Confirmation of Grant The Company hereby evidences and confirms, effective as of the date hereof, its grant to the Associate of Options to purchase the number of shares of Company Common Stock specified on the signature page hereof. The Options are not intended to be Incentive Stock Options. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to, and the terms of the Options are subject to, the terms of the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.
NOTICE OF GRANT Polycom, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants you, [Name] (the “Employee”), an award of Performance Shares under the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The date of this Performance Share Agreement (the “Agreement”) is [DATE] (the “Grant Date”). Subject to the provisions of Appendix A (attached), Appendix B (attached) and of the Plan, the principal features of this award are as follows: Target Number of Performance Shares: [ ] Performance Period: [INSERT PERFORMANCE PERIOD] Performance Matrix: The number of Performance Shares in which you may vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule will depend upon achievement of [INSERT DESCRIPTION OF PERFORMANCE GOALS] and will be determined in accordance with the Performance Matrix, attached hereto as Appendix B. Vesting Schedule: [INSERT DESCRIPTION OF VESTING SCHEDULE]* IMPORTANT: * Except as otherwise provided in Appendix A, Employee will not vest in the Performance Shares unless he or she is employed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries through the applicable vesting date. Your signature below indicates your agreement and understanding that this award is subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in Appendix A, Appendix B and the Plan. For example, important additional information on vesting and forfeiture of the Performance Shares is contained in paragraphs 3 through 5 and paragraph 7 of Appendix A. PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL OF APPENDIX A, WHICH CONTAINS THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. POLYCOM, INC. EMPLOYEE [NAME] [NAME] [TITLE] Date: , 200 Date: , 000 XXXXXXXX A
Terms of Grant The Participant hereby accepts the offer of the Company to issue to the Participant, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, [ ( )] shares of the Company’s Common Stock (such shares, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 24 of the Plan and Subsection 2.1(h) hereof, the “Granted Shares”) at a per share purchase price of $0.001 (the “Purchase Price”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Company [by the Participant’s prior service to the Company and which amount will be reported as income on the Participant’s W-2 [or 1099] for this calendar year].
Date of Grant The date that the Option is granted (the “Date of Grant”) is set forth above.
Additional Terms Applicable to an Incentive Option In the event this option is designated an Incentive Option in the Grant Notice, the following terms and conditions shall also apply to the grant:
Award Confers No Rights to Continued Employment In no event shall the granting of the Award or its acceptance by the Employee give or be deemed to give the Employee any right to continued employment by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company.
Execution of Award Agreement Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms of this Agreement by electronically signing this Agreement.
NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT Name: Address: You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, as follows: Grant Number Date of Grant Vesting Commencement Date Exercise Price per Share $ Total Number of Shares Granted Total Exercise Price $ Type of Option: Incentive Stock Option Nonstatutory Stock Option Term/Expiration Date:
Option Grant You have been granted a Non-Statutory Stock Option (referred to in this Agreement as your “Option”). Your Option is not intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
