Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR)

upon a Change in Control, which acceleration or termination may or may not be conditioned upon the subsequent termination of the optionee’s service within a specified period following the transaction. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control each outstanding option or award under the 2006 Plan will, immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, become fully exercisable for all of the shares at the time subject to such option. However, an outstanding option or award shall not accelerate if, and to the extent such option or award is, in connection with the Change in Control, either to be assumed by the successor corporation (or parent) or to be replaced with a comparable option or award to purchase shares of the capital stock of the successor corporation (or parent).

 

A Change in Control includes:

 

The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization own immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding securities of each of (i) the continuing or surviving entity and (ii) any direct or indirect parent corporation of such continuing or surviving entity;

 

The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

 

A change in the composition of our board of directors, as a result of which fewer than 50% of the incumbent directors are directors who either:

 

 

Any transaction as a result of which any person is the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least 50% of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “person” shall have the same meaning as when used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude (i) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of a parent or subsidiary and (ii) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Common Stock of the Company.

 

In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or consolidation, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement of merger or consolidation. Such agreement shall provide for (a) the continuation of the outstanding Awards by the Company, if the Company is a surviving corporation, (b) the assumption of the outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary, (c) the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of its own awards for the outstanding Awards, (d) full exercisability or vesting and accelerated expiration of the outstanding Awards or (e) settlement of the full value of the outstanding Awards in cash or cash equivalents or securities of the acquirer or its parent followed by cancellation of such Awards. The acceleration of options or awards in the event of a Change in Control may be seen as an anti-takeover provision and may have the effect of discouraging a merger proposal, a takeover attempt, or other efforts to gain control of the Company.

 

Valuation.  For purposes of establishing the option price and for all other valuation purposes under the 2006 Plan, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on any relevant date will be the closing price per share of Common Stock on that date, as such price is reported on Nasdaq. The market value of the Common Stock as reported on Nasdaq as of March 6, 2008 was $16.43 per share.

 

Changes in Capitalization.  In the event any change is made to the Common Stock issuable under the 2006 Plan by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or other

change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments will automatically be made to (i) the maximum number and/or class of securities issuable under the 2006 Plan, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of securities for which any one person may be granted options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and stock units per fiscal year, (iii) the number and/or class of securities and the exercise price per share in effect under each outstanding option (including any option incorporated from the predecessor plans), and (iv) the number and/or class of securities to be granted as options under the Annual Director Option Grant Program in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of benefits thereunder. Each outstanding option or award that is assumed in connection with a Change in Control will be appropriately adjusted to apply and pertain to the number and class of securities that would otherwise have been issued, in consummation of such Change in Control, to the optionee or participant had the option or award been exercised immediately prior to the Change in Control. Appropriate adjustments will also be made to the exercise price payable per share and to the class and number of securities available for future issuance under the 2006 Plan on both an aggregate and a per-participant basis.

 

Incentive Plan Amendments and Termination.  Our Board of Directors may amend or modify the 2006 Plan in any and all respects whatsoever. The approval of our stockholders will be obtained to the extent required by applicable law. Our Board of Directors may, at any time and for any reason, terminate the 2006 Plan. Any options or awards outstanding at the time of such termination will remain in force in accordance with the provisions of the instruments evidencing such grants.

 

As of March 6, 2008, options covering 2,814,027 shares were outstanding under the 2006 Plan with exercise prices ranging from $0.29 to $38.62, and 678,675 shares remained available for future option grant. The expiration dates for all such options range from 2008 to November 2017.