.

 

(iii) Disposition of Shares. In the case of an NSO, if Shares are held for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal and California income tax purposes. In the case of an ISO, if Shares transferred pursuant to the Option are held for at least one year after exercise and are disposed of at least two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will also be treated as long-term capital gain for federal and California income tax purposes. If Shares purchased under an ISO are disposed of within such one-year period or within two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on such disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price.

 

(iv) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option granted to Optionee herein is treated as an ISO, and if Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (1) the date two years after the Date of Grant, or (2) the date one year after transfer of such Shares to the Optionee upon exercise of the ISO, the Optionee shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. Optionee agrees that Optionee may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by the Optionee from the early disposition by payment in cash or out of the current earnings paid to the Optionee.

 

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