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Initial Equity
Grant. As an inducement to accept service as a director,
upon initial appointment to the Board, a director shall receive a stock
option to purchase 130,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which
option shall vest in three equal annual installments commencing on the
first anniversary of the date of
grant.
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2.
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Annual Equity
Grant. Following a director’s initial appointment, on an
annual basis, (i) each non-employee director shall receive a stock option
to purchase 80,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, and (ii) the
Chair of the Board and the Chair of each of the Board’s Audit and
Compensation Committees (to the extent such persons are non-employee
directors) shall receive an additional stock option to purchase 20,000
shares of common stock. All such stock options shall be awarded
as of each director’s re-election at the Company’s annual meeting of
stockholders and shall vest in their entirety on the first anniversary of
the date of grant.
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3.
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Other Terms of Equity
Grants. The stock options described in Paragraphs 1 and
2, above, shall be issued pursuant to the Company’s Amended & Restated
2005 Stock Option Plan (the “2005 Plan”) and each shall have a term of 10
years. The per share exercise price applicable to such stock
options shall be equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common
stock on the grant date, as determined in accordance with the Company’s
then current stock option pricing policies. Without limiting
the effect of any other provision of the 2005 Plan, all such stock options
shall vest in full and be immediately exercisable upon a “Change of
Control” (as defined in the 2005 Plan) or the death of the
director.
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4.
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Expenses. Directors
shall also be reimbursed for their reasonable out of pocket expenses
incurred in connection with attending meetings of the Board or any
committee thereof or otherwise in furtherance of their duties as
directors.
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