EBay (EBAY)

Stock Option Exchange Program

On August 10, 2009, the Company launched a one-time stock option exchange program (the “Program”) pursuant to which eligible employees were able to exchange certain outstanding stock options with an exercise price greater than or equal to $27.01 per share, a grant date on or before August 10, 2008 and an expiration date after September 11, 2010, for a lesser amount of new restricted stock units (“RSUs”) or, under certain circumstances, for new stock options or a cash payment. Our named executive officers and members of our Board of Directors were not eligible to participate in the Program. The Program expired on September 11, 2009. As a result of the Program, options to purchase 42.6 million shares of our common stock were accepted for exchange (representing approximately 75% of the total options eligible for exchange). All surrendered options were cancelled effective as of the expiration of the Program, and in exchange for those options, we issued a total of approximately 5.0 million new RSUs. The number of new stock options granted, and the amount of cash payments issued, in exchange for outstanding stock options were insignificant. In general, the new RSUs have a vesting period that is at least one year longer than the original vesting period for the corresponding exchanged option grant. The Program did not result in any significant incremental stock-based compensation expense.