IPIX Corporation S-8 3/2/06
As
filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2006
Registration
No. _____________
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
______________________________
FORM
S-8
_________________________________
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
______________________________
IPIX
Corporation
(Exact
name of Registrant, as specified in its charter)
Delaware 52-2213841
(State
or
other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S.
Employer
incorporation
or organization)
Identification
No.)
12120
Sunset Hills Road, Suite 410
Reston,
Virginia 20910
(Address
of principal executive offices)
______________________________
IPIX
Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full
title of the plan)
______________________________
Clara
M. Conti, Chief Executive Officer
IPIX
Corporation
12120
Sunset Hills Road, Suite 410
Reston,
Virginia 20910
(Name
and address of agent for service)
(703)
674-4100
(Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
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(With
a copy to:)
Matthew
S. Heiter, Esq.
Baker,
Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell
&
Berkowitz, P.C.
165
Madison Avenue, Suite 2000
Memphis,
Tennessee 38103
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______________________________
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of
Securities
to
be
Registered
|
Amount
to
be
Registered
|
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per
Share
|
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price(1)
|
Amount
of
Registration
Fee
|
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
|
5,000,000
shares
|
$1.88
|
$9,400,000
|
$1,055.80
|
(1)
|
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and, pursuant
to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457, based upon the average high
and low
prices of such common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on March 1,
2006.
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PART
I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The
documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 will be sent or given to the participant in the plan
as
specified under Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the
"Securities Act"). Such documents are not required to be, and are not being,
filed by IPIX Corporation (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"), either as part of this Registration Statement
or
as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Securities Act. Such documents, together with the documents incorporated by
reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement
on
Form S-8, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a)
of the Securities Act.
PART
II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Item
3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The
following documents filed by the Company pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") are incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement:
(a)
The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004,
filed
on March 31, 2005;
(b)
The
Company's Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December
31,
2004 filed on May 2, 2005;
(c)
All
other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004;
and
(d)
The
description of the Company's common stock set forth under the caption
“Description of Capital Stock” on page 56 contained in the Company's prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) on May 4, 2000, File No.
333-32680 including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c),
14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
indicating that all securities offered by this Registration Statement have
been
sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed
to
be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be part
thereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any
statement made in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or
in any other subsequently filed document which is also incorporated or deemed
to
be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Item
4. Description of Securities.
Not
Applicable.
Item
5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The
legality of the common stock offered hereby has been opined on by Baker,
Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, counsel for the Company ("Baker
Donelson"), 165 Madison Ave., Suite 2000, Memphis, Tennessee 38103. Baker
Donelson was not employed on a contingent basis for its opinion, did not receive
a substantial interest, directly or indirectly, in the Company, or any parent
or
subsidiary and was not and is not connected with the Company as a promoter,
managing underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer or
employee.
Item
6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Under
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Company
can indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities they may incur
in
such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). The Company's certificate of incorporation
provides that, pursuant to Delaware law, the Company's directors shall not
be
liable for monetary damages for breach of the directors' fiduciary duty of
care
to the Company and its stockholders. This provision in the certificate of
incorporation does not eliminate the duty of care, and in appropriate
circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of
nonmonetary relief will remain available under Delaware law. In addition, each
director will continue to be subject to liability for breach of the director's
duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, for acts or omissions not
in
good faith or involving intentional misconduct or knowing violations of the
law,
for actions leading to improper personal benefit to the director, and for
payment of dividends or approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are
unlawful under Delaware law. The provision also does not affect a director's
responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws or
state or federal environmental laws. The Company's bylaws provide for the
indemnification of its directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law.
The
Company's bylaws further provide that the Board of Directors has sole discretion
to indemnify the Company's officers and other employees. The Company may limit
the extent of such indemnification by individual contracts with its directors
and executive officers, but have not done so. The Company is not, however,
required to indemnify any director or executive officer in connection with
any
proceeding initiated by the Company and approved by a majority of the Board
of
Directors, that alleges (a) unlawful misappropriation of corporate assets,
(b)
disclosure of confidential information or (c) any other willful breach of such
director or executive officer's duty to the Company or itsstockholders. The
Company is required to advance, prior to the final disposition of any
proceeding, promptly on request, all expenses incurred by any director or
executive officer in connection with that proceeding on receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of that director or executive officer to repay
those
amounts if it should be determined ultimately that he or she is not entitled
to
be indemnified under the Company's bylaws or otherwise.
The
Company also has directors' and officers' liability insurance.
Item
7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not
Applicable.
Item
8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
4.1
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Form
of certificate representing the common stock, $.001 par value per
share of
IPIX Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Form 10-K
as filed
with the Commission on March 29, 2000).
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4.2
|
Rights
Agreement dated October 31, 2000 between IPIX Corporation and EquiServe
(incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-A as filed with the
Commission
on November 2, 2000).
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4.3
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated May 14, 2001 between IPIX Corporation and
Image
Investors Portfolio, a separate series of Memphis Angels, LLC
(incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K as filed with the
Commission
on May 29, 2001).
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4.4
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated April 4, 2004 between IPIX Corporation and
institutional investors named therein (incorporated by reference
to Form
8-K as filed with the Commission on April 7, 2004).
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4.5#
|
2005
Stock Incentive Plan
|
5.1#
|
Opinion
and Consent of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz,
P.C.
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23.1#
|
Consent
of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., contained in
Exhibit 5.1
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23.2#
|
Consent
of Armaino McKenna LLP
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23.3#
|
Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
|
24.1#
|
Power
of Attorney (included on signature page)
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_____________________________
#
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 the Registration Statement:
(i) To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933 (the "Securities Act");
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of the securities offered would not exceed what was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of a 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 percent 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 this registration statement or any material change
to
such information in this registration statement;
provided,
however,
that
sections (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
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement;
(2) That,
for
the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
and
(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 this
offering.
(b) The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed
to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
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 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 Act
and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies
that
it has reasonable grounds to believe it meets all 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 Reston,
State of Virginia on March 3, 2006.
IPIX
Corporation
By:
/s/ Clara M. Conti
Clara
M.
Conti
Chief
Executive Officer and President
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Clara M. Conti and Charles A. Crew, and each of them
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement,
and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each
and
every act and thing requisite and necessary fully to all intents and purposes
as
he might or could do in person thereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes or
substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Name
Title Date
/s/
Clara M. Conti Director,
Chief Executive Officer
March
3,
2006
Clara
M.
Conti and
President
/s/
David M. Wilds Chairman
of the Board of Directors March
3,
2006
David
M.
Wilds
/s/
Michael D. Easterly Director March
3,
2006
Michael
D. Easterly
_________________________ Director March
3,
2006
James
Hunt
/s/
Laban P. Jackson, Jr. Director March
3,
2006
Laban
P.
Jackson, Jr.
/s/
Andrew P. Seamons Director March
3,
2006
Andrew
P.
Seamons
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibits Description
4.1
|
Form
of certificate representing the common stock, $.001 par value per
share of
IPIX Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Form 10-K
as filed
with the Commission on March 29, 2000).
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4.2
|
Rights
Agreement dated October 31, 2000 between IPIX Corporation and EquiServe
(incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-A as filed with the
Commission
on November 2, 2000).
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4.3
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated May 14, 2001 between IPIX Corporation and
Image
Investors Portfolio, a separate series of Memphis Angels, LLC
(incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K as filed with the
Commission
on May 29, 2001).
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4.4
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated April 4, 2004 between IPIX Corporation and
institutional investors named therein (incorporated by reference
to Form
8-K as filed with the Commission on April 7, 2004).
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4.5#
|
2005
Stock Incentive Plan
|
5.1#
|
Opinion
and Consent of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz,
P.C.
|
23.1#
|
Consent
of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., contained in
Exhibit 5.1
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23.2#
|
Consent
of Armaino McKenna LLP
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23.3#
|
Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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24.1#
|
Power
of Attorney (included on signature page)
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_____________________________
#
Filed
herewith.
EXHIBIT
4.5
IPIX
CORPORATION
2005
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Purposes
of the Plan.
The
purposes of this Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel,
to
provide additional incentives to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to
promote the success of the Company’s business.
2. Definitions.
The
following definitions shall apply as used herein and in the individual Award
Agreements except as defined otherwise in an individual Award Agreement. In
the
event a term is separately defined in an individual Award Agreement, such
definition shall supercede the definition contained in this
Section 2.
(a) “Administrator”
means
the Board or any of the Committees appointed to administer the
Plan.
(b) “Applicable
Laws”
means
the legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under applicable
provisions of federal securities laws, state corporate and securities laws,
the
Code, the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system,
and
the rules of any non-U.S. jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents
therein.
(c) “Assumed”
means
that pursuant to a Corporate Transaction either (i) the Award is expressly
affirmed by the Company or (ii) the contractual obligations represented by
the Award are expressly assumed (and not simply by operation of law) by the
successor entity or its Parent in connection with the Corporate Transaction
with
appropriate adjustments to the number and type of securities of the successor
entity or its Parent subject to the Award and the exercise or purchase price
thereof which at least preserves the compensation element of the Award existing
at the time of the Corporate Transaction as determined in accordance with the
instruments evidencing the agreement to assume the Award.
(d) “Award”
means
the grant of an Option, SAR, Dividend Equivalent Right, Restricted Stock,
Restricted Stock Unit or other right or benefit under the Plan.
(e) “Award
Agreement”
means
the written agreement evidencing the grant of an Award executed by the Company
and the Grantee, including any amendments thereto.
(f) “Board”
means
the Board of Directors of the Company.
(g) “Cause”
means,
with respect to the termination by the Company or a Related Entity of the
Grantee’s Continuous Service, that such termination is for “Cause” as such term
is expressly defined in a then-effective written agreement between the Grantee
and the Company or such Related Entity, or in the absence of such then-effective
written agreement and definition, is based on, in the determination of the
Administrator, the Grantee’s: (i) performance of any act or failure to
perform any act in bad faith and to the detriment of the Company or a Related
Entity; (ii) dishonesty, intentional misconduct or material breach of any
agreement with the Company or a Related Entity; or (iii) commission of a
crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm
to
any person.
(h) “Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(i) “Committee”
means
any committee composed of members of the Board appointed by the Board to
administer the Plan.
(j) “Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company.
(k) “Company”
means
IPIX Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any successor entity that adopts
the Plan in connection with a Corporate Transaction.
(l) “Consultant”
means
any person (other than an Employee or a Director, solely with respect to
rendering services in such person’s capacity as a Director) who is engaged by
the Company or any Related Entity to render consulting or advisory services
to
the Company or such Related Entity.
(m) “Continuous
Service”
means
that the provision of services to the Company or a Related Entity in any
capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant is not interrupted or terminated.
In jurisdictions requiring notice in advance of an effective termination as
an
Employee, Director or Consultant, Continuous Service shall be deemed terminated
upon the actual cessation of providing services to the Company or a Related
Entity notwithstanding any required notice period that must be fulfilled before
a termination as an Employee, Director or Consultant can be effective under
Applicable Laws. A Grantee’s Continuous Service shall be deemed to have
terminated either upon an actual termination of Continuous Service or upon
the
entity for which the Grantee provides services ceasing to be a Related Entity.
Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of
(i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among the Company,
any Related Entity, or any successor, in any capacity of Employee, Director
or
Consultant, or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains
in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee,
Director or Consultant (except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement).
An
approved leave of absence shall include sick leave, military leave, or any
other
authorized personal leave. For purposes of each Incentive Stock Option granted
under the Plan, if such leave exceeds three (3) months, and reemployment upon
expiration of such leave is not guaranteed by statute or contract, then the
Incentive Stock Option shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option on
the
day three (3) months and one (1) day following the expiration of such three
(3)
month period.
(n) “Corporate
Transaction”
means
any of the following transactions, provided, however, that the Administrator
shall determine under parts (iv) and (v) whether multiple transactions are
related, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive:
(i) a
merger
or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for
a
transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the state in which
the
Company is incorporated;
(ii) the
sale,
transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the
Company;
(iii) the
complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
(iv) any
reverse merger or series of related transactions culminating in a reverse merger
(including, but not limited to, a tender offer followed by a reverse merger)
in
which the Company is the surviving entity but (A) the shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately prior to such merger are converted or exchanged
by
virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities,
cash or otherwise, or (B) in which securities possessing more than forty
percent (40%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding
securities are transferred to a person or persons different from those who
held
such securities immediately prior to such merger or the initial transaction
culminating in such merger, but excluding any such transaction or series of
related transactions that the Administrator determines shall not be a Corporate
Transaction; or
(v) acquisition
in a single or series of related transactions by any person or related group
of
persons (other than the Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit
plan)
of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange
Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total
combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities but excluding any
such transaction or series of related transactions that the Administrator
determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction.
(o) “Covered
Employee”
means
an Employee who is a “covered employee” under Section 162(m)(3) of the
Code.
(p) “Director”
means
a
member of the Board or the board of directors of any Related
Entity.
(q) “Disability”
means
as defined under the long-term disability policy of the Company or the Related
Entity to which the Grantee provides services regardless of whether the Grantee
is covered by such policy. If the Company or the Related Entity to which the
Grantee provides service does not have a long-term disability plan in place,
“Disability” means that a Grantee is unable to carry out the responsibilities
and functions of the position held by the Grantee by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment for a period of not less than ninety
(90) consecutive days. A Grantee will not be considered to have incurred a
Disability unless he or she furnishes proof of such impairment sufficient to
satisfy the Administrator in its discretion.
(r) “Dividend
Equivalent Right”
means
a
right entitling the Grantee to compensation measured by dividends paid with
respect to Common Stock.
(s) “Employee”
means
any person, including an Officer or Director, who is in the employ of the
Company or any Related Entity, subject to the control and direction of the
Company or any Related Entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner
and method of performance. The payment of a director’s fee by the Company or a
Related Entity shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the
Company.
(t) “Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(u) “Fair
Market Value”
means,
as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If
the
Common Stock is listed on one or more established stock exchanges or national
market systems, including without limitation The Nasdaq National Market or
The
Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall
be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales
were
reported) as quoted on the principal exchange or system on which the Common
Stock is listed (as determined by the Administrator) on the date of
determination (or, if no closing sales price or closing bid was reported on
that
date, as applicable, on the last trading date such closing sales price or
closing bid was reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other
source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(ii) If
the
Common Stock is regularly quoted on an automated quotation system (including
the
OTC Bulletin Board) or by a recognized securities dealer, its Fair Market Value
shall be the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such system or
by
such securities dealer on the date of determination, but if selling prices
are
not reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the
mean
between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the date
of
determination (or, if no such prices were reported on that date, on the last
date such prices were reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or
such
other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or
(iii) In
the
absence of an established market for the Common Stock of the type described
in
(i) and (ii), above, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined by the
Administrator in good faith.
(v) “Grantee”
means
an Employee, Director or Consultant who receives an Award under the
Plan.
(w) “Incentive
Stock Option”
means
an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning
of
Section 422 of the Code
(x) “Non-Qualified
Stock Option”
means
an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(y) “Officer”
means
a
person who is an officer of the Company or a Related Entity within the meaning
of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(z) “Option”
means
an option to purchase Shares pursuant to an Award Agreement granted under the
Plan.
(aa) “Parent”
means
a
“parent corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code.
(bb) “Performance-Based
Compensation”
means
compensation qualifying as “performance-based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code.
(cc) “Plan”
means
this 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.
(dd) “Related
Entity”
means
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and any business, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company
or a
Parent or a Subsidiary of the Company holds a substantial ownership interest,
directly or indirectly.
(ee) “Replaced”
means
that pursuant to a Corporate Transaction the Award is replaced with a
comparable stock award or a cash incentive program of the Company, the successor
entity (if applicable) or Parent of either of them which preserves the
compensation element of such Award existing at the time of the Corporate
Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same
(or a
more favorable) vesting schedule applicable to such Award. The determination
of
Award comparability shall be made by the Administrator and its determination
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
(ff) “Restricted
Stock”
means
Shares issued under the Plan to the Grantee for such consideration, if any,
and
subject to such restrictions on transfer, rights of first refusal, repurchase
provisions, forfeiture provisions, and other terms and conditions as established
by the Administrator.
(gg) “Restricted
Stock Units”
means
an Award which may be earned in whole or in part upon the passage of time or
the
attainment of performance criteria established by the Administrator and which
may be settled for cash, Shares or other securities or a combination of cash,
Shares or other securities as established by the Administrator.
(hh) “Rule 16b-3”
means
Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor
thereto.
(ii) “SAR”
means
a
stock appreciation right entitling the Grantee to Shares or cash compensation,
as established by the Administrator, measured by appreciation in the value
of
Common Stock.
(jj) “Share”
means
a
share of the Common Stock.
(kk) “Subsidiary”
means
a
“subsidiary corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Stock
Subject to the Plan.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of Section 10, below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares
which may be issued pursuant to all Awards (including Incentive Stock Options)
is 5,000,000 Shares, plus an annual increase to be added on the first business
day of each calendar year beginning in 2006 equal to the lesser of
(x) 3,000,000 Shares, (y) three percent (3%) of the number of Shares
outstanding as of such date, or (z) a lesser number of Shares determined by
the Administrator. In addition, Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be payable
solely in cash and therefore the issuance of Dividend Equivalent Rights shall
not be deemed to reduce the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be
issued under the Plan. The Shares to be issued pursuant to Awards may be
authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
(b) Any
Shares covered by an Award (or portion of an Award) which is forfeited, canceled
or expires (whether voluntarily or involuntarily) shall be deemed not to have
been issued for purposes of determining the maximum aggregate number of Shares
which may be issued under the Plan. Shares that actually have been issued under
the Plan pursuant to an Award shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not
become available for future issuance under the Plan, except that if unvested
Shares are forfeited, or repurchased by the Company at the lower of their
original purchase price or their Fair Market Value at the time of repurchase,
such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan. To the
extent
not
prohibited by the listing requirements of The Nasdaq National Market (or other
established stock exchange or national market system on which the Common Stock
is traded) and Applicable Law, any Shares covered by an Award which are
surrendered (i) in payment of the Award exercise or purchase price or
(ii) in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations incident to the
exercise of an Award shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of
determining the maximum number of Shares which
may
be issued pursuant to all Awards under the Plan,
unless
otherwise determined by the Administrator.
4. Administration
of the Plan.
(a) Plan
Administrator.
(i) Administration
with Respect to Directors and Officers.
With
respect to grants of Awards to Directors or Employees who are also Officers
or
Directors of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board
or (B) a Committee designated by the Board, which Committee shall be
constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the Applicable Laws and to permit
such grants and related transactions under the Plan to be exempt from
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act in accordance with Rule 16b-3. Once
appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity
until otherwise directed by the Board.
(ii) Administration
With Respect to Consultants and Other Employees.
With
respect to grants of Awards to Employees or Consultants who are neither
Directors nor Officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A)
the
Board or (B) a Committee designated by the Board, which Committee shall be
constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the Applicable Laws. Once appointed,
such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until
otherwise directed by the Board. The Board may authorize one or more Officers
to
grant such Awards and may limit such authority as the Board determines from
time
to time.
(iii) Administration
With Respect to Covered Employees.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, grants of Awards to any Covered Employee intended
to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be made only by a Committee
(or subcommittee of a Committee) which is comprised solely of two or more
Directors eligible to serve on a committee making Awards qualifying as
Performance-Based Compensation. In the case of such Awards granted to Covered
Employees, references to the “Administrator” or to a “Committee” shall be deemed
to be references to such Committee or subcommittee.
(iv) Administration
Errors.
In the
event an Award is granted in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this
subsection (a), such Award shall be presumptively valid as of its grant
date to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers
of the Administrator.
Subject
to Applicable Laws and the provisions of the Plan (including any other powers
given to the Administrator hereunder), and except as otherwise provided by
the
Board, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its
discretion:
(i) to
select
the Employees, Directors and Consultants to whom Awards may be granted from
time
to time hereunder;
(ii) to
determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted hereunder;
(iii) to
determine the number of Shares or the amount of other consideration to be
covered by each Award granted hereunder;
(iv) to
approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan;
(v) to
determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder;
(vi) to
amend
the terms of any outstanding Award granted under the Plan, including (A) the
reduction of the exercise price of any Option awarded under the Plan (without
stockholder approval) and (B) canceling an Option at a time when its
exercise price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares, in
exchange for another Option, Restricted Stock, or other Award (without
stockholder approval), provided that any amendment that would adversely affect
the Grantee’s rights under an outstanding Award shall not be made without the
Grantee’s written consent;
(vii) to
construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards, including without
limitation, any notice of award or Award Agreement, granted pursuant to
the Plan;
(viii) to
grant
Awards to Employees, Directors and Consultants employed outside the United
States on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan
as may, in the judgment of the Administrator, be necessary or desirable to
further the purpose of the Plan; and
(ix) to
take
such other action, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the
Administrator deems appropriate.
(c) Indemnification.
In
addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members
of
the Board or as Officers or Employees of the Company or a Related Entity,
members of the Board and any Officers or Employees of the Company or a Related
Entity to whom authority to act for the Board, the Administrator or the Company
is delegated shall be defended and indemnified by the Company to the extent
permitted by law on an after-tax basis against all reasonable expenses,
including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with
the defense of any claim, investigation, 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 Award granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them
in
settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by the Company) or
paid
by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such claim, investigation, action,
suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be
adjudged in such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding that such
person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct;
provided, however, that within thirty (30) days after the institution of such
claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to
the
Company, in writing, the opportunity at the Company’s expense to defend the
same.
5. Eligibility.
Awards
other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors and
Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the
Company or a Parent or a Subsidiary of the Company. An Employee, Director or
Consultant who has been granted an Award may, if otherwise eligible, be granted
additional Awards. Awards may be granted to such Employees, Directors or
Consultants who are residing in non-U.S. jurisdictions as the Administrator
may
determine from time to time.
6. Terms
and Conditions of Awards.
Types
of Awards.
The
Administrator is authorized under the Plan to award any type of arrangement
to
an Employee, Director or Consultant that is not inconsistent with the provisions
of the Plan and that by its terms involves or might involve the issuance of
(i) Shares, (ii) cash or (iii) an Option, a SAR, or similar right
with a fixed or variable price related to the Fair Market Value of the Shares
and with an exercise or conversion privilege related to the passage of time,
the
occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria
or
other conditions. Such awards include, without limitation, Options, SARs, sales
or bonuses of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Dividend Equivalent
Rights, and an Award may consist of one such security or benefit, or two
(2) or more of them in any combination or alternative.
(a) Designation
of Award.
Each
Award shall be designated in the Award Agreement. In the case of an Option,
the
Option shall be designated as either an Incentive Stock Option or a
Non-Qualified Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, an Option
will qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under the Code only to the extent
the
$100,000 dollar limitation of Section 422(d) of the Code is not exceeded.
The $100,000 limitation of Section 422(d) of the Code is calculated based
on the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to Options designated
as Incentive Stock Options which become exercisable for the first time by a
Grantee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent
or Subsidiary of the Company). For purposes of this calculation, Incentive
Stock
Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted,
and
the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the grant date
of
the relevant Option.
(b) Conditions
of Award.
Subject
to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator shall determine the provisions,
terms, and conditions of each Award including, but not limited to, the Award
vesting schedule, repurchase provisions, rights of first refusal, forfeiture
provisions, form of payment (cash, Shares, or other consideration) upon
settlement of the Award, payment contingencies, and satisfaction of any
performance criteria. The performance criteria established by the Administrator
may be based on any one of, or combination of, the following: (i) increase
in
share price, (ii) earnings per share, (iii) total stockholder return, (iv)
operating margin, (v) gross margin, (vi) return on equity, (vii) return on
assets, (viii) return on investment, (ix) operating income, (x) net operating
income, (xi) pre-tax profit, (xii) cash flow, (xiii) revenue, (xiv) expenses,
(xv) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation, (xvi) economic value
added and (xvii) market share. The performance criteria may be applicable to
the
Company, Related Entities and/or any individual business units of the Company
or
any Related Entity. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result
in
a payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified
in
the Award Agreement.
(c) Acquisitions
and Other Transactions.
The
Administrator may issue Awards under the Plan in settlement, assumption or
substitution for, outstanding awards or obligations to grant future awards
in
connection with the Company or a Related Entity acquiring another entity, an
interest in another entity or an additional interest in a Related Entity whether
by merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or other form of
transaction.
(d) Deferral
of Award Payment.
The
Administrator may establish one or more programs under the Plan to permit
selected Grantees the opportunity to elect to defer receipt of consideration
upon exercise of an Award, satisfaction of performance criteria, or other event
that absent the election would entitle the Grantee to payment or receipt of
Shares or other consideration under an Award. The Administrator may establish
the election procedures, the timing of such elections, the mechanisms for
payments of, and accrual of interest or other earnings, if any, on amounts,
Shares or other consideration so deferred, and such other terms, conditions,
rules and procedures that the Administrator deems advisable for the
administration of any such deferral program.
(e) Separate
Programs.
The
Administrator may establish one or more separate programs under the Plan for
the
purpose of issuing particular forms of Awards to one or more classes of Grantees
on such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator from time to
time.
(f) Individual
Limitations on Awards.
(i) Individual
Limit for Options and SARs.
The
maximum number of Shares with respect to which Options and SARs may be granted
to any Grantee in any calendar year shall be 1,000,000 Shares. In connection
with a Grantee’s commencement of Continuous Service, a Grantee may be granted
Options and SARs for up to an additional 1,000,000 Shares which shall not count
against the limit set forth in the previous sentence. The foregoing
limitations
shall be
adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Company’s
capitalization pursuant to Section 10, below. To the extent required by
Section 162(m) of the Code or the regulations thereunder, in applying the
foregoing limitations with respect to a Grantee, if any Option or SAR is
canceled, the canceled Option or SAR shall continue to count against the maximum
number of Shares with respect to which Options and SARs may be granted to the
Grantee. For this purpose, the repricing of an Option (or in the case of a
SAR,
the base amount on which the stock appreciation is calculated is reduced to
reflect a reduction in the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock) shall be
treated as the cancellation of the existing Option or SAR and the grant of
a new
Option or SAR.
(ii) Individual
Limit for Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.
For
awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units that are intended to
be
Performance-Based Compensation, the maximum number of Shares with respect to
which such Awards may be granted to any Grantee in any calendar year shall
be
500,000 Shares. The foregoing limitation shall be adjusted proportionately
in
connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization pursuant to
Section 10, below.
(iii) Deferral.
If the
vesting or receipt of Shares under an Award is deferred to a later date, any
amount (whether denominated in Shares or cash) paid in addition to the original
number of Shares subject to such Award will not be treated as an increase in
the
number of Shares subject to the Award if the additional amount is based either
on a reasonable rate of interest or on one or more predetermined actual
investments such that the amount payable by the Company at the later date will
be based on the actual rate of return of a specific investment (including any
decrease as well as any increase in the value of an investment).
(g) Early
Exercise.
The
Award Agreement may, but need not, include a provision whereby the Grantee
may
elect at any time while an Employee, Director or Consultant to exercise any
part
or all of the Award prior to full vesting of the Award. Any unvested Shares
received pursuant to such exercise may be subject to a repurchase right in
favor
of the Company or a Related Entity or to any other restriction the Administrator
determines to be appropriate.
(h) Term
of Award.
The
term of each Award shall be the term stated in the Award Agreement, provided,
however, that the term of an Award shall be no more than ten (10) years
from the date of grant thereof. However, in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option granted to a Grantee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock
representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes
of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, the term
of
the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant
thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the specified term of any Award shall not include
any period for which the Grantee has elected to defer the receipt of the Shares
or cash issuable pursuant to the Award.
(i) Transferability
of Awards.
Incentive Stock Options may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated,
transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws
of
descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the
Grantee, only by the Grantee. Other Awards shall be transferable (i) by
will and by the laws of descent and distribution and (ii) during the
lifetime of the Grantee, to the extent and in the manner authorized by the
Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee may designate one
or
more beneficiaries of the Grantee’s Award in the event of the Grantee’s death on
a beneficiary designation form provided by the Administrator.
(j) Time
of Granting Awards.
The
date of grant of an Award shall for all purposes be the date on which the
Administrator makes the determination to grant such Award, or such other date
as
is determined by the Administrator.
7. Award
Exercise or Purchase Price, Consideration and Taxes.
(a) Exercise
or Purchase Price.
The
exercise or purchase price, if any, for an Award shall be as
follows:
(i) In
the
case of an Incentive Stock Option:
(A) granted
to an Employee who, at the time of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option
owns
stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company,
the
per Share exercise price shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%)
of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; or
(B) granted
to any Employee other than an Employee described in the preceding paragraph,
the
per Share exercise price shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%)
of
the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(ii) In
the
case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the per Share exercise price shall be
not
less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the
date of grant.
(iii) In
the
case of SARs, the base appreciation amount shall be not less than one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of
grant.
(iv) In
the
case of Awards intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the
exercise or purchase price, if any, shall be not less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(v) In
the
case of other Awards, such price as is determined by the
Administrator.
(vi) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(a),
in the
case of an Award issued pursuant to Section 6(d),
above,
the exercise or purchase price for the Award shall be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the relevant instrument evidencing the agreement to
issue
such Award.
(b) Consideration.
Subject
to Applicable Laws, the consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued
upon exercise or purchase of an Award including the method of payment, shall
be
determined by the Administrator. In addition to any other types of consideration
the Administrator may determine, the Administrator is authorized to accept
as
consideration for Shares issued under the Plan the following, provided that
the
portion of the consideration equal to the par value of the Shares must be paid
in cash or other legal consideration permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law:
(i) cash;
(ii) check;
(iii) surrender
of Shares or delivery of a properly executed form of attestation of ownership
of
Shares as the Administrator may require which have a Fair Market Value on the
date of surrender or attestation equal to the aggregate exercise price of the
Shares as to which said Award shall be exercised, provided, however, that Shares
acquired under the Plan or any other equity compensation plan or agreement
of
the Company must have been held by the Grantee for a period of more than six
(6)
months (and not used for another Award exercise by attestation during such
period);
(iv) with
respect to Options, payment through a broker-dealer sale and remittance
procedure pursuant to which the Grantee (A) shall provide written
instructions to a Company designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate
sale
of some or all of the purchased Shares and remit to the Company sufficient
funds
to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased Shares and
(B) shall provide written directives to the Company to deliver the
certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage firm in order
to complete the sale transaction; or
(v) any
combination of the foregoing methods of payment.
The
Administrator may at any time or from time to time, by adoption of or by
amendment to the standard forms of Award Agreement described in
Section 4(b)(iv), or by other means, grant Awards which do not permit all
of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment for the Shares
or
which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration.
(c) Taxes.
No
Shares shall be delivered under the Plan to any Grantee or other person until
such Grantee or other person has made arrangements acceptable to the
Administrator for the satisfaction of any non-U.S., federal, state, or local
income and employment tax withholding obligations, including, without
limitation, obligations incident to the receipt of Shares. Upon exercise or
vesting of an Award the Company shall withhold or collect from Grantee an amount
sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations, including, but not limited too,
by
surrender of the whole number of Shares
covered by the Award sufficient to satisfy the minimum applicable tax
withholding obligations incident to the exercise or vesting of an
Award.
8. Exercise
of Award.
(a) Procedure
for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder.
(i) Any
Award
granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions
as determined by the Administrator under the terms of the Plan and specified
in
the Award Agreement.
(ii) An
Award
shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has been
given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award by the person
entitled to exercise the Award and full payment for the Shares with respect
to
which the Award is exercised has been made, including, to the extent selected,
use of the broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure to pay the purchase
price
as provided in Section 77(b)(iv).
(b) Exercise
of Award Following Termination of Continuous Service.
(i) An
Award
may not be exercised after the termination date of such Award set forth in
the
Award Agreement and may be exercised following the termination of a Grantee’s
Continuous Service only to the extent provided in the Award
Agreement.
(ii) Where
the
Award Agreement permits a Grantee to exercise an Award following the termination
of the Grantee’s Continuous Service for a specified period, the Award shall
terminate to the extent not exercised on the last day of the specified period
or
the last day of the original term of the Award, whichever occurs
first.
(iii) Any
Award
designated as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent not exercised within
the
time permitted by law for the exercise of Incentive Stock Options following
the
termination of a Grantee’s Continuous Service shall convert automatically to a
Non-Qualified Stock Option and thereafter shall be exercisable as such to the
extent exercisable by its terms for the period specified in the Award
Agreement.
9. Conditions
Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a) Shares
shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise
of
such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall
comply with all Applicable Laws, and shall be further subject to the approval
of
counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
(b) As
a
condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person
exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise
that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present
intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for
the Company, such a representation is required by any Applicable
Laws.
10. Adjustments
Upon Changes in Capitalization.
Subject
to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares
covered by each outstanding Award, and the number of Shares which have been
authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been
granted or which have been returned to the Plan, the exercise or purchase price
of each such outstanding Award, the maximum number of Shares with respect to
which Awards may be granted to any Grantee in any calendar year, as well as
any
other terms that the Administrator determines require adjustment shall be
proportionately adjusted for (i) any increase or decrease in the number of
issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Shares, or similar transaction affecting
the Shares, (ii) any other increase or decrease in the number of issued
Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, or
(iii) as the Administrator may determine in its discretion, any other
transaction with respect to Common Stock including a corporate merger,
consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation (including a
spin-off or other distribution of stock or property), reorganization,
liquidation (whether partial or complete) or any similar transaction; provided,
however that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall
not
be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” In the event
of any distribution of cash or other assets to stockholders other than a normal
cash dividend, the Administrator may also, in its discretion, make adjustments
described in (i)-(iii) of this Section 10 or substitute, exchange or grant
Awards with respect to the shares of a Related Entity (collectively
“adjustments”). In determining adjustments to be made under this
Section 10, the Administrator may take into account such factors as it
deems appropriate, including (x) the restrictions of Applicable Law,
(y) the potential tax, accounting or other consequences of an adjustment
and (z) the possibility that some Grantees might receive an adjustment and
a distribution or other unintended benefit, and in light of such factors or
circumstances may make adjustments that are not uniform or proportionate among
outstanding Awards, modify vesting dates, defer the delivery of stock
certificates or make other equitable adjustments. Any such adjustments to
outstanding Awards will be effected in a manner that precludes the material
enlargement of rights and benefits under such Awards. Adjustments, if any,
and
any determinations or interpretations, including any determination of whether
a
distribution is other than a normal cash dividend, shall be made by the
Administrator and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.
In
connection with the foregoing adjustments, the Administrator may, in its
discretion, prohibit the exercise of Awards during certain periods of time.
Except as the Administrator determines, no issuance by the Company of shares
of
any class, or securities convertible into shares of any class, shall affect,
and
no adjustment by reason hereof shall be made with respect to, the number or
price of Shares subject to an Award.
11. Corporate
Transactions.
(a) Termination
of Award to Extent Not Assumed in Corporate Transaction.
Effective upon the consummation of a Corporate Transaction, all outstanding
Awards under the Plan shall terminate. However, all such Awards shall not
terminate to the extent they are Assumed in connection with the Corporate
Transaction.
(b) Acceleration
of Award Upon Corporate Transaction.
Except
as provided otherwise in an individual Award Agreement, in the event of a
Corporate Transaction and:
(i) for
the
portion of each Award that is Assumed or Replaced, then such Award (if Assumed),
the replacement Award (if Replaced), or the cash incentive program (if Replaced)
automatically shall become fully vested, exercisable and payable and be released
from any repurchase or forfeiture rights (other than repurchase rights
exercisable at Fair Market Value) for all of the Shares at the time represented
by such Assumed or Replaced portion of the Award, immediately upon termination
of the Grantee’s Continuous Service if such Continuous Service is terminated by
the successor company or the Company without Cause within twelve (12) months
after the Corporate Transaction; and
(ii) for
the
portion of each Award that is neither Assumed nor Replaced, such portion of
the
Award shall automatically become fully vested and exercisable and be released
from any repurchase or forfeiture rights (other than repurchase rights
exercisable at Fair Market Value) for all of the Shares at the time represented
by such portion of the Award, immediately prior to the specified effective
date
of such Corporate Transaction, provided that the Grantee’s Continuous Service
has not terminated prior to such date.
(c) Effect
of Acceleration on Incentive Stock Options.
Any
Incentive Stock Option accelerated under this Section 11 in connection with
a Corporate Transaction shall remain exercisable as an Incentive Stock Option
under the Code only to the extent the $100,000 dollar limitation of
Section 422(d) of the Code is not exceeded.
12. Effective
Date and Term of Plan.
The
Plan shall become effective upon its approval by the stockholders of the
Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner
terminated.
13. Amendment,
Suspension or Termination of the Plan.
(a) The
Board
may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that
no
such amendment shall be made without the approval of the Company’s stockholders
to the extent such approval is required by Applicable Laws.
(b) No
Award
may be granted during any suspension of the Plan or after termination of the
Plan.
(c) No
suspension or termination of the Plan (including termination of the Plan under
Section 10, above) shall adversely affect any rights under Awards already
granted to a Grantee.
14. Reservation
of Shares.
(a) The
Company, during the term of the Plan, will at all times reserve and keep
available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the
requirements of the Plan.
(b) The
inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having
jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary
to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the
Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares
as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
15. No
Effect on Terms of Employment/Consulting Relationship.
The
Plan shall not confer upon any Grantee any right with respect to the Grantee’s
Continuous Service, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right
or
the right of the Company or any Related Entity to terminate the Grantee’s
Continuous Service at any time, with or without Cause, and with or without
notice. The ability of the Company or any Related Entity to terminate the
employment of a Grantee who is employed at will is in no way affected by its
determination that the Grantee’s Continuous Service has been terminated for
Cause for the purposes of this Plan.
16. No
Effect on Retirement and Other Benefit Plans.
Except
as specifically provided in a retirement or other benefit plan of the Company
or
a Related Entity, Awards shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of
computing benefits or contributions under any retirement plan of the Company
or
a Related Entity, and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit
plan
of any kind or any benefit plan subsequently instituted under which the
availability or amount of benefits is related to level of compensation. The
Plan
is not a “Retirement Plan” or “Welfare Plan” under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
17. Unfunded
Obligation.
Grantees shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company.
Any amounts payable to Grantees pursuant to the Plan shall be unfunded and
unsecured obligations for all purposes, including, without limitation,
Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Neither the Company nor any Related Entity shall be required to segregate any
monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special
accounts with respect to such obligations. The Company shall retain at all
times
beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments, which
the
Company may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder. Any investments
or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Grantee account shall not
create or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the
Administrator, the Company or any Related Entity and a Grantee, or otherwise
create any vested or beneficial interest in any Grantee or the Grantee’s
creditors in any assets of the Company or a Related Entity. The Grantees shall
have no claim against the Company or any Related Entity for any changes in
the
value of any assets that may be invested or reinvested by the Company with
respect to the Plan.
18. 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.
Exhibit
5.1
[Letterhead]
March
3,
2006
IPIX
Corporation
12120
Sunset Hills Road, Suite 410
Reston,
Virginia 20910
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Re:
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Registration
Statement on Form S-8
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Gentlemen:
We
have
acted as counsel for IPIX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration
Statement") filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect the shares of the
Company's common stock (the "Shares") issuable under the terms of the Company's
2005 Stock Incentive Plan as referenced in the Registration Statement (the
"Plan").
In
connection therewith, we have relied upon, among other things, our examination
of the Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws of the Company and such other
documents, records of the Company, and certificates of its officers and public
officials, as we have deemed necessary for purposes of the opinion expressed
below.
Based
upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and
delivered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, will be
legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
This
opinion is furnished to you solely for your benefit in connection with the
filing of the Registration Statement and is not to be used, quoted or otherwise
referred to for any other purpose without our prior written consent. We hereby
consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to, and to the use of
our
name in, the Registration Statement.
Very
truly yours,
BAKER,
DONELSON, BEARMAN,
CALDWELL
& BERKOWITZ, PC
By:
/s/ Matthew S. Heiter
Matthew
S. Heiter, Esq.
Exhibit
23.2
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We
hereby
consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form
S-8 pertaining to the IPIX Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan of our report
dated March 30, 2005, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and
the consolidated financial statement schedule which appears in the IPIX
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004,
and
our report dated April 27, 2005, with respect to IPIX Corporation management’s
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of IPIX
Corporation, which appears in the IPIX Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
for the year ended December 31, 2004.
ARMANINO
McKENNA LLP
/s/
Armanino McKenna LLP
San
Ramon, California
March
3,
2006
Exhibit
23.3
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We
hereby
consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of our report dated March 24, 2004, except
as
to Note 4, which is as of March 30, 2005, relating to the financial
statements which appears in IPIX Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. We also consent to the incorporation
by
reference of our report dated March 24, 2004, relating to the financial
statement schedule which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
/s/
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San
Jose,
California
March
3,
2006