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EXHIBIT 10.08
ELOQUENT, INC.
1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Pursuant to the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and this Non-Employee
Director Stock Option Agreement, Eloquent, Inc. (the "Company") has granted you
a Nonstatutory Stock Option under the Plan to purchase
__________________________ (________) shares of the Company's Common Stock at an
exercise price of $___________ per share. Capitalized terms not defined in this
Stock Option Agreement are defined in the Plan.
The details of your option are as follows:
1. NUMBER OF SHARES AND EXERCISE PRICE. Pursuant to your option, you may
purchase __________________________ (________) shares of the Company's Common
Stock at an exercise price of $___________ per share subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Stock Option Agreement and the Plan. The number of
shares and exercise price subject to your option may be adjusted from time to
time to reflect Capitalization Adjustments, as provided in the Plan.
2. VESTING. Your option shall vest as follows:________________________.
3. DATE OF GRANT. Your option has been granted effective ______________
(the "Date of Grant").
4. METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment of the exercise price is due in full upon
exercise of all or any part of your option. You may elect to make payment of the
exercise price in cash or by check or by one or more of the following:
(a) Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is
publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, then pursuant
to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve
Board which, prior to the issuance of Common Stock, results in either the
receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable
instructions to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales
proceeds (a "cashless exercise").
(b) Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is
publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, then by
delivery of already-owned shares of Common Stock (valued at their Fair Market
Value on the date of exercise) if (i) either you have held the already-owned
shares for the period required to avoid a charge to the Company's reported
earnings (generally six months) or you did not acquire the already-owned shares,
directly or indirectly from the Company, and (ii) you own the already-owned
shares free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests.
"Delivery" for these purposes shall include delivery to the Company of your
attestation of ownership of such shares of Common Stock in a form approved by
the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, your option may not be exercised by
tender to the Company of Common Stock to the extent such
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tender would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation or
agreement restricting the redemption of the Company's stock.
5. WHOLE SHARES. Your option may only be exercised for whole shares.
6. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, your option may not be exercised unless the shares issuable
upon exercise of your option are then registered under the Securities Act or, if
such shares are not then so registered, the Company has determined that such
exercise and issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act. The exercise of your option must also comply with other
applicable laws and regulations governing the option, and the option may not be
exercised if the Company determines that the exercise would not be in material
compliance with such laws and regulations.
7. TERM. The term of your option commences on the Date of Grant and
expires upon the EARLIEST of the following:
(a) three (3) months after the termination of your Continuous
Service for any reason other than death or Disability, provided that if during
any part of such three- (3-) month period your option is not exercisable solely
because of the condition set forth in the preceding paragraph relating to
"Securities Law Compliance," your option shall not expire until the earlier of
the Expiration Date or until it shall have been exercisable for an aggregate
period of three (3) months after the termination of your Continuous Service;
(b) twelve (12) months after the termination of your Continuous
Service due to Disability;
(c) eighteen (18) months after your death if you die either during
your Continuous Service or within three (3) months after your Continuous Service
terminates for any reason; or
(d) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date of Xxxxx.
8. EXERCISE.
(a) You may exercise your option during its term by delivering a
Notice of Exercise (in a form designated by the Company) together with the
exercise price to the Secretary of the Company, or to such other person as the
Company may designate, during regular business hours, together with such
additional documents as the Company may then require.
(b) By exercising your option you agree that, as a condition to any
exercise of your option, the Company may require you to enter an arrangement
providing for the payment by you to the Company of any tax withholding
obligation of the Company arising by reason of (1) the exercise of your option
or (2) the disposition of shares acquired upon such exercise.
9. TRANSFERABILITY. Your option is not transferable, except by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during your life
only by you. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the
Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company,
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you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall
thereafter be entitled to exercise your option.
10. OPTION NOT A SERVICE CONTRACT. Your option is not a service
contract, and nothing in your option shall obligate the Company or an Affiliate,
their respective shareholders, Boards of Directors, officers or employees to
continue any relationship that you might have as a Director.
11. WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS.
(a) At the time your option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at
any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize
withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and otherwise
agree to make adequate provision for (including by means of a "cashless
exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by
the Federal Reserve Board to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums
required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding
obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection
with your option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be
authorized to withhold shares of Common Stock at rates in excess of the minimum
statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including
payroll taxes.
(b) Your option is not exercisable unless the tax withholding
obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied. Accordingly, you
may not be able to exercise your option when desired even though your option is
vested.
12. NOTICES. Any notices provided for in your option or the Plan shall
be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in
the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit
in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address
you provided to the Company.
13. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your option is subject to all applicable
provisions of the Plan, which are hereby made a part of your option, and is
further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which
may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the
event of any conflict between the provisions of your option and those of the
Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
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