Form S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2010

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)

 

 

Citizen Sports, Inc. Amended 2004 Equity Incentive 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

Chief Financial Officer

Yahoo! Inc.

701 First Avenue

Sunnyvale, California 94089

 

J. Jay Herron, Esq.

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1700

Newport Beach, California 92660

 

 

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 exercise of assumed options under the Citizen Sports Plan

  119,373 shares (1)(2)   $2.1249(3)   $253,656(3)   $19

Common Stock of Yahoo! Inc. issuable upon vesting of assumed restricted stock units under the Citizen Sports Plan

  182,978 shares (1)(2)   $16.7725(4)   $3,068,999(4)   $219

TOTAL

  302,351 shares (1)(2)       $3,322,655   $238
 
 
(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 Citizen Sports, Inc. Amended 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Citizen Sports Plan”), as a result of one or more adjustments under the Citizen Sports Plan to prevent dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2) Each share of Common Stock is accompanied by a preferred stock purchase right pursuant to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2005, as may be amended from time to time, between the Registrant and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent.
(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon the weighted average exercise price of options outstanding under this plan.
(4) 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 May 3, 2010 (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, 2009, filed with the Commission on February 26, 2010 (Commission File No. 000-28018);

 

  (b) The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q for its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010, filed with the Commission on May 10, 2010 (Commission File No. 000–28018);

 

  (c) The Company’s Current Reports on Form 8–K filed with the Commission on January 14, 2010 (with respect to Item 5.02 only), February 16, 2010, March 23, 2010 and April 14, 2010 (each, Commission File No. 000–28018);

 

  (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; and

 

  (e) The description of the Company’s preferred stock purchase rights contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8–A filed with the Commission on March 19, 2001, as amended by the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8–A/A filed with the Commission on April 30, 2004 and as updated by the Company’s Current Report on form 8–K filed with the Commission on April 4, 2005 (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.

 

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Item 4. Description of Securities

Not applicable.

 

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

 

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(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;

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 May 10, 2010.

 

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)

  May 10, 2010

/s/    TIMOTHY R. MORSE        

Timothy R. Morse

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)   May 10, 2010

/s/    AMAN S. KOTHARI        

Aman S. Kothari

   VP, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)   May 10, 2010

/s/    ROY J. BOSTOCK        

Roy J. Bostock

   Chairman of the Board   May 10, 2010

/s/    FRANK J. BIONDI, JR.        

Frank J. Biondi, Jr.

   Director   May 10, 2010

/s/    RONALD W. BURKLE        

Ronald W. Burkle

   Director   May 10, 2010

/s/    JOHN H. CHAPPLE        

John H. Chapple

   Director   May 10, 2010

/s/    ERIC HIPPEAU        

Eric Hippeau

   Director   May 10, 2010

/s/    Susan M. James        

Susan M. James

   Director  

May 10, 2010

/s/    VYOMESH JOSHI        

Vyomesh Joshi

   Director   May 10, 2010

/s/    ARTHUR H. KERN        

Arthur H. Kern

   Director   May 10, 2010

/s/    GARY L. WILSON        

Gary L. Wilson

   Director   May 10, 2010

/s/    JERRY YANG        

Jerry Yang

   Director   May 10, 2010

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description of Exhibit

     4.1*    Citizen Sports, Inc. Amended 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated on March 18, 2005 (the “Citizen Sports Plan”).
     4.2*    Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Citizen Sports Plan.
     4.3*    Form of Stock Unit Agreement under the Citizen Sports 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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Citizen Sports, Inc. Amended 2004 Equity Incentive Plan

Exhibit 4.1

CITIZEN SPORTS, INC.

AMENDED 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(As Amended and Restated on March 18, 2005)

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

The purpose of the Citizen Sports, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan is to attract, retain and motivate employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of Citizen Sports, Inc. and its Related Companies by providing them the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company and to link their interests and efforts to the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

As used in the Plan,

Acquired Entity” means any entity acquired by the Company or a Related Company or with which the Company or a Related Company merges or combines.

Acquisition Price” means the fair market value of the securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof, receivable upon consummation of a Company Transaction in respect of a share of Common Stock.

Award” means any award of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Awards, Restricted Stock or Stock Units, as may be designated by the Plan Administrator from time to time.

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Cause,” unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means dishonesty, fraud, serious misconduct, unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, or conduct prohibited by criminal law (except minor violations), in each case as determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Board, each of whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

Company” means Citizen Sports, Inc., a Delaware corporation.


Company Transaction,” unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means consummation of

(a) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other company or other entity,

(b) a sale in one transaction or a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose of all of the Company’s outstanding voting securities, or

(c) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions undertaken with a common purpose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

provided, however, that a Company Transaction shall not include a Related Party Transaction. Where a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose is deemed to be a Company Transaction, the date of such Company Transaction shall be the date on which the last of such transactions is consummated.

Disability,” unless otherwise defined by the Plan Administrator or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means a mental or physical impairment of the Participant that is expected to result in death or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of 12 months or more and that causes the Participant to be unable to perform his or her material duties for the Company or a Related Company and to be engaged in any substantial gainful activity, in each case as determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Board, each of whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.

Eligible Person” means any person eligible to receive an Award as set forth in Section 5.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

Fair Market Value” means the per share fair market value of the Common Stock as established in good faith by the Board or, if the Common Stock is publicly traded, the average of the high and low trading prices for the Common Stock on any given date during regular trading or, if not trading on that date, such price on the last preceding date on which the Common Stock was traded or an average of trading days not to exceed 30 days from the Grant Date, unless determined otherwise by the Plan Administrator using such methods or procedures as it may establish.

Grant Date” means the later of (a) the date on which the Plan Administrator completes the corporate action authorizing the grant of an Award or such later date specified by the Plan Administrator or (b) the date on which all conditions precedent to the Award have been satisfied, provided that conditions to the exercisability or vesting of Awards shall not defer the Grant Date.

 

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Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted with the intention that it qualify as an “incentive stock option” as that term is defined in Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.

Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

Option” means a right to purchase Common Stock granted under Section 7.

Option Expiration Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.

Option Term” means the maximum term of an Option as set forth in Section 7.3.

Participant” means any Eligible Person to whom an Award is granted.

Plan” means the Citizen Sports, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.

Plan Administrator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Related Company” means any entity that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company.

Related Party Transaction” means (a) a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the merger or consolidation hold at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Successor Company immediately after the merger or consolidation; (b) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to a majority-owned subsidiary company; (c) a transaction undertaken for the principal purpose of restructuring the capital of the Company, including, but not limited to, reincorporating the Company in a different jurisdiction, converting the Company to a limited liability company or creating a holding company; or (d) a corporate dissolution or liquidation.

Restricted Stock” means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10, the rights of ownership of which may be subject to restrictions prescribed by the Plan Administrator.

Retirement,” unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means “Retirement” as defined for purposes of the Plan by the Plan Administrator or the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, if not so defined, means Termination of Service on or after the date the Participant reaches age 55 and has completed ten years of employment or service with the Company or a Related Company.

 

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Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Stock Appreciation Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

Stock Award” means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10, the rights of ownership of which are not subject to restrictions prescribed by the Plan Administrator.

Stock Unit” means an Award denominated in units of Common Stock granted under Section 10.

Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted by an Acquired Entity.

Successor Company” means the surviving company, the successor company, the acquiring company or its parent, as applicable, in connection with a Company Transaction.

Termination of Service” means a termination of employment or service relationship with the Company or a Related Company for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, including by reason of death, Disability or Retirement. Any question as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Service for the purposes of an Award and the cause of such Termination of Service shall be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Board, each of whose determination shall be conclusive and binding. Transfer of a Participant’s employment or service relationship between the Company and any Related Company shall not be considered a Termination of Service for purposes of an Award. Unless the Board determines otherwise, a Termination of Service shall be deemed to occur if the Participant’s employment or service relationship is with an entity that has ceased to be a Related Company.

Vesting Commencement Date” means the Grant Date or such other date set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award as the date from which the Option begins to vest for purposes of Section 7.4.

 

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SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Administration of the Plan

The Plan shall be administered by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may delegate concurrent responsibility for administering the Plan, including with respect to designated classes of Eligible Persons, to a committee or committees (which term includes subcommittees) consisting of two or more members of the Board, subject to such limitations as the Board deems appropriate. If and so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, the Board shall consider in selecting the members of any committee acting as Plan Administrator, with respect to any persons subject or likely to become subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the provisions regarding (a) ”outside directors” as contemplated by Section 162(m) of the Code and (b) ”non-employee directors” as contemplated by Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision thereto. Members of any committee shall serve for such term as the Board may determine, subject to removal by the Board at any time. All references in the Plan to the “Plan Administrator” shall be, as applicable, to the Board or any committee to whom the Board has delegated authority to administer the Plan.

3.2 Administration and Interpretation by Plan Administrator

Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have full power and exclusive authority, subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board to the extent the Plan Administrator is a committee of the Board, to (a) select the Eligible Persons to whom Awards may from time to time be granted under the Plan; (b) determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (c) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted under the Plan; (d) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan; (e) approve the forms of agreements for use under the Plan; (f) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or other property or canceled or suspended; (g) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, shares of Common Stock, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; (h) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument evidencing an Award; (i) establish such rules and regulations as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (j) delegate ministerial duties to such of the Company’s officers as it so determines; and (k) make any other determination and take any other action that the Plan Administrator deems necessary or desirable for administration of the Plan. Decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, any Participant, any shareholder and any Eligible Person. A majority of the members of the Plan Administrator may determine its actions and fix the time and place of its meetings.

SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

4.1 Authorized Number of Shares

Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 13.1, a maximum of 3,174,242 shares of Common Stock shall be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares issued under the Plan shall be drawn from authorized and unissued shares or shares now held or subsequently acquired by the Company.

 

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4.2 Share Usage

(a) Shares of Common Stock covered by an Award shall not be counted as used unless and until they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant. If any Award lapses, expires, terminates or is canceled prior to the issuance of shares thereunder or if shares of Common Stock are issued under the Plan to a Participant and thereafter are forfeited to or otherwise reacquired by the Company, the shares subject to such Awards and the forfeited or reacquired shares shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock (i) tendered by a Participant or retained by the Company as full or partial payment to the Company for the purchase price of an Award or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with an Award or (ii) covered by an Award that is settled in cash shall be available for Awards under the Plan.

(b) The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to grant Awards as an alternative to or as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or due under other compensation plans or arrangements of the Company.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator may grant Substitute Awards under the Plan. In the event that a written agreement pursuant to which a Company Transaction or a Related Party Transaction is completed is approved by the Board and that agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the Substitute Awards, the terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the action of the Plan Administrator without any further action by the Plan Administrator, except as may be required for compliance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and the persons holding such Substitute Awards shall be deemed to be Participants.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing and, subject to adjustment provided in Section 13.1, the maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall equal the aggregate share number stated in Section 4.1.

SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY

An Award may be granted to any employee, officer or director of the Company or a Related Company whom the Plan Administrator from time to time selects. An Award may also be granted to any consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor for bona fide services rendered to the Company or any Related Company that (a) are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company’s securities in a capital-raising transaction and (b) do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.

SECTION 6. AWARDS

6.1 Form, Grant and Settlement of Awards

The Plan Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to determine the type or types of Awards to be granted under the Plan. Such Awards may be granted either alone, in addition to or in tandem with any other type of Award. Any Award settlement may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Plan Administrator shall determine.

 

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6.2 Evidence of Awards

Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written (including electronic) instrument that shall contain such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Plan Administrator shall deem advisable and that are not inconsistent with the Plan.

6.3 Vesting of Awards

The effect on the vesting of an Award of a Company-approved leave of absence or a Participant’s working less than full-time shall be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Board, each of whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.

6.4 Deferrals

The Plan Administrator may permit or require a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of any Award. If any such deferral election is permitted or required, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall establish rules and procedures for such payment deferrals, which may include the grant of additional Awards or provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits to deferred stock unit equivalents.

SECTION 7. OPTIONS

7.1 Grant of Options

The Plan Administrator may grant Options designated as Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

7.2 Option Exercise Price

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be as established by the Plan Administrator, but shall not be less than (a) 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date with respect to Nonqualified Stock Options, (b) the minimum exercise price required by Section 8.3 with respect to Incentive Stock Options, except in the case of Substitute Awards, and (c) in the case of an Option granted to a Participant who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or subsidiary companies, 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date.

 

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7.3 Term of Options

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of an Option (the “Option Term”) shall be as established for that Option by the Plan Administrator or, if not so established, shall be ten years from the Grant Date. For Incentive Stock Options, the Option Term shall be as specified in Section 8.4.

7.4 Exercise of Options

The Plan Administrator shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option the time at which, or the installments in which, the Option shall vest and become exercisable, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time. If not so established in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall vest and become exercisable according to the following schedule, which may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time:

 

Period of Participant’s Continuous

Employment or Service With the

Company or Its Related Companies

From the Vesting Commencement Date

   Portion of Total Option That
Is Vested and Exercisable

After 1 year

   1/4

Each additional month of continuous service completed thereafter

   An additional 1/48

After 4 years

   100%

The Option may be exercised in whole or from time to time in part by delivery to the Company of a properly executed stock option exercise agreement or notice, in a form and in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator, setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, the restrictions imposed on the shares purchased under such exercise agreement or notice, if any, and such representations and agreements as may be required by the Plan Administrator, accompanied by payment in full as described in Section 7.5. An Option may be exercised only for whole shares and may not be exercised for less than a reasonable number of shares at any one time, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

7.5 Payment of Exercise Price

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be paid in full to the Company by delivery of consideration equal to the product of the Option exercise price and the number of shares purchased. Such consideration must be paid before the Company will issue the shares being purchased and must be in a form or a combination of forms acceptable to the Plan Administrator for that purchase, which forms may include:

(a) cash;

 

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(b) check or wire transfer;

(c) tendering (either actually or, if the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, by attestation) shares of Common Stock already owned by the Participant, which on the day prior to the exercise date have a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option (such shares must have been owned by the Participant for at least six months or any shorter period necessary to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes);

(d) if the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and to the extent permitted by law, delivery of a properly executed exercise agreement or notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a brokerage firm designated or approved by the Company to deliver promptly to the Company the aggregate amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the exercise, all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board; or

(e) such other consideration as the Plan Administrator may permit.

In addition, to assist a Participant (including directors and executive officers) in acquiring shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Award granted under the Plan, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may authorize, either at the Grant Date or at any time before the acquisition of Common Stock pursuant to the Award, (i) the payment by a Participant of the purchase price of the Common Stock by a promissory note or (ii) the guarantee by the Company of a loan obtained by the Participant from a third party. Such notes or loans must be full recourse to the extent necessary to avoid charges to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes. Subject to the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall in its sole discretion specify the terms of any loans or loan guarantees, including the interest rate and terms of and security for repayment.

7.6 Effect of Termination of Service

The Plan Administrator shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option whether the Option shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions of such exercise, after a Termination of Service, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time. If not so established in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall be exercisable according to the following terms and conditions, which may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time:

(a) Any portion of an Option that is not vested and exercisable on the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service shall expire on such date.

 

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(b) Any portion of an Option that is vested and exercisable on the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service shall expire on the earliest to occur of

(i) if the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs for reasons other than Cause, Retirement, Disability or death, the date that is three months after such Termination of Service;

(ii) if the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs by reason of Retirement, Disability or death, the one-year anniversary of such Termination of Service; and

(iii) the last day of the Option Term (the “Option Expiration Date”).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant dies after the Participant’s Termination of Service but while an Option is otherwise exercisable, the portion of the Option that is vested and exercisable on the date of such Termination of Service shall expire upon the earlier to occur of (y) the Option Expiration Date and (z) the one-year anniversary of the date of death, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise.

Also notwithstanding the foregoing, in case a Participant’s Termination of Service occurs for Cause, all Options granted to the Participant shall automatically expire upon first notification to the Participant of such termination, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise. If a Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Participant shall be terminated for Cause, all the Participant’s rights under any Option shall likewise be suspended during the period of investigation. If any facts that would constitute termination for Cause are discovered after a Participant’s Termination of Service, any Option then held by the Participant may be immediately terminated by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion.

(c) A Participant’s change in status from an employee of the Company or a Related Company to a consultant, advisor or independent contractor of the Company or a Related Company or a change in status from a consultant, advisor or independent contractor of the Company or a Related Company to an employee of the Company or a Related Company shall not be considered a Termination of Service for purposes of this Section 7.6.

 

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SECTION 8. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION LIMITATIONS

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the terms and conditions of any Incentive Stock Options shall in addition comply in all respects with Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision and any applicable regulations thereunder, including the following:

8.1 Dollar Limitation

To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant Date) of Common Stock with respect to which a Participant’s Incentive Stock Options become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other stock option plans of the Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations) exceeds $100,000, such portion in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. In the event the Participant holds two or more such Options that become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, such limitation shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such Options are granted.

8.2 Eligible Employees

Individuals who are not employees of the Company or one of its parent or subsidiary corporations may not be granted Incentive Stock Options.

8.3 Exercise Price

The exercise price of an Incentive Stock Option shall be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporations (a “10% Shareholder”), shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date. The determination of more than 10% ownership shall be made in accordance with Section 422 of the Code.

8.4 Option Term

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option Term of an Incentive Stock Option shall not exceed ten years, and in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a 10% Shareholder, shall not exceed five years.

8.5 Exercisability

An Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option shall cease to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent it is exercised (if permitted by the terms of the Option) (a) more than three months after the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service if termination was for reasons other than death or Disability, (b) more than one year after the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service if termination was by reason of Disability, or (c) after the Participant has been on leave of absence for more than 90 days, unless the Participant’s reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or contract.

 

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8.6 Taxation of Incentive Stock Options

In order to obtain certain tax benefits afforded to Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code, the Participant must hold the shares acquired upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option for two years after the Grant Date and one year after the date of exercise. A Participant may be subject to the alternative minimum tax at the time of exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of shares acquired on the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option prior to the expiration of such holding periods.

8.7 Promissory Notes

The amount of any promissory note delivered pursuant to Section 7.5 in connection with an Incentive Stock Option shall bear interest at a rate specified by the Plan Administrator, but in no case less than the rate required to avoid imputation of interest (taking into account any exceptions to the imputed interest rules) for federal income tax purposes.

8.8 Code Definitions

For the purposes of this Section 8, “disability,” “parent corporation” and “subsidiary corporation” shall have the meanings attributed to those terms for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.

SECTION 9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

9.1 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights

The Plan Administrator may grant stock appreciation rights (“Stock Appreciation Rights” or “SARs”) to Participants at any time. An SAR may be granted in tandem with an Option or alone (“freestanding”). The grant price of a tandem SAR shall be equal to the exercise price of the related Option, and the grant price of a freestanding SAR shall be as established by the Plan Administrator. An SAR may be exercised upon such terms and conditions and for the term as the Plan Administrator determines in its sole discretion; provided, however, that, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the SAR, the term of a freestanding SAR shall be as established for that SAR by the Plan Administrator or, if not so established, shall be ten years, and in the case of a tandem SAR, (a) the term shall not exceed the term of the related Option and (b) the tandem SAR may be exercised for all or part of the shares subject to the related Option upon the surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option, except that the tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the shares for which its related Option is then exercisable.

 

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9.2 Payment of SAR Amount

Upon the exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying: (a) the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock for the date of exercise over the grant price by (b) the number of shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. At the discretion of the Plan Administrator as set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award, the payment upon exercise of an SAR may be in cash, in shares of equivalent value, in some combination thereof or in any other manner approved by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.

SECTION 10. STOCK AWARDS, RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK UNITS

10.1 Grant of Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Stock Units

The Plan Administrator may grant Stock Awards, Restricted Stock or Stock Units on such terms and conditions and subject to such repurchase or forfeiture restrictions, if any (which may be based on continuous service with the Company or a Related Company or the achievement of any performance criteria), as the Plan Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion, which terms, conditions and restrictions shall be set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award.

10.2 Issuance of Shares; Settlement of Awards

Upon the satisfaction of any terms, conditions and restrictions prescribed with respect to Restricted Stock or Stock Units, or upon a Participant’s release from any terms, conditions and restrictions of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, as determined by the Plan Administrator, and subject to the provisions of Section 11, (a) the shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Award of Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by the Participant, and (b) Stock Units shall be paid in shares of Common Stock or, if set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award, in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock as the Plan Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion. Any fractional shares subject to such Awards shall be paid to the Participant in cash.

10.3 Dividends and Distributions

Participants holding shares of Restricted Stock or Stock Units may, if the Plan Administrator so determines, be credited with dividends paid with respect to the underlying shares or dividend equivalents while they are so held in a manner determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion. The Plan Administrator may apply any restrictions to the dividends or dividend equivalents that the Plan Administrator deems appropriate. The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine the form of payment of dividends or dividend equivalents, including cash, shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or Stock Units.

10.4 Waiver of Restrictions

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may waive the repurchase or forfeiture period and any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any Restricted Stock or Stock Unit under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

 

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10.5 Minimum Purchase Price

The purchase price for any shares of Common Stock that may be purchased under the Plan (“Stock Purchase Rights”) shall be at least 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time the Participant is granted the Stock Purchase Right or at the time the purchase is consummated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by applicable law, the purchase price shall be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time the Participant is granted the Stock Purchase Right or at the time the purchase is consummated in the case of any person who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or subsidiary companies.

SECTION 11. WITHHOLDING

The Company may require the Participant to pay to the Company the amount of (a) any taxes that the Company is required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law to withhold with respect to the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award (“tax withholding obligations”) and (b) any amounts due from the Participant to the Company or to any Related Company (“other obligations”). The Company shall not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock or otherwise settle an Award under the Plan until such tax withholding obligations and other obligations are satisfied.

The Plan Administrator may permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of the Participant’s tax withholding obligations and other obligations by (a) paying cash to the Company, (b) having the Company withhold an amount from any cash amounts otherwise due or to become due from the Company to the Participant, (c) having the Company withhold a number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued to the Participant (or become vested in the case of Restricted Stock) having a Fair Market Value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations, or (d) surrendering a number of shares of Common Stock the Participant already owns having a value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations. The value of the shares so withheld may not exceed the employer’s minimum required tax withholding rate, and the value of the shares so surrendered may not exceed such rate to the extent the Participant has owned the surrendered shares for less than six months if such limitation is necessary to avoid a charge to the Company for financial reporting purposes.

 

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SECTION 12. ASSIGNABILITY

No Award or interest in an Award may be sold, assigned, pledged (as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose) or transferred by the Participant or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, except to the extent a Participant designates one or more beneficiaries on a Company-approved form who may exercise the Award or receive payment under the Award after the Participant’s death. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Award may be exercised only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing and to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Code and applicable law, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit a Participant to assign or transfer an Award, and may permit distribution of an Option to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the Option is to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor (settlor), or by gift to “immediate family” as that term is defined in Rule 16a-1(e) under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that any Award so assigned or transferred shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Award.

SECTION 13. ADJUSTMENTS

13.1 Adjustment of Shares

In the event, at any time or from time to time, a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, distribution to shareholders other than a normal cash dividend, or other change in the Company’s corporate or capital structure results in (a) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in their place, being exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or any other company or (b) new, different or additional securities of the Company or any other company being received by the holders of shares of Common Stock, then the Plan Administrator shall make proportional adjustments in (i) the maximum number and kind of securities available for issuance under the Plan; (ii) the maximum number and kind of securities issuable as Incentive Stock Options as set forth in Section 4.2(d); and (iii) the number and kind of securities that are subject to any outstanding Award and the per share price of such securities, without any change in the aggregate price to be paid therefor.

The determination by the Plan Administrator as to the terms of any of the foregoing adjustments shall be conclusive and binding.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash or property, or for labor or services rendered, or for other valid consideration, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, outstanding Awards. Also notwithstanding the foregoing, a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a Company Transaction shall not be governed by this Section 13.1 but shall be governed by the remaining provisions of this Section 13.

 

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13.2 Dissolution or Liquidation

To the extent not previously exercised or settled, and unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion, Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Stock Units shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company. To the extent a forfeiture provision or repurchase right applicable to an Award has not been waived by the Plan Administrator, the Award shall be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of the dissolution or liquidation.

13.3 Company Transaction

In the event of a Company Transaction, each outstanding Award shall be assumed or an equivalent Award shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation (the “Successor Corporation”), unless the Successor Corporation does not agree to assume the Award, in which case such Award shall terminate upon the consummation of the transaction. For purposes of this Section 13.3, an Award shall be considered assumed, without limitation, if, at the time of issuance of the stock or other consideration upon a Company Transaction, as the case may be, each holder of an Award would be entitled to receive upon exercise of the award the same number and kind of shares of stock or the same amount of property, cash or securities as such holder would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of the transaction if the holder had been, immediately prior to such transaction, the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the award at such time (after giving effect to any adjustments in the number of shares covered by the Award as provided for in this Section 13); provided that if such consideration received in the transaction is not solely common stock of the Successor Corporation, the Plan Administrator may, with the consent of the Successor Corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the award to be solely common stock of the Successor Corporation equal to the Fair Market Value of the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the transaction.

13.4 Further Adjustment of Awards

Subject to Sections 13.2 and 13.3, the Plan Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable at any time before a sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change in control of the Company, as defined by the Plan Administrator, to take such further action as it determines to be necessary or advisable with respect to Awards. Such authorized action may include (but shall not be limited to) establishing, amending or waiving the type, terms, conditions or duration of, or restrictions on, Awards so as to provide for earlier, later, extended or additional time for exercise, lifting restrictions and other modifications, and the Plan Administrator may take such actions with respect to all Participants, to certain categories of Participants or only to individual Participants. The Plan Administrator may take such action before or after granting Awards to which the action relates and before or after any public announcement with respect to such sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change in control that is the reason for such action.

 

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13.5 Limitations

The grant of Awards shall in no way affect the Company’s right to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

13.6 Fractional Shares

In the event of any adjustment in the number of shares covered by any Award, each such Award shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment.

SECTION 14. FIRST REFUSAL AND REPURCHASE RIGHTS

14.1 First Refusal Rights

Until the date on which the initial registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act first becomes effective, the Company shall have the right of first refusal with respect to any proposed sale or other disposition by a Participant of any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Award. Such right of first refusal shall be exercisable in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the stock purchase agreement evidencing the purchase of the shares.

14.2 Repurchase Rights for Vested Shares if Terminated for Cause

Upon a Participant’s Termination of Service for Cause, all vested shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Award (whether issued before or after such Termination of Service) shall be subject to repurchase by the Company, at the Company’s sole discretion at the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date of such repurchase. The terms and conditions upon which such repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise) shall be established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the stock purchase agreement evidencing the purchase of the shares. The purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of the securities upon Termination of Service, and the right to repurchase shall be exercised for cash or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness for the shares within 90 days of termination of employment (or in the case of securities issued upon exercise of Options after Termination of Service, within 90 days after the date of the exercise), and the right shall terminate when the Company’s securities become publicly traded. Nothing in this Section 14.2 shall in any way limit the Company’s right to purchase unvested shares as set forth in the applicable Award.

14.3 General

The Company may not exercise its first refusal or repurchase rights under Section 14.1 or 14.2, respectively, earlier than six months and one day following the date the shares were purchased by a Participant (or any shorter period determined by the Company to be sufficient to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes or required by applicable law).

 

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The Company’s first refusal and repurchase rights under this Section 14 are assignable by the Company at any time.

SECTION 15. MARKET STANDOFF

In the event of an underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company’s initial public offering, no person may sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer for value or otherwise agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to any shares issued pursuant to an Award granted under the Plan without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters. Such limitations shall be in effect for such period of time as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters; provided, however, that in no event shall such period exceed 180 days following the effective date of the registration statement. The limitations of this Section 15 shall in all events terminate two years after the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering.

In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the Company’s outstanding Common Stock effected as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities distributed with respect to the purchased shares shall be immediately subject to the provisions of this Section 15, to the same extent the purchased shares are at such time covered by such provisions.

In order to enforce the limitations of this Section 15, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the purchased shares until the end of the applicable standoff period.

SECTION 16. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

16.1 Amendment, Suspension or Termination

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time and in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, shareholder approval shall be required for any amendment to the Plan. Subject to Section 16.3, the Board may amend the terms of any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively.

16.2 Term of the Plan

The Plan shall have no fixed expiration date. After the Plan is terminated, no future Awards may be granted, but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and the Plan’s terms and conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incentive Stock Options may be granted more than ten years after the earlier of (a) the adoption of the Plan by the Board and (b) the adoption by the Board of any amendment to the Plan that constitutes the adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Award may be granted to a resident of California more than ten years after the earlier of the date of adoption of the Plan and the date the Plan is approved by the shareholders.

 

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16.3 Consent of Participant

The amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or a portion thereof or the amendment of an outstanding Award shall not, without the Participant’s consent, materially adversely affect any rights under any Award theretofore granted to the Participant under the Plan. Any change or adjustment to an outstanding Incentive Stock Option shall not, without the consent of the Participant, be made in a manner so as to constitute a “modification” that would cause such Incentive Stock Option to fail to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Sections 13.2 and 13.3 shall not be subject to these restrictions.

SECTION 17. GENERAL

17.1 No Individual Rights

No individual or Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and the Company has no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants under the Plan.

Furthermore, nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate a Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.

17.2 Issuance of Shares

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock under the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, such issuance, delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act or the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction) and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.

The Company shall be under no obligation to any Participant to register for offering or resale or to qualify for exemption under the Securities Act, or to register or qualify under the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction, any shares of Common Stock, security or interest in a security paid or issued under, or created by, the Plan, or to continue in effect any such registrations or qualifications if made.

 

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As a condition to the exercise of an Option or any other receipt of Common Stock pursuant to an Award under the Plan, the Company may require (a) the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that such shares are being purchased or received only for the Participant’s own account and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares and (b) such other action or agreement by the Participant as may from time to time be necessary to comply with the federal, state and foreign securities laws. At the option of the Company, a stop-transfer order against any such shares may be placed on the official stock books and records of the Company, and a legend indicating that such shares may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred, unless an opinion of counsel is provided (concurred in by counsel for the Company) stating that such transfer is not in violation of any applicable law or regulation, may be stamped on stock certificates to ensure exemption from registration. The Plan Administrator may also require the Participant to execute and deliver to the Company a purchase agreement or such other agreement as may be in use by the Company at such time that describes certain terms and conditions applicable to the shares.

To the extent the Plan or any instrument evidencing an Award provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the issuance may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.

17.3 No Rights as a Shareholder

Unless otherwise provided by the Plan Administrator or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement, no Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Unit shall entitle the Participant to any cash dividend, voting or other right of a shareholder unless and until the date of issuance under the Plan of the shares that are the subject of such Award.

17.4 Compliance With Laws and Regulations

In interpreting and applying the provisions of the Plan, any Option granted as an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the Plan shall, to the extent permitted by law, be construed as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

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17.5 Participants in Other Countries

The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures and subplans as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws of other countries in which the Company or any Related Company may operate to ensure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants employed in such countries, to comply with applicable foreign laws and to meet the objectives of the Plan.

17.6 No Trust or Fund

The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to segregate any monies or other property, or shares of Common Stock, or to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any immediate or deferred amounts payable to any Participant, and no Participant shall have any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

17.7 Successors

All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all the business and/or assets of the Company.

17.8 Severability

If any provision of the Plan or any Award is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Plan Administrator, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the Plan Administrator’s determination, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

17.9 Choice of Law

The Plan, all Awards granted thereunder and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

17.10 Financial Reports

To the extent required by applicable law, the Company shall provide annual financial statements of the Company to each Participant. Such financial statements need not be audited and need not be issued to employees whose duties within the Company assure them access to equivalent information.

 

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SECTION 18. EFFECTIVE DATE

The effective date (the “Effective Date”) is the date on which the Plan is adopted by the Board. If the shareholders of the Company do not approve the Plan within 12 months after the Board’s adoption of the Plan, (a) any Award exercised or settled before the shareholders of the Company approve the Plan shall be rescinded and any such shares shall not be counted in determining whether such shareholder approval is obtained, and (b) any Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

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Form of Stock Option Agreement under Citizen Sports Plan

Exhibit 4.2

CITIZEN SPORTS, INC.

STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(Amended Form Effective January 25, 2005)

Citizen Sports, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to Participant an Option (the “Option”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Option is subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in this Stock Option Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”) and in the Stock Option Agreement and the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which are attached to and incorporated into this Grant Notice in their entirety.

 

Participant:   

 

  
Grant Date:   

 

  
Vesting Commencement Date:   

 

  
Number of Shares Subject to Option:   

 

  
Exercise Price (per Share):   

 

  
Option Expiration Date:   

 

   (subject to earlier termination in accordance
   with the terms of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement).
Type of Option:   

¨ Incentive Stock Option*

¨ Nonqualified Stock Option

  
Vesting and Exercisability Schedule:      

Additional Terms/Acknowledgement: The undersigned Participant acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan. Participant further acknowledges that as of the Grant Date, this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Participant and the Company regarding the Option and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on the subject.

 

CITIZEN SPORTS, INC.       PARTICIPANT
By:   

 

     

 

Its:    Vice President, Operations       Signature
         Date:   

 

Attachments:       Address:   

 

1. Stock Option Agreement

        

 

2. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan as Amended

      Taxpayer ID:   

 

 

 

* See Sections 3 and 4 of the Stock Option Agreement.


CITIZEN SPORTS, INC.

2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Pursuant to your Stock Option Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) and this Stock Option Agreement, Citizen Sports, Inc. has granted you an Option under its 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock indicated in your Grant Notice (the “Shares”) at the exercise price indicated in your Grant Notice. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Stock Option Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.

The details of the Option are as follows:

1. Vesting and Exercisability. Subject to the limitations contained herein, the Option will vest and become exercisable as provided in your Grant Notice, provided that vesting will cease upon the termination of your employment or service relationship with the Company or a Related Company and the unvested portion of the Option will terminate.

2. Securities Law Compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, you may not exercise the Option unless the Shares issuable upon exercise are registered under the Securities Act or, if such Shares are not then so registered, the Company has determined that such exercise and issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The exercise of the Option must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Option, and you may not exercise the Option if the Company determines that such exercise would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

3. Incentive Stock Option Qualification. If so designated in your Grant Notice, all or a portion of the Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under federal income tax law, but the Company does not represent or guarantee that the Option qualifies as such.

If the Option has been designated as an Incentive Stock Option and the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the grant date) of the shares of Common Stock subject to the portions of the Option and all other Incentive Stock Options you hold that first become exercisable during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, any excess portion will be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option, unless the Internal Revenue Service changes the rules and regulations governing the $100,000 limit for Incentive Stock Options. A portion of the Option may be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option if certain events cause exercisability of the Option to accelerate.

 

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4. Notice of Disqualifying Disposition. To the extent the Option has been designated as an Incentive Stock Option, to obtain certain tax benefits afforded to Incentive Stock Options, you must hold the Shares issued upon the exercise of the Option for two years after the Grant Date and one year after the date of exercise. You may be subject to the alternative minimum tax at the time of exercise. You should obtain tax advice when exercising the Option and prior to the disposition of the Shares. By accepting the Option, you agree to promptly notify the Company if you dispose of any of the Shares within one year from the date you exercise all or part of the Option or within two years from the Grant Date.

5. Method of Exercise. You may exercise the Option by giving written notice to the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, which will state your election to exercise the Option and the number of Shares for which you are exercising the Option. The written notice must be accompanied by full payment of the exercise price for the number of Shares you are purchasing. You may make this payment in any combination of the following: (a) by cash; (b) by check acceptable to the Company; (c) if permitted by the Plan Administrator, by using shares of Common Stock you have owned for at least six months; (d) if the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act, by instructing a broker to deliver to the Company the total payment required; or (e) by any other method permitted by the Plan Administrator.

6. Repurchase and First Refusal Rights. So long as the Common Stock is not registered under the Exchange Act, the Company may, in its sole discretion at the time of exercise, require you to sign a stock purchase agreement, in the form to be provided, pursuant to which you will grant to the Company certain repurchase and/or first refusal rights to purchase the Shares acquired by you upon exercise of the Option. Upon request to the Company, you may review a current form of this agreement prior to exercise of the Option.

7. Market Standoff. By exercising the Option you agree that the Shares will be subject to the market standoff restrictions on transfer set forth in the Plan.

8. Treatment Upon Termination of Employment or Service Relationship. The unvested portion of the Option will terminate automatically and without further notice immediately upon termination of your employment or service relationship with the Company or a Related Company for any reason (“Termination of Service”). You may exercise the vested portion of the Option as follows:

(a) General Rule. You must exercise the vested portion of the Option on or before the earlier of (i) three months after your Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date;

(b) Retirement or Disability. If your employment or service relationship terminates due to Retirement or Disability, you must exercise the vested portion of the Option on or before the earlier of (i) one year after your Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date.

 

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(c) Death. If your employment or service relationship terminates due to your death, the vested portion of the Option must be exercised on or before the earlier of (i) one year after your Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date. If you die after your Termination of Service but while the Option is still exercisable, the vested portion of the Option may be exercised until the earlier of (x) one year after the date of death and (y) the Option Expiration Date; and

(d) Cause. The vested portion of the Option will automatically expire at the time the Company first notifies you of your Termination of Service for Cause, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise. If your employment or service relationship is suspended pending an investigation of whether you will be terminated for Cause, all your rights under the Option likewise will be suspended during the period of investigation. If any facts that would constitute termination for Cause are discovered after your Termination of Service, any Option you then hold may be immediately terminated by the Plan Administrator.

The Option must be exercised within three months after termination of employment for reasons other than death or Disability and one year after termination of employment due to Disability to qualify for the beneficial tax treatment afforded Incentive Stock Options.

It is your responsibility to be aware of the date the Option terminates.

9. Limited Transferability. During your lifetime only you can exercise the Option. The Option is not transferable except by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, except that Nonqualified Stock Options may be transferred to the extent permitted by the Plan Administrator. The Plan provides for exercise of the Option by a beneficiary designated on a Company-approved form or the personal representative of your estate.

10. Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the exercise of any portion of an Option, you must make such arrangements as the Company may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise.

11. Option Not an Employment or Service Contract. Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan will be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer any right for you to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate your employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

12. No Right to Damages. You will have no right to bring a claim or to receive damages if you are required to exercise the vested portion of the Option within three months (one year in the case of Retirement, Disability or death) of the Termination of Service or if any portion of the Option is cancelled or expires unexercised. The loss of existing or potential profit in Awards will not constitute an element of damages in the event of your Termination of Service for any reason even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of the Company or a Related Company to you.

 

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13. Binding Effect. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and be binding upon you and your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

 

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      Company Use Only

Effective 1/15/04

CITIZEN SPORTS, INC.

EXERCISE NOTICE AND STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

By your signature and the signature of the representative of Citizen Sports, Inc. below, you (“Purchaser”) and the Company agree that you are purchasing shares of the Company’s Common Stock subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and this Agreement. Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

 

Purchaser:    

 

Address:    

 

   

 

Taxpayer I.D. number:    

 

Total number of shares for which Option is being exercised now (these shares are referred to below as “Shares”):    

 

Total exercise price for Shares:   $  

 

(Note: If you are exercising more than one stock option under this Agreement, please complete Attachment A instead of completing the following four items):

Option Grant Date:

   

 

Type of Option:    

¨ Incentive Stock Option

¨ Nonqualified Stock Option

Exercise price per share:   $  

 

Total number of shares subject to Option:    

 

1. Payment of Exercise Price

Prior to or concurrently with the delivery of this Agreement to the Company, Purchaser has delivered the exercise price for the Shares in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the agreement evidencing the applicable Option (the “Option Agreement”).

 

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2. Securities Law Compliance

2.1 Purchaser represents and warrants that Purchaser (a) has been furnished with a copy of the Plan and all information which Purchaser deems necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of the purchase of the Shares, (b) has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the information received about the Shares and the Company, and (c) has been given the opportunity to obtain any additional information Purchaser deems necessary to verify the accuracy of any information obtained concerning the Shares and the Company.

2.2 Purchaser hereby confirms that Purchaser has been informed that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws pursuant to exemptions from registration. Purchaser further confirms that Purchaser understands that the reliance by the Company on such exemptions is predicated in part on the truth and accuracy of the statements by Purchaser in this Agreement.

2.3 Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that Purchaser is purchasing the Shares for Purchaser’s own account, for investment purposes only, and not with a view towards the distribution or public offering of all or any part of the Shares.

2.4 Purchaser hereby confirms that Purchaser understands that because the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act, Purchaser must continue to bear the economic risk of the investment for an indefinite period of time and the Shares cannot be sold unless the Shares are subsequently registered or an exemption from registration is available.

2.5 Purchaser hereby agrees that Purchaser will in no event sell or distribute all or any part of the Shares unless (a) there is an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws covering any such transaction involving the Shares or (b) the Company receives an opinion of Purchaser’s legal counsel (concurred in by legal counsel for the Company) stating that such transaction is exempt from registration or the Company otherwise satisfies itself that such transaction is exempt from registration.

2.6 Purchaser hereby consents to the placing of a legend on Purchaser’s certificate(s) as set forth in Section 6 and to the placing of a stop-transfer order on the books of the Company and with any transfer agents against the Shares until the Shares may be legally resold or distributed.

2.7 Purchaser hereby confirms that Purchaser understands that at the present time Rule 144 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) may not be relied on for the resale or distribution of the Shares by Purchaser. Purchaser understands that the Company has no obligation to Purchaser to register the Shares with the SEC and has not represented to Purchaser that it will so register the Shares.

 

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2.8 Purchaser confirms that Purchaser has been advised, prior to Purchaser’s purchase of the Shares, that neither the offering of the Shares nor any offering materials have been reviewed by any administrator under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities act (the “Acts”) and that the Shares have not been registered under any of the Acts and therefore cannot be resold unless they are registered under the Acts or unless an exemption from such registration is available.

2.9 Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify the Company and hold it harmless from and against any loss, claim or liability, including attorneys’ fees or legal expenses, incurred by the Company as a result of any breach by Purchaser of, or any inaccuracy in, any representation, warranty or statement made by Purchaser in this Agreement or the breach by Purchaser of any terms or conditions of this Agreement.

3. Transfer Restrictions

3.1 Restrictions on Transfer. Shares will not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of in contravention of the provisions of this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or in the Option Agreement, such restrictions on transfer, however, will not apply to (a) a gratuitous transfer of the Shares, provided, and only if, Purchaser obtains the Company’s prior written consent to such transfer, (b) a transfer of title to the Shares effected pursuant to Purchaser’s will or the laws of intestate succession, or (c) a transfer to the Company in pledge as security for any purchase-money indebtedness incurred by Purchaser in connection with the acquisition of the Shares.

3.2 Transferee Obligations. Each person (other than the Company) to whom the Shares are transferred by means of one of the permitted transfers specified in Section 3.1 must, as a condition precedent to the validity of such transfer, acknowledge in writing to the Company that such person is bound by the provisions of this Agreement, to the same extent the Shares would be so subject if retained by Purchaser.

3.3 Market Standoff. In connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company’s initial public offering, Purchaser or any transferee (either being referred to herein as the “Purchaser”) agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, assign, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose or transfer for value or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to, any Shares without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters. Such limitations will be in effect for such period of time as may be requested by the Company or its underwriters; provided, however, that in no event will such period exceed 180 days following the effective date of the registration statement. This market standoff provision will be in effect no longer than two years after the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering.

 

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4. Company’s Right of First Refusal

Before any Shares held by Purchaser may be sold or otherwise transferred (including any assignment, pledge, encumbrance or other disposition of the Shares, but not including a permitted transfer under Section 3.1), the Company or its assignee will have an assignable right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4 (the “Right of First Refusal”). Such Right of First Refusal shall terminate on the initial registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act.

4.1 In the event Purchaser desires to accept a bona fide third-party offer for the sale or transfer of any or all of the Shares, Purchaser will promptly deliver to the Company a written notice (the “Notice”) stating the terms and conditions of any proposed sale or transfer, including (a) Purchaser’s bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares, (b) the name of each proposed purchaser or other transferee (the “Proposed Transferee”), (c) the number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee, and (d) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which Purchaser proposes to transfer the Shares (the “Offered Price”). Purchaser will provide satisfactory proof that the disposition of such shares to such Proposed Transferee would not be in contravention of the provisions of Section 3 and Purchaser will offer to sell the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company.

4.2 At any time within 30 days after receipt of the Notice, the Company or its assignee may, by giving written notice to Purchaser, elect to purchase all or any portion of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in accordance with Section 4.3.

4.3 The purchase price for the Shares purchased under this Section 4 will be the Offered Price. If the Offered Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the noncash consideration will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith.

4.4 Payment of the purchase price will be made, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, either (a) in cash (by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of Purchaser to the Company or such assignee, or by any combination thereof, within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or (b) in the manner and at the time(s) set forth in the Notice.

4.5 If any of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee as provided in this Section 4, then Purchaser may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price; provided that such sale or other transfer is consummated within 60 days after the date of the Notice; and provided, further, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws and the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that the provisions of this Section 4 will continue to apply to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, or if Purchaser proposes to change the price or other terms to make them more favorable to the Proposed Transferee, a new Notice will be given to the Company, and the Company or its assignee will again be offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by Purchaser may be sold or otherwise transferred.

 

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4.6 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Purchaser may not deliver a Notice and the Company may not exercise the Right of First Refusal earlier than six months and one day following the date of this Agreement (or any shorter period determined by the Company to be sufficient to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes).

5. Company’s Repurchase Right for Vested Shares

5.1 The Company or its assignee will have the right to repurchase the Shares (the “Repurchase Right for Vested Shares”) in the event Purchaser terminates employment with or services to the Company or a Related Company for Cause. Such Repurchase Right for Vested Shares shall terminate upon the Company’s initial public offering of securities in an offering registered under the Securities Act.

5.2 The Company may exercise the Repurchase Right for Vested Shares by giving Purchaser written notice within 90 days after the date of Purchaser’s termination of employment with or services to the Company or a Related Company (or exercise of the Option, if later) for Cause. Such notice will indicate the Company’s election to exercise the Repurchase Right for Vested Shares, the number of Shares to be repurchased by the Company and the per-share repurchase price. If the Company fails to give notice within such 90-day period, the Repurchase Right for Vested Shares will terminate unless, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Purchaser and the Company have extended the time for the exercise of the Repurchase Right for Vested Shares.

5.3 Payment of the repurchase price will be made, at the option of the Company, either in cash (by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of Purchaser to the Company, or by any combination thereof, within 30 days after the Company mails written notice of exercise of the Repurchase Right for Vested Shares. No interest will be paid on such amount.

5.4 The repurchase price for the Shares subject to the Repurchase Right for Vested Shares will be equal to the aggregate Fair Market Value of such Shares on the date the Company mails written notice of exercise of the Repurchase Right for Vested Shares. Purchaser will deliver the certificate(s) representing the Shares subject to the Repurchase Right for Vested Shares, duly endorsed for transfer to the Company, at the same time the Company delivers payment to Purchaser.

 

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5.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company may not exercise the Repurchase Right for Vested Shares earlier than six months and one day following the date of this Agreement (or any shorter period determined by the Company to be sufficient to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes) (the “Holding Period”). To the extent a Holding Period is necessary to avoid such an accounting charge and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the 90-day period specified in Section 5.2 will begin to run on the last day of such Holding Period.

6. Legends

Purchaser understands and agrees that the Shares are subject to first refusal and/or repurchase rights, as set forth in this Agreement. Purchaser understands that the certificate(s) representing the Shares will bear legends in substantially the following forms:

“The securities represented by this certificate are subject to certain restrictions on public resale and transfer and first refusal and repurchase rights held by the issuer and/or its assignee(s) and may not be sold, assigned, transferred, encumbered or in any way disposed of except as set forth in a stock purchase agreement between the issuer and the original purchaser of these shares, a copy of which may be obtained at the principal office of the issuer. Such transfer restrictions and first refusal and/or repurchase rights are binding on transferees of these shares.”

“The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or under applicable state securities laws. These securities are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the Act and applicable state securities laws, pursuant to registration or exemption therefrom. Investors should be aware that they may be required to bear the financial risks of this investment for an indefinite period of time. The issuer of these securities may require an opinion of counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the issuer to the effect that the proposed transfer or resale is in compliance with the Act and any applicable state securities laws.”

7. Stop-Transfer Notices

Purchaser understands and agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to in this Agreement, the Company may issue appropriate “stop-transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records. The Company will not be required to (a) transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or transferred in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or (b) treat as the owner of the Shares, or otherwise accord voting, dividend or liquidation rights to, any transferee to whom the Shares have been transferred in contravention of this Agreement.

 

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8. Independent Tax Advice

Purchaser acknowledges that determining the actual tax consequences to each particular Purchaser of exercising the Option or disposing of the Shares may be complicated. These tax consequences will depend, in part, on Purchaser’s specific situation and may also depend on the resolution of currently uncertain tax law, and other variables not within the control of the Company. Purchaser is aware that Purchaser should consult a competent and independent tax advisor for a full understanding of the specific tax consequences to Purchaser prior to exercising the Option or disposing of the Shares. Prior to exercising the Option, Purchaser either has consulted with a competent tax advisor independent of the Company to obtain tax advice concerning the exercise of the Option in light of Purchaser’s specific situation or has had the opportunity to consult with such a tax advisor but chose not to do so.

9. Withholding and Disposition of Shares

As described in the Option Agreement, Purchaser will make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that arise upon purchase of the Shares. If Purchaser is exercising an Incentive Stock Option, Purchaser agrees to notify the Company if any Shares are disposed of within one year from the date hereof or two years from the Grant Date.

10. General Provisions

10.1 Assignment. The Company may assign its first refusal and/or repurchase rights at any time, whether or not such rights are then exercisable, to any person or entity selected by the Company’s Board of Directors, including, without limitation, one or more stockholders of the Company.

10.2 Notices. Any notice required in connection with (a) the Company’s first refusal and/or repurchase rights or (b) the disposition of any Shares covered thereby will be given in writing and will be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid and addressed to the party entitled to such notice at the address indicated in this Agreement or at such other address as such party may designate by 10 days’ advance written notice under this Section 10.2 to all other parties to this Agreement.

10.3 No Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be valid unless in writing and signed by the person against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced, nor will failure to enforce any right hereunder constitute a continuing waiver of the same or a waiver of any other right hereunder.

10.4 Cancellation of Shares. If the Company or its assignees will make available, at the time and place and in the amount and form provided in this Agreement, the consideration for the Shares to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the exercise of the Company’s first refusal and/or repurchase rights in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, then, from and after such time, the person from whom such Shares are to be repurchased will no longer have any rights as a Purchaser of such Shares (other than the right to receive payment of such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such Shares will be deemed purchased in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement and the Company or its assignees will be deemed the owner and Purchaser of such Shares, whether or not the certificates therefor have been delivered as required by this Agreement.

 

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10.5 Purchaser Undertaking. Purchaser hereby agrees to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either Purchaser or the Shares pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement.

10.6 Agreement Is Entire Contract. This Agreement constitutes the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and will in all respects be construed in conformity with the express terms and provisions of the Plan.

10.7 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding on, the Company and its successors and assigns and Purchaser and Purchaser’s legal representatives, heirs, legatees, distributees, assigns and transferees by operation of law, whether or not any such person will have become a party to this Agreement and agreed in writing to join herein and be bound by the terms and conditions hereof.

10.8 No Employment or Service Contract. Nothing in this Agreement will affect in any manner whatsoever the right or power of the Company, or a Related Company, to terminate Purchaser’s employment or services on behalf of the Company, for any reason, with or without cause.

10.9 Stockholder of Record. Purchaser will be recorded as a stockholder of the Company and will have, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, all the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares.

10.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but which, upon execution, will constitute one and the same instrument.

10.11 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date indicated below.

 

CITIZEN SPORTS, INC.
By:  

 

Title:  

 

Address:  

 

 

 

Date:

 

Purchaser

 

Printed Name

 

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By his or her signature below, the spouse of Purchaser, if such Purchaser is legally married as of the date of his or her execution of this Agreement, acknowledges that he or she has read this Agreement and the Plan and is familiar with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and of the Plan, and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

 

Dated:  

 

 

Spouse’s Signature

 

Printed Name

By his or her signature below, Purchaser represents that he or she is not legally married as of the date of executing this Agreement.

 

Dated:  

 

 

Purchaser’s Signature

 

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ATTACHMENT A

(To be completed only if you are exercising more than one Option)

Please complete for each Option you are exercising.

 

Option Grant Date

 

Type of Option:

Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”)

Nonqualified Stock Option

(“NSO”)

(please circle one)

 

Exercise Price

Per Share

 

Number of Shares

to be Exercised

  ISO/NSO   $  
  ISO/NSO   $  
  ISO/NSO   $  
  ISO/NSO   $  
  ISO/NSO   $  


RECEIPT

                              hereby acknowledges receipt from                      in payment for      shares of Common Stock of Citizen Sports, Inc., a              corporation, of $         in the form of

 

  ¨      Cash   
  ¨      Check (personal, cashier’s or bank certified)   
  ¨           shares of the Company’s Common Stock, fair market value $         per share, held by the     Purchaser for a period of at least six months   
  ¨      Copy of irrevocable instructions to broker   
  ¨      Other:                        

 

Exercise Date:                                                                              By:   

 

FMV on such date: $                                                              For:    Citizen Sports, Inc.
Form of Stock Unit Agreement under Citizen Sports Plan

Exhibit 4.3

CITIZEN SPORTS, INC.

AMENDED 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

THIS STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of         , 2010 (the “Date of Grant”), is made by and between Citizen Sports, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and                      (the “Grantee”).

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Citizen Sports, Inc. Amended 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), pursuant to which the Company may grant Stock Units;

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

WHEREAS, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger March 15, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Yahoo! Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Canton Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), the Company, and a representative of the Company Stockholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement), 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 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 Stock Unit Award

(a) Grant of Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee a number of 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/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 Stock Units provided in Section 1(a) shall be subject to the following terms, conditions and restrictions:

(a) Limitations on Rights Associated with Units. The 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 Stock Units.

(b) Restrictions. 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, during the Restricted Unit Period (as defined below). Any attempt to dispose of any Stock Units in contravention of the above restriction shall be null and void and without effect.

(c) Lapse of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided herein, one-third (1/3) of the 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. (The period commencing on the Date of Grant and ending on the date the Stock Units vest is referred to as the “Restricted Unit Period.”)

(d) Timing and Manner of Payment of Stock Units. As soon as practicable after (and in no case more than 74 days after) the date any Stock Units subject to the Award become non-forfeitable (the “Payment Date”), such 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 Stock Units that become non-forfeitable upon that Payment Date. 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. Neither the Grantee nor any of the Grantee’s successors, heirs, assigns or personal representatives shall have any further rights or interests in any Stock Units that are so paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to issue Shares in payment of the 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 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 Stock Units granted hereunder, such portion of the Stock Units held by 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 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)(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 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 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 tax laws with respect to the 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 Stock Units are paid in cash (as opposed to Shares), the Company may satisfy such withholding by any one or 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 Grantee with respect to the 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, 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, 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.

(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.

 

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(c) Bound by Plan. By signing this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges that he/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.

(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.

(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 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      day of         , 2010.

 

CITIZEN SPORTS, INC.
By:  

 

Its:  

 

[GRANTEE]
Signature:  

 

Printed Name:  

 

Address:  

 

 

Opinion of O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Exhibit 5.1

[O’Melveny & Myers LLP Letterhead]

May 10, 2010

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 302,351 shares of Common Stock of Yahoo! Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), and the preferred stock purchase rights accompanying such shares pursuant to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2005, between the Company and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (the “Rights”), 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 and related Rights to be issued or delivered pursuant to the Citizen Sports, Inc. Amended 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Citizen Sports 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 and related Rights have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company;

 

  (2) when issued in accordance with such authorization, the provisions of the Citizen Sports Plan, and relevant agreements duly authorized by and in accordance with the terms of the Citizen Sports Plan, and upon payment for and delivery of the Shares as contemplated in accordance with the Citizen Sports 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; and

 

  (3) when issued in accordance with such authorization, the provisions of the Citizen Sports Plan, and relevant agreements duly authorized by and in accordance with the terms of the Citizen Sports Plan, the Rights that accompany such shares of Common Stock will be validly issued.

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 26, 2010 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, 2009.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
May 10, 2010