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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2007
     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
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  77-0398689
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
BlueLithium, Inc. 2004 Stock Option Plan
BlueLithium, Inc. 2007 Restricted Stock Unit Plan

(Full Title of the Plan)
Blake Jorgensen
Chief Financial Officer
Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089
(408) 349-3300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
COPIES TO:
     
       
Michael Callahan, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                                             
 
              Proposed     Proposed        
  Title Of           Maximum     Maximum     Amount  
  Securities     Amount     Offering     Aggregate     Of  
  To Be     To Be     Price     Offering     Registration  
  Registered     Registered     Per Share     Price     Fee  
 
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable under BlueLithium, Inc. 2004 Stock Option Plan
    1,011,095 shares(1)(2)     $ 1.87 (3)     $ 1,890,747.65 (3)     $ 58.05    
 
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable under BlueLithium, Inc. 2007 Restricted Stock Unit Plan
    1,162,112 shares(1)(2)     $ 32.63 (4)     $ 37,919,714.56 (4)     $ 1,164.14    
 
TOTAL
    2,173,207 shares(1)(2)               $ 39,810,462.21 (3)(4)     $ 1,222.18    
 
(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 BlueLithium, Inc. 2004 Stock Option Plan and the BlueLithium, Inc. 2007 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the “BlueLithium Plans”) as a result of one or more adjustments under these plans to prevent dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. Stock awards outstanding under the BlueLithium Plans were assumed by the Company following the effectiveness of the merger of Bay Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Bay Acquisition Corp.”), with and into BlueLithium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BlueLithium”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 30, 2007, by and among the Company, BlueLithium, Bay Acquisition Corp., and Gurbaksh Chahal as stockholders’ agent.
 
(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 October 29, 2007, as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
The Exhibit Index for this Registration Statement is at page 7.
 
 

 


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PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 4.1
EXHIBIT 4.2
EXHIBIT 5.1
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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) and are not required to be filed as part of this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of 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, 2006 filed with the Commission on February 23, 2007 (Commission File No. 000-28018);
 
  (b)   The Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 filed with the Commission on May 10, 2007 and for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 filed with the Commission on August 8, 2007 (each, Commission File No. 000-28018);
 
  (c)   The Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 19, 2007, March 2, 2007, March 29, 2007, May 2, 2007, May 15, 2007, May 30, 2007, June 15, 2007, June 18, 2007 and July 27, 2007 (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 7, 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;
 
  iii.   To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

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provided however, that Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this Section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
  2.   That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
  3.   To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  b.   The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
  h.   Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, 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 November 2, 2007.
         
  YAHOO! INC.  
 
  By:      /s/ Jerry Yang      
      Jerry Yang    
      Chief Executive Officer      
POWER OF ATTORNEY
          Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jerry Yang and Blake Jorgensen, 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 below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Signature   Title   Date
/s/ Jerry Yang
Jerry Yang
  Chief Executive Officer and Director
(principal executive officer)  
  November 2, 2007
 
       
/s/ Blake Jorgensen
Blake Jorgensen
  Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)  
  November 2, 2007
 
       
/s/ Michael Murray
Michael Murray
  Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief
Accounting Officer (principal accounting
officer)
  November 2, 2007
 
       
/s/ Terry Semel
Terry Semel
  Chairman of the Board    November 2, 2007
 
       
/s/ Roy Bostock
Roy Bostock
  Director    November 2, 2007
 
       
/s/ Ronald Burkle
Ronald Burkle
  Director    November 2, 2007
 
       
/s/ Eric Hippeau
Eric Hippeau
  Director   November 2, 2007

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Signature   Title   Date
/s/ Vyomesh Joshi
Vyomesh Joshi
  Director   November 2, 2007
 
       
/s/ Arthur Kern
Arthur Kern
  Director   November 2, 2007
 
       
/s/ Robert Kotick
Robert Kotick
  Director   November 2, 2007
 
       
/s/ Edward Kozel
Edward Kozel
  Director    November 2, 2007
 
       
/s/ Mary Agnes Wilderotter
Mary Agnes Wilderotter
  Director     November 2, 2007
 
       
/s/ Gary Wilson
Gary Wilson
  Director    November 2, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
4.1
  BlueLithium, Inc. 2004 Stock Option Plan.
 
   
4.2
  BlueLithium, Inc. 2007 Restricted Stock Unit 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”).

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Exhibit 4.1
BLUELITHIUM, INC.
2004 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(As Amended through April 13, 2007)
     1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of the Company’s business. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant.
     2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
          (a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be administering the Plan in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
          (b) “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Options are granted under the Plan.
          (c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
          (d) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
               (i) Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; or
               (ii) The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or
               (iii) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation.
          (e) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
          (f) “Committee” means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
          (g) “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company.

 


 

          (h) “Company” means BlueLithium, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
          (i) “Consultant” means any person who is engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services to such entity.
          (j) “Director” means a member of the Board.
          (k) “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
          (l) “Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.
          (m) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
          (n) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
               (i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
               (ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination; or
               (iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.
          (o) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
          (p) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
          (q) “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
          (r) “Option Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
          (s) “Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Option.
          (t) “Optionee” means the holder of an outstanding Option granted under the Plan.

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          (u) “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
          (v) “Plan” means this 2004 Stock Option Plan.
          (w) “Restricted Stock” means Shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to an Option.
          (x) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
          (y) “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
          (z) “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 12 below.
          (aa) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
     3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to Options and sold under the Plan is 5,606,250 Shares. The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
          If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). However, Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan, upon exercise of an Option, shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan, except that if unvested Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company at their original purchase price, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan.
     4. Administration of the Plan.
          (a) Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws.
          (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities, the Administrator shall have the authority in its discretion:
               (i) to determine the Fair Market Value;
               (ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Options may from time to time be granted hereunder;
               (iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each such award granted hereunder;
               (iv) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

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               (v) to determine the terms and conditions of any Option granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or the Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
               (vi) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws;
               (vii) to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by Optionees to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and
               (viii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Options granted pursuant to the Plan.
          (c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Optionees.
     5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
     6. Limitations.
          (a) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.
          (b) At-Will Employment. Neither the Plan nor any Option shall confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Optionee’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.
     7. Term of Plan. Subject to stockholder approval in accordance with Section 18, the Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board. Unless sooner terminated under Section 14, it shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from the later of (i) the effective

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date of the Plan, or (ii) the earlier of the most recent Board or stockholder approval of an increase in the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan.
     8. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.
     9. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
          (a) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator, but shall be subject to the following:
               (i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
                    (A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
                    (B) granted to any other Employee, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
               (ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option
                    (A) granted to a Service Provider who, at the time of grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
                    (B) granted to any other Service Provider, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
               (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price other than as required above pursuant to a merger or other corporate transaction.
          (b) Forms of Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined at the time of grant). Such consideration may consist of, without limitation, (i) cash, (ii) check, (iii) promissory note, (iv) other Shares, provided Shares that were acquired directly from the Company (x) have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option shall be exercised, (v) consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan, or (vi) any combination of the

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foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.
     10. Exercise of Option.
          (a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms hereof at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. Except in the case of Options granted to officers, Directors and Consultants, Options shall become exercisable at a rate of no less than 20% per year over five (5) years from the date the Options are granted.
               An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.
               Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares thereafter available for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
          (b) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, such Optionee may exercise his or her Option within thirty (30) days of termination, or such longer period of time as specified in the Option Agreement, to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
          (c) Disability of Optionee. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionee’s Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within six (6) months of termination, or such longer period of time as specified in the Option Agreement, to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her

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Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
          (d) Death of Optionee. If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within six (6) months following Optionee’s death, or such longer period of time as specified in the Option Agreement, to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement) by the Optionee’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to Optionee’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Optionee, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
          (e) Leaves of Absence.
               (i) Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Options granted hereunder to officers and Directors shall be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence.
               (ii) A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (A) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (B) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor.
               (iii) For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then three (3) months following the 91st day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
     11. Limited Transferability of Options. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Options may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. If the Administrator in its sole discretion makes an Option transferable, such Option may only be transferred (i) by will, (ii) by the laws of descent and distribution, or (iii) to family members (within the meaning of Rule 701 of the Securities Act) through gifts or domestic relations orders, as permitted by Rule 701 of the Securities Act.
     12. Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control.
          (a) Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, may

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(in its sole discretion) adjust the number and class of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan and/or the number, class, and price of Shares covered by each outstanding Option; provided, however, that the Administrator shall make such adjustments to the extent required by Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.
          (b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
          (c) Merger or Change in Control. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or a Change in Control, each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation in a merger or Change in Control refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, then the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon expiration of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or Change in Control, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the merger or Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of common stock in the merger or Change in Control.
     13. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option, or such later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Service Provider to whom an Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
     14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
          (a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.
          (b) Stockholder Approval. The Board shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.

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          (c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Options granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.
     15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
          (a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
          (b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Administrator may require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.
     16. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
     17. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
     18. Stockholder Approval. The Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws.
     19. Information to Optionees. The Company shall provide to each Optionee and to each individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan, not less frequently than annually during the period such Optionee has one or more Options outstanding, and, in the case of an individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan, during the period such individual owns such Shares, copies of annual financial statements. The Company shall not be required to provide such statements to key employees whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent information.

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Exhibit 4.2
BLUELITHIUM, INC.
2007 RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT PLAN
1.   Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this 2007 Restricted Stock Unit Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and certain Consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the success of the Company’s business. To accomplish the foregoing, the Plan provides that the Company may grant Restricted Stock Units (as hereinafter defined) to Employees and Consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
 
2.   Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
“Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.
“Applicable Laws” means any legal requirements of all state, federal and, where applicable, foreign laws, including without limitation securities laws and the Code, relating to the establishment and administration of stock incentive plans such as the Plan.
“Award” means an award of Restricted Stock Units (as defined below).
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committee” means the Committee appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 4(a) of the Plan.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.
“Company” means BlueLithium, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Consultant” means any person, but not including a Non-Employee Director, who is engaged by the Company, Parent or Subsidiary to render services and is compensated for such services.

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“Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant” means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Consultant. Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Administrator, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) in the case of transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, Parent and Subsidiaries or their respective successors. For purposes of this Plan, a change in status from an Employee to a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant. If an entity ceases to be a Subsidiary, an interruption of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be deemed to have occurred with respect to each Employee or Consultant in respect of such Subsidiary who immediately becomes an Employee or Consultant of the Company, Parent or another Subsidiary that does not cease to be a Subsidiary after giving effect to the transaction or other event giving rise to the change in status.
“Director” means a member of the Board.
“Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company, Parent or Subsidiary, with the status of employment determined based upon such minimum number of hours or periods worked as shall be determined by the Administrator in its discretion, subject to any requirements of the Code. The payment of a director’s fee by the Company to a Director shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” of the Director by the Company.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the fair market value of Common Stock determined as follows:
  (i)   If the Common Stock is listed on any Stock Exchange including without limitation the Nasdaq Global Market and Nasdaq Global Select Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such Stock Exchange on the date of determination (if for a given day no sales were reported, the closing bid on that day shall be used), as such price is reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
 
  (ii)   If the Common Stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market (but not on the Nasdaq Global Market or Nasdaq Global Select Market thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

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  (iii)   In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator in compliance with any applicable legal, tax (including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code) and accounting requirements.
“Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is not an Employee.
“Officer” means an officer of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary.
“Parent” means a “parent corporation” of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code, or any successor provision.
“Plan” means this 2007 Restricted Stock Unit Plan, as amended from time to time.
“Reporting Person” means an Officer, Director, or greater than ten percent stockholder of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary within the meaning of Rule 16a-2 under the Exchange Act, who is required to file reports pursuant to Rule 16a-3 under the Exchange Act.
“Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to receive in cash or Shares the Fair Market Value of a Share granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.
“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, or any successor provision.
“Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 10 of the Plan.
“Stock Exchange” means any stock exchange or consolidated stock price reporting system on which prices for the Common Stock are quoted at any given time.
“Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company (“Subsidiaries” meaning more than one “subsidiary corporation”) whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code, or any successor provision.
3.   Stock Subject to the Plan. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 3,931,118 Shares. The foregoing numerical limit is subject to adjustment as contemplated by Section 10.

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4.   Administration of the Plan.
  (a)   The Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by and all Awards under the Plan shall be authorized by the Administrator. The “Administrator” means the Board or one or more committees appointed by the Board or another committee (within its delegated authority) to administer all or certain aspects of the Plan. Any such committee shall be comprised solely of one or more Directors or such number of Directors as may be required under Applicable Law. A committee may delegate some or all of its authority to another committee so constituted. The Board or a committee comprised solely of Directors may also delegate, to the extent permitted by Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law and any other Applicable Law, to one or more Officers of the Company or Parent, its powers under the Plan (a) to designate the Employees other than an Officer who is a Reporting Person who will receive grants of Awards under the Plan, and (b) to determine the number of Shares subject to, and the other terms and conditions of, such Awards. The Board may delegate different levels of authority to different committees with administrative and grant authority under the Plan. Unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws of the Company or the applicable charter of any Administrator: (a) a majority of the members of the acting Administrator shall constitute a quorum, and (b) the vote of a majority of the members present assuming the presence of a quorum or the unanimous written consent of the members of the Administrator shall constitute action by the acting Administrator.
With respect to awards intended to satisfy the requirements for performance based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be administered by a committee consisting solely of two or more outside directors (as this requirement is applied under Section 162(m) of the Code); provided, however, that the failure to satisfy such requirement shall not affect the validity of the action of any other committee otherwise duly authorized and acting in the matter. Award grants, and transactions in or involving Awards, intended to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, must be duly and timely authorized by the Board or a committee consisting solely of two or more non-employee directors (as this requirement is applied under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act). To the extent required by any applicable Stock Exchange, the Plan shall be administered by a committee composed entirely of independent directors (within the meaning of the applicable Stock Exchange rules).
  (b)   Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities, including the approval, if required, of any Stock Exchange, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

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  (i)   to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in accordance with the definition of such term set forth above;
 
  (ii)   to select the Consultants and Employees to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder;
 
  (iii)   to determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted hereunder;
 
  (iv)   to determine the number of Shares of Common Stock, if any, to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
 
  (v)   to approve forms of agreements, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, for use under the Plan;
 
  (vi)   to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder, including, but not limited to, the Share price and any restriction or limitation, the vesting of any Award or the acceleration of vesting or waiver of a forfeiture restriction, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion;
 
  (vii)   to determine whether and under what circumstances an Award may be settled in cash or other consideration instead of Common Stock;
 
  (viii)   to adjust the number of Shares subject to any Award or change previously imposed terms and conditions; in such circumstances as the Administrator may deem appropriate, in each case subject to Sections 3 and 13;
 
  (ix)   to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan; and
 
  (x)   in order to fulfill the purposes of the Plan and without amending the Plan, to modify Awards to participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside of the United States in order to recognize differences in applicable local law, tax policies or customs.
  (c)   Effect of Administrator’s Decision. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all holders of any Award.

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5.   Eligibility.
  (a)   Recipients of Grants. Awards may be granted to eligible Employees and Consultants. An Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Award may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted additional Awards.
 
  (b)   No Employment Rights. The Plan shall not confer upon any Award recipient any right with respect to continuation of employment or consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with such recipient’s right or the Company’s right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause.
6.   Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the stockholders of the Company as described in Section 17 of the Plan. It shall continue in effect until October 12, 2017, unless sooner terminated under Section 13 of the Plan.
7.   Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be the term stated in the written agreement evidencing such Award.
8.   Restricted Stock Units.
  (a)   General. Restricted Stock Units may be issued either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines that it will grant Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, it shall advise the recipient in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer (which may include restrictions based on performance criteria, passage of time or other factors or a combination thereof), and the number of Restricted Stock Units that such person shall be entitled to receive. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Units Award agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.
 
  (b)   Rights as a Stockholder. A recipient who is awarded Restricted Stock Units shall possess no incidents of ownership with respect to the Shares represented by such Restricted Stock Units, unless and until the same are transferred to the recipient pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit.
 
  (c)   Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Units Award agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. In addition, the

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provisions of Restricted Stock Units Award agreements need not be the same with respect to each Award or each recipient who is awarded Restricted Stock Units.
9.   Tax Withholding. Upon any vesting or payment of an Award, the Company, Parent or Subsidiary shall have the right at its option to:
  (a)   require the Award recipient (or the recipient’s personal representative or beneficiary, as the case may be) to pay or provide for payment of the minimum amount of any taxes which the Company, Parent or Subsidiary may be required to withhold with respect to such vesting or payment; or
 
  (b)   deduct from any amount otherwise payable in cash to the Award recipient (or the recipient’s personal representative or beneficiary, as the case may be) the minimum amount of any Award recipient’s taxes which the Company, Parent or Subsidiary may be required to withhold with respect to such cash payment.
In any case where a tax is required to be withheld in connection with the delivery of Shares under the Plan, the Administrator may in its sole discretion (subject to Applicable Laws) grant (either at the time of the Award or thereafter) to the Award recipient the right to elect, pursuant to such rules and subject to such conditions as the Administrator may establish, to (i) have the Company reduce the number of Shares to be delivered by (or otherwise reacquire from the recipient) the appropriate number of Shares, valued in a consistent manner at their Fair Market Value or at the sales price in accordance with authorized procedures for cashless exercises, necessary to satisfy the minimum applicable withholding obligation on vesting or payment, or (ii) surrender to the Company Shares which (A) in the case of Shares initially acquired from the Company, have been owned by the Award recipient for such period of time (if any) as may be required to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings, and (B) have a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld. For these purposes, the Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or repurchased, as applicable, shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined pursuant to the Code (the “Tax Date”).
Any surrender by a Reporting Person of previously owned Shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations incurred in connection with an Award granted under the Plan must comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3.
All elections by an Award recipient to have Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the Administrator and shall be subject to the following restrictions: (i) the election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date; (ii) once made, the election

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shall be irrevocable as to the particular Shares for which the election is made; and (iii) all elections shall be subject to the consent or disapproval of the Administrator.
10.   Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Corporate Transactions.
  (a)   Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, (i) the number and type of shares of Common Stock (or other securities) covered by each outstanding Award, (ii) the number and type of shares of Common Stock (or other securities) that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or that have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Award or otherwise and/or (iii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which Awards may be granted to any Employee or Consultant under the Plan, shall be equitably and proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock (or other securities) subject to an Award.
It is intended that, if possible, any adjustments contemplated by the preceding paragraph be made in a manner that satisfies applicable legal, tax (including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code) and accounting (so as not to trigger any charge to earnings with respect to such adjustment) requirements. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence or of Section 4(c), any good faith determination by the Administrator as to whether an adjustment is required pursuant to this Section 10(a), and the extent and nature of any such adjustment, shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
  (b)   Corporate Transactions. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, each Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator. Additionally, the Administrator may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in such instances, declare that any Award shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Administrator. 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

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corporation, each Award shall be assumed or an equivalent Award shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation.
11.   Non-transferability of Awards. An Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator, an Award may only be purchased during the lifetime of the recipient of the Award.
12.   Time of Granting of an Award. The date of grant of an Award shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator in compliance with applicable legal, tax (including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code) and accounting requirements. Notice of the grant determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an Award is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
13.   Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
  (a)   Amendment and Termination. Subject to 13(c) below, the Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without stockholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax, securities or regulatory law or requirement or any applicable Stock Exchange requirement with which the Board intends the Plan to comply or if such amendment constitutes a “material amendment.” For purposes of the Plan, a “material amendment” shall mean an amendment that (i) materially increases the benefits accruing to participants under the Plan, (ii) materially increases the number of securities that may be issued under the Plan, (iii) materially modifies the requirements for participation in the Plan, or (iv) is otherwise deemed a material amendment by the Administrator pursuant to any Applicable Law or applicable accounting or Stock Exchange rules.
 
  (b)   Amendments to Awards. Without limiting any other express authority of the Administrator under (but subject to) the express limits of the Plan, the Administrator by agreement or resolution may waive conditions of or limitations on Awards that the Administrator in the prior exercise of its discretion has imposed, without the consent of the Award recipient, and (subject to the requirements of Section 13(c)) may make other changes to the terms and conditions of Awards.

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  (c)   Limitations on Amendments to Plan and Awards. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or change of or affecting any outstanding Award shall, without written consent of the Award recipient, affect in any manner substantially adverse to such recipient any rights or benefits of such recipient or obligations of the Company under any Award granted under the Plan prior to the effective date of such change. Changes, settlements and other actions contemplated by Section 10 shall not be deemed to constitute changes or amendments for purposes of this Section 13(c).
14.   Compliance with Laws. The Plan, the granting and vesting of Awards under the Plan, the offer, issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock, and/or the payment of money under the Plan or under Awards are subject to compliance with all applicable federal, state and, where applicable, foreign laws, rules and regulations (including but not limited to state and federal securities law and federal margin requirements) and to such approvals by any listing, regulatory or governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith. The person acquiring any securities under the Plan will, if requested by the Company, Parent or a Subsidiary, provide such assurances and representations to the Company, Parent or Subsidiary as the Administrator may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all Applicable Law and accounting requirements.
15.   Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder and which Company has made a commercially reasonable effort to obtain, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
16.   Agreements. Awards shall be evidenced by written agreements in such form as the Administrator shall approve from time to time and which shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Plan.
17.   Stockholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under applicable federal and state law and the rules of any stock exchange upon which the Shares are listed.
18.   Unfunded Status of Plan. The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a participant by

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the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.
19.   Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

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EXHIBIT 5.1
[O’Melveny & Myers LLP Letterhead]
November 2, 2007
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 an additional 2,173,207 shares of Common Stock of Yahoo! Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), and additional preferred stock purchase rights 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 BlueLithium, Inc. 2004 Stock Option Plan and the BlueLithium, Inc. 2007 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the “BlueLithium Plans”), 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 applicable BlueLithium Plan, and relevant agreements duly authorized by and in accordance with the terms of the applicable BlueLithium Plan, and upon payment for and delivery of the Shares as contemplated in accordance with the applicable BlueLithium 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 applicable BlueLithium Plan, and relevant agreements duly authorized by and in accordance with the terms of the applicable BlueLithium 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      
     
     

 

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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 23, 2007 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting 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, 2006.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
November 2, 2007