Registration Statement on Form S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2011

Registration No. 333–            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Yahoo! Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   77–0398689

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

701 First Avenue

Sunnyvale, California 94089

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

5to1 Holding Corp. 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Plan

(Full title of the plan)

 

 

Michael Callahan, Esq.

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Yahoo! Inc.

701 First Avenue

Sunnyvale, California 94089

(Name and address of agent for service)

(408) 349–3300

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

COPIES TO:

 

Timothy R. Morse   J. Jay Herron, Esq.
Chief Financial Officer   O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Yahoo! Inc.   610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1700
701 First Avenue   Newport Beach, California 92660
Sunnyvale, California 94089  

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   x   Accelerated filer  

¨

Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of securities

to be registered

 

Amount

to be

registered

 

Proposed

maximum

offering price

per share

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering price

 

Amount of

registration fee

Common Stock of Yahoo! Inc. issuable upon vesting of assumed restricted stock units under the 5to1 RSU Plan

  59,994 shares (1)   $15.22 (2)   $913,108.68(2)   $106.02
 
 
(1) This Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of Yahoo! Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or the “Registrant”), common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), stated above, options and other rights to purchase or acquire the shares of Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement and, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), an additional indeterminate number of shares, options and rights that may be offered or issued pursuant to the 5to1 Holding Corp. 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the “5to1 RSU Plan”), as a result of one or more adjustments under the 5to1 RSU Plan to prevent dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on June 13, 2011 (which is within five business days prior to the date of filing), as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

The Exhibit Index for this Registration Statement is at page 6.

 

 

 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE

SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S–8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Securities Act Rule 428(b)(1).

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference

The following documents of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are incorporated herein by reference (excluding any portions of such documents that have been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)):

 

  (a) The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the Commission on February 28, 2011 (Commission File No. 000-28018);

 

  (b) The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q for its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011, filed with the Commission on May 10, 2011 (Commission File No. 000–28018);

 

  (c) The Company’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed with the Commission on February 10, 2011 (with respect to Item 5.02 only) (Commission File No. 000–28018); and

 

  (d) The description of the Company’s Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8–A filed with the Commission on March 12, 1996, as updated by the Company’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed with the Commission on August 11, 2000 (each, Commission File No. 000–28018), and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post–effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities

Not applicable.

 

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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) allows for the indemnification of officers, directors and other corporate agents in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify such persons under certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act. Article XII of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and Article VI of the Company’s bylaws authorize indemnification of the Company’s directors, officers, employees and other agents to the extent and under the circumstances permitted by the DGCL.

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain officers that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by law.

The Company maintains liability insurance for the benefit of its officers and directors.

The above discussion of the DGCL and of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, bylaws, and indemnification agreements is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such statute, amended and restated certificate of incorporation, bylaws and indemnification agreements.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Exhibits

See the attached Exhibit Index at page 6, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9. Undertakings

 

  (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post–effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

 

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provided however, that Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this Section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post–effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post–effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post–effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, executive officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S–8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California, on June 16, 2011.

 

YAHOO! INC.
By:  

/s/ Timothy R. Morse

  Timothy R. Morse
  Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carol Bartz and Timothy R. Morse, and each of them, acting individually and without the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys–in–fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post–effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys–in–fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys–in–fact and agents, or either of them individually, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Carol Bartz

Carol Bartz

  

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  June 16, 2011

/s/ Timothy R. Morse

Timothy R. Morse

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

  June 16, 2011

/s/ Aman S. Kothari

Aman S. Kothari

  

SVP, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

  June 16, 2011

/s/ Roy J. Bostock

Roy J. Bostock

   Chairman of the Board   June 16, 2011

/s/ Patti S. Hart

Patti S. Hart

   Director   June 16, 2011

     

Susan M. James

   Director  

/s/ Vyomesh Joshi

Vyomesh Joshi

   Director   June 16, 2011

/s/ David W. Kenny

David W. Kenny

   Director   June 16, 2011

/s/ Arthur H. Kern

Arthur H. Kern

   Director   June 16, 2011

/s/ Brad D. Smith

Brad D. Smith

   Director   June 16, 2011

/s/ Gary L. Wilson

Gary L. Wilson

   Director   June 16, 2011

/s/ Jerry Yang

Jerry Yang

   Director   June 16, 2011

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Exhibit

  4.1*    5to1 Holding Corp. 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the “5to1 RSU Plan”).
  4.2*    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 5to1 RSU Plan.
  5.1*    Opinion of O’Melveny & Myers LLP (opinion of counsel).
23.1*    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2      Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1      Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under “Signatures”).

 

* Filed herewith.

 

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5to1 Holding Corp. 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Plan

Exhibit 4.1

5TO1 HOLDING CORP.

2011 RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT PLAN

1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this 5to1 Holding Corp. 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentives to Employees and Consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the success of the Company’s business. To accomplish the foregoing, the Plan provides that the Company may grant Restricted Stock Units.

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

(a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees, as applicable, responsible for administering the Plan and appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.

(b) “Applicable Laws” means any legal requirements of all state and federal laws, including, without limitation, securities laws and the Code, in any event, relating to the administration of stock incentive plans such as the Plan.

(c) “Award” means an award of Restricted Stock Units (as defined below).

(d) “Award Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 16 of the Plan.

(e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(f) “Cause” shall have such meaning as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the determination of Cause with respect to an Award shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

(g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(h) “Committee” means a committee appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof.

(i) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

(j) “Company” means 5to1 Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation.

(k) “Consultant” means any person, but not including a Non-Employee Director, who is engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company to render services and is compensated for such services.

(l) “Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant” means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Consultant. Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be deemed interrupted in the event of the following: (i) sick


leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other approved leave of absence, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless otherwise provided pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) in the case of transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective successors. For purposes of this Plan, a change in status from an Employee to a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant. If an entity ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, an interruption of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to each Employee or Consultant in respect of such Subsidiary who does not continue as an Employee or Consultant in respect of the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company that continues as such after giving effect to the transaction or other event giving rise to the change in status. The Administrator shall be the sole judge of whether a Participant continues to render services for purposes of the Plan.

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

(n) “Effective Date” means May 26, 2011.

(o) “Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. The payment of compensation by the Company for service as a Director does not, alone, constitute “employment” of the Director by the Company.

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

(q) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the fair market value of a Share of Common Stock determined as follows:

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq Global Market and Nasdaq Global Select Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such exchange or system on the date of determination (if for a given day no sales were reported, the closing sales price for a share of Common Stock for the next preceding day on which sales of Common Stock were reported), as such price is reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

(ii) If the Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (but not on the Nasdaq Global Market or Nasdaq Global Select Market thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, its Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator;

 

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provided, however, that, as to Awards subject to laws other than the laws of the United States, the Administrator may adopt a different methodology for determining Fair Market Value with respect to one or more such Awards if a different methodology is necessary or advisable to secure any intended favorable tax, legal or other treatment for the particular Award(s) (for example, and without limitation, the Administrator may provide that Fair Market Value for purposes of one or more Awards will be based on an average of closing prices (or the average of high and low daily trading prices) for a specified period preceding the relevant date).

(r) “Good Reason” shall have such meaning as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the determination of Good Reason with respect to an Award shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

(s) “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is not an Employee.

(t) “Officer” means an officer of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.

(u) “Parent” means a “parent corporation” of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code or any successor provision.

(v) “Participant” means an Employee or Consultant who receives an Award under the Plan.

(w) “Plan” means this 5to1 Holding Corp. 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Plan, as amended from time to time.

(x) “Reporting Person” means an Officer, Director, or greater than ten percent (10%) stockholder of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 16a-2 under the Exchange Act) who is required to file reports pursuant to Rule 16a-3 under the Exchange Act.

(y) “Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to receive in cash or Shares the Fair Market Value of a Share granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.

(z) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as may be amended from time to time, or any successor provision.

(aa) “Share” means a share of the Company’s Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 10 of the Plan.

(bb) “Stock Exchange” means any stock exchange or consolidated stock price reporting system on which prices for the Common Stock are quoted at any given time.

(cc) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code or any successor provision.

 

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(dd) “Total Disability” shall have such meaning as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, Total Disability with respect to an Award shall mean a total and permanent disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

3. Stock Subject to the Plan.

(a) Share Limits; Shares Available. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued in respect of Awards granted under the Plan is 1,360,000 Shares. The foregoing numerical limit is subject to adjustment as contemplated by Section 3(b) and Section 10.

(b) Awards Settled in Cash; Reissue of Awards and Shares. To the extent that an Award is settled in cash or a form other than Shares, the Shares that would have been delivered had there been no such cash or other settlement shall not be counted against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Shares that are reacquired or withheld by the Company as full or partial payment in connection with any Award under the Plan, as well as any Shares reacquired or withheld by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to any Award, shall not be available for subsequent Awards under the Plan. Shares that are subject to or underlie Awards which expire or for any reason are cancelled or terminated, are forfeited, fail to vest, or for any other reason are not paid or delivered under the Plan shall again be available for subsequent Awards under the Plan as if such Awards had never been granted.

4. Administration of the Plan.

(a) Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by, and all Awards under the Plan shall be authorized by, the Administrator. The “Administrator” means the Board or one or more Committees appointed by the Board or another Committee (within its delegated authority) to administer all or certain aspects of the Plan. Any such Committee shall be comprised solely of one or more Directors or such number of Directors as may be required under any Applicable Law. A Committee may delegate some or all of its authority to another Committee so constituted. The Board or a Committee comprised solely of Directors may also delegate, to the extent permitted by Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law and any other Applicable Law, to one or more Officers of the Company, its powers under this Plan (a) to designate the Employees other than an Officer who is a Reporting Person who will receive grants of Awards under the Plan, and (b) to determine the number of Shares subject to, and the other terms and conditions of, such Awards. The Board may delegate different levels of authority to different Committees with administrative and grant authority under the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in the bylaws of the Company or the applicable charter of any Administrator: (a) a majority of the members of the acting Administrator shall constitute a quorum, and (b) the vote of a majority of the members present, assuming the presence of a quorum, or the unanimous written consent of the members of the Administrator shall constitute action by the acting Administrator.

With respect to awards intended to satisfy the requirements for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee consisting solely of two or more “outside directors” (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of

 

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the Code); provided, however, that the failure to satisfy such requirement shall not affect the validity of the action of any Committee otherwise duly authorized and acting in the matter. Grants of and transactions in or involving Awards that are intended to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 must be duly and timely authorized by the Board or a Committee consisting solely of two or more non-employee directors (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3). To the extent required by any applicable Stock Exchange, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee composed entirely of “independent” directors (within the meaning of the applicable Stock Exchange rules).

(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities, including the approval, if required, of any Stock Exchange, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in accordance with the definition of such term set forth above;

(ii) to select the Consultants and Employees to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder;

(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted hereunder;

(iv) to determine the number of Shares of Common Stock, if any, to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

(v) to approve forms of agreements, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, for use under the Plan;

(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder, including, but not limited to, the Share price, any restrictions or limitations, the vesting of any Award or the acceleration of vesting or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and to determine the effect (which may include the suspension, delay or extension of vesting dates) of a leave of absence, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion;

(vii) to determine whether and under what circumstances an Award may be settled in cash or other consideration (other than Shares of Common Stock);

(viii) to adjust the number of Shares subject to any Award, adjust the price of any or all outstanding Awards or otherwise change previously imposed terms and conditions with respect to any Award, in each case, in such circumstances as the Administrator may deem appropriate and subject to Sections 3 and 13 hereof;

(ix) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan; and

(x) in order to fulfill the purposes of the Plan and without amending the Plan, to modify Awards to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside of the United States in order to recognize differences in applicable local law, tax policies or customs.

 

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(c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all holders of any Award.

5. Eligibility.

(a) Recipients of Grants. Awards may be granted to eligible Employees and Consultants. An Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Award under the Plan may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted additional Awards.

(b) No Employment Rights. The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of such Participant’s employment or consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with such Participant’s right or the Company’s right to terminate his or her 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 or its approval by the stockholders of the Company as described in Section 17 of the Plan. It shall continue in effect until May 26, 2021, unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 13 of the Plan.

7. Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be stated in the written agreement between the Company and Participant evidencing such Award; provided, however, that the term of any Award shall be no more than seven (7) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in such agreement.

8. Restricted Stock Units.

(a) General. Restricted Stock Units may be issued either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines that it will grant Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, it shall advise the Participant in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer (which may include restrictions based on performance criteria, passage of time or other factors or a combination thereof), and the number of Restricted Stock Units that such person shall be entitled to receive. The offer shall be accepted by execution of an Award Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.

(b) Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant who is awarded Restricted Stock Units shall possess no incidents of Common Stock ownership with respect to the Shares represented by such Restricted Stock Units; provided, that the Award Agreement may provide for dividend equivalents on the Award.

(c) Termination of Employment. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Award Agreement, in the event of the termination of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company, Parent or any Subsidiary for any reason prior to the lapsing of the restrictions with respect to any Restricted Stock Units, such Restricted Stock Units held by the Participant shall be automatically forfeited by the Participant as of the date of termination. Neither the Participant nor any of the Participant’s successors, heirs, assigns or personal representatives shall have any rights or interests in any Restricted Stock Units that are so forfeited.

 

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(d) Other Provisions. The Award Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion, consistent with the Plan. In addition, the provisions of the Restricted Stock Units Award Agreements need not be the same with respect to each Participant who is awarded Restricted Stock Units.

9. Tax Withholding. Upon any exercise. vesting or payment of an Award, or upon any other tax withholding event or right in connection with the Award, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries shall have the right, at its option, to:

(a) require the Participant (or the Participant’s personal representative or beneficiary, as the case may be) to pay or provide for payment of the minimum amount of any taxes which the Company or one of its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold with respect to such Award event or payment; or

(b) deduct from any amount otherwise payable in cash to the Participant (or the Participant’s personal representative or beneficiary, as the case may be) the minimum amount of any taxes which the Company or one of its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold with respect to such Award event or payment.

In the event that any tax is required to be withheld in connection with the delivery of Shares under the Plan, the Administrator may in its sole discretion (subject to any Applicable Laws) (i) require or grant (either at the time of the Award or thereafter) to the Participant the right to elect, pursuant to such rules and subject to such conditions as the Administrator may establish, that the Company reduce the number of Shares to be delivered by (or otherwise reacquire from the Participant) the appropriate number of Shares, valued in a consistent manner at their Fair Market Value or at their sales price in accordance with authorized procedures for cashless exercises, as necessary to satisfy the minimum applicable withholding obligation on exercise, vesting or payment, or (ii) permit the Participant to surrender to the Company Shares which (A) in the case of Shares initially acquired from the Company, have been owned by the Participant for such period (if any) as may be required to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings, and (B) have a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld, or (iii) have the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares (either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company on the Participant’s behalf) the minimum amount required to be withheld. For these purposes, the Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or repurchased, as applicable, shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined pursuant to the Code (the “Tax Date”).

Any surrender by a Reporting Person of previously-owned Shares in order to satisfy tax withholding obligations incurred in connection with an Award granted under the Plan must comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3.

 

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All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations shall be made in a form acceptable to the Administrator and shall be subject to the following restrictions: (i) the election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date; (ii) once made, the election shall be irrevocable as to the particular Shares for which the election is made; and (iii) all elections shall be subject to the approval or disapproval of the Administrator.

10. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Corporate Transactions.

(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, (i) the number and type of shares of Common Stock (or other securities) covered by each outstanding Award, (ii) the number and type of shares of Common Stock (or other securities) that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or that have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Award or otherwise, (iii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which Awards may be granted to any Employee under the Plan, (iv) the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Award, and/or (v) the securities, cash or other property deliverable upon exercise or payment of any outstanding Awards, in each case to the extent necessary to preserve (but not increase) the level of incentives intended by the Plan and the then-outstanding Awards, shall be equitably and proportionately adjusted for any dividend of stock or other property (other than cash) by the Company, any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization 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 the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment(s) 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 of 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 (or other securities) subject to an Award.

It is intended that, if possible, any adjustments contemplated by the preceding paragraph be made in a manner that satisfies applicable legal, tax and accounting (so as not to trigger any charge to earnings with respect to such adjustment) requirements (including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code and Section 162(m) of the Code). Without limiting the generality of Section 4(c) hereof, any good faith determination by the Board as to whether an adjustment is required in the circumstances pursuant to this Section 10(a), and the extent and nature of any such adjustment, shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons.

(b) Corporate Transactions. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, each Award granted hereunder will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator. Additionally, the Administrator may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in such instances, declare that any Award shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Administrator and that each Award shall be vested and non-forfeitable and any conditions on each such Award shall lapse, as to all or any part of such Award, including Shares as to which the Award would not otherwise be exercisable or non-forfeitable. In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the

 

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assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, each Award shall be assumed or an equivalent Award shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the Administrator determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, that the Award shall be vested and non-forfeitable and any conditions on each such Award shall lapse, as to all or any part of such Award, including Shares as to which the Award would not otherwise be exercisable or non-forfeitable. If the Administrator makes an Award exercisable or non-forfeitable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the Participant that such Award shall be exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, and thereafter will terminate upon the expiration of such period.

11. Non-Transferability of Awards. An Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or otherwise disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution; provided, however, that the Administrator may, in its discretion, grant Awards that are, or provide that one or more outstanding Awards are, transferable to a “family member” (as that term is defined in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission General Instructions to Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the Participant through a gift or domestic relations order. Any permitted transfer shall be subject to compliance with the Applicable Laws. Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator, during the lifetime of the Participant, an Award may only be exercised or Shares may only be acquired pursuant to an Award by the Participant or a transferee of an Award as permitted by this Section 11.

12. Time of Granting of an Award. The date of grant of an Award shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator in compliance with applicable legal, tax and accounting requirements (including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code). Notice of the determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant, as applicable, to whom an Award is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

13. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

(a) Amendment and Termination. Subject to 13(c) below, the Administrator may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, provided, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without stockholder approval if (i) such approval is necessary to comply with any tax, securities or regulatory laws or requirements, any other Applicable Laws, or any applicable Stock Exchange requirements with which the Administrator intends the Plan to comply or (ii) such amendment constitutes a “material amendment.” For purposes of the Plan, a “material amendment” shall mean an amendment that (a) materially increases the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan, (b) materially increases the number of securities that may be issued under the Plan, (c) materially modifies the requirements for participation in the Plan, or (d) is otherwise deemed a material amendment by the Administrator pursuant to any Applicable Laws or applicable accounting or Stock Exchange rules.

 

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(b) Amendments to Awards. Without limiting any other express authority of the Administrator under (but subject to the express limits of) the Plan, the Administrator may, by agreement, resolution or written policy, waive conditions of or limitations on Awards that the Administrator has previously imposed in its sole discretion without the consent of the Participant, and (subject to the requirements of Section 4(b) and Section 13(c)) may make other changes to the terms and conditions of Awards.

(c) Limitations on Amendments to Plan and Awards. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or change of or affecting any outstanding Award shall, without written consent of the Participant, affect in any manner materially adverse to such Participant any rights or benefits of such Participant or obligations of the Company under any Award granted under the Plan prior to the effective date of such change. Changes, settlements and other actions contemplated by Section 10 hereof shall not be deemed to constitute changes or amendments for purposes of this Section 13(c).

14. Compliance with Laws. The Plan, the granting and vesting of Awards under the Plan, the offer, issuance and delivery of Shares of Common Stock, and/or the payment of money under the Plan or under Awards are subject to compliance with all applicable federal, state and foreign laws, rules and regulations (including but not limited to state and federal securities laws and federal margin requirements) and to such approvals by any listing, regulatory or governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith. Any person acquiring securities under the Plan will, if requested by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, provide such assurances and representations to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries as the Administrator may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all applicable legal and accounting rules or requirements.

15. Reservation of Shares. During the term of this Plan (as set forth in Section 6 hereof) , the Company will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. 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 has not been obtained.

16. Award Agreements. Each Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by either (i) a written Award agreement in a form approved and executed by the Company by an officer duly authorized to act on its behalf, or (2) an electronic notice of Award grant in a form approved and recorded by the Company (or its designee) in an electronic recordkeeping system used for the purpose of tracking award grants under the Plan generally (in each case, an “Award Agreement”), as the Company may provide and, in each case and if required by the Administrator, executed or otherwise electronically accepted by the Participant in such form and manner as the Administrator may require. The Administrator may authorize any Officer of the Company (other than the particular Participant) to execute any or all Award Agreements on behalf of the Company. The Award Agreement shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the award as established by the Administrator consistent with the express limitations of the Plan.

 

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17. Stockholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date of the Board’s adoption of the Plan. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under applicable federal and state law and the rules of any Stock Exchange upon which the Shares are listed.

18. Unfunded Status of Plan. The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.

19. Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

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I hereby certify that the Plan was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of 5to1 Holding Corp. on May 26, 2011.

Executed at              on this 26 day of May, 2011.

 

By:  

  /s/ Mitchell Chun

  Name: Mitchell Chun
  Title: CFO

 

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Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

Exhibit 4.2

5TO1 HOLDING CORP.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 27, 2011 (the “Date of Grant”), is made by and between 5to1 Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [            ] (the “Grantee”).

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the 5to1 Holding Corp. 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to which the Company may grant restricted stock units (“Restricted Stock Units”);

WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Grantee the number of Restricted Stock Units provided for herein;

WHEREAS, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger on May 16, 2011 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Yahoo! Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Mariner Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), the Company and Andrew Uribe, as the representative, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company and the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Restricted Stock Units evidenced by this Agreement will be assumed by Parent at the Effective Time, as defined in the Merger Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1. Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Award

(a) Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee a number of Restricted Stock Units to be determined by the Company immediately prior to the closing date of the Merger, which number will be equal to $[        ] divided by the Per Share Common Amount, as defined in the Merger Agreement, and communicated to the Grantee as soon as reasonably practicable following the closing date of the Merger (the “Award”) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and as otherwise provided in the Plan.

(b) Incorporation of Plan; Capitalized Terms. The provisions of the Plan are hereby incorporated herein by reference. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and any capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the definitions set forth in the Plan. The Administrator shall have final authority to interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement and to make any and all determinations thereunder, and its decision shall be binding and conclusive upon the Grantee and his or her legal representative in respect of any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement.


Section 2. Terms and Conditions of Award

The grant of Restricted Stock Units provided in Section 1(a) shall be subject to the following terms, conditions and restrictions:

(a) Limitations on Rights Associated with Restricted Stock Units. The Restricted Stock Units are bookkeeping entries only. The Grantee shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, no dividend rights and no voting rights with respect to the Restricted Stock Units.

(b) Restrictions. The Restricted Stock Units and any interest therein, may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any attempt to dispose of any Restricted Stock Units in contravention of the above restriction shall be null and void and without effect.

(c) Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Section 2(e) below, one-third (1/3) of the Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award shall vest and become non-forfeitable on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Date of Grant, subject to the Grantee’s continued employment with the Company or any successor of the Company through each such vesting date.

(d) Timing and Manner of Payment of Restricted Stock Units. As soon as practicable after (and in no case more than 74 days after) the date any Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award shall vest and become non-forfeitable (and in no event later than March 15 of the year following the year in which such vesting occurs) (the “Payment Date”), such Restricted Stock Units shall be paid by the Company delivering to the Grantee a number of shares of Common Stock (“Shares”) equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units that become vested and non-forfeitable upon that Payment Date (rounded down to the nearest whole share). The Company shall issue the Shares either (i) in certificate form or (ii) in book entry form, registered in the name of the Grantee. Delivery of any certificates will be made to the Grantee’s last address reflected on the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries unless the Company is otherwise instructed in writing. The Grantee shall not be required to pay any cash consideration for the Restricted Stock Units or for any Shares received pursuant to the Award. Neither the Grantee nor any of the Grantee’s successors, heirs, assigns or personal representatives shall have any further rights or interests in any Restricted Stock Units that are so paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to issue Shares in payment of the Restricted Stock Units unless such issuance and such payment shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and the requirements of any Stock Exchange.

(e) Termination of Employment. In the event of the termination of the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company, Parent or any Subsidiary for any reason prior to the lapsing of the restrictions in accordance with Section 2(c) hereof with respect to any of the Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder, such portion of the Restricted Stock Units held by the Grantee shall be automatically forfeited by the Grantee as of the date of termination. Neither the Grantee nor any of the Grantee’s successors, heirs, assigns or personal representatives shall have any rights or interests in any Restricted Stock Units that are so forfeited.

 

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(f) Corporate Transactions. The following provisions shall apply to the corporate transactions described below:

(i) In the event of a proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Award will terminate and be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed transaction, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator.

(ii) 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, the Award shall be assumed or substituted with an equivalent award by such successor corporation, parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation; provided that the Administrator may determine, in the exercise of its sole discretion in connection with a transaction that constitutes a permissible distribution event under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code, that in lieu of such assumption or substitution, the Award shall be vested and non-forfeitable and any conditions or restrictions on the Award shall lapse, as to all or any part of the Award, including Restricted Stock Units as to which the Award would not otherwise be non-forfeitable.

(g) Income Taxes. Except as provided in the next sentence, the Company shall withhold and/or reacquire a number of Shares issued in payment of (or otherwise issuable in payment of, as the case may be) the Restricted Stock Units having a Fair Market Value equal to the taxes that the Company determines it or the Employer is required to withhold under applicable federal, state and local tax laws with respect to the Restricted Stock Units (with such withholding obligation determined based on any applicable minimum statutory withholding rates). In the event the Company cannot (under applicable legal, regulatory, listing or other requirements, or otherwise) satisfy such tax withholding obligation in such method or in the event that the Restricted Stock Units are paid in cash (as opposed to Shares), the Company may satisfy such withholding by any one or a combination of the following methods: (i) by requiring the Grantee to pay such amount in cash or check; (ii) by reducing the amount of any cash otherwise payable to the Grantee with respect to the Restricted Stock Units; (iii) by deducting such amount out of any other compensation otherwise payable to the Grantee; and/or (iv) by allowing the Grantee to surrender shares of Common Stock of the Company which (a) in the case of shares initially acquired from the Company (upon exercise of a stock option or otherwise), have been owned by the Grantee for such period (if any) as may be required to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings, and (b) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the amount required to be withheld;. For these purposes, the Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or repurchased, as applicable, shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined.

Section 3. Miscellaneous

(a) Notices. Any and all notices, designations, consents, offers, acceptances and any other communications provided for herein shall be given in writing and shall be delivered either personally or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, which shall be addressed, (i) in the case of the Company to both the Chief Financial Officer and the General Counsel of the Company at the principal office of the Company and, (ii) in the case of the Grantee, to the Grantee’s address appearing on the books of the Company or to the Grantee’s residence or to such other address as may be designated in writing by the Grantee. Notices may also be delivered to the Grantee, during his or her employment, through the Company’s inter-office or electronic mail systems.

 

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(b) No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue in the employ of the Company, a Parent or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the right of the Company, Parent or any Subsidiary, which is hereby expressly reserved, to remove, terminate or discharge the Grantee at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause and with or without advance notice.

(c) Bound by Plan. By signing this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and has had an opportunity to review the Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict or contradiction between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control.

(d) Imposition of Other Requirements. If the Grantee relocates to another country after the Date of Grant, the Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Grantee’s participation in the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require the Grantee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

(e) Successors. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns, and of the Grantee and the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Grantee.

(f) Invalid Provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision thereof shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had been omitted.

(g) Modifications. No change, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same is in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein and supersede all prior communications, representations and negotiations in respect thereto.

(i) Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights of the Grantee hereunder shall be construed and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

(j) Headings. The headings of the Sections hereof are provided for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction, and shall not constitute a part, of this Agreement.

(k) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by the parties hereto as of the Date of Grant.

 

5TO1 HOLDING CORP.
By:  

 

Its:  

 

 

GRANTEE
Signature:  

 

Printed Name:  

 

Address:  

 

 

Opinion of O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Exhibit 5.1

[O’Melveny & Myers LLP Letterhead]

June 16, 2011

Yahoo! Inc.

701 First Avenue

Sunnyvale, California 94089

 

  Re: Registration of Securities of Yahoo! Inc.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the registration of up to 59,994 shares of Common Stock of Yahoo! Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S–8 (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof, such Shares to be issued or delivered pursuant to the 5to1 Holding Corp. 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the “5to1 RSU Plan”), you have requested our opinion set forth below.

In our capacity as counsel, we have examined originals or copies of those corporate and other records of the Company that we considered appropriate.

On the basis of such examination and our consideration of those questions of law we considered relevant, and subject to the limitations and qualifications in this opinion, we are of the opinion that:

 

  (1) the Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company; and

 

  (2) when issued in accordance with such authorization, the provisions of the 5to1 RSU Plan, and relevant agreements duly authorized by and in accordance with the terms of the 5to1 RSU Plan, and upon payment for and delivery of the Shares as contemplated in accordance with the 5to1 RSU Plan and either (a) the countersigning of the certificate or certificates representing the Shares by a duly authorized signatory of the registrar for the Company’s Common Stock, or (b) the book–entry of the Shares by the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock in the name of The Depository Trust Company or its nominee, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non–assessable.

We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

 

Respectfully submitted,
/s/ O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 28, 2011 relating to the consolidated financial statements, financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Yahoo! Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
June 16, 2011