As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2019
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 77-0118518 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1251 McKay Drive
San Jose, California 95131
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
2019 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
2019 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Dean Butler
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
1251 McKay Drive
San Jose, California 95131
(Name and address of agent for service)
(408) 904-1100
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
John McFarland Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Synaptics Incorporated 1251 McKay Drive San Jose, California 95131 Tel: (408) 904-1100 Fax: (408) 904-1110 |
Micheal J. Reagan, Esq. W. Stuart Ogg, Esq. Jones Day 1755 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 Tel: (650) 739-3939 Fax: (650) 739-3900 |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be Registered(1) |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share(4) |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price(4) |
Amount of Registration Fee(4) | ||||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
2,630,000(2) | $41.55 | $109,276,500.00 | $14,184.09 | ||||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
1,500,000(3) | $41.55 | $62,325,000.00 | $8,089.79 | ||||
Total: |
4,130,000 | $171,601.500.00 | $22,273.88 | |||||
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(1) | Pursuant to Rule 416(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock), of Synaptics Incorporated (the Registrant) that may become issuable under our 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the 2019 Incentive Plan) and 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 2019 ESPP) in the event the number of outstanding shares of the Registrant is increased by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization or similar transaction. |
(2) | Represents (i) 1,230,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the 2019 Incentive Plan, plus (ii) 1,400,000 shares of common stock, which represents the estimated number of shares that may become available for grant under the 2019 Incentive Plan as a result of future cancellation, forfeiture, expiration, cash settlement or unearned amounts of outstanding awards under the Registrants Amended and Restated 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, and the Registrants Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, as of October 29, 2019. |
(3) | Represents shares of Common Stock issuable under the 2019 ESPP. |
(4) | Determined solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h). The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of the registration fee are based on $41.55, which is the average of the high and low prices for the Registrants Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on October 25, 2019. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Synaptics Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the Registrant) is filing this Registration Statement to register (x) up to 2,630,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Common Stock), that may be issued under the Registrants 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the 2019 Incentive Plan), consisting of (i) 1,230,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the 2019 Incentive Plan, plus (ii) 1,400,000 shares of common stock, which represents the estimated number of shares that may become available for grant under the 2019 Incentive Plan as a result of cancellation, forfeiture, expiration, cash settlement or unearned amounts of outstanding awards under the Registrants Amended and Restated 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the 2010 Plan) and Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the 2001 Plan, together with the 2010 Plan, the Former Incentive Plans) as of October 29, 2019, and (y) 1,500,0000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Registrants 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 2019 ESPP).
As of the effective date of the 2019 Incentive Plan, no further grants may be made under the 2010 Plan. In addition, in accordance with the 2019 Incentive Plan, shares that are subject to outstanding awards under the Former Incentive Plans as of October 29, 2019 that subsequently are cancelled, forfeited, expired, unearned or cash settled without a distribution of shares under the terms of the Former Incentive Plans will become available for issuance under the 2019 Incentive Plan.
Upon stockholder approval of the 2019 ESPP at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 29, 2019, the 2019 ESPP became effective and it replaced our Amended and Restated 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the 2010 ESPP). Previous offerings under the 2010 ESPP will remain in effect until the purchase date, but no further offerings will be made under the 2010 ESPP after October 29, 2019.
With respect to each such agreement, instrument or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the exhibit for a more complete description of the matter involved, and each such statement shall be deemed qualified in its entirety by this reference.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
The documents containing the information specified in this Item 1 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
The documents containing the information specified in this Item 2 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Commission:
(a) | Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2019, filed with the SEC on August 23, 2019; |
(b) | Current reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 5, 2019, August 8, 2019 (solely with respect to Item 8.01 thereunder), August 19, 2019, October 10, 2019, and October 31, 2019 (to the extent such reports are filed, not furnished); and |
(c) | The description of the Registrants Common Stock contained in the Registrants Registration Statement on Form 8-A, (No. 000-49602) as filed with the Commission on January 24, 2002, including any amendment, report or exhibit filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
In addition, all documents filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement (other than information contained in documents that are deemed furnished and not filed) which indicates that all securities offered 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 in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement, or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrants certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide, in general, that the Registrant will indemnify and advance expenses, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL), to each person who is or was a director or officer of the Registrant, or who serves or served any other enterprise or organization at the request of the Registrant (an Indemnitee). In addition, the Registrant has adopted provisions in its bylaws and entered into indemnification agreements that require it to indemnify its directors, officers, and certain other representatives of the Registrant against expenses and certain other liabilities arising out of their conduct on behalf of the Registrant to the maximum extent and under all circumstances permitted by law. Indemnification may not apply in certain circumstances to actions arising under the federal securities laws.
Under Delaware law, to the extent that an Indemnitee is successful on the merits in defense of an action, suit, or proceeding brought against him or her by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, or agent of the Registrant, or serves or served any other enterprise or organization at the request of the Registrant, the Registrant shall indemnify him or her against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding.
If unsuccessful in defense of a third-party civil suit or a criminal suit, or if such a suit is settled, an Indemnitee may be indemnified under Delaware law against both (i) expenses, including attorneys fees, and (ii) judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
If unsuccessful in defense of a suit brought by or in the right of the Registrant, where the suit is settled, an Indemnitee may be indemnified under Delaware law only against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of the suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Registrant except that if the Indemnitee is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the Registrant, he or she cannot be made whole even for expenses unless a court determines that he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses.
Also under Delaware law, expenses incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding may be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of the suit, action, or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the officer or director to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant. The Registrant may also advance expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by other employees and agents of the Registrant upon such terms and conditions, if any, that the Board of Directors of the Registrant deems appropriate.
The foregoing is only a general summary of certain aspects of Delaware law and the Registrants certificate of incorporation and bylaws dealing with indemnification of directors and officers, and does not purport to be complete. It is qualified in its entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of Section 145 of the DGCL and the Registrants certificate of incorporation and bylaws.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers to give its directors and executive officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in the Registrants certificate of incorporation and bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. The Registrant intends to enter into a similar agreement with its future directors and executive officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
(1) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Form 10-Q as filed with the Commission on February 21, 2002. |
(2) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on December 7, 2004. |
(3) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on October 22, 2010. |
(4) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on August 2, 2010. |
* | Filed herewith. |
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 the 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 the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in 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 of 1933, 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 Registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the 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.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, 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 of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 San Jose, State of California, on November 1, 2019.
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED | ||
By: | /s/ Michael Hurlston | |
Michael Hurlston | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael Hurlston and Dean Butler and each or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, 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 to this registration statement on Form S-8, including any and all post-effective amendments and amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or their or his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Synaptics Incorporated and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Title |
Date | |||
/s/ Michael Hurlston Michael Hurlston |
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
November 1, 2019 | ||
/s/ Dean Butler Dean Butler |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
November 1, 2019 | ||
/s/ Kermit Nolan Kermit Nolan |
Corporate Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
November 1, 2019 | ||
/s/ Nelson C. Chan Nelson C. Chan |
Chairman of the Board |
November 1, 2019 | ||
/s/ Kiva Allgood Kiva Allgood |
Director |
November 1, 2019 | ||
/s/ Jeffrey D. Buchanan Jeffrey D. Buchanan |
Director |
November 1, 2019 | ||
/s/ Keith B. Geeslin Keith B. Geeslin |
Director |
November 1, 2019 | ||
/s/ Francis F. Lee Francis F. Lee |
Director |
November 1, 2019 | ||
/s/ Richard L. Sanquini Richard L. Sanquini |
Director |
November 1, 2019 | ||
/s/ James L. Whims James L. Whims |
Director |
November 1, 2019 |
EXHIBIT 10.1(a)
2019 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
1. Purpose. The purpose of this Plan is to attract and retain non-employee Directors, officers and other employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and certain consultants to the Company and its Subsidiaries, and to provide to such persons incentives and rewards for service and/or performance.
2. Definitions. As used in this Plan:
(a) Appreciation Right means a right granted pursuant to Section 5 of this Plan.
(b) Base Price means the price to be used as the basis for determining the Spread upon the exercise of an Appreciation Right.
(c) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) Cash Incentive Award means a cash award granted pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan.
(e) Cause shall, with respect to any Participant, have the equivalent meaning (or the same meaning as cause or for cause) set forth in any employment, consulting, change in control or other agreement for the performance of services between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary or, in the absence of any such agreement or any such definition in such agreement, such term shall mean (i) the Participants willful, material, and irreparable breach of any employment, consulting, or change in control agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary, (ii) the Participants gross negligence in the performance or intentional nonperformance (continuing for thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice of need to cure) of any of the Participants material duties and responsibilities to the Company, (iii) the Participants willful dishonesty, fraud, or misconduct with respect to the business or affairs of the Company, which materially and adversely affects the operations or reputation of the Company, (iv) the Participants indictment for, conviction of, or guilty plea to a felony crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude whether or not relating to the Company, or (v) a confirmed positive illegal drug test. The good faith determination by the Committee of whether the Participants employment or service was terminated by the Company (or a Subsidiary) for Cause shall be final and binding for all purposes hereunder.
(f) Change in Control has the meaning set forth in Section 12 of this Plan.
(g) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
(h) Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or its successor(s)), or any other committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer this Plan pursuant to Section 10 of this Plan, and to the extent of any delegation by the Committee to a subcommittee pursuant to Section 10 of this Plan, such subcommittee.
(i) Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company or any security into which such common stock may be changed by reason of any transaction or event of the type referred to in Section 11 of this Plan.
(j) Company means Synaptics Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, and its successors.
(k) Date of Grant means the date provided for by the Committee on which a grant of Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Cash Incentive Awards, or other awards contemplated by Section 9 of this Plan, or a grant or sale of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or other awards contemplated by Section 9 of this Plan, will become effective (which date will not be earlier than the date on which the Committee takes action with respect thereto).
(l) Director means a member of the Board.
(m) Disability means, unless otherwise defined in the applicable Evidence of Award, (i) the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) the Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company or, if applicable, any Subsidiary.
(n) Effective Date means the date this Plan is approved by the Stockholders.
(o) Evidence of Award means an agreement, certificate, resolution or other type or form of writing or other evidence approved by the Committee that sets forth the terms and conditions of the awards granted under this Plan. An Evidence of Award may be in an electronic medium, may be limited to notation on the books and records of the Company and, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, need not be signed by a representative of the Company or a Participant.
(p) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as such law, rules and regulations may be amended from time to time.
(q) Executive Officer means an executive officer of the Company as defined under the Exchange Act.
(r) Incentive Stock Option means an Option Right that is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.
(s) Management Objectives means the measurable performance objective or objectives established pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received grants of Performance Shares, Performance Units or Cash Incentive Awards or, when so determined by the Committee, Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, dividend equivalents or other awards pursuant to this Plan. If the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, or the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the Management Objectives unsuitable, the Committee may in its discretion modify such Management Objectives or the acceptable levels of achievement, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable.
(t) Market Value per Share means, as of any particular date, the closing price of a share of Common Stock as reported for that date on the Nasdaq Stock Market or, if the shares of Common Stock are not then listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, on any other national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed, or if there are no sales on such date, on the next preceding trading day during which a sale occurred. If there is no regular public trading market for the shares of Common Stock, then the Market Value per Share shall be the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Committee. The Committee is authorized to adopt another fair market value pricing method provided such method is stated in the applicable Evidence of Award and is in compliance with the fair market value pricing rules set forth in Section 409A of the Code.
(u) Optionee means the optionee named in an Evidence of Award evidencing an outstanding Option Right.
(v) Option Price means the purchase price payable on exercise of an Option Right.
(w) Option Right means the right to purchase shares of Common Stock upon exercise of an award granted pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.
(x) Participant means a person who is selected by the Committee to receive benefits under this Plan and who is at the time (i) a non-employee Director, (ii) an officer or other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, including a person who has agreed to commence serving in such capacity within 90 days of the Date of Grant, or (iii) a person, including a consultant, who provides services to the Company or any Subsidiary that are equivalent to those typically provided by an employee (provided that such person satisfies the Form S-8 definition of an employee).
(y) Performance Period means, in respect of a Cash Incentive Award, Performance Share or Performance Unit, a period of time established pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan within which the Management Objectives relating to such Cash Incentive Award, Performance Share or Performance Unit are to be achieved.
(z) Performance Share means a bookkeeping entry that records the equivalent of one share of Common Stock awarded pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan.
(aa) Performance Unit means a bookkeeping entry awarded pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan that records a unit equivalent to $1.00 or such other value as is determined by the Committee.
(bb) Plan means this Synaptics Incorporated 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended or amended and restated from time to time.
(cc) Predecessor Plans means the Synaptics Incorporated Amended and Restated 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan and the Synaptics Incorporated Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended.
(dd) Replacement Award means an award (i) of the same type (e.g., time-based restricted stock units) as the replaced award, (ii) that has a value at least equal to the value of the replaced award, (iii) that relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Company or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control, (iv) if the Participant holding the replaced award is subject to U.S. federal income tax under the Code, the tax consequences of which to such Participant under the Code are not less favorable to such Participant than the tax consequences of the replaced award, and (v) the other terms and conditions of which are not less favorable to the Participant holding the replaced award than the terms and conditions of the replaced award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control). A Replacement Award may be granted only to the extent it does not result in the replaced award or Replacement Award failing to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the replaced award if the requirements of the two preceding sentences are satisfied. The determination of whether these conditions are satisfied will be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before the Change in Control, in its sole discretion.
(ee) Restricted Stock means shares of Common Stock granted or sold pursuant to Section 6 of this Plan as to which neither the substantial risk of forfeiture nor the prohibition on transfers has expired.
(ff) Restricted Stock Units means an award made pursuant to Section 7 of this Plan of the right to receive shares of Common Stock, cash or a combination thereof at the end of the applicable Restriction Period.
(gg) Restriction Period means the period of time during which Restricted Stock Units are subject to restrictions, as provided in Section 7 of this Plan.
(hh) Spread means the excess of the Market Value per Share on the date when an Appreciation Right is exercised over the Base Price provided for with respect to the Appreciation Right.
(ii) Stockholder means an individual or entity that owns one or more shares of Common Stock.
(jj) Subsidiary means a corporation, company or other entity (i) more than 50% of whose outstanding shares or securities (representing the right to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority) are, or (ii) which does not have outstanding shares or securities (as may be the case in a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other similar entity), but more than 50% of whose ownership interest representing the right generally to make decisions for such other entity is, now or hereafter, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company; provided, however, that for purposes of determining whether any person may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive Stock Options, Subsidiary means any corporation in which the Company at the time owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the total combined Voting Power represented by all classes of stock issued by such corporation.
(kk) Voting Power means, at any time, the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors in the case of the Company or members of the board of directors or similar body in the case of another entity.
3. Shares Available Under this Plan.
(a) Maximum Shares Available Under this Plan.
(i) | Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11 of this Plan and the share counting rules set forth in Section 3(b) of this Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock available under this Plan for awards of (A) Option Rights or Appreciation Rights, (B) Restricted Stock, (C) Restricted Stock Units, (D) Performance Shares or Performance Units, (E) awards contemplated by Section 9 of this Plan, or (F) dividend equivalents paid with respect to awards made under this Plan will not exceed in the aggregate 1,230,000 shares of Common Stock. Such shares may be shares of original issuance or treasury shares or a combination of the foregoing. |
(ii) | The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available under Section 3(a)(i) of this Plan will be reduced by one share of Common Stock for every one share of Common Stock subject to each award granted under this Plan. |
(b) Share Counting Rules.
(i) | Except as provided in Section 22 of this Plan, if any award granted under this Plan is cancelled or forfeited, expires, is settled for cash (in whole or in part), or is unearned (in whole or in part), the shares of Common Stock subject to such award will, to the extent of such cancellation, forfeiture, expiration, cash settlement, or unearned amount, again be available under Section 3(a)(i) above. |
(ii) | If, after the Effective Date, any shares of Common Stock subject to an award granted under the Predecessor Plans are forfeited, or an award granted under the Predecessor Plans is cancelled or forfeited, expires, is settled for cash (in whole or in part), or is unearned (in whole or in part), the shares of Common Stock subject to such award will, to the extent of such cancellation, forfeiture, expiration, cash settlement, or unearned amount, be available for awards under this Plan. |
(iii) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan: (A) shares of Common Stock withheld by the Company, tendered or otherwise used in payment of the Option Price of an Option Right will not be added (or added back, as applicable) to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available under Section 3(a)(i) of this Plan; (B) shares of Common Stock withheld by the Company, tendered or otherwise used to satisfy tax withholding with respect to awards will not be added (or added back, as applicable) to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available under Section 3(a)(i) of this Plan; (C) shares of Common Stock subject to an Appreciation Right that are not actually issued in connection with the settlement of such Appreciation Right on the exercise thereof will not be added back to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available under Section 3(a)(i) of this Plan; and (D) shares of Common Stock reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of Option Rights will not be added (or added back, as applicable) to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available under Section 3(a)(i) of this Plan. |
(iv) | If, under this Plan, a Participant has elected to give up the right to receive compensation in exchange for shares of Common Stock based on fair market value, such shares of Common Stock will not count against the aggregate limit under Section 3(a)(i) of this Plan. |
(c) Limit on Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3 or elsewhere in this Plan, and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11 of this Plan, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock actually issued or transferred by the Company upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will not exceed 1,230,000 shares of Common Stock.
(d) Minimum Vesting Requirements. In general, no award granted on or after the Effective Date may vest, in the ordinary course, earlier than after a one-year vesting period or a one-year performance period, as applicable. However, up to 5% of the sum of (i) the number of shares available for issuance under the aggregate limit under Section 3(a)(i) of this Plan as of the Effective Date plus (ii) the number of shares that are returned to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available under Section 3(a)(i) of this Plan from time to time pursuant to awards that are cancelled or forfeited, expire, are settled for cash (in whole or in part), or are unearned (in whole or in part), including shares of Common Stock that are returned to the aggregate number of shares of Common stock available under Section 3(a)(i) from awards outstanding on the Effective Date, may be granted on or after the Effective Date in the form of awards that do not meet such vesting requirements. Nothing in this Section 3(d) shall limit the Companys ability to grant awards that contain rights to accelerated vesting on a termination of employment or service, or limit the Companys powers under Section 11 or Section 18(c) of this Plan. In addition, the minimum vesting criteria set forth in this Section 3(d) shall not apply to awards granted pursuant to an assumption of or substitution for another stock award (which stock award was granted by another person) in connection with a Change in Control or acquisition by the Company of the other person.
(e) Non-Employee Director Compensation Limit. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 3, or elsewhere in this Plan, to the contrary and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11 of this Plan, in no event will any non-employee Director in any calendar year be granted compensation (including, without limitation, cash compensation) for such service having an aggregate maximum value (measured at the Date of Grant as applicable, and calculating the value of any awards based on the grant date fair value for financial reporting purposes) in excess of $750,000. For the avoidance of doubt, in a year in which a non-employee Director serves as an employee or consultant (including as an interim officer), such limit shall not apply to compensation approved to be paid to such non-employee Director by the other non-employee directors in respect of such service as an employee or consultant
4. Option Rights. The Committee may, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, authorize the granting to Participants of Option Rights. Each such grant may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:
(a) Each grant will specify the number of shares of Common Stock to which it pertains subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3 of this Plan.
(b) Each grant will specify an Option Price per share of Common Stock, which Option Price (except with respect to awards under Section 22 of this Plan) may not be less than the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant.
(c) Each grant will specify whether the Option Price will be payable (i) in cash, by check acceptable to the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds, (ii) by the actual or constructive transfer to the Company of shares of Common Stock owned by the Optionee having a value at the time of exercise equal to the total Option Price, (iii) subject to any conditions or limitations established by the Committee, by the withholding of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon exercise of an Option Right pursuant to a net exercise arrangement (it being understood that, solely for purposes of determining the number of treasury shares held by the Company, the shares of Common Stock so withheld will not be treated as issued and acquired by the Company upon such exercise), (iv) by a combination of such methods of payment, or (v) by such other methods as may be approved by the Committee.
(d) To the extent permitted by law, any grant may provide for deferred payment of the Option Price from the proceeds of sale through a bank or broker on a date satisfactory to the Company of some or all of the shares of Common Stock to which such exercise relates.
(e) Successive grants may be made to the same Participant whether or not any Option Rights previously granted to such Participant remain unexercised.
(f) Each grant will specify the period or periods of continuous service by the Optionee with the Company or any Subsidiary, if any, that is necessary before any Option Rights or installments thereof will become exercisable. Option Rights may provide for continued vesting or the earlier exercise of such Option Rights, including in the event of the retirement, death or Disability of a Participant.
(g) Any grant of Option Rights may specify Management Objectives that must be achieved as a condition to the exercise of such rights.
(h) Option Rights granted under this Plan may be (i) options, including Incentive Stock Options, that are intended to qualify under particular provisions of the Code, (ii) options that are not intended to so qualify, or (iii) combinations of the foregoing. Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to Participants who meet the definition of employees under Section 3401(c) of the Code.
(i) No Option Right will be exercisable more than 10 years from the Date of Grant. The Committee may provide in any Evidence of Award for the automatic exercise of an Option Right upon such terms and conditions as established by the Committee.
(j) Option Rights granted under this Plan may not provide for any dividends or dividend equivalents thereon.
(k) Each grant of Option Rights will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award. Each Evidence of Award will be subject to this Plan and will contain such terms and provisions, consistent with this Plan, as the Committee may approve.
5. Appreciation Rights.
(a) The Committee may, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, authorize the granting to any Participant of Appreciation Rights. An Appreciation Right will be the right of the Participant to receive from the Company an amount determined by the Committee, which will be expressed as a percentage of the Spread (not exceeding 100%) at the time of exercise.
(b) Each grant of Appreciation Rights may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:
(i) | Each grant may specify that the amount payable on exercise of an Appreciation Right will be paid by the Company in cash, shares of Common Stock or any combination thereof. |
(ii) | Any grant may specify that the amount payable on exercise of an Appreciation Right may not exceed a maximum specified by the Committee on the Date of Grant. |
(iii) | Any grant may specify waiting periods before exercise and permissible exercise dates or periods. |
(iv) | Each grant will specify the period or periods of continuous service by the Participant with the Company or any Subsidiary, if any, that is necessary before the Appreciation Rights or installments thereof will become exercisable. Appreciation Rights may provide for continued vesting or the earlier exercise of such Appreciation Rights, including in the event of the retirement, death or Disability of a Participant. |
(v) | Any grant of Appreciation Rights may specify Management Objectives that must be achieved as a condition of the exercise of such Appreciation Rights. |
(vi) | Appreciation Rights granted under this Plan may not provide for any dividends or dividend equivalents thereon. |
(vii) | Successive grants of Appreciation Rights may be made to the same Participant regardless of whether any Appreciation Rights previously granted to the Participant remain unexercised. |
(viii) | Each grant of Appreciation Rights will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award. Each Evidence of Award will be subject to this Plan and will contain such terms and provisions, consistent with this Plan, as the Committee may approve. |
(c) Also, regarding Appreciation Rights:
(i) | Each grant will specify in respect of each Appreciation Right a Base Price, which (except with respect to awards under Section 22 of this Plan) may not be less than the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant; and |
(ii) | No Appreciation Right granted under this Plan may be exercised more than 10 years from the Date of Grant. The Committee may provide in any Evidence of Award for the automatic exercise of an Appreciation Right upon such terms and conditions as established by the Committee. |
6. Restricted Stock. The Committee may, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, authorize the grant or sale of Restricted Stock to Participants. Each such grant or sale may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:
(a) Each such grant or sale will constitute an immediate transfer of the ownership of shares of Common Stock to the Participant in consideration of the performance of services, entitling such Participant to voting, dividend and other ownership rights, but subject to the substantial risk of forfeiture and restrictions on transfer hereinafter described.
(b) Each such grant or sale may be made without additional consideration or in consideration of a payment by such Participant that is less than the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant.
(c) Each such grant or sale will provide that the Restricted Stock covered by such grant or sale will be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code for a period to be determined by the Committee on the Date of Grant or until achievement of Management Objectives referred to in Section 6(e) of this Plan.
(d) Each such grant or sale will provide that during or after the period for which such substantial risk of forfeiture is to continue, the transferability of the Restricted Stock will be prohibited or restricted in the manner and to the extent prescribed by the Committee on the Date of Grant (which restrictions may include rights of repurchase or first refusal of the Company or provisions subjecting the Restricted Stock to a continuing substantial risk of forfeiture while held by any transferee).
(e) Any grant of Restricted Stock may specify Management Objectives that, if achieved, will result in termination or early termination of the restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, Restricted Stock may provide for continued vesting or the earlier termination of restrictions on such Restricted Stock, including in the event of the retirement, death or Disability of a Participant.
(g) Any such grant or sale of Restricted Stock will require that any and all dividends or other distributions paid thereon during the period of such restrictions be automatically deferred and/or reinvested in additional Restricted Stock, which will be subject to the same restrictions as the underlying award. For the avoidance of doubt, any such dividends or other distributions on Restricted Stock will be deferred until, and paid contingent upon, the vesting of such Restricted Stock.
(h) Each grant or sale of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award. Each Evidence of Award will be subject to this Plan and will contain such terms and provisions, consistent with this Plan, as the Committee may approve. Unless otherwise directed by the Committee, (i) all certificates representing Restricted Stock will be held in custody by the Company until all restrictions thereon will have lapsed, together with a stock power or powers executed by the Participant in whose name such certificates are registered, endorsed in blank and covering such shares or (ii) all Restricted Stock will be held at the Companys transfer agent in book entry form with appropriate restrictions relating to the transfer of such Restricted Stock.
7. Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, authorize the granting or sale of Restricted Stock Units to Participants. Each such grant or sale may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:
(a) Each such grant or sale will constitute the agreement by the Company to deliver shares of Common Stock or cash, or a combination thereof, to the Participant in the future in consideration of the performance of services, but subject to the fulfillment of such conditions (which may include the achievement of Management Objectives) during the Restriction Period as the Committee may specify.
(b) Each such grant or sale may be made without additional consideration or in consideration of a payment by such Participant that is less than the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, Restricted Stock Units may provide for continued vesting or the earlier lapse or other modification of the Restriction Period, including in the event of the retirement, death or Disability of a Participant.
(d) During the Restriction Period, the Participant will have no right to transfer any rights under his or her award and will have no rights of ownership in the shares of Common Stock deliverable upon payment of the Restricted Stock Units and will have no right to vote them, but the Committee may, at or after the Date of Grant, authorize the payment of dividend equivalents on such Restricted Stock Units on a deferred and contingent basis, either in cash or in additional shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that dividend equivalents or other distributions on shares of Common Stock underlying Restricted Stock Units will be deferred until and paid contingent upon the vesting of such Restricted Stock Units.
(e) Each grant or sale of Restricted Stock Units will specify the time and manner of payment of the Restricted Stock Units that have been earned. Each grant or sale will specify that the amount payable with respect thereto will be paid by the Company in shares of Common Stock or cash, or a combination thereof.
(f) Each grant or sale of Restricted Stock Units will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award. Each Evidence of Award will be subject to this Plan and will contain such terms and provisions, consistent with this Plan, as the Committee may approve.
8. Cash Incentive Awards, Performance Shares and Performance Units. The Committee may, from time to time and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, authorize the granting of Cash Incentive Awards, Performance Shares and Performance Units. Each such grant may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:
(a) Each grant will specify the number or amount of Performance Shares or Performance Units, or amount payable with respect to a Cash Incentive Award, to which it pertains, which number or amount may be subject to adjustment to reflect changes in compensation or other factors.
(b) The Performance Period with respect to each Cash Incentive Award or grant of Performance Shares or Performance Units will be such period of time as will be determined by the Committee, which may be subject to continued vesting or earlier lapse or other modification, including in the event of the retirement, death or Disability of a Participant.
(c) Each grant of a Cash Incentive Award, Performance Shares or Performance Units will specify Management Objectives which, if achieved, will result in payment or early payment of the award, and each grant may specify in respect of such specified Management Objectives a minimum acceptable level or levels of achievement and may set forth a formula for determining the number of Performance Shares or Performance Units, or amount payable with respect to a Cash Incentive Award, that will be earned if performance is at or above the minimum or threshold level or levels, or is at or above the target level or levels, but falls short of maximum achievement of the specified Management Objectives.
(d) Each grant will specify the time and manner of payment of a Cash Incentive Award, Performance Shares or Performance Units that have been earned. Any grant may specify that the amount payable with respect thereto may be paid by the Company in cash, in shares of Common Stock, in Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units or in any combination thereof.
(e) Any grant of a Cash Incentive Award, Performance Shares or Performance Units may specify that the amount payable or the number of shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units payable with respect thereto may not exceed a maximum specified by the Committee on the Date of Grant.
(f) The Committee may, on the Date of Grant of Performance Shares or Performance Units, provide for the payment of dividend equivalents to the holder thereof either in cash or in additional shares of Common Stock, subject in all cases to deferral and payment on a contingent basis based on the Participants earning of the Performance Shares or Performance Units, as applicable, with respect to which such dividend equivalents are paid.
(g) Each grant of a Cash Incentive Award, Performance Shares or Performance Units will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award. Each Evidence of Award will be subject to this Plan and will contain such terms and provisions, consistent with this Plan, as the Committee may approve.
9. Other Awards.
(a) Subject to applicable law and the applicable limits set forth in Section 3 of this Plan, the Committee may authorize the grant to any Participant of shares of Common Stock or such other awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, shares of Common Stock or factors that may influence the value of such shares, including, without limitation, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock, purchase rights for shares of Common Stock, awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or specified Subsidiaries, affiliates or other business units thereof or any other factors designated by the Committee, and awards valued by reference to the book value of the shares of Common Stock or the value of securities of, or the performance of specified Subsidiaries or affiliates or other business units of the Company. The Committee will determine the terms and conditions of such awards. Shares of Common Stock delivered pursuant to an award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 9 will be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such time, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock, other awards, notes or other property, as the Committee determines.
(b) Cash awards, as an element of or supplement to any other award granted under this Plan, may also be granted pursuant to this Section 9.
(c) The Committee may authorize the grant of shares of Common Stock as a bonus, or may authorize the grant of other awards in lieu of obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary to pay cash or deliver other property under this Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements, subject to such terms as will be determined by the Committee in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code.
(d) The Committee may, at or after the Date of Grant, authorize the payment of dividends or dividend equivalents on awards granted under this Section 9 on a deferred and contingent basis, either in cash or in additional shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that dividend equivalents or other distributions on shares of Common Stock underlying awards granted under this Section 9 will be deferred until and paid contingent upon the earning of such awards.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, awards under this Section 9 may provide for the earning or vesting of, or earlier elimination of restrictions applicable to, such award, including in the event of the retirement, death or Disability of a Participant.
10. Administration of this Plan.
(a) This Plan will be administered by the Committee. The Committee may from time to time delegate all or any part of its authority under this Plan to a subcommittee thereof. To the extent of any such delegation, references in this Plan to the Committee will be deemed to be references to such subcommittee.
(b) The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provision of this Plan or of any Evidence of Award (or related documents) and any determination by the Committee pursuant to any provision of this Plan or of any such agreement, notification or document will be final and conclusive. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any such action or determination made in good faith. In addition, the Committee is authorized to take any action it determines in its sole discretion to be appropriate subject only to the express limitations contained in this Plan, and no authorization in any Plan section or other provision of this Plan is intended or may be deemed to constitute a limitation on the authority of the Committee.
(c) To the extent permitted by law, the Committee may delegate to one or more of its members, to one or more officers of the Company, or to one or more agents or advisors, such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable, and the Committee, the subcommittee, or any person to whom duties or powers have been delegated as aforesaid, may employ one or more persons to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Committee, the subcommittee or such person may have under this Plan. The Committee may, by resolution, authorize one or more officers of the Company to do one or both of the following on the same basis as the Committee: (i) designate employees to be recipients of awards under this Plan; and (ii) determine the size of any such awards; provided, however, that (A) the Committee will not delegate such responsibilities to any such officer for awards granted to an employee who is an officer, Director, or more than 10% beneficial owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of any class of the Companys equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act; (B) the resolution providing for such authorization shall set forth the total number of shares of Common Stock such officer(s) may grant; and (C) the officer(s) will report periodically to the Committee regarding the nature and scope of the awards granted pursuant to the authority delegated.
11. Adjustments. The Committee shall make or provide for such adjustments in the number of and kind of shares of Common Stock covered by outstanding Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares and Performance Units granted hereunder and, if applicable, in the number of and kind of shares of Common Stock covered by other awards granted pursuant to Section 9 of this Plan, in the Option Price and Base Price provided in outstanding Option Rights and Appreciation Rights, respectively, in Cash Incentive Awards, and in other award terms, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith, determines is equitably required to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants that otherwise would result from (a) any extraordinary cash dividend, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company, (b) any merger, consolidation, spin-off, split-off, spin-out, split-up, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation or other distribution of assets, issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities, or (c) any other corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing. Moreover, in the event of any such transaction or event or in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may provide in substitution for any or all outstanding awards under this Plan such alternative consideration (including cash), if any, as it, in good faith, may determine to be equitable in the circumstances and shall require in connection therewith the surrender of all awards so replaced in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code. In addition, for each Option Right or Appreciation Right with an Option Price or Base Price, respectively, greater than the consideration offered in connection with any such transaction or event or Change in Control, the Committee may in its discretion elect to cancel such Option Right or Appreciation Right without any payment to the person holding such Option Right or Appreciation Right. The Committee shall also make or provide for such adjustments in the number of shares of Common Stock specified in Section 3 of this Plan as the Committee in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith, determines is appropriate to reflect any transaction or event described in this Section 11; provided, however, that any such adjustment to the number specified in Section 3(c) of this Plan will be made only if and to the extent that such adjustment would not cause any Option Right intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option to fail to so qualify.
12. Definition and Effect of a Change in Control.
(a) For purposes of this Plan, except as may be otherwise prescribed by the Committee in an Evidence of Award made under this Plan, a Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence (after the Effective Date) of any of the following events:
(i) | a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act, or if Item 6(e) is no longer in effect, any regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act which serve similar purposes; |
(ii) | the following individuals no longer constitute a majority of the members of the Board: (1) the individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the Current Directors); (2) the individuals who thereafter are elected to the Board and whose election, or nomination for election, to the Board was approved by a vote of a majority of all of the Current Directors then still in office (such directors becoming Additional Directors immediately following their election); and (3) the individuals who are elected to the Board and whose election, or nomination for election, to the Board was approved by a vote of a majority of all of the Current Directors and Additional Directors then still in office (such directors also becoming Additional Directors immediately following their election); |
(iii) | a tender offer or exchange offer is made whereby the effect of such offer is to take over and control the Company, and such offer is consummated for the equity securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding voting securities; |
(iv) | the consummation of a transaction approved by the Stockholders of a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, or reorganization of the Company, a reverse stock split of outstanding voting securities, or consummation of any such transaction if Stockholder approval is not obtained, other than any such transaction that would result in more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such transaction being beneficially owned by the holders of outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the transaction, with the voting power of each such continuing holder relative to other such continuing holders not substantially altered in the transaction; |
(v) | the consummation of a transaction approved by the Stockholders of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or a substantial portion of the Companys assets to another person, which is not a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (i.e., 50% or more of the total assets of the Company); or |
(vi) | any person (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly of more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the Companys then outstanding voting securities. |
(b) Unless otherwise provided in an Evidence of Award or another written agreement between a Participant and the Company and notwithstanding the Plans minimum vesting requirements, if a Change in Control occurs, then:
(i) | Option Rights and Appreciation Rights issued that are not yet fully vested and exercisable as of the time of the Change in Control shall immediately become vested and exercisable in full, except to the extent that a Replacement Award is provided to the Participant in accordance with the terms described herein; |
(ii) | Any restrictions, deferral of settlement and forfeiture conditions applicable to Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or other awards granted under Section 9 that vest solely based on continued service (and not based on the achievement of Management Objectives) shall lapse and such awards shall be deemed fully vested as of immediately prior to the Change in Control, except to the extent that a Replacement Award is provided to the Participant in accordance with the terms described herein; |
(iii) | With respect to Cash Incentive Awards, Performance Shares, Performance Units, and other awards granted under the Plan that are subject to the achievement of Management Objectives (other than the awards described in Section 12(b)(iv) below), the Management Objectives applicable thereto shall be deemed satisfied at target and the applicable performance period shall be deemed completed as of immediately prior to the Change in Control. Such awards will remain outstanding and will vest thereafter pursuant to the service-based vesting schedule set forth in the applicable Evidence of Award unless the successor or acquiring entity in the Change in Control does not provide a Replacement Award. If such Replacement Award is not provided, then any remaining restrictions, deferral of settlement and forfeiture conditions applicable to such award shall lapse and such award shall be deemed fully vested as of immediately prior to the Change in Control; and |
(iv) | With respect to Restricted Stock Units granted with Management Objectives that the Company describes as Market Stock Units, a prorated portion of such Market Stock Units shall vest based on actual performance of the Management Objectives through the date of the Change in Control. The remainder of the Market Stock Units (that did not vest in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence) will vest in accordance with their regular vesting schedule as set forth in the Evidence of Award unless the successor or acquiring entity in the Change in Control does not provide a Replacement Award for such remaining Market Stock Units. If such Replacement Award is not provided, then any remaining restrictions, deferral of settlement and forfeiture conditions applicable to such Market Stock Units shall lapse and such Market Stock Units shall be deemed fully vested as of immediately prior to the Change in Control. |
13. Clawback/Recovery. All awards (cash and equity) held by the Companys Executive Officers shall be subject to clawback, recoupment or forfeiture (a) to the extent that such Executive Officer is determined to have engaged in fraud or intentional illegal conduct that caused the Companys material non-compliance with any applicable financial reporting requirements and resulted in a financial restatement, the result of which is that the amount received from such award would have been lower had it been calculated on the basis of such restated results, or (b) required by applicable laws, rules, regulations or listing requirements. Such clawback, recoupment or forfeiture, in addition to any other remedies available under applicable laws, rules, regulations or listing requirements, shall occur through the cancellation of such awards (to the extent then-outstanding), the recoupment of any gains realized with respect to such awards, or a combination of the foregoing, to the extent of the overpayment. All awards granted under the Plan will also be subject to recoupment in accordance with any clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Companys securities are listed or as is otherwise required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other applicable law. The implementation of any clawback policy will not be deemed a triggering event for purposes of any definition of good reason for resignation or any constructive termination.
14. Non-U.S. Participants. In order to facilitate the making of any grant or combination of grants under this Plan, the Committee may provide for such special terms for awards to Participants who are foreign nationals or who are employed by the Company or any Subsidiary outside of the United States of America or who provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary under an agreement with a foreign nation or agency, as the Committee may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of this Plan (including sub-plans) as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes, without thereby affecting the terms of this Plan as in effect for any other purpose, and the secretary or other appropriate officer of the Company may certify any such document as having been approved and adopted in the same manner as this Plan. No such special terms, supplements, amendments or restatements, however, will include any provisions that are inconsistent with the terms of this Plan as then in effect unless this Plan could have been amended to eliminate such inconsistency without further approval by the Stockholders.
15. Transferability.
(a) Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, no Option Right, Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share, Performance Unit, Cash Incentive Award, award contemplated by Section 9 of this Plan or dividend equivalents paid with respect to awards made under this Plan will be transferable by the Participant except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. In no event will any such award granted under this Plan be transferred for value. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Option Rights and Appreciation Rights will be exercisable during the Participants lifetime only by him or her or, in the event of the Participants legal incapacity to do so, by his or her guardian or legal representative acting on behalf of the Participant in a fiduciary capacity under state law or court supervision.
(b) The Committee may specify on the Date of Grant that part or all of the shares of Common Stock that are (i) to be issued or transferred by the Company upon the exercise of Option Rights or Appreciation Rights, upon the termination of the Restriction Period applicable to Restricted Stock Units or upon payment under any grant of Performance Shares or Performance Units or (ii) no longer subject to the substantial risk of forfeiture and restrictions on transfer referred to in Section 6 of this Plan, will be subject to further restrictions on transfer.
16. Withholding Taxes. To the extent that the Company is required to withhold federal, state, local or foreign taxes in connection with any payment made or benefit realized by a Participant or other person under this Plan, and the amounts available to the Company for such withholding are insufficient, it will be a condition to the receipt of such payment or the realization
of such benefit that the Participant or such other person make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of the balance of such taxes required to be withheld, which arrangements (in the discretion of the Committee) may include relinquishment of a portion of such benefit. If a Participants benefit is to be received in the form of Common Stock, then, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Company will withhold from the shares required to be delivered to the Participant, shares of Common Stock having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld under applicable income and employment tax laws. The shares used for tax withholding will be valued at an amount equal to the market value of such shares of Common Stock on the date the benefit is to be included in the Participants income. In no event will the market value of the shares of Common Stock to be withheld and delivered pursuant to this Section to satisfy applicable withholding obligations exceed the minimum amount required to be withheld, unless (i) an additional amount can be withheld and not result in adverse accounting consequences, (ii) such additional withholding amount is authorized by the Committee, and (iii) the total amount withheld does not exceed the Participants estimated tax obligations attributable to the applicable transaction. Participants will also make such arrangements as the Committee may require for the payment of any withholding obligation that may arise in connection with the disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired upon the exercise of Option Rights.
17. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code.
(a) To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Plan and any grants made hereunder comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, so that the income inclusion provisions of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code do not apply to the Participants. This Plan and any grants made hereunder will be administered in a manner consistent with this intent. Any reference in this Plan to Section 409A of the Code will also include any regulations or any other formal guidance promulgated with respect to such section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
(b) Neither a Participant nor any of a Participants creditors or beneficiaries will have the right to subject any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) payable under this Plan and grants hereunder to any anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment. Except as permitted under Section 409A of the Code, any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) payable to a Participant or for a Participants benefit under this Plan and grants hereunder may not be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owed by a Participant to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) If, at the time of a Participants separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), (i) the Participant will be a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time) and (ii) the Company makes a good faith determination that an amount payable hereunder constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A of the Code in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but will instead pay it, without interest, on the fifth business day of the seventh month after such separation from service.
(d) Solely with respect to any award that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code and that is payable on account of a Change in Control (including any installments or stream of payments that are accelerated on account of a Change in Control), a Change in Control shall occur only if such event also constitutes a change in the ownership, change in effective control, and/or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of assets of the Company as those terms are defined under Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5), but only to the extent necessary to establish a time and form of payment that complies with Section 409A of the Code, without altering the definition of Change in Control for any purpose in respect of such award.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan and grants hereunder to the contrary, in light of the uncertainty with respect to the proper application of Section 409A of the Code, the Company reserves the right to make amendments to this Plan and grants hereunder as the Company deems necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. In any case, a Participant will be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on a Participant or for a Participants account in connection with this Plan and grants hereunder (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates will have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold a Participant harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.
18. Amendments.
(a) The Board may at any time and from time to time amend this Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that if an amendment to this Plan, for purposes of applicable stock exchange rules and except as permitted under Section 11 of this Plan, (i) would materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants under this Plan, (ii) would materially increase the number of securities which may be issued under this Plan, (iii) would materially modify the requirements for participation in this Plan, or (iv) must otherwise be approved by the Stockholders in order to comply with applicable law or the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, or, if the shares of Common Stock are not traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the principal national securities exchange upon which the shares of Common Stock are traded or quoted, all as determined by the Board, then, such amendment will be subject to Stockholder approval and will not be effective unless and until such approval has been obtained.
(b) Except in connection with a corporate transaction or event described in Section 11 of this Plan or in connection with a Change in Control, the terms of outstanding awards may not be amended to reduce the Option Price of outstanding Option Rights or the Base Price of outstanding Appreciation Rights, or cancel outstanding underwater Option Rights or Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash, other awards or Option Rights or Appreciation Rights with an Option Price or Base Price, as applicable, that is less than the Option Price of the original Option Rights or Base Price of the original Appreciation Rights, as applicable, without Stockholder approval. This Section 18(b) is intended to prohibit the repricing of underwater Option Rights and Appreciation Rights and will not be construed to prohibit the adjustments provided for in Section 11 of this Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, this Section 18(b) may not be amended without approval by the Stockholders.
(c) If permitted by Section 409A of the Code, but subject to the paragraph that follows, including in the case of termination of employment or service, or in the case of unforeseeable emergency or other circumstances or in the event of a Change in Control, to the extent a Participant holds an Option Right or Appreciation Right not immediately exercisable in full, or any Restricted Stock as to which the substantial risk of forfeiture or the prohibition or restriction on transfer has not lapsed, or any Restricted Stock Units as to which the Restriction Period has not been completed, or any Cash Incentive Awards, Performance Shares or Performance Units which have not been fully earned, or any dividend equivalents or other awards made pursuant to Section 9 of this Plan subject to any vesting schedule or transfer restriction, or who holds shares of Common Stock subject to any transfer restriction imposed pursuant to Section 15(b) of this Plan, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for continued vesting or accelerate the time at which such Option Right, Appreciation Right or other award may be exercised or the time at which such substantial risk of forfeiture or prohibition or restriction on transfer will lapse or the time when such Restriction Period will end or the time at which such Cash Incentive Awards, Performance Shares or Performance Units will be deemed to have been fully earned or the time when such transfer restriction will terminate or may waive any other limitation or requirement under any such award.
(d) Subject to Section 18(b) of this Plan, the Committee may amend the terms of any award theretofore granted under this Plan prospectively or retroactively. Except for adjustments made pursuant to Section 11 of this Plan, no such amendment will impair the rights of any Participant without his or her consent. The Board may, in its discretion, terminate this Plan at any time. Termination of this Plan will not affect the rights of Participants or their successors under any awards outstanding hereunder and not exercised in full on the date of termination.
19. Governing Law. This Plan and all grants and awards and actions taken hereunder will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware.
20. Effective Date/Termination. This Plan will be effective as of the Effective Date. No grants will be made on or after the Effective Date under the Predecessor Plans, provided that outstanding awards granted under the Predecessor Plans will continue unaffected following the Effective Date. No grant will be made under this Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, but all grants made prior to such date will continue in effect thereafter subject to the terms thereof and of this Plan. For clarification purposes, the terms and conditions of this Plan shall not apply to or otherwise impact previously granted and outstanding awards under the Predecessor Plans, as applicable.
21. Miscellaneous Provisions.
(a) The Company will not be required to issue any fractional shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Plan. The Committee may provide for the elimination of fractions or for the settlement of fractions in cash.
(b) This Plan will not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor will it interfere in any way with any right the Company or any Subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate such Participants employment or other service at any time.
(c) Except with respect to Section 21(e) of this Plan, to the extent that any provision of this Plan would prevent any Option Right that was intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option from qualifying as such, that provision will be null and void with respect to such Option Right. Such provision, however, will remain in effect for other Option Rights and there will be no further effect on any provision of this Plan.
(d) No award under this Plan may be exercised by the holder thereof if such exercise, and the receipt of cash or stock thereunder, would be, in the opinion of counsel selected by the Company, contrary to law or the regulations of any duly constituted authority having jurisdiction over this Plan.
(e) Absence on leave approved by a duly constituted officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will not be considered interruption or termination of service of any employee for any purposes of this Plan or awards granted hereunder.
(f) No Participant will have any rights as a Stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock subject to awards granted to him or her under this Plan prior to the date as of which he or she is actually recorded as the holder of such shares of Common Stock upon the stock records of the Company.
(g) The Committee may condition the grant of any award or combination of awards authorized under this Plan on the surrender or deferral by the Participant of his or her right to receive a cash bonus or other compensation otherwise payable by the Company or a Subsidiary to the Participant.
(h) Except with respect to Option Rights and Appreciation Rights, the Committee may permit Participants to elect to defer the issuance of shares of Common Stock under this Plan pursuant to such rules, procedures or programs as it may establish for purposes of this Plan and which are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The Committee also may provide that deferred issuances and settlements include the crediting of dividend equivalents or interest on the deferral amounts.
(i) If any provision of this Plan is or becomes invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify this Plan or any award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision will be construed or deemed amended or limited in scope to conform to applicable laws or, in the discretion of the Committee, it will be stricken and the remainder of this Plan will remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan or an Evidence of Award to the contrary, nothing in this Plan or in an Evidence of Award prevents a Participant from providing, without prior notice to the Company, information to governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations or otherwise testifying or participating in any investigation or proceeding by any governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations, and for purpose of clarity a Participant is not prohibited from providing information voluntarily to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 21F of the Exchange Act.
22. Stock-Based Awards in Substitution for Awards Granted by Another Company. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary:
(a) Awards may be granted under this Plan in substitution for or in conversion of, or in connection with an assumption of, stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other stock or stock-based awards held by awardees of an entity engaging in a corporate acquisition or merger transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary. Any conversion, substitution or assumption will be effective as of the close of the merger or acquisition, and, to the extent applicable, will be conducted in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code. The awards so granted may reflect the original terms of the awards being assumed or substituted or converted for and need not comply with other specific terms of this Plan, and may account for shares of Common Stock substituted for the securities covered by the original awards and the number of shares subject to the original awards, as well as any exercise or purchase prices applicable to the original awards, adjusted to account for differences in stock prices in connection with the transaction.
(b) In the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary merges has shares available under a pre-existing plan previously approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or merger, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, to reflect such acquisition or merger) may be used for awards made after such acquisition or merger under this Plan; provided, however, that awards using such available shares may not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan absent the acquisition or merger, and may only be made to individuals who were not employees or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary prior to such acquisition or merger.
(c) Any shares of Common Stock that are issued or transferred by, or that are subject to any awards that are granted by, or become obligations of, the Company under Sections 22(a) or 22(b) of this Plan will not reduce the shares of Common Stock available for issuance or transfer under this Plan or otherwise count against the limits contained in Section 3 of this Plan. In addition, no shares of Common Stock subject to an award that is granted by, or becomes an obligation of, the Company under Sections 22(a) or 22(b) of this Plan will be added to the aggregate limit contained in Section 3(a)(i) of this Plan
EXHIBIT 10.1(b)
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this Agreement) is made as of _________, 2019, by and between Synaptics Incorporated., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and ___________ (the Grantee).
1. Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Agreement will have the meanings given to such terms in the Synaptics Incorporated 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the Plan).
2. Grant of RSUs. Subject to and upon the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement, including any additional terms and conditions for the Grantees country (for Grantees outside the United States only) set forth in any attached Appendix that would form part of this Agreement, and in the Plan, pursuant to authorization under resolutions of the Committee, the Company has granted to the Grantee as of _________, 2019 (the Date of Grant) ______ Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Each RSU shall represent the right of the Grantee to receive one share of Common Stock subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3. Restrictions on Transfer of RSUs. Subject to Section 15 of the Plan, neither the RSUs evidenced hereby nor any interest therein or in the Common Stock underlying such RSUs shall be transferable prior to payment to the Grantee pursuant to Section 5 hereof other than by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution.
4. Vesting of RSUs.
(a) | The RSUs covered by this Agreement shall become nonforfeitable and payable to the Grantee pursuant to Section 5 hereof [in substantially equal installments on each of the first ______ anniversaries of the Date of Grant]1 if the Grantee remains in the continuous employment of the Company or a Subsidiary until each such date (the period from the Date of Grant until the date that such RSU (or portion thereof) becomes nonforfeitable, the Vesting Date). Subject to the terms of the Plan and except as otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, any RSUs (or portions thereof) that do not so become nonforfeitable will be forfeited, including if the Grantee ceases to be continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary prior to the Vesting Date applicable to such portion of the RSUs. For purposes of this Agreement, continuously employed (or substantially similar terms) means the absence of any interruption or termination of the Grantees employment with the Company or a Subsidiary. Continuous employment shall not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of transfers between locations of the Company and its Subsidiaries. |
1 | Note to Draft: Insert applicable vesting schedule. |
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(b) | Notwithstanding Section 4(a) above, if at any time before a Vesting Date or forfeiture of the RSUs, and while the Grantee is continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary, a Change in Control occurs, then the Change in Control will constitute a Vesting Date for the RSUs and they will become nonforfeitable and payable to the Grantee in accordance with Section 5 hereof, except to the extent that a Replacement Award is provided to the Grantee to continue, replace or assume the RSUs covered by this Agreement. |
(c) | If the Grantee is subject to the Companys Change of Control Severance Policy for Principal Executive Officers (the CiC Severance Policy) and experiences a qualifying termination that provides for accelerated vesting under the CiC Severance Policy during the Change of Control Period (as defined in the CiC Severance Policy), then notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Vesting Date for the RSUs shall be the later of (i) the date of such qualifying termination and (ii) the Effective Date (as defined in the CiC Severance Policy). |
5. Form and Time of Payment of RSUs.
(a) | Payment for the RSUs, after and to the extent they have become nonforfeitable, shall be made in the form of Common Stock. Payment shall be made as soon as administratively practicable following (but no later than thirty (30) days following) the Vesting Date applicable to such portion of the RSUs. |
(b) | The Companys obligations to the Grantee with respect to the RSUs will be satisfied in full upon the issuance of Common Stock corresponding to such RSUs. |
6. Dividend Equivalents; Voting and Other Rights.
(a) | The Grantee shall have no rights of ownership in the Common Stock underlying the RSUs and no right to vote the Common Stock underlying the RSUs until the date on which the Common Stock underlying the RSUs is issued or transferred to the Grantee pursuant to Section 5 above. |
(b) | From and after the Date of Grant and until the date on which the Common Stock underlying the RSUs is issued or transferred to the Grantee pursuant to Section 5 above, on the date that the Company pays a cash dividend (if any) to holders of Common Stock generally, the Grantee shall be entitled to a number of additional RSUs determined by dividing (i) the product of (x) the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per share of Common Stock on such date and (y) the total number of RSUs (including dividend equivalents paid thereon) previously credited to the Grantee as of such date, by (ii) the Market Value per Share of the Common Stock on such date. Such dividend equivalents (if any) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be paid, in the aggregate rounded down to the nearest whole number, or forfeited in the same manner and at the same time as the RSUs to which the dividend equivalents were credited. |
(c) | The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver Common Stock in the future, and the rights of the Grantee will be no greater than that of an unsecured general creditor. No assets of the Company will be held or set aside as security for the obligations of the Company under this Agreement. |
7. Adjustments. The RSUs and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable for each RSU, and the other terms and conditions of the grant evidenced by this Agreement, are subject to mandatory adjustment, including as provided in Section 11 of the Plan.
8. Withholding Taxes. To the extent that the Company is required to withhold federal, state, local or foreign taxes or other amounts in connection with the delivery to the Grantee of Common Stock or any other payment to the Grantee or any other payment or vesting event under this Agreement, the Grantee agrees that the Company will withhold from the shares of Common Stock required to be delivered to the Grantee under this Agreement, shares of Common Stock having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld under applicable income and employment tax laws. The shares so retained shall be credited against any such withholding requirement at the market value of such Common Stock on the date of such delivery. To the extent that the amounts available to the Company for such withholding are insufficient, it shall be a condition to the obligation of the Company to make any such delivery or payment that the Grantee make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of the balance of such taxes or other amounts required to be withheld. In no event will the market value of the shares of Common Stock to be withheld and/or delivered pursuant to this Section 8 to satisfy applicable withholding taxes exceed the minimum amount required to be withheld, unless (i) an additional amount can be withheld and not result in adverse accounting consequences, (ii) such additional withholding amount is authorized by the Committee, and (iii) the total amount withheld does not exceed the Grantees estimated tax obligations attributable to the applicable transaction.
9. Compliance With Law. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to issue any Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement if the issuance thereof would result in a violation of any such law.
10. Compliance With or Exemption From Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and the Plan comply with or be exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement and the Plan shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent, and any provision that would cause this Agreement or the Plan to fail to satisfy Section 409A of the Code shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code and may be made by the Company without the consent of the Grantee). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not guaranteeing any particular tax outcome, and the Grantee shall remain solely liable for any and all tax consequences associated with the RSUs.
11. Interpretation. Any reference in this Agreement to Section 409A of the Code will also include any proposed, temporary or final regulations, or any other guidance, promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
12. No Right to Future Awards or Employment. The grant of the RSUs under this Agreement to the Grantee is a voluntary, discretionary award being made on a one-time basis and it does not constitute a commitment to make any future awards. The grant of the RSUs and any payments made hereunder will not be considered salary or other compensation for purposes of any severance pay or similar allowance, except as otherwise required by law. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be employed or remain employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor limit or affect in any manner the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment or adjust the compensation of the Grantee.
13. Relation to Other Benefits. Any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
14. Amendments. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto; provided, however, that (a) no amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantees written consent, and (b) the Grantees consent shall not be required to an amendment that is deemed necessary by the Company to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code or Section 10D of the Exchange Act.
15. Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.
16. Relation to Plan and Compensation Recovery Policy. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. The Committee acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein or in the Plan, have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Grantee acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and the award described herein (and any settlement thereof) are subject to the terms and conditions of the Companys clawback policy (if any) as may be in effect from time to time specifically to implement Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any applicable rules or regulations promulgated thereunder (including applicable rules and regulations of any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock may be traded) (the Compensation Recovery Policy), and that relevant sections of this Agreement shall be deemed superseded by and subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the Compensation Recovery Policy from and after the effective date thereof.
17. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver any documents related to the RSUs and the Grantees participation in the Plan, or future awards that may be granted under the Plan, by electronic means or request the Grantees consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Grantee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
18. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed with the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any principle of law that would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction.
19. Successors and Assigns. Without limiting Section 3 hereof, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Company.
20. Acknowledgement. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee (a) has received a copy of the Plan, (b) has had an opportunity to review the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, (c) understands the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan and (d) agrees to such terms and conditions.
21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement.
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EXHIBIT 10.1(c)
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
This Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (this Agreement) is made as of _________, 2019, by and between Synaptics Incorporated., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and ___________ (the Grantee).
1. Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Agreement will have the meanings given to such terms in the Synaptics Incorporated 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the Plan) and in Exhibit A attached hereto.
2. Grant of PSUs. Subject to and upon the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement, including any additional terms and conditions for the Grantees country (for Grantees outside the United States only) set forth in any attached Appendix that would form part of this Agreement, and in the Plan, pursuant to authorization under resolutions of the Committee, the Company has granted to the Grantee as of _________, 2019 (the Date of Grant) ______ performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PSUs). Subject to the degree of attainment of the performance goals established for these PSUs as described in this Agreement, the Grantee may earn from 0% to 200% of the PSUs. Each PSU shall then represent the right of the Grantee to receive one share of Common Stock or its cash equivalent subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3. Restrictions on Transfer of PSUs. Subject to Section 15 of the Plan, neither the PSUs evidenced hereby nor any interest therein or in the Common Stock underlying such PSUs shall be transferable prior to payment to the Grantee pursuant to Section 5 hereof other than by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution.
4. Vesting of PSUs.
(a) | Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the PSUs covered by this Agreement shall be subject to performance and service based vesting conditions. |
(i) | Performance Condition. The number of PSUs that satisfy the Performance Condition (the Earned PSUs) will be based on the Companys achievement of certain performance goals during the Performance Period, as described on Exhibit A, and may range between 0% and 200% of the target number of PSUs set forth in this Agreement and in Exhibit A. |
(ii) | Service Condition. A portion of the Earned PSUs will vest on each of the following dates, subject to the Grantees continuous employment through each such date: |
[VESTING DATE 1]: [PERCENTAGE OF EARNED PSUS]
[VESTING DATE 2]: [PERCENTAGE OF EARNED PSUS]
[VESTING DATE 3]: [PERCENTAGE OF EARNED PSUS]
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Any PSUs that do not vest in accordance with this Section 4 will be forfeited, including if the Grantee ceases to be continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary prior to the applicable service based vesting date, provided above. For purposes of this Agreement, continuously employed (or substantially similar terms) means the absence of any interruption or termination of the Grantees employment with the Company or a Subsidiary. Continuous employment shall not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of transfers between locations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(b) | Treatment of PSUs Upon a Change in Control. |
(i) | Notwithstanding Section 4(a) above, if at any time before the end of the Performance Period and while the Grantee is continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary, a Change in Control occurs, then the target number of PSUs shall be deemed to have satisfied the Performance Condition and shall be considered Earned PSUs for purposes of this Agreement, and the Performance Period shall be deemed completed as of immediately prior to the closing of the Change in Control. |
(ii) | If, in connection with a Change in Control, a Replacement Award is provided to the Grantee to continue, replace or assume any Earned PSUs, such Replacement Award shall remain outstanding and will vest thereafter pursuant to the service based vesting schedule in Section 4(a). If, however, a Replacement Award is not provided in respect of such Earned PSUs, then the Earned PSUs shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable immediately prior to and contingent upon the consummation of the Change in Control. |
(c) | If the Grantee is subject to the Companys Change of Control Severance Policy for Principal Executive Officers (the CiC Severance Policy) and experiences a qualifying termination that provides for accelerated vesting under the CiC Severance Policy during the Change of Control Period (as defined in the CiC Severance Policy), then (i) notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Vesting Date (as defined below) for the PSUs shall be the later of (A) the date of such qualifying termination and (B) the Effective Date (as defined in the CiC Severance Policy) and (ii) the target number of PSUs will be deemed to have satisfied the Performance Condition as of such Vesting Date. |
5. Form and Time of Payment of PSUs.
(a) | Payment for the PSUs, after and to the extent they have satisfied both the Performance Condition and the service based vesting condition in Section 4(a) (such date, the Vesting Date), shall be made in the form of Common Stock or the cash equivalent. Except as provided in Section 5(b), payment shall be made within sixty (60) days following the Vesting Date attributable to such PSUs. |
(b) | Notwithstanding Section 5(a), to the extent that the PSUs become vested on the date of a Change in Control, Grantee will receive payment for vested PSUs in shares of Common Stock on the date of the Change in Control; provided, however, that if such Change in Control would not qualify as a permissible date of distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code, and the regulations thereunder, and where Section 409A of the Code applies to such distribution, the Grantee is entitled to receive the corresponding payment on the date that would have otherwise applied pursuant to Section 5(a). |
(c) | Except to the extent provided by Section 409A of the Code and permitted by the Committee, no shares of Common Stock may be issued to the Grantee at a time earlier than otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. |
(d) | The Companys obligations to the Grantee with respect to the PSUs that become vested in accordance with Section 4 will be satisfied in full upon the issuance of Common Stock corresponding to such PSUs. |
6. Dividend Equivalents; Voting and Other Rights.
(a) | The Grantee shall have no rights of ownership in the Common Stock underlying the PSUs and no right to vote the Common Stock underlying the PSUs until the date on which the Common Stock underlying the PSUs is issued or transferred to the Grantee pursuant to Section 5 above. |
(b) | Upon the payment of vested PSUs in accordance with Section 5 above, the Grantee shall receive additional shares of Common Stock or cash, as applicable, equal in value to the accrued dividend equivalents. The amount of dividend equivalents for each vested PSU shall equal the dividends paid on one share of Common Stock for each dividend whose record date occurs during the period between the Date of Grant and the payment of the vested PSUs in accordance with Section 5 above. |
(c) | The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver Common Stock in the future, and the rights of the Grantee will be no greater than that of an unsecured general creditor. No assets of the Company will be held or set aside as security for the obligations of the Company under this Agreement. |
7. Adjustments. The PSUs and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable for each PSU, and the other terms and conditions of the grant evidenced by this Agreement, are subject to mandatory adjustment, including as provided in Section 11 of the Plan.
8. Withholding Taxes. To the extent that the Company is required to withhold federal, state, local or foreign taxes or other amounts in connection with the delivery to the Grantee of Common Stock or any other payment to the Grantee or any other payment or vesting event under this Agreement, the Grantee agrees that the Company will withhold from the shares of Common Stock required to be delivered to the Grantee under this Agreement, shares of Common Stock having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld under applicable income and employment tax laws. The shares so retained shall be credited against any such withholding requirement at the market value of such Common Stock on the date of such delivery. To the extent that the amounts available to the Company for such withholding are insufficient, it shall be a condition to the obligation of the Company to make any such delivery or payment that the Grantee make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of the balance of such taxes or other amounts required to be withheld. In no event will the market value of the shares of Common Stock to be withheld and/or delivered pursuant to this Section 8 to satisfy applicable withholding taxes exceed the minimum amount required to be withheld, unless (i) an additional amount can be withheld and not result in adverse accounting consequences, (ii) such additional withholding amount is authorized by the Committee, and (iii) the total amount withheld does not exceed the Grantees estimated tax obligations attributable to the applicable transaction.
9. Compliance With Law. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to issue any Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement if the issuance thereof would result in a violation of any such law.
10. Compliance With or Exemption From Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and the Plan comply with or be exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement and the Plan shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent, and any provision that would cause this Agreement or the Plan to fail to satisfy Section 409A of the Code shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code and may be made by the Company without the consent of the Grantee). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not guaranteeing any particular tax outcome, and the Grantee shall remain solely liable for any and all tax consequences associated with the PSUs.
11. Interpretation. Any reference in this Agreement to Section 409A of the Code will also include any proposed, temporary or final regulations, or any other guidance, promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
12. No Right to Future Awards or Employment. The grant of the PSUs under this Agreement to the Grantee is a voluntary, discretionary award being made on a one-time basis and it does not constitute a commitment to make any future awards. The grant of the PSUs and any payments made hereunder will not be considered salary or other compensation for purposes of any severance pay or similar allowance, except as otherwise required by law. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be employed or remain employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor limit or affect in any manner the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment or adjust the compensation of the Grantee.
13. Relation to Other Benefits. Any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
14. Amendments. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto; provided, however, that (a) no amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantees written consent, and (b) the Grantees consent shall not be required to an amendment that is deemed necessary by the Company to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code or Section 10D of the Exchange Act.
15. Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.
16. Relation to Plan and Compensation Recovery Policy. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. The Committee acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted
from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein or in the Plan, have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Grantee acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and the award described herein (and any settlement thereof) are subject to the terms and conditions of the Companys clawback policy (if any) as may be in effect from time to time specifically to implement Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any applicable rules or regulations promulgated thereunder (including applicable rules and regulations of any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock may be traded) (the Compensation Recovery Policy), and that relevant sections of this Agreement shall be deemed superseded by and subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the Compensation Recovery Policy from and after the effective date thereof.
17. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver any documents related to the PSUs and the Grantees participation in the Plan, or future awards that may be granted under the Plan, by electronic means or request the Grantees consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Grantee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
18. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed with the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any principle of law that would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction.
19. Successors and Assigns. Without limiting Section 3 hereof, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Company.
20. Acknowledgement and Complete Agreement. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee (a) has received a copy of the Plan, (b) has had an opportunity to review the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, (c) understands the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan and (d) agrees to such terms and conditions.
21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement.
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EXHIBIT A
PERFORMANCE PERIOD AND PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS
(See attached)
EXHIBIT 10.1(d)
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
MARKET STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
This Market Stock Unit Award Agreement (this Agreement) is made as of _________, 2019, by and between Synaptics Incorporated., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and ___________ (the Grantee).
1. Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Agreement will have the meanings given to such terms in the Synaptics Incorporated 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the Plan). As used herein:
(a) | Beginning Company TSR shall mean the average closing price of the Common Stock during the period starting on [___________], and ending on [___________], as reported in The Wall Street Journal. |
(b) | Beginning SPSISC TSR shall mean the average closing price for the S&P Semiconductor Select Industry Index during the period starting on [___________], and ending on [___________], as reported in The Wall Street Journal. |
(c) | Change in Control MSUs shall mean, with respect to each Tranche for which the applicable Vesting Date is after the effective date of a Change in Control, (i) the Target Number of MSUs subject to such Tranche, multiplied by (ii) the Payout Factor, multiplied by (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that elapsed during the applicable Performance Period through the effective date of the Change in Control, and the denominator of which shall be the total number of days in the applicable Performance Period, and in the case of Tranche Three, less the number of MSUs or Change in Control MSUs that vested in Tranche One and Tranche Two. |
(d) | Company TSR shall mean (i) the Ending Company TSR minus the Beginning Company TSR divided by (ii) the Beginning Company TSR, with the quotient expressed as a percentage. |
(e) | Determination Date shall mean the last day of the applicable Performance Period, or, if earlier, the day immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control. |
(f) | Ending Company TSR shall mean the average closing price for the Companys Common Stock during the thirty (30) calendar day period ending on the last day of the Performance Period applicable to the Tranche for which the Payout Factor is being determined, as reported in The Wall Street Journal. However, if a Change in Control occurs prior to the last day of a Performance Period, the Ending Company TSR shall mean (i) the value of the consideration offered for a share of Common Stock in the Change in Control or (ii) in the event that there is no consideration offered for a share of Common Stock in the Change in Control, the average closing price for the Common Stock during the thirty (30) calendar day period ending on the day immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, as reported in The Wall Street Journal. |
(g) | Ending SPSISC TSR shall mean the average closing price for the S&P Semiconductor Select Industry Index during the thirty (30) calendar day period ending on the Determination Date, as reported in The Wall Street Journal. |
(h) | Good Reason shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events without the Grantees prior written approval: (i) the Grantee is demoted by means of a material reduction in authority, responsibilities, or duties; (ii) the Grantees annual base salary for a fiscal year (Base Salary) is reduced to a level that is less than 90% of the Base Salary paid to the Grantee during the prior fiscal year, or the Grantees Targeted Bonus is reduced to a level that is less than 90% of the Targeted Bonus for the Grantee during the prior fiscal year; (iii) the Grantee is required to render his or her principal duties from a Company location that is more than fifty (50) miles from a Company location from which the Grantee performs his or her principal duties at the earlier of the time the Grantee entered into any employment or other service agreement with the Company or the date of this Agreement, in either case other than as has been previously contemplated by the Company and the Grantee, and such relocation increases the Grantees one way commute; or (iv) the Company breaches a material provision of any employment or other service agreement to which the Grantee is party. |
(i) | Non-Vested MSUs means, with respect to each Tranche for which the applicable Vesting Date is after the effective date of a Change in Control, the difference of (i) (A) the Target Number of MSUs subject to such Tranche, multiplied by (B) the Payout Factor, minus (ii) the Change in Control MSUs for such Tranche; provided, however, that in no event shall such number be less than zero. |
(j) | Payout Factor shall mean: |
(i) | For Tranche One and Tranche Two, 100% minus two (2) times the percentage, if any, by which the SPSISC TSR exceeds the Company TSR as of the Determination Date. If Company TSR exceeds SPSISC TSR as of the Determination Date, then the Payout Factor shall be 100%. |
(ii) | For Tranche Three, 100% (x) plus the percentage by which the Company TSR exceeds the SPSISC TSR, multiplied by two (2), if the Company TSR exceeds the SPSISC TSR or (y) minus the percentage by which the SPSISC TSR exceeds the Company TSR, multiplied by two (2), if the SPSISC TSR exceeds the Company TSR, as of the Determination Date. |
In no event, however, shall the Payout Factor be less than 0% or greater than 200%.
(k) | SPSISC TSR shall mean (i) the Ending SPSISC TSR minus the Beginning SPSISC TSR divided by (ii) the Beginning SPSISC TSR, with the quotient expressed as a percentage. |
(l) | Targeted Bonus shall mean, for each fiscal year of the Company, either (i) a bonus program in which the Grantee shall be entitled to participate, which provides the Grantee with a reasonable opportunity, based on the past compensation practices of the Company and the Grantees then base salary, to maintain or increase the Grantees total compensation compared to the previous fiscal year or (ii) a targeted bonus based on such factors as the Board may determine. |
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(m) | Vested MSUs means the portion of the MSUs subject to this Agreement that become vested on the applicable Vesting Date or otherwise, as set forth in Section 4 below. |
2. Grant of MSUs. Subject to and upon the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement, including any additional terms and conditions for the Grantees country (for Grantees outside the United States only) set forth in any attached Appendix that would form part of this Agreement, and in the Plan, pursuant to authorization under resolutions of the Committee, the Company has granted to the Grantee as of _________, 2019 (the Date of Grant) the target number of market stock units set forth below (MSUs), which are a type of Restricted Stock Unit under the Plan and which may be earned based on the Payout Factor.
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Subject to the degree of attainment of the performance goals established pursuant to this Agreement, the Grantee may earn from 0% to 200% of the Target Number of MSUs attributed to such Performance Period. Each MSU shall then represent the right of the Grantee to receive one share of Common Stock subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3. Restrictions on Transfer of MSUs. Subject to Section 15 of the Plan, neither the MSUs evidenced hereby nor any interest therein or in the Common Stock underlying such MSUs shall be transferable prior to payment to the Grantee pursuant to Section 5 hereof other than by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution.
4. Vesting of MSUs.
(a) | As of each Determination Date, the Company shall determine the Payout Factor for the applicable Performance Period. For Tranche One and Tranche Two, the Company shall multiply the Payout Factor by the Target Number of MSUs subject to the Tranche, and the resulting number of MSUs shall vest in full and become Vested MSUs on the Vesting Date set forth below for that Tranche, in each case subject to the Grantees continuous employment with the Company or a Subsidiary until each such date. For Tranche Three, the Company shall multiply the Payout Factor by the Target Number of MSUs subject to Tranche Three and then subtract the number of MSUs that vested in Tranche One and Tranche Two. The resulting number of MSUs shall vest in full and become Vested MSUs on the Vesting Date set forth below for Tranche Three, subject to the Grantees continuous employment with the Company or a Subsidiary until each such date. |
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There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting of the MSUs in or during the months, days or periods prior to each Vesting Date, and except as otherwise provided in Sections 4(b), 4(c) or 4(d) hereof, all vesting of MSUs shall occur only on the applicable Vesting Date.
(b) | Acceleration of Vesting Upon a Change in Control. In the event that while the Grantee is continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary, a Change in Control occurs prior to the last day of a Performance Period, the Change in Control MSUs shall become immediately Vested MSUs as of the effective date of the Change in Control, and all Performance Periods shall be deemed completed. After giving effect to the preceding sentence, any Non-Vested MSUs with respect to each Tranche shall remain outstanding and will vest and become Vested MSUs thereafter on the applicable Vesting Date for such Tranche, subject to the Grantees continuous employment with the Company or a Subsidiary until each such date. |
(c) | Treatment of Non-Vested MSUs Upon a Change in Control. Effective as of and contingent upon the consummation of a Change in Control, the Non-Vested MSUs shall become immediately Vested MSUs and will be payable to the Grantee in accordance with Section 5 hereof, except to the extent that a Replacement Award is provided to the Grantee to continue, replace or assume the Non-Vested MSUs covered by this Agreement. |
(d) | Acceleration of Vesting Upon Termination. Notwithstanding any other term or provision of this Agreement, in the event the Grantee ceases to be continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary either due to a termination by the Company without Cause or by the Grantee for Good Reason during the eighteen (18) month period immediately following a Change in Control, all Non-Vested MSUs subject to this Agreement shall become immediately Vested MSUs as of the date of the Grantees termination of employment. |
(e) | Forfeiture. Subject to the terms of the Plan and except as otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, any MSUs that are not Vested MSUs, and that do not become Vested MSUs pursuant to this Section 4, shall be forfeited immediately upon the termination of the Grantees continuous employment without any payment to the Grantee. For purposes of this Agreement, continuous employment (or substantially similar terms) means the absence of any interruption or termination of the Grantees employment with the Company or a Subsidiary. Continuous employment shall not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of transfers between locations of the Company and its Subsidiaries. |
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5. Form and Time of Payment of MSUs.
(a) | Payment for the MSUs, after and to the extent they have become Vested MSUs pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in the form of Common Stock. Except as provided in Section 5(b), payment shall be made as soon as administratively practicable following (but no later than thirty (30) days following) the date that the MSUs become Vested MSUs pursuant to Section 4 hereof. |
(b) | Notwithstanding Section 5(a), the Grantee will receive payment for the Change in Control MSUs that become Vested MSUs upon a Change in Control immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control. |
(c) | The Companys obligations to the Grantee with respect to the Vested MSUs will be satisfied in full upon the issuance of Common Stock corresponding to such Vested MSUs. |
6. Dividend Equivalents; Voting and Other Rights.
(a) | The Grantee shall have no rights of ownership in the Common Stock underlying the MSUs and no right to vote the Common Stock underlying the MSUs until the date on which the Common Stock underlying the MSUs is issued or transferred to the Grantee pursuant to Section 5 above. |
(b) | Upon the payment of Vested MSUs in accordance with Section 5 above, the Grantee shall receive additional shares of Common Stock equal in value to the accrued dividend equivalents. The amount of dividend equivalents for each Vested MSU shall equal the dividends paid on one share of Common Stock for each dividend whose record date occurs during the period between the Date of Grant and the payment of the Vested MSUs in accordance with Section 5 above. |
(c) | The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver Common Stock in the future, and the rights of the Grantee will be no greater than that of an unsecured general creditor. No assets of the Company will be held or set aside as security for the obligations of the Company under this Agreement. |
(d) | Notwithstanding any term or provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the existence of this Agreement, or of any outstanding MSUs awarded hereunder, shall not affect in any manner the right, power, or authority of the Company or any Subsidiary to make, authorize, or consummate: (i) any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the Companys or any Subsidiarys capital structure or its business; (ii) any merger, consolidation, or similar transaction by or of the Company or any Subsidiary; (iii) any offer, issue, or sale by the Company or any Subsidiary of any capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, including any equity or debt securities, or preferred or preference stock that would rank prior to or on parity with the shares of Common Stock represented by the MSUs and/or that would include, have or possess other rights, benefits, and/or preferences superior to those that such shares of Common Stock includes, has or possesses, or any warrants, options, or rights with respect to any of the foregoing; (iv) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary; (v) any sale, transfer, or assignment of all or any part of the stock, assets, or business of the Company or any Subsidiary; or (vi) any other corporate transaction, act, or proceeding (whether of a similar character or otherwise). |
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7. Adjustments. The MSUs and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable for each MSU, and the other terms and conditions of the grant evidenced by this Agreement, are subject to mandatory adjustment, including as provided in Section 11 of the Plan.
8. Withholding Taxes. To the extent that the Company is required to withhold federal, state, local or foreign taxes or other amounts in connection with the delivery to the Grantee of Common Stock or any other payment to the Grantee or any other payment or vesting event under this Agreement, the Grantee agrees that the Company will withhold from the shares of Common Stock required to be delivered to the Grantee under this Agreement, shares of Common Stock having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld under applicable income and employment tax laws. The shares so retained shall be credited against any such withholding requirement at the market value of such Common Stock on the date of such delivery. To the extent that the amounts available to the Company for such withholding are insufficient, it shall be a condition to the obligation of the Company to make any such delivery or payment that the Grantee make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of the balance of such taxes or other amounts required to be withheld. In no event will the market value of the shares of Common Stock to be withheld and/or delivered pursuant to this Section 8 to satisfy applicable withholding taxes exceed the minimum amount required to be withheld, unless (i) an additional amount can be withheld and not result in adverse accounting consequences, (ii) such additional withholding amount is authorized by the Committee, and (iii) the total amount withheld does not exceed the Grantees estimated tax obligations attributable to the applicable transaction.
9. Compliance With Law. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to issue any Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement if the issuance thereof would result in a violation of any such law.
10. Compliance With or Exemption From Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and the Plan comply with or be exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement and the Plan shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent, and any provision that would cause this Agreement or the Plan to fail to satisfy Section 409A of the Code shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code and may be made by the Company without the consent of the Grantee). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not guaranteeing any particular tax outcome, and the Grantee shall remain solely liable for any and all tax consequences associated with the MSUs.
11. Interpretation. Any reference in this Agreement to Section 409A of the Code will also include any proposed, temporary or final regulations, or any other guidance, promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
12. No Right to Future Awards or Employment. The grant of the MSUs under this Agreement to the Grantee is a voluntary, discretionary award being made on a one-time basis and it does not constitute a commitment to make any future awards. The grant of the MSUs and any payments made hereunder will not be considered salary or other compensation for purposes of any severance pay or similar allowance, except as otherwise required by law. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be employed or remain employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor limit or affect in any manner the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment or adjust the compensation of the Grantee.
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13. Relation to Other Benefits. Any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
14. Amendments. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto; provided, however, that (a) no amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantees written consent, and (b) the Grantees consent shall not be required to an amendment that is deemed necessary by the Company to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code or Section 10D of the Exchange Act.
15. Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.
16. Relation to Plan and Compensation Recovery Policy. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. The Committee acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein or in the Plan, have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Grantee acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and the award described herein (and any settlement thereof) are subject to the terms and conditions of the Companys clawback policy (if any) as may be in effect from time to time specifically to implement Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any applicable rules or regulations promulgated thereunder (including applicable rules and regulations of any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock may be traded) (the Compensation Recovery Policy), and that relevant sections of this Agreement shall be deemed superseded by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Compensation Recovery Policy from and after the effective date thereof.
17. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver any documents related to the MSUs and the Grantees participation in the Plan, or future awards that may be granted under the Plan, by electronic means or request the Grantees consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Grantee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
18. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed with the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any principle of law that would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction.
19. Successors and Assigns. Without limiting Section 3 hereof, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Company.
20. Acknowledgement. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee (a) has received a copy of the Plan, (b) has had an opportunity to review the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, (c) understands the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan and (d) agrees to such terms and conditions.
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21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement.
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EXHIBIT 10.2(a)
2019 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
1. Establishment, Purpose and Term of Plan.
(a) Establishment. The Board adopted the Synaptics Incorporated 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan) on July 30, 2019 (the Effective Date), subject to stockholder approval on or before the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Effective Date. If stockholder approval is not received by such date, the Plan will have no effect and any balance in a Participants Plan account will be returned to the Participant, without interest, as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide Eligible Employees with an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the future of the Company through the purchase of Stock. The Company intends that the Plan qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the Code (including any amendments to such section) (Section 423), and the Plan shall be so construed. The Plan provides for both Section 423 and non-Section 423 components.
(c) Term of Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect until the earliest of (i) its termination by the Committee, (ii) the issuance of all Stock available for issuance under the Plan and (iii) the day before the ten (10) year anniversary of the Effective Date.
2. Definitions and Construction.
(a) Definitions. Any term not expressly defined in the Plan but defined for purposes of Section 423 shall have the same definition herein. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below:
(i) Administrator means the Committee or officer or employee of the Company to whom the Committee has delegated its authority under the Plan, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(ii) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(iii) Business Day means any day on which the national stock exchange on which the Stock is traded is available and open for trading.
(iv) Change in Control means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(A) the consummation of a transaction approved by the stockholders of the Company of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other form of corporate transaction or series of transactions, in each case, with respect to which persons who were the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation or other transaction do not, immediately thereafter, own more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the reorganized, merged or consolidated companys then outstanding voting securities, or a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;
(B) Individuals who, as of the date on which an award is granted, constitute the Board (the Incumbent Board) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date on which the award was granted whose election, or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the directors of the Company) shall be, for purposes of this agreement, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or
(C) the acquisition (other than from the Company) by any person, entity or group, within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, of more than 50% of either the then outstanding shares of the Companys Common Stock or the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (hereinafter referred to as the ownership of a Controlling
Interest) excluding, for this purpose, any acquisitions by (I) the Company or an affiliate, (II) any person, entity or group that as of the date on which the award is granted owns beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of a Controlling Interest or (III) any employee benefit plan of the Company or an affiliate.
(v) Code means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time, or any successor thereto, together with rules, regulations, and interpretations promulgated thereunder.
(vi) Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee or subcommittee of the Board, if any, duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers in each instance as shall be specified by the Board. If, at any time, there is no committee of the Board then authorized or properly constituted to administer the Plan, the Board shall exercise all of the powers of the Committee granted herein, and, in any event, the Board may in its discretion exercise any or all of such powers.
(vii) Company means Synaptics Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, or any successor corporation thereto.
(viii) Compensation means, with respect to any Offering Period, base wages or salary, overtime, shift differentials, payments for paid time off, and payments in lieu of notice. Compensation shall be limited to amounts actually payable in cash during the Offering Period. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Compensation shall not include moving allowances, automobile allowances, payments pursuant to a severance agreement, termination pay, relocation payments, bonuses, commissions, finders fee, compensation deferred under any program or plan, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 401(k) or Section 125 of the Code, any amounts directly or indirectly paid pursuant to the Plan or any other stock purchase, stock option or other stock-based compensation plan, amounts paid to a pension plan or fringe benefit program by the Company or a Participating Company, or any other extraordinary compensation not included above.
(ix) Eligible Employee means an Employee who meets the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 5 of the Plan.
(x) Employee means a person treated as an employee of a Participating Company for purposes of Section 423. A Participant shall be deemed to have ceased to be an Employee either upon an actual termination of employment or upon the corporation employing the Participant ceasing to be a Participating Company. For purposes of the Plan, an individual shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an Employee while on any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company.
(xi) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and in effect from time to time, or any successor thereto, together with rules, regulations, and interpretations promulgated thereunder.
(xii) Fair Market Value means, as of any date:
(A) If, on such date, the Stock is listed or quoted on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system (including the Nasdaq Global Market), the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing price per share of Stock for the last preceding date as reported for such day by the principal exchange or trading market on which Stock is traded (as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable) or, if Stock was not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding day on which Stock was traded;
(B) If, on such date, the Stock is not then listed on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the average of the bid and asked prices per share of Stock for such day (as determined by the Committee), or, if Stock was not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding day on which Stock was traded; or
(C) If, on such date, the Stock cannot be valued pursuant to either clause (A) or (B), the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be determined in good faith by the Committee, consistent with applicable legal requirements (including, if applicable, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code).
(xiii) Non-United States Offering means a separate Offering covering Eligible Employees of one or more Participating Companies, as described in Sections 3(c), 3(d), and 11(a)(ii).
(xiv) Offering means an offering of Stock pursuant to the Plan, as provided in Section 6. More than one Offering may run concurrently, the terms of which need not be the same, as permitted under Section 423.
(xv) Offering Date means, for any Offering Period, the first day of such Offering Period.
(xvi) Offering Period means a period established by the Committee during which an Offering is outstanding and which, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 6, is the period beginning on March 16 or September 16, as applicable, immediately following the end of the previous Offering Period and ending on March 15 or September 15, as applicable, which is 12 months thereafter.
(xvii) Officer means any person designated by the Board as an officer of the Company.
(xviii) Parent means any present or future parent corporation of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(xix) Participant means an Eligible Employee who has become a participant in an Offering Period in accordance with Section 7 and remains a participant in accordance with the Plan.
(xx) Participating Company means the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary designated by the Committee as a corporation the Employees of which may, if Eligible Employees, participate in the Plan. The Committee shall have the discretion to determine from time to time which Parents or Subsidiaries shall be Participating Companies.
(xxi) Participating Company Group means, at any point in time, the Company and all other corporations collectively which are then Participating Companies.
(xxii) Purchase Date means, for any Offering Period, the last day of such Offering Period, or, if so determined by the Committee, the last day of each Purchase Period occurring within such Offering Period.
(xxiii) Purchase Period means a period, established by the Committee in accordance with Section 6, included within an Offering Period and on the final date of which outstanding Purchase Rights are exercised.
(xxiv) Purchase Price means the price at which a share of Stock may be purchased under the Plan, as determined in accordance with Section 9.
(xxv) Purchase Right means an option granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan to purchase such shares of Stock as provided in Section 8, which the Participant may or may not exercise during the Offering Period in which such option is outstanding. Such option arises from the right of a Participant to withdraw any payroll deductions or other funds accumulated on behalf of the Participant and not previously applied to the purchase of Stock under the Plan, and to terminate participation in the Plan at any time during an Offering Period.
(xxvi) Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(xxvii) Stock means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4(b).
(xxviii) Subscription Agreement means a written or electronic agreement, in such form as is specified by the Company, stating an Employees election to participate in the Plan and authorizing payroll deductions under the Plan from the Employees Compensation or other method of payment authorized by the Committee pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii).
(xxix) Subscription Date means the last Business Day prior to the Offering Date of an Offering Period or such earlier date as the Company shall establish.
(xxx) Subsidiary means any present or future subsidiary corporation of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
(b) Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term or is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
3. Administration.
(a) Administration by the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. All questions of interpretation of the Plan, of any form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan, or of any Purchase Right shall be determined by the Committee, and such determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or the Purchase Right, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine all of the relevant terms and conditions of Purchase Rights; provided, however, that all Participants granted Purchase Rights pursuant to an Offering shall have the same rights and privileges within the meaning of Section 423(b)(5) of the Code. Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or any agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 3(a)) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest therein. All expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company.
(b) Authority of Officers. Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or election that is the responsibility of or that is allocated to the Company herein, provided that the Officer has actual authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination or election.
(c) Power to Adopt Sub-Plans or Varying Terms with Respect to Non-U.S. Employees. The Committee shall have the power, in its discretion, to adopt one or more sub-plans of the Plan as the Committee deems necessary or desirable to comply with the laws or regulations, tax policy, accounting principles or custom of foreign jurisdictions applicable to employees of a subsidiary business entity of the Company, provided that any such sub-plan shall not be within the scope of an employee stock purchase plan within the meaning of Section 423. Except as superseded by the provisions of a sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern such sub-plan. Alternatively and in order to comply with the laws of a foreign jurisdiction, the Committee shall have the power, in its discretion, to grant Purchase Rights in an Offering to citizens or residents of a non-U.S. jurisdiction (without regard to whether they are also citizens of the United States or resident aliens) that provide terms which are less favorable than or different from the terms of Purchase Rights granted under the same Offering to Employees resident in the United States.
(d) Power to Establish Separate Offerings with Varying Terms. The Committee shall have the power, in its discretion, to establish separate, simultaneous or overlapping Offerings having different terms and conditions and to designate the Participating Company or Companies that may participate in a particular Offering, provided that each Offering shall individually comply with the terms of the Plan and the requirements of Section 423(b)(5) of the Code that all Participants granted Purchase Rights pursuant to such Offering shall have the same rights and privileges within the meaning of such section.
(e) Policies and Procedures Established by the Company. Without regard to whether any Participants Purchase Right may be considered adversely affected, the Company may, from time to time, consistent with the Plan and the requirements of Section 423, establish, change or terminate such rules, guidelines, policies, procedures, limitations, or adjustments as deemed advisable by the Company, in its discretion, for the proper administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, (i) a minimum payroll deduction amount required for participation in an Offering, (ii) a limitation on the frequency or number of changes permitted in the rate of payroll deduction during an Offering, (iii) an exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld or paid in a currency other than United States dollars, (iv) a payroll deduction greater than or less than the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for the Companys delay or mistake in processing a Subscription Agreement or in otherwise effecting a Participants election under the Plan or as advisable to comply with the requirements of Section 423, and (v) determination of the date and manner by which the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock is determined for purposes of administration of the Plan. All such actions by the Company shall be taken consistent with the requirements under Section 423(b)(5) of the Code that all Participants granted Purchase Rights pursuant to an Offering shall have the same rights and privileges within the meaning of such section, except as otherwise permitted by Section 3(c) and the regulations under Section 423.
(f) Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or the Committee or as officers or employees of the Participating Company Group, to the extent permitted by applicable law, members of the Board or the Committee and any officers or employees of the Participating Company Group to whom authority to act for the Board, the Committee or the Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same.
4. Shares Subject to Plan.
(a) Maximum Number of Shares Issuable. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(b), the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be 1,500,000 and shall consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock, shares of Stock purchased on the open market, or any combination thereof. If an outstanding Purchase Right for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled, the shares of Stock allocable to the unexercised portion of that Purchase Right shall again be available for issuance under the Plan.
(b) Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company and the requirements of Section 424 of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Stock (excepting regular, periodic cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number and kind of shares subject to the Plan, the limit on the shares which may be purchased by any Participant during an Offering (as described in Sections 8(a) and 8(b)) and each Purchase Right, and in the Purchase Price in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants rights under the Plan. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as effected without receipt of consideration by the Company. If a majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are subject to outstanding Purchase Rights are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become (whether or not pursuant to a Change in Control) shares of another corporation (the New Shares), the Committee may unilaterally amend the outstanding Purchase Rights to provide that such Purchase Rights are for New Shares. In the event of any such amendment, the number of shares subject to, and the exercise price per share of, the outstanding Purchase Rights shall be adjusted in a fair and equitable manner as determined by the Committee, in its discretion. Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, and in no event may the Purchase Price be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to the Purchase Right. The adjustments determined by the Committee pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be final, binding and conclusive.
5. Eligibility.
(a) Employees Eligible to Participate. Each Employee of a Participating Company is eligible to participate in the Plan and shall be deemed an Eligible Employee, except the following:
(i) Any Employee who has been employed by the Participating Company Group for a period of less than one month as of the first day of an Offering Period;
(ii) Any Employee who is customarily employed by the Participating Company Group for twenty (20) hours or less per week; or
(iii) Any Employee who is customarily employed by the Participating Company Group for not more than five (5) months in any calendar year.
(b) Exclusion of Certain Stockholders. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Employee shall be treated as an Eligible Employee and granted a Purchase Right under the Plan if, immediately after such grant, the Employee would own, or hold options to purchase, stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of such corporation, as determined in accordance with Section 423(b)(3) of the Code. For purposes of this Section 5(b), the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall apply in determining the stock ownership of such Employee.
(c) Determination by Company. The Company shall determine in good faith and in the exercise of its discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to be an Employee or an Eligible Employee and the effective date of such individuals attainment or termination of such status, as the case may be. For purposes of an individuals participation in or other rights, if any, under the Plan as of the time of the Companys determination of whether or not the individual is an Employee, all such determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive as to such rights, if any, notwithstanding that the Company or any court of law or governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination as to such individuals status as an Employee. In addition, the Administrator may, for Offering Periods that have not yet commenced, establish additional eligibility requirements not inconsistent with Section 423.
6. Offerings.
The Plan shall be implemented by sequential Offerings of approximately twelve (12) months duration or such other duration as the Committee shall determine. Offering Periods shall commence and end on dates determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may establish additional or alternative concurrent, sequential or overlapping Offering Periods, a different duration for one or more Offering Periods or different commencing or ending dates for such Offering Periods; provided, however, that no Offering Period may have a duration exceeding twenty-seven (27) months. If the Committee shall so determine in its discretion, each Offering Period may consist of two (2) or more consecutive Purchase Periods having such duration as the Committee shall specify, and the last day of each such Purchase Period shall be a Purchase Date. If the first or last day of an Offering Period or a Purchase Period is not a Business Day, the Company shall specify the Business Day that will be deemed the first or last day, as the case may be, of the Offering Period or Purchase Period.
A new Offering Period shall commence, and the old Offering Period shall terminate, on the first Business Day after a Purchase Date (other than the last Purchase Date of an Offering Period) if the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock is less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Offering Date of the Offering Period.
7. Participation in the Plan.
(a) Initial Participation. An Eligible Employee may become a Participant in an Offering Period by delivering a properly completed written or electronic Subscription Agreement to the Company office or representative designated by the Company (including the Administrator) not later than the close of business on the date established by the Company for that Offering Period. An Eligible Employee who does not deliver a properly completed Subscription Agreement in the manner permitted or required on or before the Subscription Date for an Offering Period shall not participate in the Plan for that Offering Period or for any subsequent Offering Period unless the Eligible Employee subsequently delivers a properly completed Subscription Agreement to the appropriate Company office or representative on or before the Subscription Date for such subsequent Offering Period. An Employee who becomes an Eligible Employee after the Offering Date of an Offering Period shall not be eligible to participate in that Offering Period but may participate in any subsequent Offering Period provided the Employee is still an Eligible Employee as of the Offering Date of such subsequent Offering Period.
(b) Continued Participation. A Participant shall automatically participate in the next Offering Period commencing immediately after the final Purchase Date of each Offering Period in which the Participant participates provided that the Participant remains an Eligible Employee on the Offering Date of the new Offering Period and has not either (i) withdrawn from the Plan pursuant to Section 12(a), or (ii) terminated employment or otherwise ceased to be an Eligible Employee as provided in Section 13. A Participant who may automatically participate in a subsequent Offering Period, as provided in this Section, is not required to deliver any additional Subscription Agreement for the subsequent Offering Period in order to continue participation in the Plan. However, a Participant may deliver a new Subscription Agreement for a subsequent Offering Period in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 7(a) if the Participant desires to change any of the elections contained in the Participants then effective Subscription Agreement.
8. Right to Purchase Shares.
(a) Grant of Purchase Right. Except as otherwise provided below, on the Offering Date of each Offering Period, each Participant in such Offering Period shall be granted automatically a Purchase Right consisting of an option to purchase the lesser of (i) that number of whole shares of Stock determined by dividing the Dollar Limit (to the extent provided by the Committee) by the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on such Offering Date or (ii) the Share Limit (determined as provided below). The Committee may, in its discretion and prior to the Offering Date of any Offering Period, (A) change the method of, or any of the foregoing factors in, determining the number of shares of Stock subject to Purchase Rights to be granted on such Offering Date, or (B) specify a maximum aggregate number of shares that may be purchased by all Participants in an Offering or on any Purchase Date within an Offering Period. No Purchase Right shall be granted on an Offering Date to any person who is not, on such Offering Date, an Eligible Employee. For the purposes of this Section, the Share Limit shall be 650 shares of Stock per 6 month Purchase Period. The Share Limit may be adjusted by the Committee prior to the start of an Offering Period.
(b) Calendar Year Purchase Limitation. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Participant shall be granted a Purchase Right which permits his or her right to purchase shares of Stock under the Plan to accrue at a rate which, when aggregated with such Participants rights to purchase shares under all other employee stock purchase plans of a Participating Company intended to meet the requirements of Section 423, exceeds $25,000 in Fair Market Value (or such other limit, if any, as may be imposed by the Code) for each calendar year in which such Purchase Right is outstanding at any time. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the Fair Market Value of shares purchased during a given Offering Period shall be determined as of the Offering Date for such Offering Period. The limitation described in this Section shall be applied in conformance with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
9. Purchase Price.
The Purchase Price at which each share of Stock may be acquired in an Offering Period upon the exercise of all or any portion of a Purchase Right shall be established by the Committee; provided, however, that the Purchase Price on each Purchase Date shall not be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the lesser of (a) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Offering Date of the Offering Period or (b) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Purchase Date.
10. Accumulation of Purchase Price through Payroll Deduction.
Except as provided in Section 11(a)(ii) with respect to a Non-United States Offering, shares of Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of all or any portion of a Purchase Right may be paid for only by means of payroll deductions from the Participants Compensation accumulated for the Offering Period for which such Purchase Right was granted, subject to the following:
(a) Amount of Payroll Deductions. Except as otherwise provided herein, the amount to be deducted under the Plan from a Participants Compensation on each pay day shall be determined by the Participants Subscription Agreement in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator. For Non-United States Offerings, a Participants payroll deduction from his or her Compensation will be in the applicable local currency and will be converted into United States dollars based upon the exchange rate as determined by the Company consistent with its accounting practices on the Purchase Date. The Subscription Agreement shall set forth the percentage or dollar amount of the Participants Compensation to be deducted on an after-tax basis on each pay day in whole percentages or dollars equivalent to not less than one percent (1%) (except as a result of an election pursuant to Section 10(c) to stop payroll deductions effective following the first pay day during an Offering) or more than fifteen percent (15%). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participants payroll deductions for each calendar year may not exceed the limitations in Section 8. The Committee may change the foregoing limits on payroll deductions effective as of any Offering Date. Participants may change the payroll deduction election one time during a Purchase Period, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.
(b) Commencement of Payroll Deductions. Payroll deductions shall commence on the first applicable pay day for the Offering Period and shall continue to the end of the Offering Period unless sooner cancelled or terminated as provided herein.
(c) Election Stop Payroll Deductions. During an Offering Period, a Participant may elect to stop deductions from his or her Compensation by delivering to the Company office or representative designated by the Company (including the Administrator) a cancellation notice in accordance with the procedures prescribed by, and in a form acceptable to, the Company. To be effective with respect to an upcoming Purchase Date, such cancellation notice must be delivered not later than ten (10) Business Days prior to such Purchase Date. Upon such cancellation, the balance in the Participants Plan account will be returned to the Participant, without interest, as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.
(d) Administrative Suspension of Payroll Deductions. The Company may, in its discretion, suspend a Participants payroll deductions under the Plan as the Company deems advisable to avoid accumulating payroll deductions in excess of the amount that could reasonably be anticipated to purchase the maximum number of shares of Stock permitted (i) under the Participants Purchase Right, or (ii) during a calendar year under the limit set forth in Section 8(b). Unless the Participant has either withdrawn from the Plan as provided in Section 12(a) or has ceased to be an Eligible Employee, suspended payroll deductions shall be resumed at the rate specified in the Participants then effective Subscription Agreement either (A) at the beginning of the next Offering Period if the reason for suspension was clause (i) in the preceding sentence, or (B) at the beginning of the next Offering Period having a first Purchase Date that falls within the subsequent calendar year if the reason for suspension was clause (ii) in the preceding sentence.
(e) Participant Accounts. Individual bookkeeping accounts shall be maintained for each Participant. All payroll deductions from a Participants Compensation (and other amounts received from a non-United States Participant pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii)) shall be credited to such Participants Plan account and shall be deposited with the general funds of the Company unless otherwise required by applicable law. All such amounts received or held by the Company may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose.
(f) No Interest Paid. Interest shall not be paid on sums deducted from a Participants Compensation pursuant to the Plan or otherwise credited to the Participants Plan account unless otherwise required by applicable law.
11. Purchase of Shares.
(a) Exercise of Purchase Right.
(i) Generally. Except as provided in Section 11(a)(ii), on each Purchase Date of an Offering Period, each Participant who has not withdrawn from the Plan and whose participation in the Offering has not otherwise terminated before such Purchase Date shall automatically acquire pursuant to the exercise of the Participants Purchase Right the number of whole shares of Stock determined by dividing (a) the total amount of the Participants payroll deductions accumulated in the Participants Plan account for the Offering Period and not previously applied toward the purchase of Stock by (b) the Purchase Price. However, in no event shall the number of shares purchased by the Participant during an Offering Period exceed the number of shares subject to the Participants Purchase Right. No shares of Stock shall be purchased on a Purchase Date on behalf of a Participant whose participation in the Offering or the Plan has terminated before such Purchase Date.
(ii) Purchase by Non-United States Participants for Whom Payroll Deductions Are Prohibited by Applicable Law. Notwithstanding Section 11(a)(i), where payroll deductions on behalf of Participants who are citizens or residents of countries other than the United States (without regard to whether they are also citizens of the United States or resident aliens) are prohibited by applicable law, the Committee may establish a separate Offering (a Non-United States Offering) covering all Eligible Employees of one or more Participating Companies subject to such prohibition on payroll deductions. The Non-United States Offering shall provide another method for payment of the Purchase Price with such terms and conditions as shall be administratively convenient and comply with applicable law. On each Purchase Date of the Offering Period applicable to a Non-United States Offering, each Participant who has not withdrawn from the Plan and whose participation in such Offering Period has not otherwise terminated before such Purchase Date shall automatically acquire pursuant to the exercise of the Participants Purchase Right a number of whole shares of Stock determined in accordance with Section 11(a)(i) to the extent of the total amount of the Participants Plan account balance accumulated during the Offering Period in accordance with the method established by the Committee and not previously applied toward the purchase of Stock. However, in no event shall the number of shares purchased by a Participant during such Offering Period exceed the number of shares subject to the Participants Purchase Right. The Company shall refund to a Participant in a Non-United States Offering in accordance with Section 11(d) any excess Purchase Price payment received from such Participant.
(b) Pro Rata Allocation of Shares. If the number of shares of Stock which might be purchased by all Participants on a Purchase Date exceeds the number of shares of Stock available in the Plan as provided in Section 4(a) or the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be purchased on such Purchase Date pursuant to a limit established by the Committee pursuant to Section 8(a), the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares available in as uniform a manner as practicable and as the Company determines to be equitable. Any fractional share resulting from such pro rata allocation to any Participant shall be disregarded.
(c) Delivery of Title to Shares. Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable after each Purchase Date, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued to or for the benefit of each Participant the shares of Stock acquired by the Participant on such Purchase Date by means of one or more of the following: (i) by delivering to the Participant evidence of book entry shares of Stock credited to the account of the Participant, (ii) by depositing such shares of Stock for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship, or (iii) by delivering such shares of Stock to the Participant in certificate form.
(d) Return of Plan Account Balance. Any cash balance remaining in a Participants Plan account following any Purchase Date shall be refunded to the Participant as soon as practicable after such Purchase Date. However, if the cash balance to be returned to a Participant pursuant to the preceding sentence is less than the amount that would have been necessary to purchase an additional whole share of Stock on such Purchase Date, the Company may retain the cash balance in the Participants Plan account to be applied toward the purchase of shares of Stock in the subsequent Purchase Period or Offering Period.
(e) Tax Withholding. At the time a Participants Purchase Right is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time a Participant disposes of some or all of the shares of Stock he or she acquires under the Plan, the Participant shall make adequate provision for the federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including social insurance), if any, required to be withheld by any Participating Company upon exercise of the Purchase Right or upon such disposition of shares, respectively. A Participating Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the Participants compensation the amount necessary to meet such withholding obligations.
(f) Expiration of Purchase Right. Any portion of a Participants Purchase Right remaining unexercised after the end of the Offering Period to which the Purchase Right relates shall expire immediately upon the end of the Offering Period.
(g) Provision of Reports and Stockholder Information to Participants. Each Participant who has exercised all or part of his or her Purchase Right shall receive, as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date, a report of such Participants Plan account setting forth the total amount credited to his or her Plan account prior to such exercise, the number of shares of Stock purchased, the Purchase Price for such shares, the date of purchase and the cash balance, if any, remaining
immediately after such purchase that is to be refunded or retained in the Participants Plan account pursuant to Section 11(d). The report required by this Section may be delivered in such form and by such means, including by electronic transmission, as the Company may determine. In addition, each Participant shall be provided information concerning the Company equivalent to that information provided generally to the Companys common stockholders.
12. Withdrawal from Plan.
(a) Voluntary Withdrawal from the Plan. A Participant may withdraw from the Plan by signing and delivering to the Company office or representative designated by the Company (including the Administrator) a written or electronic notice of withdrawal on a form provided by the Company for this purpose. Such withdrawal may be elected at any time prior to the end of an Offering Period; provided, however, that if a Participant withdraws from the Plan after a Purchase Date, the withdrawal shall not affect shares of Stock acquired by the Participant on such Purchase Date. A Participant who voluntarily withdraws from the Plan is prohibited from resuming participation in the Plan in the same Offering from which he or she withdrew, but may participate in any subsequent Offering by again satisfying the requirements of Sections 5 and 7(a). The Company may impose, from time to time, a requirement that the notice of withdrawal from the Plan be on file with the Company office or representative designated by the Company for a reasonable period prior to the effectiveness of the Participants withdrawal.
(b) Return of Plan Account Balance. Upon a Participants voluntary withdrawal from the Plan pursuant to Section 12(a), the Participants accumulated Plan account balance which has not been applied toward the purchase of shares of Stock shall be refunded to the Participant as soon as practicable after the withdrawal, without the payment of any interest (unless otherwise required by applicable law), and the Participants interest in the Plan and the Offering shall terminate. Such amounts to be refunded in accordance with this Section may not be applied to any other Offering under the Plan.
13. Termination of Employment or Eligibility.
Upon a Participants ceasing, prior to a Purchase Date, to be an Employee of the Participating Company Group for any reason, including retirement, disability or death, or upon the failure of a Participant to remain an Eligible Employee, the Participants participation in the Plan shall terminate immediately. In such event, the Participants Plan account balance which has not been applied toward the purchase of shares of Stock shall, as soon as practicable, be returned to the Participant or, in the case of the Participants death, to the Participants beneficiary designated in accordance with Section 20, if any, or legal representative, and all of the Participants rights under the Plan shall terminate. Interest shall not be paid on sums returned pursuant to this Section 13 unless otherwise required by applicable law. A Participant whose participation has been so terminated may again become eligible to participate in the Plan by satisfying the requirements of Sections 5 and 7(a).
14. Effect of Change in Control on Purchase Rights.
In the event of a Change in Control, the Board (or the Committee) may, provide for any of, or a combination of any of, the following: (a) each Purchase Right shall be assumed or an equivalent purchase right shall be substituted by the successor entity or parent or subsidiary of such successor entity, (b) a date selected by the Board (or the Committee) on or before the date of consummation of such Change in Control shall be treated as a Purchase Date and all outstanding Purchase Rights shall be exercised on such date, (c) all outstanding Purchase Rights shall terminate and the accumulated payroll deductions will be refunded to each Participant upon or immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (d) outstanding Purchase Rights shall continue unchanged.
15. Nontransferability of Purchase Rights.
Neither payroll deductions or other amounts credited to a Participants Plan account nor a Participants Purchase Right may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any manner other than as provided by the Plan or by will or the laws of descent and distribution. (A beneficiary designation pursuant to Section 20 shall not be treated as a disposition for this purpose.) Any such attempted assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw from the Plan as provided in Section 12(a). A Purchase Right shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant.
16. Compliance with Securities Law.
The issuance of shares under the Plan shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state and foreign law with respect to such securities. A Purchase Right may not be exercised if the issuance of shares upon such exercise would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any securities exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, no Purchase Right may be exercised unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of
exercise of the Purchase Right be in effect with respect to the shares issuable upon exercise of the Purchase Right, or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Purchase Right may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Companys legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares under the Plan shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to the exercise of a Purchase Right, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation, and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.
17. Rights as a Stockholder and Employee.
A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder by virtue of the Participants participation in the Plan until the date of the issuance of the shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Participants Purchase Right (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such shares are issued, except as provided in Section 4(b). Nothing herein shall confer upon a Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Participating Company Group or interfere in any way with any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Participants employment at any time.
18. Notification of Disposition of Shares.
The Company may require the Participant to give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of shares of Stock acquired by exercise of a Purchase Right. The Company may require that until such time as a Participant disposes of shares of Stock acquired upon exercise of a Purchase Right, the Participant shall hold all such shares in the Participants name until the later of two years after the date of grant of such Purchase Right or one year after the date of exercise of such Purchase Right. The Company may direct that the certificates evidencing shares of Stock acquired by exercise of a Purchase Right refer to such requirement to give prompt notice of disposition.
19. Legends.
The Company may at any time place legends or other identifying symbols referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions or any provision convenient in the administration of the Plan on some or all of the certificates representing shares of Stock issued under the Plan. The Participant shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to a Purchase Right in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the provisions of this Section. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, legends placed on such certificates may include, but shall not be limited to the following:
THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED BY THE CORPORATION TO THE REGISTERED HOLDER UPON THE PURCHASE OF SHARES UNDER AN EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 423 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE SHARES EVIDENCED HEREBY SHALL NOTIFY THE CORPORATION IMMEDIATELY OF ANY TRANSFER OF THE SHARES BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF. THE REGISTERED HOLDER SHALL HOLD ALL SHARES PURCHASED UNDER THE PLAN IN THE REGISTERED HOLDERS NAME (AND NOT IN THE NAME OF ANY NOMINEE).
20. Designation of Beneficiary.
(a) Designation Procedure. Subject to local laws and procedures, a Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive (i) shares and cash, if any, from the Participants Plan account if the Participant dies subsequent to a Purchase Date but prior to delivery to the Participant of such shares and cash, or (ii) cash, if any, from the Participants Plan account if the Participant dies prior to the exercise of the Participants Purchase Right. If a married Participant designates a beneficiary other than the Participants spouse, the effectiveness of such designation may be subject to the consent of the Participants spouse. A Participant may change his or her beneficiary designation at any time by written notice to the Company.
(b) Absence of Beneficiary Designation. If a Participant dies without an effective designation pursuant to Section 20(a) of a beneficiary who is living at the time of the Participants death, the Company shall deliver any shares or cash credited to the Participants Plan account to the Participants legal representative or as otherwise required by applicable law.
21. Notices.
All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
22. Governing law.
The Plan will be governed by and interpreted consistently with the laws of the State of Delaware, except as may be necessary to comply with applicable requirements of federal law.
23. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
The Committee may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan, except that (a) no such amendment, suspension or termination shall affect Purchase Rights previously granted under the Plan unless expressly provided by the Committee, and (b) no such amendment, suspension or termination may materially adversely affect a Purchase Right previously granted under the Plan without the consent of the Participant, except to the extent permitted by the Plan or as may be necessary to qualify the Plan as an employee stock purchase plan pursuant to Section 423 or to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule. In addition, an amendment to the Plan must be approved by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months of the adoption of such amendment if such amendment would authorize the sale of more shares than are then authorized for issuance under the Plan or would change the definition of the corporations that may be designated by the Committee as Participating Companies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Committee determines that continuation of the Plan or an Offering would result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences to the Company, the Committee may, in its discretion and without the consent of any Participant, including with respect to an Offering Period then in progress: (i) terminate the Plan or any Offering Period, (ii) accelerate the Purchase Date of any Offering Period, (iii) reduce the discount or the method of determining the Purchase Price in any Offering Period (e.g., by determining the Purchase Price solely on the basis of the Fair Market Value on the Purchase Date), (iv) reduce the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be purchased in any Offering Period, or (v) take any combination of the foregoing actions.
Exhibit 5.1
JONES DAY
SILICON VALLEY OFFICE . 1755 EMBARCADERO ROAD . PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94303
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November 1, 2019
Synaptics Incorporated
1251 McKay Drive
San Jose, California 95131
Re: | Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by Synaptics Incorporated |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for Synaptics Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the registration of (i) 2,630,000 shares (the 2019 Plan Shares) of the Companys common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Common Stock), which may be issued or delivered and sold pursuant to the Synaptics Incorporated 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the 2019 Incentive Plan), and (ii) 1,500,000 shares (together with the 2019 Plan Shares, the Shares) of Common Stock which may be issued or delivered and sold pursuant to the Synaptics Incorporated 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (together with the 2019 Incentive Plan, the Plans). In connection with the opinion expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of such opinion.
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares that may be issued or delivered and sold pursuant to the Plans and the authorized forms of stock option, restricted stock or other applicable award agreements thereunder (the Award Agreements) will be, when issued or delivered and sold in accordance with the Plans and the Award Agreements, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration for the Shares is at least equal to the stated par value thereof.
The opinion expressed herein is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as currently in effect, and we express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction on the opinion expressed herein. In addition, we have assumed that the resolutions authorizing the Company to issue or deliver and sell the Shares pursuant to the Plans and Award Agreements will be in full force and effect at all times at which the Shares are issued or delivered or sold by the Company, and that the Company will take no action inconsistent with such resolutions. In rendering the opinion above, we have assumed that each award under the Plans will be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or an authorized committee thereof.
JONES DAY
November 1, 2019
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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the Company to effect registration of the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act). In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Jones Day |
EXHIBIT 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Synaptics Incorporated:
We consent to the use of our report dated August 23, 2019, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Synaptics Incorporated as of June 29, 2019, and June 30, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income/(loss), stockholders equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 29, 2019, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 29, 2019, incorporated herein by reference.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Santa Clara, California
November 1, 2019
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