GIGAMEDIA LIMITED
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June, 2007
Commission File Number: 000-30540
GIGAMEDIA LIMITED
122 TunHua North Road,
14th
Floor
Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F þ Form 40-F o
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)
Yes o No þ
(If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b) :82- .)
GIGAMEDIA LIMITED is submitting under cover of Form 6-K:
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Exhibit 99.1. |
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GigaMedia Notice of Annual Shareholder Meeting and Proxy Statement |
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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GigaMedia Limited
(Registrant)
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Date: June 7, 2007 |
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/s/ Thomas T. Hui
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(Signature) |
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Name: |
Thomas T. Hui |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
NOTICE OF THE EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
GigaMedia Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore
Registration No.: 199905474H
REGISTERED OFFICE
8 Cross Street
#11-00 PWC Building
Singapore 048424
The 2007 annual general meeting of the shareholders of GigaMedia Limited (the Company)
will be held on June 29, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. local time at Asia Pacific Finance Tower,
Citibank Plaza, 3 Garden Road, Central Hong Kong, in the Board Room on the Twenty-seventh
Floor, for the following purposes:
ORDINARY AND SPECIAL BUSINESS
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS:
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without modification, the following
resolutions which will be proposed as Ordinary Resolutions:
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Adoption of audited accounts |
RESOLVED that the Report of the Directors, Statement by Directors, Auditors Report
and Audited Accounts of the Company for the financial year ended December 31, 2006
are received and adopted.
(Resolution 1)
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Approval of re-appointment of auditors |
RESOLVED that GHP Horwath, P.C. and Paul Wan & Co., members of Horwath
International, be and hereby are appointed as the independent auditors of the
Company and that the Directors be and hereby are authorized to fix their
remuneration.
(Resolution 2)
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Approval of Directors remuneration |
RESOLVED that the remuneration of the Directors is hereby approved in an aggregate
amount not exceeding US$700,000 in respect of their professional services to the
Company until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company.
(Resolution 3)
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Approval for authority to allot and issue shares |
RESOLVED that authority be and is hereby given to the Directors of the Company to:
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issue ordinary shares in the Company (Shares) whether by way of rights,
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make or grant offers, agreements or options (collectively,
Instruments) that might or would require Shares to be issued, including
but not limited to the creation and issue of as well as adjustments to
warrants, debentures or other instruments convertible into Shares, |
at any time and upon such terms and conditions and for such purposes and to
such persons as the Directors may in their absolute discretion deem fit; and
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notwithstanding that the authority conferred by this Resolution may have ceased
to be in force, issue Shares pursuant to any Instrument made or granted by the
Directors while this Resolution was in force. |
(Resolution 4)
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Approval for Share Purchase Mandate |
RESOLVED that:
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for the purposes of Sections 76C and 76E of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of
Singapore (the Companies Act), the exercise by the Directors of the Company of all
the powers of the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire issued Shares not
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Maximum Limit (as hereafter defined), at such price or prices as may be
determined by the Directors from time to time up to the Maximum Price (as
hereafter defined), by way of market purchase(s) on The Nasdaq Stock Market
(Nasdaq) and otherwise in accordance with all other laws and regulations
and rules of Nasdaq as may for the time being be applicable, be and is
hereby authorised and approved generally and unconditionally (the Share
Purchase Mandate); |
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unless varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting, the authority
conferred on the Directors of the Company pursuant to the Share Purchase Mandate may
be exercised by the Directors at any time and from time to time during the period
commencing from the date of the passing of this Resolution and expiring on the
earlier of: |
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the date on which the next Annual General Meeting of the Company is held; and |
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the date by which the next Annual General Meeting of the Company is
required by law to be held; |
Average Closing Price means the average of the last dealt prices of a
Share for the five consecutive trading days on which the Shares are
transacted on Nasdaq immediately preceding the date of market purchase by
the Company and deemed to be adjusted in accordance with the listing rules
of Nasdaq for any corporate action which occurs after the relevant five day
period;
Maximum Limit means that number of issued Shares representing 10% of the
total number of issued Shares as at the date of the passing of this
Resolution (excluding any Shares which are held as treasury shares as at
that date); and
Maximum Price, in relation to a Share to be purchased or acquired, means
the purchase price (excluding brokerage, commission, applicable goods and
services tax and other related expenses) which shall not exceed 105% of the
Average Closing Price of the Shares.
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the Directors of the Company and/or any of them be and are hereby authorised to
complete and do all such acts and things (including executing such documents as may
be required) as they and/or he may consider expedient or necessary to give effect to
the transactions contemplated and/or authorised by this Resolution. |
(Resolution 5)
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Adoption of GigaMedia Limited 2007 Equity Incentive Plan |
RESOLVED that,
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the equity incentive plan to be known as the GigaMedia Limited 2007 Equity
Incentive Plan (the Plan), under which options and awards will be granted to
persons who, inter alia, are non-employee directors, officers, employees, advisors
or consultants of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, and are selected to
participate in the Plan, in the form submitted to the Eighth Annual General Meeting
and signed, for the purposes of identification, subscribed to by the Chairman of the
Eighth Annual General Meeting or in such other form as may be approved by any
Director of the Company, be approved and hereby adopted; |
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the Directors of the Company be and are hereby authorized to (i) establish the
Plan and (ii) grant options and awards in accordance with the provisions of the Plan
and to allot and issue from time to time such number of Shares as may be required to
be issued pursuant to the exercise of the options and/or the terms of the awards
granted under the Plan; and |
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the Directors of the Company and each of them be and are hereby authorized to
complete and do all such acts and things (including modifying the Plan and executing
all such documents as may be required under or pursuant to the Plan) as they or he
may consider necessary, desirable or expedient to give effect to this Resolution as
they or he may deem fit. |
(Resolution 6)
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To transact any other business as may properly be transacted at the Eighth Annual
General Meeting of the Company. |
NOTES:
1. Shareholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person. Whether or not you
plan to be at the annual meeting, you are urged to return your proxy. A shareholder entitled
to attend and vote is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and to vote instead
of him.
2. Shareholders wishing to vote by proxy should complete the attached form.
3. The proxy form of an individual shareholder shall be signed either by the shareholder
personally or by his attorney. The proxy form of a corporate shareholder shall be given
either under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an attorney or a duly authorized
officer of the corporate shareholder.
4. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
5. The proxy form (and if relevant, the original power of attorney, or other authority under
which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority of relevant
thereof) must be deposited at the Bank of New York, P.O. Box 11498, New York, N.Y.
10203-0498, or the office of the Company, 122 Tunhwa North Road 14/F, Taipei 10595, Taiwan
R.O.C., not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the Eighth Annual General
Meeting, that is by no later than 3:00 a.m. June 27, 2007 (New York time), or 3:00 p.m. June
27, 2007 (Taipei time), failing which the proxy shall not be treated as valid.
6. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2007 are entitled to
notice of and to vote at the meeting, or any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
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/s/ Arthur M. Wang
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Arthur M. Wang |
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Director and Chief Executive Officer June 6, 2007 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
PROXY STATEMENT
Questions and Answers about the Annual Meeting and Voting
Proposal 1
Proposal 2
Proposal 3
Proposal 4
Proposal 5
Proposal 6
Other Matter
Proxy Solicitation
GigaMedia Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore
Registration No.: 199905474H
REGISTERED OFFICE
8 Cross Street
#11-00 PWC Building
Singapore 048424
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING
Why did I Receive This Proxy Statement?
We sent you this proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card because the Companys
Board of Directors is soliciting your proxy to be used at the Companys annual meeting of
shareholders on June 29, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. local time at Asia Pacific Finance Tower,
Citibank Plaza, 3 Garden Road, Central Hong Kong, in the Board Room on the Twenty-seventh
Floor, or at any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.
Who Can Vote?
You are entitled to vote if you owned the Companys common stock on the record date,
which is the close of business on May 31, 2007. Each share of the Companys common stock
that you own entitles you to one vote.
How Many Shares of Voting Stock Are Outstanding?
On the record date, there were 52,732,357 shares of the Companys common stock
outstanding. Common stock is our only class of voting stock.
What May I Vote On?
1. Adoption of Audited Accounts
2. Approval of Re-Appointment of Auditors
3. Approval of Directors Remuneration
4. Approval for Authority to Allot and Issue Shares
5. Approval for Share Purchase Mandate
6. Adoption of GigaMedia Limited 2007 Equity Incentive Plan
7. Other Business
How Do I Vote?
To vote by proxy, you should complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return
it promptly in the prepaid envelope provided.
May I Revoke My Proxy?
Your proxy may be revoked prior to its exercise by appropriate notice to the undersigned.
If I Plan To Attend The Meeting, Should I Still Vote By Proxy?
Whether you plan to attend the meeting or not, we urge you to vote by proxy. Returning
the proxy card will not affect your right to attend the meeting, and your proxy will not be
used if you are personally present at the meeting and inform the Secretary in writing prior
to the voting that you wish to vote your shares in person.
How Will My Proxy Get Voted?
If you properly fill in your proxy card and send it to us, your proxy holder (the
individual named on your proxy card) will vote your shares as you have directed. If you sign
the proxy card but do not make specific choices, the proxy holder will vote your shares as
recommended by the Board of Directors.
How Will Voting On Any Other Business Be Conducted?
Although we do not know of any business to be considered at the meeting other than the
proposals described in this proxy statement, if any other business is presented at the
meeting, your returned proxy gives authority to the proxy holder to vote on these matters in
his discretion.
Proposal 1. ADOPTION OF AUDITED ACCOUNTS
The Company seeks shareholders adoption of the audited accounts of the Company (the
Audited Accounts), which have been prepared under Singapore Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles, in respect of the financial year ended December 31, 2006. Along with the Audited
Accounts, the Company seeks shareholders adoption of the Report of the Directors, Statement
by Directors, and Auditors Report of the Company in respect of the same financial year.
Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast
by shareholders entitled to vote at the AGM.
The Board of Directors of the Company (the Board of Directors) recommends a vote FOR
this proposal.
Proposal 2. APPROVAL OF RE-APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
The Company seeks shareholders approval for the re-appointment of GHP Horwath, P.C.
and Paul Wan & Co., members of Horwath International, as the independent auditors of the
Company to hold such office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the
Company. The Board of Directors also seeks shareholders approval to authorize the Board of
Directors to fix the remuneration for GHP Horwath, P.C. and Paul Wan & Co. in respect of
their service to the Company for the financial year ended December 31, 2007.
Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast
by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal.
Proposal 3. APPROVAL OF DIRECTORS REMUNERATION
The Company seeks shareholders approval on the remuneration of Directors in an
aggregated amount not exceeding US$700,000 in respect of their professional services to the
Company until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast
by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal.
Proposal 4. APPROVAL FOR AUTHORITY TO ALLOT AND ISSUE SHARES
The Company is incorporated in Singapore. Under the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of
Singapore (the Companies Act), the Directors may exercise any power of the Company to
issue new Shares only with the prior approval of the shareholders of the Company at a
general meeting. Such approval, if granted, is effective from the date of the meeting at
which it was given to the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company or
the expiration of the period within which the next Annual General Meeting of the Company is
required by law to be held, whichever is earlier.
Shareholders approval is sought to give Directors authority to allot and issue new
Shares and other instruments convertible into Shares during the period from the Eighth
Annual General Meeting to the earlier of the next Annual General Meeting or the period
within which the next Annual General Meeting of the Company is required by law to be held.
Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast
by shareholders entitled to vote at the AGM.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal.
Proposal 5. APPROVAL FOR SHARE PURCHASE MANDATE
The approval of the Share Purchase Mandate authorising the Company to purchase or
acquire its Shares would give the Company the flexibility to undertake share purchases or
acquisitions at any time, subject to market conditions, during the period when the Share
Purchase Mandate is in force.
In managing the business of the Company and its subsidiaries (the Group), management
strives to increase shareholders value by improving, inter alia, the return on equity of
the Group. A share purchase by the Company is one of the ways through which the return on
equity of the Group may be enhanced.
A Share purchase is also an available option for the Company to return surplus cash
which is in excess of the financial and possible investment needs of the Group to its
shareholders. In addition, the Share Purchase Mandate will allow the Company to have greater
flexibility over, inter alia, the Companys share capital structure and its dividend policy.
The Company intends to use internal sources of funds or external borrowings or a
combination of both to finance the Companys purchase or acquisition of the Shares pursuant
to the Share Purchase Mandate. The Directors do not propose to exercise the Share Purchase
Mandate to such extent that it would materially and adversely affect the financial position
of the Group.
Share repurchase programmes may also help buffer short-term share price volatility and
off-set the effects of short-term speculators and investors and, in turn, bolster
shareholder confidence and employee morale.
Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast
by shareholders entitled to vote at the AGM.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal.
Proposal 6. ADOPTION OF GIGAMEDIA LIMITED 2007 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
The requirements for shareholders approval under the Companies Act extends to issuance
of new Shares arising from the conversion, exchange or exercise of other securities,
including warrants or options to subscribe for new Shares of the Company or to purchase from
the Company other securities issued or to be issued by the Company, debt securities and
securities which are convertible into, exchangeable for, or exercisable for new Shares, and
new Shares pursuant to any offers, agreements, options, undertakings, guarantees and/or
indemnities to made, entered into or issued by the Company.
Accordingly, shareholders approval is sought for the Plan and for the grant of
options, awards and issuance of Shares as may be required to be issued pursuant to the
exercise of the options and awards granted under the GigaMedia Limited 2007 Equity Incentive
Plan, which is attached to this proxy statement as Appendix 1.
The following is a summary of the material terms of the GigaMedia Limited 2007 Equity
Incentive Plan.
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Purpose
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To provide equity-based incentives to participants to increase their efforts on
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Eligibility
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Individuals who are non-employee directors, officers and other employees,
advisors and consultants providing services to the Company and its
subsidiaries. |
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Shares Reserved for Issuance
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2,000,000 shares of the Companys common stock, subject to adjustment in
the case of dividend or other distribution, recapitalization, stock split,
reorganization, merger, consolidation or other similar corporate transaction. |
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Shares of common stock to be issued under the Plan may be unissued
shares or shares repurchased by the Company, whether in the open market,
in private transactions or otherwise. |
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If any part of an award granted under the Plan is forfeited, cancelled,
exchanged or surrendered, or if an award terminates or expires without a
distribution of common stock to the grantee, the shares of common stock
subject to such award will be again available for awards under the Plan. |
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Administration
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The Committee appointed by the Companys Board of Directors will
administer the plan but may delegate its authority to a subcommittee or to a
group of Company management employees. |
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The Plan administrator has the right to determine (1) who will be selected for
participation in the Plan; (2) the terms and conditions of any award granted
under the Plan, including without limitation the number of shares of common
stock to be subject to the award and whether the grant, vesting or payment
of any award will be contingent upon the achievement of performance goals;
and (3) to make any determinations necessary or desirable for
administration of the Plan. |
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Types of Awards: |
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Options
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Options are the opportunity to purchase shares of common stock in the
future at a pre-determined purchase price, which under the Plan may not be
less than the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. |
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Options granted under the Plan may be incentive stock options within the
meaning of Section 422 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or nonqualified stock options. |
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Options granted under the Plan may have a term of not more than ten years;
the agreement setting forth the terms of the option will contain terms with
respect to vesting and exercisability as the Plan administrator will determine. |
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Options may be exercised by the payment of cash or by the exchange of
common stock previously acquired by the option holder, through a so-called
broker cashless exercise procedure approved by the Plan administrator, or a
combination of the foregoing. |
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Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)
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An SAR confers the right to receive, with respect to each share subject to
the SAR, cash or common stock equal to the excess of (1) the fair market
value of a share of common stock on the date of exercise of the SAR over
(2) the exercise price of the SAR, which may not be less than the fair market
value of a share of common stock on the date of grant. |
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The Plan administrator has the right to determine whether an SAR will be
payable in cash or common stock; the agreement setting forth the terms of
the SAR will contain such other terms as the plan administrator may decide. |
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An SAR granted under the Plan may have a term of not more than ten years. |
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SARs granted under the Plan may be granted in tandem with a stock option
or by itself; SARs granted in tandem with an option will be exercisable only
to the extent the tandem stock option is exercisable and will have the same
exercise price as the tandem stock option. |
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Restricted Stock
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Restricted stock awards consist of shares of common stock which are
subject to forfeiture and may not be transferred by the holder until the
applicable vesting conditions lapse. |
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Holders of restricted stock granted under the Plan may be given certain
rights of ownership such as the right to vote the shares and to receive
dividends; the payment of dividends may be deferred until such time as the
vesting conditions on the underlying stock have lapsed. |
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Restricted Stock Units
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A restricted stock unit confers the right to receive common stock or cash, or
a combination of common stock and cash, at such time as the applicable
vesting conditions lapse. |
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The Plan administrator will determine whether cash or common stock, or a
combination of common stock and cash, will be paid in respect of vesting
restricted stock units. |
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The agreement setting forth the terms of the grant of restricted stock units
will contain such other terms as the Plan administrator may decide, which
may include the payment of dividend equivalents. |
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Other Equity-Based Awards
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The value of other-equity-based awards granted under the Plan will be
based on or related to the value of common stock; the type of awards to be
granted and all terms and conditions of the awards will be determined by the
Plan administrator. |
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Change in Control
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Unless otherwise determined by the Plan administrator, upon a change in
control of the Company (as defined in the Plan), all awards then outstanding
under the Plan will become fully vested and/or exercisable, and any
performance goals applicable to the awards will be deemed satisfied. |
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Amendment of Awards
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The Plan administrator may amend any award granted under the Plan from
time to time; however, no adverse amendment to any award will be effective
without the award holders consent. |
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Term of Plan
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Unless earlier terminated by the Company, the Plan will automatically expire
on the tenth anniversary of its adoption. |
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Termination of Plan
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The Plan may be terminated by the Company at any time; however,
termination of the Plan will not adversely affect any award that is outstanding
at the time of plan termination. |
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Amendment of Plan
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The Plan may be amended by the Plan administrator at any time; however,
no amendment to the Plan may adversely affect an award that is
outstanding at the time of amendment without the award holders consent. |
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Governing Law
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The laws of the Republic of Singapore. |
Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast
by shareholders entitled to vote at the AGM.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal.
OTHER MATTERS
As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Company does not intend to present and has
not been informed that any other person intends to present any business not specified in
this Proxy Statement for action at the Annual General Meeting.
Shareholders are urged to sign the enclosed proxy form and to return it promptly in the
enclosed envelope. Proxies will be voted in accordance with shareholders directions.
Signing the proxy form does not affect a shareholders right to vote at the Annual General
Meeting, and the proxy may be revoked prior to its exercise by appropriate notice to the
undersigned.
PROXY SOLICITATION
The Company will pay the cost of preparing and mailing this proxy statement and form of
proxy to its shareholders. The Company has retained Mackenzie Partners, Inc. to request
banks and brokers to forward copies of these materials to persons for whom they hold common
stock and to request authority for execution of the proxies.
GIGAMEDIA LIMITED
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/s/ Arthur M. Wang
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Arthur M. Wang |
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Director and Chief Executive Officer |
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June 6, 2007
Appendix 1
GIGAMEDIA LIMITED
2007 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Purpose; Types of Awards; Construction.
The purposes of the GigaMedia Limited 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan) are to
afford an incentive to non-employee directors, selected officers and other employees,
advisors and consultants of GigaMedia Limited (the Company), or any Subsidiary that now
exists or hereafter is organized, incorporated or acquired, to continue as non-employee
directors, officers or employees, advisors or consultants, as the case may be, to increase
their efforts on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the success of
the Companys business. The Plan provides for the grant of Options (including Incentive
Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options), Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock,
Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock-Based Awards (each term as defined herein).
2. Definitions.
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:
(a) Award means any Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or Other
Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan.
(b) Award Agreement means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or
document evidencing an Award.
(c) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) Change in Control means a change in control of the Company, which will be deemed
to have occurred if:
(i) any person, as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
the Exchange Act (other than (A) the Company, (B) any trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company,
and (C) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders
of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of
Company Stock), is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the
Companys then outstanding voting securities (excluding any person who
becomes such a beneficial owner in connection with a transaction immediately
following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior
thereto constitute at least a majority of the Board, the entity surviving
such transaction or, if the Company or the entity surviving the transaction
is then a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof);
(ii) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the number of directors then serving: individuals who, on the
Effective Date, constitute the Board and any new director (other than a
director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual
or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent
solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose
appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the
Companys shareholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least
two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were
directors on the Effective Date or whose appointment, election or nomination
for election was previously so approved or recommended;
(iii) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or
any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation,
other than a merger or consolidation immediately following which the
individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at
least a majority of the Board, the entity surviving such merger or
consolidation or, if the Company or the entity surviving such merger is then
a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; or
(iv) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
liquidation of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale
or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Companys
assets (or any transaction having a similar effect), other than a sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Companys
assets to an entity, immediately following which the individuals who
comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority
of the board of directors of the entity to which such assets are sold or
disposed of or, if such entity is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof.
(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be
deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or
series of integrated transactions immediately following which the holders of
the Company Stock immediately prior to such transaction or series of
transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership
in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.
(e) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
(f) Committee means the committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board to
administer the Plan.
(g) Company means GigaMedia Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act,
Chapter 50 of Singapore, or any successor corporation.
(h) Company Stock means the ordinary shares of the Company.
(i) Effective Date means the date that the Plan was approved by the shareholders of
the Company.
(j) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time, and as now or hereafter construed, interpreted and applied by regulations, rulings and
cases.
(k) Fair Market Value means, with respect to Company Stock or other property, the
fair market value of such Company Stock or other property determined by such methods or
procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee. Unless otherwise
determined by the Committee in good faith, the per share Fair Market Value of the Company
Stock as of a particular date shall be calculated as the mean between the highest and lowest
reported sales price per share of Company Stock on the national securities exchange on which
the Company Stock is principally traded, for the last preceding date on which there was a
sale of such Company Stock on such exchange.
(l) Grantee means a person who, as a non-employee director, officer, other employee,
advisor or consultant of the Company or a Subsidiary, has been granted an Award under the
Plan.
(m) Incentive Stock Option or ISO means any Option intended to be and designated as
an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(n) Nonqualified Stock Option or NQSO means any Option that is not designated as an
ISO.
(o) Option means a right, granted to a Grantee under Section 6(b), to purchase shares
of Company Stock. An Option may be either an ISO or an NQSO, provided that ISOs may be
granted only to employees of the Company or a Subsidiary.
(p) Other Stock-Based Award means a right or other interest granted to a Grantee
under Section 6(f) that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by
reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Company Stock, including but not limited
to (i) unrestricted Company Stock awarded as a bonus or upon the attainment of performance
goals or otherwise as permitted under the Plan, and (ii) a right granted to a Grantee to
acquire Company Stock from the Company containing terms and conditions prescribed by the
Committee.
(q) Plan means this GigaMedia Limited 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from
time to time.
(r) Plan Year means a calendar year.
(s) Restricted Stock means an Award of shares of Company Stock to a Grantee under
Section 6(d) that may be subject to certain restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.
(t) Restricted Stock Unit means a right granted to a Grantee under Section 6(e) to
receive Company Stock or cash at the end of a specified deferral period, which right may be
conditioned on the satisfaction of specified performance or other criteria.
(u) Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(v) Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means the right, granted to a Grantee under
Section 6(c), to be paid an amount measured by the appreciation in the Fair Market Value of
Company Stock from the date of grant to the date of exercise of the right.
(w) Subsidiary means a subsidiary corporation of the Company, whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Administration.
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority
in its discretion, subject to and not inconsistent with the express provisions of the Plan,
to administer the Plan and to exercise all the powers and authorities either specifically
granted to it under the Plan or necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan,
including, without limitation, the authority to grant Awards; to determine the persons to
whom and the time or times at which Awards shall be granted; to determine the type and
number of Awards to be granted, the number of shares of Company Stock to which an Award may
relate and the terms, conditions, restrictions and performance criteria relating to any
Award, including whether the grant, vesting, payment or other settlement of any Award may be
subject to the attainment of performance goals; and to determine whether, to what extent,
and under what circumstances an Award may be settled, cancelled, forfeited, exchanged, or
surrendered; to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the performance goals
(if any) included in, Awards; to construe and interpret the Plan and any Award; to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; to determine the
terms and provisions of the Award Agreements (which need not be identical for each Grantee);
and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of
the Plan, including without limitation the determination to delegate or authorize any of the
above-listed powers to a subcommittee of the Committee or to a committee comprised of
members of Company management. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Board, the
Committee nor their respective delegates shall have the authority to reprice (or cancel and
regrant) any Option or, if applicable, other Award at a lower exercise, base or purchase
price without first obtaining the approval of the Companys shareholders.
The Committee may appoint a chairperson and a secretary and may make such rules and
regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable, and shall keep
minutes of its meetings. All determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of
its members either present in person or participating by conference telephone at a meeting
or by written consent. The Committee may delegate to a subcommittee of one or more of its
members or to one or more agents (including members of Company management) such duties as it
may deem advisable, and the Committee or any person or group to whom it has delegated duties
as aforesaid may employ one or more persons to render advice with respect to any
responsibility the Committee or such person may have under the Plan. All decisions,
determinations and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and binding on all
persons, including but not limited to the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any
Grantee (or any person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Grantee) and
any shareholder.
No member of the Board or Committee shall be liable for any action taken or
determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award granted hereunder.
4. Eligibility.
Awards may be granted to selected non-employee directors, officers and other employees,
advisors or consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary, in the absolute discretion of the
Committee. In determining the persons to whom Awards shall be granted and the type of any
Award (including the number of shares to be covered by such Award), the Committee shall take
into account such factors as the Committee shall deem relevant in connection with
accomplishing the purposes of the Plan.
5. Stock Subject to the Plan.
The maximum number of shares of Company Stock reserved for the grant of Awards under
the Plan shall be 2,000,000 (all or any number of which may be granted as ISOs), subject to
adjustment as provided herein. Such shares may, in whole or in part, be shares that shall
have been or may be reacquired by the Company in the open market, in private transactions or
otherwise. If any shares of Company Stock subject to an Award are forfeited, cancelled,
exchanged or surrendered or if an Award terminates or expires without a distribution of
shares to the Grantee, or if shares of Company Stock are surrendered or withheld as payment
of either the exercise price of an Award and/or withholding taxes in respect of an Award,
such shares shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender,
withholding, termination or expiration, again be available for Awards under the Plan. Upon
the exercise of any Award granted in tandem with any Awards such related Awards shall be
cancelled to the extent of the number of shares of Company Stock as to which the Award is
exercised and, notwithstanding the foregoing, such number of shares shall no longer be
available for Awards under the Plan.
In the event that the Committee shall determine that any dividend or other distribution
(whether in the form of cash, Company Stock, or other property), recapitalization, stock
split, reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination,
repurchase, or share exchange, or other similar corporate transaction or event, affects the
Company Stock such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the rights of Grantees under the Plan, then the Committee shall make such
equitable changes or adjustments as it deems necessary or appropriate to any or all of (i)
the number and kind of shares of Company Stock or other property (including cash) that may
thereafter be issued in connection with Awards, (ii) the number and kind of shares of
Company Stock or other property (including cash) issued or issuable in respect of
outstanding Awards, (iii) the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price relating to any
Award; provided, that, with respect to ISOs, such adjustment shall be made in accordance
with Section 424(h) of the Code; and (iv) the performance goals applicable to outstanding
Awards.
6. Terms of Awards.
(a) General. The Committee is authorized to grant the Awards described in this Section
6, under such terms and conditions as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the
purposes of the Plan. Each Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award
Agreement containing such terms and conditions applicable to such Award as the Committee
shall determine at the date of grant or thereafter. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the Company or a Subsidiary upon the
grant, maturation, or exercise of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall
determine at the date of grant or thereafter, including, without limitation, cash, Company
Stock, or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments,
or on a deferred basis. In addition to the foregoing, the Committee may impose on any Award
or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter, such additional terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall
determine.
(b) Options. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Grantees on the following
terms and conditions:
(i) Type of Award. The Award Agreement evidencing the grant of an
Option under the Plan shall designate the Option as an ISO or an NQSO.
(ii) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Company Stock
purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee, but in no
event shall the exercise price of any Option be less than the Fair Market
Value of a share of Company Stock on the date of grant of such Option. The
exercise price for Company Stock subject to an Option may be paid in cash or
by an exchange of Company Stock previously owned by the Grantee, through a
broker cashless exercise procedure approved by the Committee (to the
extent permitted by law), or a combination of the above, in any case in an
amount having a combined value equal to such exercise price. An Award
Agreement may provide that a Grantee may pay all or a portion of the
aggregate exercise price by having shares of Company Stock with a Fair
Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price
withheld by the Company.
(iii) Term and Exercisability of Options. Options shall be exercisable
over the exercise period (which shall not exceed ten years from the date of
grant), at such times and upon such conditions as the Committee may
determine, as reflected in the Award Agreement; provided, that the Committee
shall have the authority to accelerate the exercisability of any outstanding
Option at such time and under such circumstances as it, in its sole
discretion, deems appropriate. An Option may be exercised to the extent of
any or all full shares of Company Stock as to which the Option has become
exercisable, by giving written notice of such exercise to the Committee or
its designated agent.
(iv) Termination of Employment. An Option may not be exercised unless
the Grantee is then in the employ of, or a director of, or as an advisor or
consultant providing services to the Company or a Subsidiary, and unless the
Grantee has remained continuously so employed, or continuously maintained
such relationship, since the date of grant of the Option; provided, that the
Award Agreement may contain provisions extending the exercisability of
Options, in the event of specified terminations, to a date not later than
the expiration date of such Option.
(v) Special Provisions Applicable to Incentive Stock Options.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the following terms shall
apply to ISOs:
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ISOs may be granted only to Participants who are employees of
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The exercise price of an ISO shall be not less than 100% of the
Fair Market Value of the Company Stock as of the date of grant;
provided, that the exercise price of an ISO granted to a ten
percent shareholder (within the meaning of 422(c)(5) of the Code)
shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Company
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The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of
grant) of shares of Company Stock with respect to which ISOs are
exercisable for the first time by a Grantee during any calendar year
(under the Plan or under any other incentive stock option plan of
the Company) shall not exceed $100,000. |
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In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated
thereunder applicable to ISOs are amended after the Effective Date
of the Plan in a manner that would cause the provisions of this
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inconsistent with such amended sections, such amended
sections shall be automatically incorporated into the Plan
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To the extent that an Option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock
Option does not qualify for such treatment, such Option shall be treated as
a Nonqualified Stock Option.
(vi) Other Provisions. Options may be subject to such other conditions
including, but not limited to, restrictions on transferability of the shares
acquired upon exercise of such Options, as the Committee may prescribe in
its discretion or as may be required by applicable law.
(c) SARs. The Committee is authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Grantees on
the following terms and conditions:
(i) In General. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, an SAR (1)
granted in tandem with an NQSO may be granted at the time of grant of the
related NQSO or at any time thereafter or (2) granted in tandem with an ISO
may only be granted at the time of grant of the related ISO. An SAR granted
in tandem with an Option shall be exercisable only to the extent the
underlying Option is exercisable. Payment of an SAR may made in cash,
Company Stock, or other property as specified in the Award or determined by
the Committee
(ii) SARs. An SAR shall confer on the Grantee a right to receive an
amount with respect to each share subject thereto, upon exercise thereof,
equal to the excess of (1) the Fair Market Value of one share of Company
Stock on the date of exercise over (2) the grant price of the SAR (which in
the case of an SAR granted in tandem with an Option shall be equal to the
exercise price of the underlying Option, and which in the case of any other
SAR shall be such price as the Committee may determine; provided, that the
per share exercise price of an SAR may not be less than the Fair Market
value of a share of Company Stock on the date of grant).
(iii) Term and Exercisability of SARs. SARs shall be exercisable over
the exercise period (which shall not exceed ten years from the date of
grant), at such times and upon such conditions as the Committee may
determine, as reflected in the Award Agreement; provided, that the Committee
shall have the authority to accelerate the exercisability of any outstanding
SAR at such time and under such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion,
deems appropriate. An SAR may be exercised to the extent of any or all full
shares of Company Stock as to which the SAR has become exercisable, by
giving written notice of such exercise to the Committee or its designated
agent.
(iv) Termination of Employment. An SAR may not be exercised unless the
Grantee is then a director of, in the employ of, or otherwise providing
services to the Company or a Subsidiary, and unless the Grantee has remained
continuously so employed or continuously maintained such relationship since
the date of grant of the SAR; provided, that the Award Agreement may contain
provisions extending the exercisability of SARs, in the event of specified
terminations, to a date not later than the expiration date of such SARs.
(d) Restricted Stock. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to Grantees
on the following terms and conditions:
(i) Issuance and Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall be subject to
such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions, if any, as the
Committee may impose at the date of grant or thereafter, which restrictions
may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such
circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee may
determine. The Committee may place restrictions on Restricted Stock that
shall lapse, in whole or in part, only upon the attainment of performance
goals. Except to the extent restricted under the Award Agreement relating to
the Restricted Stock, a Grantee granted Restricted Stock shall have all of
the rights of a shareholder including, without limitation, the right to vote
Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends thereon.
(ii) Forfeiture. Upon termination of employment with the Company and
its Subsidiaries, or upon termination of the director or independent
contractor relationship, as the case may be, during the applicable
restriction period, Restricted Stock and any accrued but unpaid dividends
that are then subject to restrictions shall be forfeited; provided, that the
Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award Agreement, or
may determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture
conditions relating to Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or in part
in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the
Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of
Restricted Stock.
(iii) Certificates for Stock. Restricted Stock granted under the Plan
may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If
certificates
representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Grantee,
such certificates shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms,
conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, and the
Company shall retain physical possession of the certificate.
(iv) Dividends. Dividends paid on Restricted Stock shall be either
paid at the dividend payment date, or deferred for payment to such date as
determined by the Committee, in cash or in shares of unrestricted Company
Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends.
Company Stock distributed in connection with a stock split or stock
dividend, and other property distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to
restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted
Stock with respect to which such Company Stock or other property has been
distributed.
(e) Restricted Stock Units. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock
Units to Grantees on the following terms and conditions:
(i) Award and Restrictions. Delivery of Company Stock or cash, as
determined by the Committee, will occur upon expiration of the deferral
period specified for Restricted Stock Units by the Committee. The Committee
may place restrictions on Restricted Stock Units that shall lapse, in whole
or in part, only upon the attainment of performance goals.
(ii) Forfeiture. Upon termination of employment with the Company and
its Subsidiaries, or upon termination of the director or independent
contractor relationship, as the case may be, during the applicable deferral
period or portion thereof to which forfeiture conditions apply, or upon
failure to satisfy any other conditions precedent to the delivery of Company
Stock or cash to which such Restricted Stock Units relate, all Restricted
Stock Units and any accrued but unpaid dividend equivalents that are then
subject to deferral or restriction shall be forfeited; provided, that the
Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award Agreement, or
may determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture
conditions relating to Restricted Stock Units will be waived in whole or in
part in the event of termination resulting from specified causes, and the
Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of
Restricted Stock Units.
(iii) Dividend Equivalents. The Committee may in its discretion
determine whether Restricted Stock Units may be credited with dividend
equivalents at such time as dividends, whether in the form of cash, Company
Stock or other property, are paid with respect to the Company Stock. Any
such dividend equivalents shall be credited in the form of additional
Restricted Stock Units and shall subject to restrictions and a risk of
forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock Unit with respect to
which such dividend equivalent was credited.
(f) Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant Other Stock-Based
Awards to Grantees in such form as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the
purposes of the Plan. Awards granted pursuant to this paragraph may be granted with value
and payment contingent upon performance goals. The Committee shall determine the terms and
conditions of such Awards at the date of grant or thereafter.
7. Change in Control Provisions.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and evidenced in an Award Agreement, in
the event of a Change of Control:
(a) any Award carrying a right to exercise that was not previously vested and
exercisable shall become fully vested and exercisable; and
(b) the restrictions, deferral limitations, payment conditions, and forfeiture
conditions applicable to any other Award granted under the Plan shall lapse and such Awards
shall be deemed fully vested, and any performance conditions imposed with respect to Awards
shall be deemed to be fully achieved.
8. General Provisions.
(a) Nontransferability. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, Awards shall
not be transferable by a Grantee except by will or the laws of descent and distribution and
shall be exercisable during the lifetime of a Grantee only by such Grantee or his guardian
or legal representative.
(b) No Right to Continued Employment, etc. Nothing in the Plan or in any Award, any
Award Agreement or other agreement entered into pursuant hereto shall confer upon any
Grantee the right to continue in the employ of or to continue as a director of the Company
or any Subsidiary or to be entitled to any remuneration or benefits not set forth in the
Plan or such Award Agreement or other agreement or to interfere with or limit in any way the
right of the Company or any such Subsidiary to terminate such Grantees employment, or
director or independent contractor relationship.
(c) Taxes. The Company or any Subsidiary is authorized to withhold from any Award
granted, any payment relating to an Award under the Plan, including from a distribution of
Company Stock, or any other payment to a Grantee, amounts of withholding and other taxes due
in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other action as the
Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company and Grantees to satisfy obligations for
the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This
authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Company Stock or other property and
to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Grantees tax obligations. The
Committee may provide in the Award Agreement that in the event that a Grantee is required to
pay any amount to be withheld in connection with the issuance of shares of Company Stock in
settlement or exercise of an Award, the Grantee may satisfy such obligation (in whole or in
part) by electing to have a portion of the shares of Company Stock to be received upon
settlement or exercise of such Award equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld.
(d) Shareholder Approval; Amendment and Termination.
(i) The Plan shall take effect upon its approval by the shareholders of
the Company.
(ii) The Board may at any time and from time to time alter, amend,
suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that
an amendment that requires shareholder approval in order for the Plan to
continue to comply with any applicable law, regulation or stock exchange
requirement shall not be effective unless approved by the requisite vote of
shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to or termination
of the Plan shall affect adversely any of the rights of any Grantee, without
such Grantees consent, under any Award theretofore granted under the Plan.
(e) Expiration of Plan. Unless earlier terminated by the Board pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan, the Plan shall expire on the tenth anniversary of the Effective
Date. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after such expiration date. The expiration
of the Plan shall not affect adversely any of the rights of any Grantee, without such
Grantees consent, under any Award theretofore granted.
(f) No Rights to Awards; No Shareholder Rights. No Grantee shall have any claim to be
granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of
Grantees. Except as provided specifically herein, a Grantee or a transferee of an Award
shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered by the Award until
the date of the issuance of a stock certificate to him for such shares.
(g) Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded plan
for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a
Grantee pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such
Grantee any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.
(h) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Company Stock shall be issued or
delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash,
other Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares of
Company Stock or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or
otherwise eliminated.
(i) Regulations and Other Approvals.
(i) The obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Company Stock with
respect to any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to all
applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and
state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by
governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the
Committee.
(ii) Each Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the
Committee determines, in its absolute discretion, that the listing,
registration or qualification of Company Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan
is required by any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or
the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or
desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Award or
the issuance of Company Stock, no such Award shall be granted or payment
made or Company Stock issued, in whole or in part, unless listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or
obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
(iii) In the event that the disposition of Company Stock acquired
pursuant to the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement
under the Securities Act and is not otherwise exempt from such registration,
such Company Stock shall be restricted against transfer to the extent
required by the Securities Act or regulations thereunder, and the Committee
may require a Grantee receiving Company Stock pursuant to the Plan, as a
condition precedent to receipt of such Company Stock, to represent to the
Company in writing that the Company Stock acquired by such Grantee is
acquired for investment only and not with a view to distribution.
(iv) The Committee may require a Grantee receiving Company Stock
pursuant to the Plan, as a condition precedent to receipt of such Company
Stock, to enter into a shareholder agreement or lock-up agreement in such
form as the Committee shall determine is necessary or desirable to further
the Companys interests.
(j) Disclaimer of Liability. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or any Award
Agreement to the contrary, the Committee and the Company shall not under any circumstances
be held liable for any costs, losses, expenses and damages whatsoever and howsoever arising
in any event, including but limited to the Companys delay in issuing, or procuring the
transfer of, shares of Company Stock or applying for or procuring the listing of such shares
on any securities exchange.
(k) Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant
hereto shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of Singapore without giving effect to
the conflict of laws principles thereof. Grantees, by accepting Awards in accordance with
the Plan, submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Singapore.