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1 Registration No. 333-_____ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 -------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 Progress Software Corporation ----------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Massachusetts 04-2746201 ------------- ---------- (State of other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 14 Oak Park, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730 ----------------------------------- ----- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code) APPBUILDER CORPORATION 1996 STOCK PLAN -------------------------------------- (Full Title of the Plan) Joseph W. Alsop President and Treasurer Progress Software Corporation 14 Oak Park Bedford, Massachusetts ---------------------- (Name and Address of Agent for Service) (781) 280-4000 -------------- (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service) WITH COPIES TO: Robert W. Sweet, Jr., Esquire Foley, Hoag & Eliot LLP One Post Office Square Boston, Massachusetts 02109 (617) 832-1000 ------------------------------- CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE (1) Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1), $0.67 represents the per share exercise price of outstanding options.
======================================================================================================= Title of Proposed Proposed Securities Amount Maximum Maximum Amount of to be to be Offering Price Aggregate Registration Registered Registered Per Share Offering Price Fee - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, $0.01 par value 31,504 shares $0.67(1) $21,107.68 $6.23 ----- ---------- ----- ======================================================================================================= 2 PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference: (a) Progress Software Corporation's (the "Company's" or the "Registrant's") Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1996 (file number 0-19417) as filed with the Commission on February 20, 1997; (b) the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Periods ended February 28, 1997, May 31, 1997 and August 31, 1997 (file number 0-19417); (c) the description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on July 22, 1991 under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or description filed for the purpose of updating such description; and All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment 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 in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES. Not applicable. ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL. The validity of the securities registered hereby is being passed upon for the Company by Foley, Hoag & Eliot LLP, Boston, Massachusetts. ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. Article 6 of the Company's Restated Articles of Organization eliminates the personal liability of a director to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages arising out of such director's breach of fiduciary duty as a director of the Company to the maximum extent permitted by Massachusetts law. Section 13(b)(1-1/2) of Chapter 156B of the Massachusetts Business Corporation Law provides that the articles of organization of a corporation may state a provision eliminating the personal liability of a director to a corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided, however, that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts of commission not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, (iii) 3 under section 61 or 62 of the Massachusetts Business Corporation Law dealing with liability for unauthorized distributions and loans to insiders, respectively, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Article VII of the Company's By-Laws provides that the Company shall indemnify its officers and directors, and directors, officers, trustees, employees and other agents of any organization in which the Company owns shares or of which it is a creditor, against all liabilities and expenses reasonably incurred by such officers, directors, employees and other agents in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit or proceeding in which they may be involved by reason of having been a director, officer of employee or other agent, except with respect to any matter as to which they shall have been adjudicated not to have acted in good faith and reasonably believe that their action was in the best interests of the Company. Section 67 of the Massachusetts Business Corporation Law authorizes a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and other agents unless such person shall have been adjudicated in any proceeding not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that such action was in the best interests of the corporation. The effect of these provisions would be to permit such indemnification by the Company for liabilities arising out of the Securities of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Company also maintains an officers and directors liability insurance policy. ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED. Not applicable. ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. 4.1 AppBuilder Corporation 1996 Stock Plan 4.2 Form of Stock Option Agreement 5.1 Opinion of Counsel 23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP 23.2 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1) 24.1 Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page) ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS. 1. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at all time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. 2. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, 4 (a) 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; and (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)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference herein. (b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (c) 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. 3. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the 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 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. 5 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Town of Bedford, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the second day of December, 1997. Progress Software Corporation By: /s/ JOSEPH W. ALSOP ----------------------- Joseph W. Alsop, President and Treasurer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Joseph W. Alsop, Chadwick H. Carpenter, Jr. and Norman R. Robertson, and each of them, true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for and in name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing which they, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to be done in connection with this Registration Statement, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or any substitute or substitutes for him, any or all of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and as of the dates indicated. Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- /s/ JOSEPH W. ALSOP President, Treasurer and December 2, 1997 - ------------------------ Director (Principal Executive Joseph W. Alsop Officer) 6 Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- /s/ NORMAN R. ROBERTSON Vice President, Finance and Chief December 2, 1997 - ------------------------ Financial Officer (Principal Norman R. Robertson Financial Officer) /s/ DAVID H. BENTON, Jr. Corporate Controller December 2, 1997 - ------------------------ (Principal Accounting Officer) David H. Benton, Jr. /S/ LARRY R. HARRIS Director December 2, 1997 - ------------------------ Larry R. Harris /s/ ROBERT J. LEPKOWSKI Director December 2, 1997 - ------------------------ Robert J. Lepkowski /s/ MICHAEL L. MARK Director December 2, 1997 - ------------------------ Michael L. Mark /s/ ARTHUR J. MARKS Director December 2, 1997 - ------------------------ Arthur J. Marks /s/ AMRAM RASIEL Director December 2, 1997 - ------------------------ Amram Rasiel /s/ JAMES W. STOREY Director December 2, 1997 - ------------------------ James W. Storey 7 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ------- ----------- 4.1 AppBuilder Corporation 1996 Stock Plan 4.2 Form of Stock Option Agreement 5.1 Opinion of Counsel 23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP 23.2 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1) 24.1 Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page)
1 Exhibit 4.1 AppBuilder Corporation 1996 Stock Plan APPTIVITY CORPORATION 1996 STOCK PLAN ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 20, 1996 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. -------- SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.........................................1 SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION....................................................1 (a) Committees of the Board of Directors..................................1 (b) Authority of the Board of Directors...................................1 SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY.......................................................1 (a) General Rule..........................................................1 (b) Ten-Percent Shareholders..............................................1 SECTION 4. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.............................................2 (a) Basic Limitation......................................................2 (b) Additional Shares.....................................................2 SECTION 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS OR SALES...........................2 (a) Stock Purchase Agreement..............................................2 (b) Duration of Offers and Nontransferability of Rights...................2 (c) Purchase Price........................................................2 (d) Withholding Taxes.....................................................3 (e) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares....................................3 (f) Accelerated Vesting...................................................3 SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS...................................3 (a) Stock Option Agreement................................................3 (b) Number of Shares......................................................3 (c) Exercise Price........................................................4 (d) Withholding Taxes.....................................................4 (e) Exercisability........................................................4 (f) Accelerated Exercisability............................................4 (g) Term..................................................................4 (h) Nontransferability....................................................5 (i) Termination of Service (Except by Death)..............................5 (j) Leaves of Absence.....................................................5 (k) Death of Optionee.....................................................5 (l) No Rights as a Shareholder............................................6 (m) Modification, Extension and Assumption of Options.....................6 (n) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares and Minimum Vesting................6 (o) Accelerated Vesting...................................................6 3 SECTION 7. PAYMENT FOR SHARES................................................7 (a) General Rule..........................................................7 (b) Surrender of Stock....................................................7 (c) Services Rendered.....................................................7 (d) Promissory Note.......................................................7 (e) Exercise/Sale.........................................................7 (f) Exercise/Pledge.......................................................7 SECTION 8. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES..............................................8 (a) General...............................................................8 (b) Mergers and Consolidations............................................8 (c) Reservation of Rights.................................................8 SECTION 9. SECURITIES LAWS REQUIREMENTS......................................8 (a) General...............................................................8 (b) Financial Reports.....................................................9 SECTION 10. NO RETENTION RIGHTS...............................................9 SECTION 11. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS...........................................9 (a) Term of the Plan......................................................9 (b) Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan..................................9 (c) Effect of Amendment or Termination....................................9 SECTION 12. DEFINITIONS......................................................10 SECTION 13. EXECUTION........................................................12 4 APPTIVITY CORPORATION 1996 STOCK PLAN SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to offer selected individuals an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the success of the Company, or to increase such interest, by purchasing Shares of the Company's Stock. The Plan provides both for the direct award or sale of Shares and for the grant of Options to purchase Shares. Options granted under the Plan may include Nonstatutory Options as well as ISOs intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code. Capitalized terms are defined in Section 12. SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION. (a) COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Plan may be administered by one or more Committees. Each Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board of Directors who have been appointed by the Board of Directors. Each Committee shall have such authority and be responsible for such functions as the Board of Directors has assigned to it. If no Committee has been appointed, the entire Board of Directors shall administer the Plan. Any reference to the Board of Directors in the Plan shall be construed as a reference to the Committee (if any) to whom the Board of Directors has assigned a particular function. (b) AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board of Directors shall have full authority and discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Board of Directors shall be final and binding on all Purchasers, all Optionees and all persons deriving their rights from a Purchaser or Optionee. SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY. (a) GENERAL RULE. Only Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants shall be eligible for the grant of Options or the direct award or sale of Shares. Only Employees shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. (b) TEN-PERCENT SHAREHOLDERS. An individual who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall not be eligible for designation as an Optionee or Purchaser unless (i) the Exercise Price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, (ii) the Purchase Price (if any) is at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share and (iii) in the case of an ISO, such ISO by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant. For purposes of this Subsection (b), in determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied. 5 SECTION 4. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN. (a) BASIC LIMITATION. The aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (upon exercise of Options or other rights to acquire Shares) shall not exceed 2,175,000 Shares, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8. The number of Shares that are subject to Options or other rights outstanding at any time under the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares that then remain available for issuance under the Plan. The Company, during the term of the Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. (b) ADDITIONAL SHARES. In the event that any outstanding Option or other right for any reason expires or is canceled or otherwise terminated, the Shares allocable to the unexercised portion of such Option or other right shall again be available for the purposes of the Plan. In the event that Shares issued under the Plan are reacquired by the Company pursuant to any forfeiture provision, right of repurchase or right of first refusal, such Shares shall again be available for the purposes of the Plan, except that the aggregate number of Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of ISOs shall in no event exceed 2,175,000 Shares (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8). SECTION 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS OR SALES. (a) STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT. Each award or sale of Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option) shall be evidenced by a Stock Purchase Agreement between the Purchaser and the Company. Such award or sale shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and which the Board of Directors deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Purchase Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Purchase Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. (b) DURATION OF OFFERS AND NONTRANSFERABILITY OF RIGHTS. Any right to acquire Shares under the Plan (other than an Option) shall automatically expire if not exercised by the Purchaser within 30 days after the grant of such right was communicated to the Purchaser by the Company. Such right shall not be transferable and shall be exercisable only by the Purchaser to whom such right was granted. (c) PURCHASE PRICE. The Purchase Price of Shares to be offered under the Plan shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of such Shares, and a higher percentage may be required by Section 3(b). Subject to the preceding sentence, the Purchase Price shall be determined by the Board of Directors at its sole discretion. The Purchase Price shall be payable in a form described in Section 7. (d) WITHHOLDING TAXES. As a condition to the purchase of Shares, the Purchaser shall make such arrangements as the Board of Directors may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such purchase. 6 (e) RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES AND MINIMUM VESTING. Any Shares awarded or sold under the Plan shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board of Directors may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Stock Purchase Agreement and shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally. Any right to repurchase a Purchaser's Shares at the original Purchase Price (if any) upon termination of the Purchaser's Service shall lapse at least as rapidly as the following schedule: Anniversary of Date Percentage of of Sale or Award Shares Vested ------------------- ------------- First 20% Second 40% Third 60% Fourth 80% Fifth 100% Any such repurchase right may be exercised only within 90 days after the termination of the Purchaser's Service for cash or for cancellation of indebtedness incurred in purchasing the Shares. (f) ACCELERATED VESTING. Unless the applicable Stock Purchase Agreement provides otherwise, any right to repurchase a Purchaser's Shares at the original Purchase Price (if any) upon termination of the Purchaser's Service shall lapse and all of such Shares shall become vested if (i) the Company is subject to a Change in Control and (ii) the repurchase right is not assigned to the entity that employs the Purchaser immediately after the Change in Control or to its parent or subsidiary. SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. (a) STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT. Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and which the Board of Directors deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Option Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. (b) NUMBER OF SHARES. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 8. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is an ISO or a Nonstatutory Option. (c) EXERCISE PRICE. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an ISO shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, and a higher percentage may be required by Section 3(b). The Exercise Price of a Nonstatutory Option shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, and a higher percentage may be required by Section 3(b). Subject to the preceding two 7 sentences, the Exercise Price under any Option shall be determined by the Board of Directors at its sole discretion. The Exercise Price shall be payable in a form described in Section 7. (d) WITHHOLDING TAXES. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Optionee shall make such arrangements as the Board of Directors may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise. The Optionee shall also make such arrangements as the Board of Directors may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the disposition of Shares acquired by exercising an Option. (e) EXERCISABILITY. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable. An Option shall become exercisable at least as rapidly as set forth in the following schedule: Anniversary of Percentage of Shares Date of Option Grant Exercisable -------------------- -------------------- First 20% Second 40% Third 60% Fourth 80% Fifth 100% Subject to the preceding sentence, the exercisability provisions of any Stock Option Agreement shall be determined by the Board of Directors at its sole discretion. (f) ACCELERATED EXERCISABILITY. Unless the applicable Stock Option Agreement provides otherwise, all of an Optionee's Options shall become exercisable in full if (i) the Company is subject to a Change in Control, (ii) such Options do not remain outstanding, (iii) such Options are not assumed by the surviving corporation or its parent and (iv) the surviving corporation or its parent does not substitute options with substantially the same terms for such Options. (g) BASIC TERM. The Stock Option Agreement shall specify the term of the Option. The term shall not exceed 10 years from the date of grant, and a shorter term may be required by Section 3(b). Subject to the preceding sentence, the Board of Directors at its sole discretion shall determine when an Option is to expire. (h) NONTRANSFERABILITY. No Option shall be transferable by the Optionee other than by beneficiary designation, will or the laws of descent and distribution. An Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee or by the Optionee's guardian or legal representative. No Option or interest therein may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Optionee during the Optionee's lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process. (i) TERMINATION OF SERVICE (EXCEPT BY DEATH). If an Optionee's Service terminates for any reason other than the Optionee's death, then the Optionee's Options shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions: 8 (i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (g) above; (ii) The date three months after the termination of the Optionee's Service for any reason other than Disability; or (iii) The date six months after the termination of the Optionee's Service by reason of Disability. The Optionee may exercise all or part of the Optionee's Options at any time before the expiration of such Options under the preceding sentence, but only to the extent that such Options had become exercisable before the Optionee's Service terminated (or became exercisable as a result of the termination) and the underlying Shares had vested before the Optionee's Service terminated (or vested as a result of the termination). The balance of such Options shall lapse when the Optionee's Service terminates. In the event that the Optionee dies after the termination of the Optionee's Service but before the expiration of the Optionee's Options, all or part of such Options may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the executors or administrators of the Optionee's estate or by any person who has acquired such Options directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that such Options had become exercisable before the Optionee's Service terminated (or became exercisable as a result of the termination) and the underlying Shares had vested before the Optionee's Service terminated (or vested as a result of the termination). (j) LEAVES OF ABSENCE. For purposes of Subsection (i) above, Service shall be deemed to continue while the Optionee is on a bona fide leave of absence, if such leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service for this purpose is expressly required by the terms of such leave or by applicable law (as determined by the Company). (k) DEATH OF OPTIONEE. If an Optionee dies while the Optionee is in Service, then the Optionee's Options shall expire on the earlier of the following dates: (i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (g) above; or (ii) The date 12 months after the Optionee's death. All or part of the Optionee's Options may be exercised at any time before the expiration of such Options under the preceding sentence by the executors or administrators of the Optionee's estate or by any person who has acquired such Options directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that such Options had become exercisable before the Optionee's death or became exercisable as a result of the death. The balance of such Options shall lapse when the Optionee dies. (l) NO RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. An Optionee, or a transferee of an Optionee, shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by the Optionee's Option until such person becomes entitled to receive such Shares by filing a notice of exercise and paying the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of such Option. 9 (m) MODIFICATION, EXTENSION AND ASSUMPTION OF OPTIONS. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Board of Directors may modify, extend or assume outstanding Options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Options (whether granted by the Company or another issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair the Optionee's rights or increase the Optionee's obligations under such Option. (n) RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES AND MINIMUM VESTING. Any Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board of Directors may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally. Any right to repurchase an Optionee's Shares at the original Exercise Price upon termination of the Optionee's Service shall lapse at least as rapidly as the schedule set forth in Subsection (e) above. Any such repurchase right may be exercised only within 90 days after the termination of the Optionee's Service for cash or for cancellation of indebtedness incurred in purchasing the Shares. (o) ACCELERATED VESTING. Unless the applicable Stock Option Agreement provides otherwise, any right to repurchase an Optionee's Shares at the original Exercise Price upon termination of the Optionee's Service shall lapse and all of such Shares shall become vested if (i) the Company is subject to a Change in Control and (ii) the repurchase right is not assigned to the entity that employs the Optionee immediately after the Change in Control or to its parent or subsidiary. SECTION 7. PAYMENT FOR SHARES. (a) GENERAL RULE. The entire Purchase Price or Exercise Price of Shares issued under the Plan shall be payable in cash or cash equivalents at the time when such Shares are purchased, except as otherwise provided in this Section 7. (b) SURRENDER OF STOCK. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part with Shares owned by the Optionee or the Optionee's representative. Such Shares shall be surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer and shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the Option is exercised. This Subsection (b) shall not apply to the extent that acceptance of Shares in payment of the Exercise Price would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense with respect to the Option for financial reporting purposes. (c) SERVICES RENDERED. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, Shares may be awarded under the Plan in consideration of services rendered to the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary prior to the award. (d) PROMISSORY NOTE. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement or Stock Purchase Agreement so provides, all or a portion of the Exercise Price or Purchase Price (as the case may be) of Shares issued under the Plan may be paid with a full-recourse promissory note. The Shares 10 shall be pledged as security for payment of the principal amount of the promissory note and interest thereon. The interest rate payable under the terms of the promissory note shall not be less than the minimum rate (if any) required to avoid the imputation of additional interest under the Code. Subject to the foregoing, the Board of Directors (at its sole discretion) shall specify the term, interest rate, amortization requirements (if any) and other provisions of such note. (e) EXERCISE/SALE. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, and if Stock is publicly traded, payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes. (f) EXERCISE/PLEDGE. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, and if Stock is publicly traded, payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to pledge Shares to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes. SECTION 8. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES. (a) GENERAL. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of the Stock, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Stock into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off, a reclassification or a similar occurrence, the Board of Directors shall make appropriate adjustments in one or more of (i) the number of Shares available for future grants under Section 4, (ii) the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option or (iii) the Exercise Price under each outstanding Option. (b) MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or consolidation, outstanding Options shall be subject to the agreement of merger or consolidation. Such agreement, without the Optionees' consent, may provide for: (i) The continuation of such outstanding Options by the Company (if the Company is the surviving corporation); (ii) The assumption of the Plan and such outstanding Options by the surviving corporation or its parent; (iii) The substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent of options with substantially the same terms for such outstanding Options; or (iv) The cancellation of such outstanding Options without payment of any consideration. 11 (c) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. Except as provided in this Section 8, an Optionee or Purchaser shall have no rights by reason of (i) any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, (ii) the payment of any dividend or (iii) any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. Any issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or Exercise Price of Shares subject to an Option. The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. SECTION 9. SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS. (a) GENERAL. Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company's securities may then be traded. (b) FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Company each year shall furnish to Optionees, Purchasers and shareholders who have received Stock under the Plan its balance sheet and income statement, unless such Optionees, Purchasers or shareholders are key Employees whose duties with the Company assure them access to equivalent information. Such balance sheet and income statement need not be audited. SECTION 10. NO RETENTION RIGHTS. Nothing in the Plan or in any right or Option granted under the Plan shall confer upon the Purchaser or Optionee any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Purchaser or Optionee) or of the Purchaser or Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without cause. SECTION 11. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS. (a) TERM OF THE PLAN. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall become effective on the date of its adoption by the Board of Directors, subject to the approval of the Company's shareholders. In the event that the shareholders fail to approve the Plan within 12 months after its adoption by the Board of Directors, any grants of Options or sales or awards of Shares that have already occurred shall be rescinded, and no additional grants, sales or awards shall be made thereafter under the Plan. The Plan shall terminate automatically 10 years after its adoption by the Board of Directors and may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to Subsection (b) below. 12 (b) RIGHT TO AMEND OR TERMINATE THE PLAN. The Board of Directors may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that any amendment of the Plan which increases the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan (except as provided in Section 8), or which materially changes the class of persons who are eligible for the grant of ISOs, shall be subject to the approval of the Company's shareholders. Shareholder approval shall not be required for any other amendment of the Plan. (c) EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION. No Shares shall be issued or sold under the Plan after the termination thereof, except upon exercise of an Option granted prior to such termination. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not affect any Share previously issued or any Option previously granted under the Plan. SECTION 12. DEFINITIONS. (a) "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time. (b) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean: (i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than 50% of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity's securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization; or (ii) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets. A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company's incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company's securities immediately before such transaction. (c) "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (d) "COMMITTEE" shall mean a committee of the Board of Directors, as described in Section 2(a). (e) "COMPANY" shall mean Apptivity Corporation, a California corporation. (f) "CONSULTANT" shall mean an individual who performs bona fide services for the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary as a consultant or advisor, excluding Employees and Outside Directors. (g) "DISABILITY" shall mean that the Optionee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment. 13 (h) "EMPLOYEE" shall mean any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary. (i) "EXERCISE PRICE" shall mean the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon exercise of an Option, as specified by the Board of Directors in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. (j) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall mean the fair market value of a Share, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons. (k) "ISO" shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in Section 422(b) of the Code. (l) "NONSTATUTORY OPTION" shall mean a stock option not described in Sections 422(b) or 423(b) of the Code. (m) "OPTION" shall mean an ISO or Nonstatutory Option granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares. (n) "OPTIONEE" shall mean an individual who holds an Option. (o) "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not an Employee. (p) "PARENT" shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date. (q) "PLAN" shall mean this Apptivity Corporation 1996 Stock Plan. (R) "PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean the consideration for which one Share may be acquired under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option), as specified by the Board of Directors. (s) "PURCHASER" shall mean an individual to whom the Board of Directors has offered the right to acquire Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option). (t) "SERVICE" shall mean service as an Employee, Outside Director or Consultant. (u) "SHARE" shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 8 (if applicable). (v) "STOCK" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company. 14 (w) "STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT" shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Optionee which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the Optionee's Option. (x) "STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT" shall mean the agreement between the Company and a Purchaser who acquires Shares under the Plan which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the acquisition of such Shares. (y) "SUBSIDIARY" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date. SECTION 13. EXECUTION. To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same. APPTIVITY CORPORATION By: ------------------------------------ Title: ---------------------------------
1 Exhibit 4.2 Form of Stock Option Agreement APPTIVITY CORPORATION 1996 STOCK PLAN NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT You have been granted the following option to purchase Common Stock of Apptivity Corporation (the "Company"): Name of Optionee: < > Total Number of Shares Granted: < > Type of Option: < > Incentive Stock Option < > Nonstatutory Stock Option Exercise Price Per Share: $< > Date of Grant: < > Date Exercisable: This option may be exercised, in whole or in part, for 100% of the Shares subject to this option at any time after the Date of Grant. Vesting Commencement Date: < > Vesting Schedule: The Right of Repurchase shall lapse with respect to the first < > of the Shares subject to this option upon the Optionee's completion of < > of Service from the Vesting Commencement Date and an additional < > of the Shares on the < > day of each month thereafter. Expiration Date: < > By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative below, you and the Company agree that this option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the 1996 Stock Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this document. OPTIONEE: APPTIVITY CORPORATION By: - ---------------------------------- ------------------------------- Title: - ---------------------------------- ---------------------------- Print Name 2 THE OPTION GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE THEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. APPTIVITY CORPORATION 1996 STOCK PLAN: STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT GRANT OF OPTION. OPTION. On the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and this Agreement, the Company grants to the Optionee on the Date of Grant the option to purchase at the Exercise Price the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. The Exercise Price is agreed to be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant (110% of Fair Market Value if Section 3(b) of the Plan applies). This option is intended to be an ISO or a Nonstatutory Option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. STOCK PLAN AND DEFINED TERMS. This option is granted pursuant to the Plan, a copy of which the Optionee acknowledges having received. The provisions of the Plan are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. Capitalized terms are defined in Section 14 of this Agreement. RIGHT TO EXERCISE. EXERCISABILITY. Subject to Subsections (b) and (c) below and the other conditions set forth in this Agreement, all or part of this option may be exercised prior to its expiration at the time or times set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. Shares purchased by exercising this option may be subject to the Right of Repurchase under Section 7. $100,000 LIMITATION. If this Option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, then the Optionee's right to exercise this option shall be deferred to the extent (and only to the extent) that this option otherwise would not be treated as an ISO by reason of the $100,000 annual limitation under Section 422(d) of the Code, except that: The Optionee's right to exercise this option shall not be deferred with respect to that portion of the Shares subject to this option whose Fair Market Value as of the Date of Grant exceeds $500,000; and 3 The Optionee's right to exercise this option shall no longer be deferred in the event that (A) a Change in Control occurs, (B) this option is not assumed by the surviving corporation or its parent and (C) the surviving corporation or its parent does not substitute its own option for this option. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. Any other provision of this Agreement notwithstanding, no portion of this option shall be exercisable at any time prior to the approval of the Plan by the Company's shareholders. NO TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF OPTION. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this option and the rights and privileges conferred hereby shall not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to sale under execution, attachment, levy or similar process. EXERCISE PROCEDURES. NOTICE OF EXERCISE. The Optionee or the Optionee's representative may exercise this option by giving written notice to the Company pursuant to Section 13(c). The notice shall specify the election to exercise this option, the number of Shares for which it is being exercised and the form of payment. The notice shall be signed by the person exercising this option. In the event that this option is being exercised by the representative of the Optionee, the notice shall be accompanied by proof (satisfactory to the Company) of the representative's right to exercise this option. The Optionee or the Optionee's representative shall deliver to the Company, at the time of giving the notice, payment in a form permissible under Section 5 for the full amount of the Purchase Price. ISSUANCE OF SHARES. After receiving a proper notice of exercise, the Company shall cause to be issued a certificate or certificates for the Shares as to which this option has been exercised, registered in the name of the person exercising this option (or in the names of such person and his or her spouse as community property or as joint tenants with right of survivorship). The Company shall cause such certificate or certificates to be deposited in escrow or delivered to or upon the order of the person exercising this option. WITHHOLDING TAXES. In the event that the Company determines that it is required to withhold any tax as a result of the exercise of this option, the Optionee, as a condition to the exercise of this option, shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy all withholding requirements. The Optionee shall also make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy any withholding requirements that may arise in connection with the vesting or disposition of Shares purchased by exercising this option. 4 PAYMENT FOR STOCK. CASH. All or part of the Purchase Price may be paid in cash or cash equivalents. SURRENDER OF STOCK. All or part of the Purchase Price may be paid by the surrender of Shares in good form for transfer. Such Shares must have a fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors) on the date of exercise of this option which, together with any amount paid in another form permissible under this Section 5, is equal to the Purchase Price. The Optionee shall not surrender Shares in payment of the Exercise Price if such surrender would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense with respect to the option for financial reporting purposes. EXERCISE/SALE. If Stock is publicly traded, all or part of the Purchase Price and any withholding taxes may be paid by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company. EXERCISE/PLEDGE. If Stock is publicly traded, all or part of the Purchase Price and any withholding taxes may be paid by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to pledge Shares to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company. TERM AND EXPIRATION. BASIC TERM. This option shall in any event expire on the expiration date set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, which date is 10 years after the Date of Grant (five years after the Date of Grant if this option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and Section 3(b) of the Plan applies). TERMINATION OF SERVICE (EXCEPT BY DEATH). If the Optionee's Service terminates for any reason other than death, then this option shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions: The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (a) above; The date three months after the termination of the Optionee's Service for any reason other than Disability; or The date six months after the termination of the Optionee's Service by reason of Disability. The Optionee may exercise all or part of this option at any time before its expiration under the preceding sentence, but only to the extent that this option had become exercisable before the Optionee's Service terminated. When the Optionee's Service terminates, this option shall expire immediately with respect to the number of Shares for which this option is not yet exercisable and with respect to any Restricted Shares. In the event that the Optionee dies after termination of Service but before the expiration of this option, all or part of this option may be exercised (prior to 5 expiration) by the executors or administrators of the Optionee's estate or by any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that this option had become exercisable before the Optionee's Service terminated. DEATH OF THE OPTIONEE. If the Optionee dies while in Service, then this option shall expire on the earlier of the following dates: The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (a) above; or The date 12 months after the Optionee's death. All or part of this option may be exercised at any time before its expiration under the preceding sentence by the executors or administrators of the Optionee's estate or by any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that this option had become exercisable before the Optionee's death. When the Optionee dies, this option shall expire immediately with respect to the number of Shares for which this option is not yet exercisable and with respect to any Restricted Shares. LEAVES OF ABSENCE. For any purpose under this Agreement, Service shall be deemed to continue while the Optionee is on a bona fide leave of absence, if such leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service for such purpose is expressly required by the terms of such leave or by applicable law (as determined by the Company). NOTICE CONCERNING ISO TREATMENT. If this option is designated as an ISO in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, it ceases to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an ISO to the extent it is exercised (i) more than three months after the date the Optionee ceases to be an Employee for any reason other than death or permanent and total disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), (ii) more than 12 months after the date the Optionee ceases to be an Employee by reason of such permanent and total disability or (iii) after the Optionee has been on a leave of absence for more than 90 days, unless the Optionee's reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or by contract. RIGHT OF REPURCHASE. SCOPE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. Unless they have become vested in accordance with the Notice of Stock Option Grant and Subsection (c) below, the Shares acquired under this Agreement initially shall be Restricted Shares and shall be subject to a right (but not an obligation) of repurchase by the Company. The Optionee shall not transfer, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of any Restricted Shares, except as provided in the following sentence. The Optionee may transfer Restricted Shares (i) by beneficiary designation, will or intestate succession or (ii) to the Optionee's spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by the Optionee for the benefit of the Optionee or the Optionee's spouse, children or grandchildren, provided in either case that the Transferee agrees in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement. If the Optionee transfers any Restricted Shares, then this Section 7 shall apply to the Transferee to the same extent as to the Optionee. 6 CONDITION PRECEDENT TO EXERCISE. The Right of Repurchase shall be exercisable only during the 60-day period next following the later of: The date when the Optionee's Service terminates for any reason, with or without cause, including (without limitation) death or disability; or The date when this option was exercised by the Optionee, the executors or administrators of the Optionee's estate or any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by bequest, inheritance or beneficiary designation. LAPSE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. The Right of Repurchase shall lapse with respect to the Shares subject to this option in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. The Right of Repurchase shall lapse and all of the remaining Restricted Shares shall become vested if (i) the Company is subject to a Change in Control and (ii) the Right of Repurchase is not assigned to the entity that employs the Optionee immediately after the Change in Control or to its parent or subsidiary. REPURCHASE COST. If the Company exercises the Right of Repurchase, it shall pay the Optionee an amount equal to the Exercise Price for each of the Restricted Shares being repurchased. EXERCISE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. The Right of Repurchase shall be exercisable only by written notice delivered to the Optionee prior to the expiration of the 60-day period specified in Subsection (b) above. The notice shall set forth the date on which the repurchase is to be effected. Such date shall not be more than 30 days after the date of the notice. The certificate(s) representing the Restricted Shares to be repurchased shall, prior to the close of business on the date specified for the repurchase, be delivered to the Company properly endorsed for transfer. The Company shall, concurrently with the receipt of such certificate(s), pay to the Optionee the purchase price determined according to Subsection (d) above. Payment shall be made in cash or cash equivalents or by canceling indebtedness to the Company incurred by the Optionee in the purchase of the Restricted Shares. The Right of Repurchase shall terminate with respect to any Restricted Shares for which it has not been timely exercised pursuant to this Subsection (e). ADDITIONAL SHARES OR SUBSTITUTED SECURITIES. In the event of the declaration of a stock dividend, the declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than stock, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company's outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property (including money paid other than as an ordinary cash dividend) which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Restricted Shares or into which such Restricted Shares thereby become convertible shall immediately be subject to the Right of Repurchase. Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of such securities or property shall be made to the number and/or class of the Restricted Shares. Appropriate adjustments shall also, after each such transaction, be made to the price per share to be paid upon the exercise of the Right of Repurchase in order to reflect any 7 change in the Company's outstanding securities effected without receipt of consideration therefor; provided, however, that the aggregate purchase price payable for the Restricted Shares shall remain the same. TERMINATION OF RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER. If the Company makes available, at the time and place and in the amount and form provided in this Agreement, the consideration for the Restricted Shares to be repurchased in accordance with this Section 7, then after such time the person from whom such Restricted Shares are to be repurchased shall no longer have any rights as a holder of such Restricted Shares (other than the right to receive payment of such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such Restricted Shares shall be deemed to have been repurchased in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, whether or not the certificate(s) therefor have been delivered as required by this Agreement. ESCROW. Upon issuance, the certificates for Restricted Shares shall be deposited in escrow with the Company to be held in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Any new, substituted or additional securities or other property described in Subsection (f) above shall immediately be delivered to the Company to be held in escrow, but only to the extent the Shares are at the time Restricted Shares. All regular cash dividends on Restricted Shares (or other securities at the time held in escrow) shall be paid directly to the Optionee and shall not be held in escrow. Restricted Shares, together with any other assets or securities held in escrow hereunder, shall be (i) surrendered to the Company for repurchase and cancellation upon the Company's exercise of its Right of Repurchase or Right of First Refusal or (ii) released to the Optionee upon the Optionee's request to the extent the Shares are no longer Restricted Shares (but not more frequently than once every six months). In any event, all Shares which have vested (and any other vested assets and securities attributable thereto) shall be released within 60 days after the earlier of (i) the Optionee's cessation of Service or (ii) the lapse of the Right of First Refusal. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. In the event that the Optionee proposes to sell, pledge or otherwise transfer to a third party any Shares acquired under this Agreement, or any interest in such Shares, the Company shall have the Right of First Refusal with respect to all (and not less than all) of such Shares. If the Optionee desires to transfer Shares acquired under this Agreement, the Optionee shall give a written Transfer Notice to the Company describing fully the proposed transfer, including the number of Shares proposed to be transferred, the proposed transfer price, the name and address of the proposed Transferee and proof satisfactory to the Company that the proposed sale or transfer will not violate any applicable federal or state securities laws. The Transfer Notice shall be signed both by the Optionee and by the proposed Transferee and must constitute a binding commitment of both parties to the transfer of the Shares. The Company shall have the right to purchase all, and not less than all, of the Shares on the terms of the proposal described in the Transfer Notice (subject, however, to any change in such terms permitted under Subsection (b) below) by delivery of a notice of exercise of the Right of First 8 Refusal within 30 days after the date when the Transfer Notice was received by the Company. The Company's rights under this Subsection (a) shall be freely assignable, in whole or in part. TRANSFER OF SHARES. If the Company fails to exercise its Right of First Refusal within 30 days after the date when it received the Transfer Notice, the Optionee may, not later than 90 days following receipt of the Transfer Notice by the Company, conclude a transfer of the Shares subject to the Transfer Notice on the terms and conditions described in the Transfer Notice, provided that any such sale is made in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and not in violation of any other contractual restrictions to which the Optionee is bound. Any proposed transfer on terms and conditions different from those described in the Transfer Notice, as well as any subsequent proposed transfer by the Optionee, shall again be subject to the Right of First Refusal and shall require compliance with the procedure described in Subsection (a) above. If the Company exercises its Right of First Refusal, the parties shall consummate the sale of the Shares on the terms set forth in the Transfer Notice within 60 days after the date when the Company received the Transfer Notice (or within such longer period as may have been specified in the Transfer Notice); provided, however, that in the event the Transfer Notice provided that payment for the Shares was to be made in a form other than cash or cash equivalents paid at the time of transfer, the Company shall have the option of paying for the Shares with cash or cash equivalents equal to the present value of the consideration described in the Transfer Notice. ADDITIONAL SHARES OR SUBSTITUTED SECURITIES. In the event of the declaration of a stock dividend, the declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than stock, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company's outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property (including money paid other than as an ordinary cash dividend) which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Shares subject to this Section 8 or into which such Shares thereby become convertible shall immediately be subject to this Section 8. Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of such securities or property shall be made to the number and/or class of the Shares subject to this Section 8. TERMINATION OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. Any other provision of this Section 8 notwithstanding, in the event that the Stock is readily tradable on an established securities market when the Optionee desires to transfer Shares, the Company shall have no Right of First Refusal, and the Optionee shall have no obligation to comply with the procedures prescribed by Subsections (a) and (b) above. PERMITTED TRANSFERS. This Section 8 shall not apply to (i) a transfer by beneficiary designation, will or intestate succession or (ii) a transfer to the Optionee's spouse, children or to a trust established by the Optionee for the benefit of the Optionee or the Optionee's spouse, children or grandchildren, provided in either case that the Transferee agrees in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement. If the Optionee 9 transfers any Shares acquired under this Agreement, either under this Subsection (e) or after the Company has failed to exercise the Right of First Refusal, then this Section 8 shall apply to the Transferee to the same extent as to the Optionee. TERMINATION OF RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER. If the Company makes available, at the time and place and in the amount and form provided in this Agreement, the consideration for the Shares to be purchased in accordance with this Section 8, then after such time the person from whom such Shares are to be purchased shall no longer have any rights as a holder of such Shares (other than the right to receive payment of such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such Shares shall be deemed to have been purchased in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, whether or not the certificate(s) therefor have been delivered as required by this Agreement. LEGALITY OF INITIAL ISSUANCE. No Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this option unless and until the Company has determined that: It and the Optionee have taken any actions required to register the Shares under the Securities Act or to perfect an exemption from the registration requirements thereof; Any applicable listing requirement of any stock exchange on which Stock is listed has been satisfied; and Any other applicable provision of state or federal law has been satisfied. NO REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, register or qualify the sale of Shares under the Securities Act or any other applicable law. The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the sale of Shares under this Agreement to comply with any law. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. SECURITIES LAW RESTRICTIONS. Regardless of whether the offering and sale of Shares under the Plan have been registered under the Securities Act or have been registered or qualified under the securities laws of any state, the Company at its discretion may impose restrictions upon the sale, pledge or other transfer of such Shares (including the placement of appropriate legends on stock certificates or the imposition of stop-transfer instructions) if, in the judgment of the Company, such restrictions are necessary or desirable in order to achieve compliance with the Securities Act, the securities laws of any state or any other law. 10 MARKET STAND-OFF. In connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company's initial public offering, the Optionee shall not directly or indirectly sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, offer, grant or sell any option or other contract for the purchase of, purchase any option or other contract for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to, any Shares acquired under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters. Such restriction (the "Market Stand-Off") shall be in effect for such period of time following the date of the final prospectus for the offering as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters. In no event, however, shall such period exceed 180 days. The Market Stand-Off shall in any event terminate two years after the date of the Company's initial public offering. In the event of the declaration of a stock dividend, a spin-off, a stock split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company's outstanding securities without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Shares subject to the Market Stand-Off, or into which such Shares thereby become convertible, shall immediately be subject to the Market Stand-Off. In order to enforce the Market Stand-Off, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Shares acquired under this Agreement until the end of the applicable stand-off period. The Company's underwriters shall be beneficiaries of the agreement set forth in this Subsection (b). This Subsection (b) shall not apply to Shares registered in the public offering under the Securities Act, and the Optionee shall be subject to this Subsection (b) only if the directors and officers of the Company are subject to similar arrangements. INVESTMENT INTENT AT GRANT. The Optionee represents and agrees that the Shares to be acquired upon exercising this option will be acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof. INVESTMENT INTENT AT EXERCISE. In the event that the sale of Shares under the Plan is not registered under the Securities Act but an exemption is available which requires an investment representation or other representation, the Optionee shall represent and agree at the time of exercise that the Shares being acquired upon exercising this option are being acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof, and shall make such other representations as are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Company and its counsel. LEGENDS. All certificates evidencing Shares purchased under this Agreement shall bear the following legend: "THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED OR IN ANY MANNER DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THE SHARES (OR THE PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE SHARES). SUCH AGREEMENT GRANTS TO THE COMPANY CERTAIN RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL UPON AN ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THE SHARES AND CERTAIN REPURCHASE RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF SERVICE WITH THE COMPANY. THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY WILL UPON WRITTEN REQUEST 11 FURNISH A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT TO THE HOLDER HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE." All certificates evidencing Shares purchased under this Agreement in an unregistered transaction shall bear the following legend (and such other restrictive legends as are required or deemed advisable under the provisions of any applicable law): "THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED." REMOVAL OF LEGENDS. If, in the opinion of the Company and its counsel, any legend placed on a stock certificate representing Shares sold under this Agreement is no longer required, the holder of such certificate shall be entitled to exchange such certificate for a certificate representing the same number of Shares but without such legend. ADMINISTRATION. Any determination by the Company and its counsel in connection with any of the matters set forth in this Section 11 shall be conclusive and binding on the Optionee and all other persons. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES. In the event of any transaction described in Section 8(a) of the Plan, the terms of this option (including, without limitation, the number and kind of Shares subject to this option and the Exercise Price) shall be adjusted as set forth in Section 8(a) of the Plan. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or consolidation, this option shall be subject to the agreement of merger or consolidation, as provided in Section 8(b) of the Plan. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. Neither the Optionee nor the Optionee's representative shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares subject to this option until the Optionee or the Optionee's representative becomes entitled to receive such Shares by filing a notice of exercise and paying the Purchase Price pursuant to Sections 4 and 5. NO RETENTION RIGHTS. Nothing in this option or in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Optionee) or of the Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without cause. 12 NOTICE. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. Notice shall be addressed to the Company at its principal executive office and to the Optionee at the address that he or she most recently provided to the Company. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Notice of Stock Option Grant, this Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. They supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof. CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, as such laws are applied to contracts entered into and performed in such State. DEFINITIONS. "AGREEMENT" shall mean this Stock Option Agreement. "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time or, if a Committee has been appointed, such Committee. "CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean: The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than 50% of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity's securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization; or The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets. A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company's incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company's securities immediately before such transaction. "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "COMMITTEE" shall mean a committee of the Board of Directors, as described in Section 2 of the Plan. 13 "COMPANY" shall mean Apptivity Corporation, a California corporation. "CONSULTANT" shall mean an individual who performs bona fide services for the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary as a consultant or advisor, excluding Employees and Outside Directors. "DATE OF GRANT" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, which date shall be the later of (i) the date on which the Board of Directors resolved to grant this option or (ii) the first day of the Optionee's Service. "DISABILITY" shall mean that the Optionee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment. "EMPLOYEE" shall mean any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary. "EXERCISE PRICE" shall mean the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon exercise of this option, as specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall mean the fair market value of a Share, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons. "ISO" shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in Section 422(b) of the Code. "NONSTATUTORY OPTION" shall mean a stock option not described in Sections 422(b) or 423(b) of the Code. "NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT" shall mean the document so entitled to which this Agreement is attached. "OPTIONEE" shall mean the individual named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not an Employee. "PARENT" shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. "PLAN" shall mean the Apptivity Corporation 1996 Stock Plan, as in effect on the Date of Grant. 14 "PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which this option is being exercised. "RESTRICTED SHARE" shall mean a Share that is subject to the Right of Repurchase. "RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL" shall mean the Company's right of first refusal described in Section 8. "RIGHT OF REPURCHASE" shall mean the Company's right of repurchase described in Section 7. "SECURITIES ACT" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. "SERVICE" shall mean service as an Employee, Outside Director or Consultant. "SHARE" shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 8 of the Plan (if applicable). "STOCK" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company. "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. "TRANSFEREE" shall mean any person to whom the Optionee has directly or indirectly transferred any Share acquired under this Agreement. "TRANSFER NOTICE" shall mean the notice of a proposed transfer of Shares described in Section 8.
1 Exhibit 5.1 --------- Opinion of Counsel [FOLEY, HOAG & ELIOT LLP LETTERHEAD] November 24, 1997 Progress Software Corporation 14 Oak Park Bedford, MA 01730 Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as counsel for Progress Software Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the offering of up to 31,504 shares (the "Shares") of the Company's common stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock"), issuable under options currently issued and outstanding pursuant to the AppBuilder Corporation 1996 Stock Plan (the "Plan"), which options were assumed by the Company in connection with the acquisition by the Company of Apptivity Corporation, a California corporation ("Apptivity"). In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have examined and relied on the following documents: (i) the Registration Statement; (ii) the Plan; (iii) the Restated Articles of Organization of the Company, as amended as of the date hereof; (iv) the By-Laws of the Company, as amended as of the date hereof; (v) the Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Company, Apptivity and certain other 2 parties pursuant to which the options under the Plan were assumed by the Company; and (vi) the records of meetings and consents of the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company provided to us by the Company. In addition, we have examined and relied on the originals or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of all such other records, documents and instruments of the Company and such other persons, and we have made such investigations of law, as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed below. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to the original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies. We express no opinion other than as to the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Company has the corporate power necessary for the issuance of the Shares under the Plan, as contemplated by the Registration Statement. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued against payment of the agreed consideration therefor in accordance with the respective exercise prices therefor as described in the awards relating thereto and the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. We consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. Very truly yours, FOLEY, HOAG & ELIOT LLP By /s/ Robert W. Sweet, Jr. -------------------------------- A Partner
1 Exhibit 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Progress Software Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated December 20, 1996, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Progress Software Corporation for the year ended November 30, 1996. /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP - ------------------------- Boston, Massachusetts December 2, 1997