S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2019.

Registration No. 333-                

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   94-1499887

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

181 Metro Drive, Suite 700

San Jose, California

  95110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

2019 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(Full Title of the Plan)

Mark R. Scadina

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Fair Isaac Corporation

181 Metro Drive, Suite 700

San Jose, California 95110

(408) 535-1500

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copy to:

W. Morgan Burns

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

2200 Wells Fargo Center

90 South Seventh Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3901

(612) 766-7000

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer      Accelerated Filer  
Non-accelerated Filer      Smaller Reporting Company  
     Emerging Growth Company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Securities

To Be Registered

  Amount To Be
Registered (1)
  Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
  Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
  Amount of
Registration
Fee (2)

Common Stock, $.01 par value

  1,000,000   $246.56   $246,560,000.00   $29,883.07

 

 

(1)

This registration statement also will cover any additional shares of Common Stock that become issuable under the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant’s receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock.

(2)

Offering price estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 based on the average of the high and low sale prices per share of the Registrant’s Common Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on February 26, 2019.

 

 

 

 


PART I

The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents previously filed (File No. 001-11689) with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are, as of their respective dates, incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

(a) The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 (which incorporates by reference certain portions of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders);

(b) All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report on Form 10-K referred to in (a) above (other than information deemed to have been “furnished” rather than “filed” in accordance with the Commission’s rules); and

(c) The description of the Company’s Common Stock contained in a registration statement filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, together with any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.

In addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and before the filing of a post-effective amendment (other than information deemed to have been “furnished” rather than “filed” in accordance with the Commission’s rules) that indicates that all shares of common stock offered have been sold, or that deregisters all shares of common stock then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and to be a part of, this Registration Statement from the date of filing of those documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or incorporated herein by reference or in any other subsequently filed document that is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not Applicable.


Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The Company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides in relevant part as follows:

A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.

A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

As permitted by Delaware law, the Company has included in its restated certificate of incorporation a provision to eliminate the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Company is required to indemnify its officers and directors to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Company is also required to advance expenses to its officers and directors as incurred in connection with proceedings against them for which they may be indemnified.

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain of its officers. Under the terms of the indemnification agreements, the Company has generally agreed to indemnify and advance expenses to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law on the date of such agreements and to such greater extent as applicable law may thereafter permit.

The Company has obtained and intends to maintain directors and officers liability insurance covering all directors and officers of the Company against claims arising out of the performance of their duties.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not Applicable.


Item 8. Exhibits.

 

  4.1    Composite Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Fair Isaac Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 (file no. 001-11689))
  4.2    Bylaws of Fair Isaac Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 (file no. 001-11689))
  4.3    Fair Isaac Corporation 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  5    Opinion of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, counsel for the Registrant.
23.1    Consent of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (contained in Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement).
23.2    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24    Powers of Attorney.


Item 9. Undertakings.

A. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a twenty percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

B. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of San Jose, State of California on the 4th day of March, 2019.

 

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Mark R. Scadina
 

Mark R. Scadina

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below on March 4, 2019 by the following persons in the capacities indicated, including a majority of the Registrant’s directors:

 

Name

  

Title

/s/ William J. Lansing

  

Chief Executive Officer and Director

William J. Lansing

Principal Executive Officer

  

/s/ Michael J. Pung

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Michael J. Pung

Principal Financial Officer

  

/s/ Michael S. Leonard

  

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Michael S. Leonard

Principal Accounting Officer

  

*

  

Director

Braden R. Kelly

  

*

  

Director

A. George Battle

  

*

  

Director

James D. Kirsner

  

*

  

Director

Eva Manolis

  

*

  

Director

Marc F. McMorris

  

*

  

Director

Joanna Rees

  

*

  

Director

David A. Rey

  

 

*By:   /s/ Mark R. Scadina                                                     
 

Mark R. Scadina

Attorney-in-Fact

EX-4.3

Exhibit 4.3

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

2019 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

1.      Definitions.

(a)      “Administrator” means the Committee or, subject to Applicable Law, one or more of the Company’s officers or management team appointed by the Board or Committee to administer the day-to-day operations of the Plan.

(b)      “Affiliate” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity in which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, an equity, profit or voting interest of more than fifty percent (50%). The Committee will have the authority to determine the time or times at which “Affiliate” status is determined within the foregoing definition.

(c)      “Applicable Law” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards under state corporate laws, United States federal and state securities laws, the Code, the rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction where rights are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

(d)      “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(e)      “Change in Control” means any one of the following:

(i)      An Exchange Act Person becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities or thirty percent (30%) or more of outstanding Shares, except that the following will not constitute a Change in Control:

A.      any acquisition of securities of the Company by an Exchange Act Person directly or indirectly from the Company for the purpose of providing financing to the Company;

B.      any formation of a Group consisting solely of beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Securities or Common Stock as of the effective date of this Plan; or

C.      any Exchange Act Person becomes the beneficial owner of more than 30% of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding Voting Securities as the result of any repurchase or other acquisition by the Company of its Voting Securities;

If, however, an Exchange Act Person or Group referenced in clause (A), (B) or (C) above acquires beneficial ownership of additional Company Voting Securities after initially becoming the beneficial owner of more than thirty percent (30%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding Voting Securities by one of the means described in those clauses, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred.

(ii)      Individuals who are Continuing Directors cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members of the Board.

(iii)      The consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company, or a sale or other disposition (in one or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company unless, immediately following such transaction, all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the outstanding Company Voting Securities and outstanding Shares immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than seventy percent (70%) of, respectively, the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities and common stock of the surviving or acquiring entity (or its Parent) resulting from such transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately before such transaction, of the outstanding Company Voting Securities and outstanding Shares.


(f)      “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the Code or United States Treasury Regulation thereunder will include such section or regulation, any regulation or other official applicable guidance promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation.

(g)      “Committee” means the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee of the Board or any subcommittee referred to in Section 4(e).

(h)      “Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company, as the same may be converted, changed, reclassified or exchanged.

(i)      “Company” means Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any successor to all or substantially all of the Company’s business that adopts the Plan.

(j)      “Continuing Director” means an individual who is (A) as of the effective date of the Plan, a director of the Company, (B) elected as a director of the Company subsequent to the effective date of the Plan for whose election proxies have been solicited by the Board, or (C) elected or appointed by the Board to fill vacancies on the Board caused by death or resignation (but not removal) or to fill newly created directorships, but excluding, for purposes of clauses (B) and (C), any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest.

(k)      “Contributions” means the amount of Eligible Pay contributed by a Participant through payroll deductions or other payments that the Administrator may permit a Participant to make to fund the exercise of rights to purchase Shares granted pursuant to the Plan.

(l)      “Designated Company” means any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, whether now existing or existing in the future, that has been designated by the Administrator from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan. The Administrator may designate any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate as a Designated Company in a Non-423 Offering. For purposes of a Section 423 Offering, only the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary may be Designated Companies; provided, however, that at any given time, a Parent or Subsidiary that is a Designated Company under a Section 423 Offering will not be a Designated Company under a Non-423 Offering.

(m)      “Effective Date” means the date the Plan is approved by the Board, subject to stockholder approval as provided in Section 18 hereof.

(n)      “Eligible Employee” means any person providing services to the Company or a Designated Company in an employee-employer relationship who has completed at least thirty (30) days of service, or who meets such other initial service requirement specified by the Administrator pursuant to Section 5(c)(A). For purposes of clarity, the term “Eligible Employee” will not include the following, regardless of any subsequent reclassification as an employee by the Company or a Designated Company, any governmental agency, or any court: (i) any independent contractor; (ii) any consultant; (iii) any individual performing services for the Company or a Designated Company who has entered into an independent contractor or consultant agreement with the Company or a Designated Company; (iv) any individual performing services for the Company or a Designated Company under a purchase order, a supplier agreement or any other agreement that the Company or a Designated Company enters into for services; (v) any individual classified by the Company or a Designated Company as contract labor (such as contractors, contract employees, job shoppers), regardless of length of service; (vi) any individual whose base wage or salary is not processed for payment by the payroll department(s) or payroll provider(s) of the Company or a Designated Company; and (vii) any leased employee within the meaning of Code Section 414(n), including such persons leased from a professional employer organization. The Administrator will have exclusive discretion to determine whether an individual is an Eligible Employee for purposes of the Plan.

 

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(o)      “Eligible Pay” means the following amounts paid by the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to the Eligible Employee (other than amounts paid after termination of employment date, even if such amounts are paid for pre-termination date services), including (i) base salary or wages (including 13th/14th month payments or similar concepts under local law), cash bonuses, commissions, overtime pay, shift differential pay, stipends, lump sum payments in lieu of foregone merit increases, “bonus buyouts” as the result of job changes, retainers, and any special remuneration or variable pay, and (ii) any portion of such amounts voluntarily deferred or reduced by the Eligible Employee (A) under any employee benefit plan of the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate available to all levels of employees on a non-discriminatory basis upon satisfaction of eligibility requirements, and (B) under any deferral plan of the Company (provided such amounts would not otherwise have been excluded had they not been deferred); but excluding (iii) relocation pay, severance payments, cash allowances for a stated purpose (such as a medical or car allowance), income derived from stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards, the cost of employee benefits paid for by the Company, imputed income arising under any Company group insurance or benefit program, contributions made by the Company under any employee benefit plan, and similar items of compensation. For Eligible Employees in the United States, Eligible Pay will include elective amounts that are not includible in gross income of the Eligible Employee by reason of Sections 125, 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h) or 403(b) of the Code. The Administrator will have discretion to determine the application of this definition to Eligible Employees outside the United States.

(p)      “Enrollment Period” means the period during which an Eligible Employee may elect to participate in the Plan, with such period occurring before the first day of each Offering Period, as prescribed by the Administrator.

(q)      “Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, from time to time, or any successor law thereto, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(r)      “Exchange Act Person” means any natural person, entity or Group other than (i) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate; (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities in connection with a registered public offering of such securities; or (iv) an entity whose Voting Securities are beneficially owned by the beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Securities in substantially the same proportions as their beneficial ownership of the Company’s Voting Securities.

(s)      “Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date, (i) the closing sales price for the Common Stock on the applicable date as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange or, if no sale occurred on such date, the closing price reported for the first Trading Day immediately prior to such date during which a sale occurred; or (ii) if the Common Stock is not traded on an exchange but is regularly quoted on a national market or other quotation system, the closing sales price on such date as quoted on such market or system, or if no sales occurred on such date, then on the date immediately prior to such date on which sales prices are reported; or (iii) in the absence of an established market for the Common Stock of the type described in (i) or (ii) of this Section 1(s), the fair market value established by the Board acting in good faith.

(t)      “Group” means two or more persons acting as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities of an entity.

(u)      “Offering” means a Section 423 Offering or a Non-423 Offering of a right to purchase Shares under the Plan during an Offering Period as further described in Section 6. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, each Offering under the Plan in which Eligible Employees of one or more Designated Companies may participate will be deemed a separate offering for purposes of Section 423 of the Code, even if the dates of the applicable Offering Periods of each such Offering are identical, and the provisions of the Plan will separately apply to each Offering. With respect to Section 423 Offerings, the terms of separate Offerings need not be identical provided that all Eligible Employees granted purchase rights in a particular Offering will have the same rights and privileges, except as otherwise may be permitted by Code Section 423; a Non-423 Offering need not satisfy such requirements.

 

 

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(v)      “Offering Period” means the periods established in accordance with Section 6 during which rights to purchase Shares may be granted pursuant to the Plan and Shares may be purchased on one or more Purchase Dates. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Sections 6 and 17.

(w)      “Parent” means a parent corporation of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as “parent corporation” is defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(x)      “Participant” means an Eligible Employee who elects to participate in the Plan.

(y)      “Plan” means the Fair Isaac Corporation 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

(z)      “Purchase Date” means the last Trading Day of each Purchase Period (or such other Trading Day as the Administrator may determine).

(aa)    “Purchase Period” means a period of time within an Offering Period, as may be specified by the Administrator in accordance with Section 6, generally beginning on the first Trading Day of each Offering Period and ending on a Purchase Date. An Offering Period may consist of one or more Purchase Periods.

(bb)    “Purchase Price” means the purchase price at which Shares may be acquired on a Purchase Date and which will be set by the Administrator; provided, however, that the Purchase Price for a Section 423 Offering will not be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the first Trading Day of the Offering Period or (ii) the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Purchase Date. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator prior to the commencement of an Offering Period, the Purchase Price will be eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Purchase Date.

(cc)    “Shares” means the shares of Common Stock.

(dd)    “Subsidiary” means a subsidiary corporation of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as “subsidiary corporation” is defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

(ee)    “Tax-Related Items” means any income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items arising in relation to the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

(ff)    “Trading Day” means a day on which the principal exchange that Shares are listed on is open for trading.

(gg)    “Voting Securities” of an entity means the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or comparable equity interests) of such entity.

2.      Purpose of the Plan.  The purpose of the Plan is to provide an opportunity for Eligible Employees of the Company and its Designated Companies to purchase Common Stock at a discount through voluntary Contributions, thereby attracting, retaining and rewarding such persons and strengthening the mutuality of interest between such persons and the Company’s stockholders. The Company intends for offerings under the Plan to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code (each, a “Section 423 Offering”); provided, however, that the Administrator may also authorize the grant of rights under offerings of the Plan that are not intended to comply with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code, pursuant to any rules, procedures, agreements, appendices, or sub-plans adopted by the Administrator for such purpose (each, a “Non-423 Offering”).

3.      Number of Reserved Shares.  Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 16 hereof, one million (1,000,000) Shares may be sold pursuant to the Plan. Such Shares may be authorized but unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares purchased in the open market. For avoidance of doubt, up to the maximum number of Shares reserved under this Section 3 may be used to satisfy purchases of Shares under Section 423 Offerings and any remaining portion of such maximum number of Shares may be used to satisfy purchases of Shares under Non-423 Offerings.

 

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4.      Administration of the Plan.

(a)      Committee as Administrator.  The Plan will be administered by the Committee. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, subject to Applicable Law, any authority or responsibility that, under the terms of the Plan, may be exercised by the Committee may alternatively be exercised by the Board. Subject to Applicable Law, no member of the Board or Committee (or its delegates) will be liable for any good faith action or determination made in connection with the operation, administration or interpretation of the Plan. In the performance of its responsibilities with respect to the Plan, the Committee will be entitled to rely upon, and no member of the Committee will be liable for any action taken or not taken in reliance upon, information and/or advice furnished by the Company’s officers or employees, the Company’s accountants, the Company’s counsel and any other party that the Committee deems necessary.

(b)      Powers of the Administrator.  The Administrator will have full power and authority to administer the Plan, including, without limitation, the authority to (i) construe, interpret, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any default in and supply any omission in, and apply the terms of the Plan and any enrollment form or other instrument or agreement relating to the Plan, (ii) determine eligibility and adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan, including whether Eligible Employees will participate in a Section 423 Offering or a Non-423 Offering and which Subsidiaries and Affiliates of the Company (or Parent, if applicable) will be Designated Companies participating in either a Section 423 Offering or a Non-423 Offering (within the limits of the Plan), (iii) determine the terms and conditions of any right to purchase Shares under the Plan, (iv) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it deems appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan, (v) amend an outstanding right to purchase Shares, including any amendments to a right that may be necessary for purposes of effecting a transaction contemplated under Section 16 hereof (including, but not limited to, an amendment to the class or type of stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of a right or the Purchase Price applicable to a right), provided that the amended right otherwise conforms to the terms of the Plan, and (vi) make any other determination and take any other action that the Administrator deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, the adoption of any such rules, procedures, agreements, appendices, or sub-plans (collectively, “Sub-Plans”) as are necessary or appropriate to permit the participation in the Plan by employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States, as further set forth in Section 4(c) below.

(c)      Non-U.S. Sub-Plans.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan, the Administrator may adopt such Sub-Plans relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate local laws, customs and procedures for jurisdictions outside of the United States, the terms of which Sub-Plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 3 hereof, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such Sub-Plan, the provisions of this Plan will govern the operation of such Sub-Plan. To the extent inconsistent with the requirements of Section 423, any such Sub-Plan will be considered part of a Non-423 Offering, and purchase rights granted thereunder will not be required by the terms of the Plan to comply with Section 423 of the Code. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator is authorized to adopt Sub-Plans for particular non-U.S. jurisdictions that modify the terms of the Plan to meet applicable local requirements, customs or procedures regarding, without limitation, (i) eligibility to participate, (ii) the definition of Eligible Pay, (iii) the dates and duration of Offering Periods or other periods during which Participants may make Contributions towards the purchase of Shares, (iv) the method of determining the Purchase Price and the discount from Fair Market Value at which Shares may be purchased, (v) any minimum or maximum amount of Contributions a Participant may make in an Offering Period or other specified period under the applicable Sub-Plan, (vi) the treatment of purchase rights upon a Change in Control or a change in capitalization of the Company, (vii) the handling of payroll deductions and the methods for making Contributions by means other than payroll deductions, (viii) establishment of bank, building society or trust accounts to hold Contributions, (ix) payment of interest, (x) conversion of local currency, (xi) obligations to pay payroll tax, (xii) determination of beneficiary designation requirements, (xiii) withholding procedures, and (xiv) handling of Share issuances.

 

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(d)      Binding Authority.  All determinations by the Administrator in carrying out and administering the Plan and in construing and interpreting the Plan and any enrollment form or other instrument or agreement relating to the Plan will be made in the Administrator’s sole discretion and will be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes and upon all interested persons.

(e)      Delegation of Authority.  To the extent not prohibited by Applicable Law, the Committee may, from time to time, delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan to a subcommittee or subcommittees of the Committee, to one or more of the other parties comprising the “Administrator” hereunder, or to other persons or groups of persons as it deems necessary, appropriate or advisable under conditions or limitations that it may set at or after the time of the delegation. For purposes of the Plan, reference to the Administrator will be deemed to include any subcommittee, subcommittees, or other persons or groups of persons to whom the Committee delegates authority pursuant to this Section 4(e).

5.      Eligible Employees.

(a)      General.  Any individual who is an Eligible Employee as of the commencement of an Offering Period will be eligible to participate in the Plan, subject to the requirements of Section 7.

(b)      Non-U.S. Employees.  An Eligible Employee who works for a Designated Company and is a citizen or resident of a jurisdiction other than the United States (without regard to whether such individual also is a citizen or resident of the United States or is a resident alien (within the meaning of Section 7701(b)(1)(A) of the Code)) may be excluded from participation in the Plan or an Offering if the participation of such Eligible Employee is prohibited under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction or if complying with the laws of the applicable jurisdiction would cause the Plan or a Section 423 Offering to violate Section 423 of the Code. In the case of a Non-423 Offering, an Eligible Employee (or group of Eligible Employees) may be excluded from participation in the Plan or an Offering if the Administrator has determined, in its sole discretion, that participation of such Eligible Employee(s) is not advisable or practicable for any reason.

(c)      Limitations.  Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Eligible Employee will be granted a right to purchase Shares under a Section 423 Offering (i) to the extent that, immediately after the grant, such Eligible Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Eligible Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding rights to purchase capital stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase capital stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and any Parent and Subsidiaries accrues at a rate that exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars (US$25,000) worth of such stock (determined at the fair market value of the shares of such stock at the time such right is granted) for each calendar year in which such purchase right is outstanding. The Administrator, in its discretion, from time to time may, prior to an Enrollment Period for all purchase rights to be granted in an Offering, determine (on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis for Section 423 Offerings) that the definition of Eligible Employee will or will not include an individual if he or she: (A) has not completed at least two (2) years of service since his or her last hire date (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (B) customarily works not more than twenty (20) hours per week (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (C) customarily works not more than five (5) months per calendar year (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (D) is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Section 414(q) of the Code, or (E) is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Section 414(q) of the Code with compensation above a certain level or who is an officer or subject to the disclosure requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, provided the exclusion is applied with respect to each Section 423 Offering in an identical manner to all highly compensated individuals of the Designated Company whose employees are participating in that Offering.

6.      Offering Periods.  The Plan will be implemented by consecutive Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day of the relevant Offering Period and terminating on the last Trading Day of the relevant Offering Period. Unless and until the Administrator determines otherwise in its

 

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discretion, each Offering Period will consist of one (1) approximately six (6)-month Purchase Period, which will run simultaneously with the Offering Period. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, Offering Periods will run from September 1st (or the first Trading Day thereafter) through the last day of February (or the first Trading Day prior to such date) and from March 1st (or the first Trading Day thereafter) through August 31st (or the first Trading Day prior to such date). The Administrator has authority to establish additional or alternative sequential or overlapping Offering Periods, a different number of Purchase Periods within an Offering Period, a different duration for one or more Offering Periods or Purchase Periods or different commencement or ending dates for such Offering Periods with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter, provided, however, that no Offering Period may have a duration exceeding twenty-seven (27) months. To the extent that the Administrator establishes additional or overlapping Offering Periods with a Purchase Price based (in part) on the Fair Market Value of a Share on the first Trading Day of an Offering Period, the Administrator will have discretion to structure an Offering Period so that if the Fair Market Value of a Share on the first Trading Day of the Offering Period in which a Participant is currently enrolled is higher than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the first Trading Day of any subsequent Offering Period, the Company will automatically enroll such Participant in the subsequent Offering Period and will terminate his or her participation in such original Offering Period.

7.      Election to Participate and Payroll Deductions.  An Eligible Employee may elect to participate in an Offering Period under the Plan during any Enrollment Period. Any such election will be made by completing the online enrollment process through the Company’s designated Plan broker or by completing and submitting an enrollment form to the Administrator during such Enrollment Period, authorizing Contributions in whole percentages from one percent (1%) to fifteen percent (15%) of the Eligible Employee’s Eligible Pay for the Purchase Period within the Offering Period to which the deduction applies. A Participant may elect to increase or decrease the rate of such Contributions during any subsequent Enrollment Period by submitting the appropriate form online through the Company’s designated Plan broker or to the Administrator, provided that no change in Contributions will be permitted to the extent that such change would result in total Contributions exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of the Eligible Employee’s Eligible Pay, or such other maximum amount as may be determined by the Administrator. During a Purchase Period, a Participant may not increase his or her rate of Contributions and may decrease the rate of Contributions only one (1) time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may reduce the rate of his or her Contributions to zero percent (0%) at any time during a Purchase Period. Any change to a Participant’s rate of Contributions during a Purchase Period will become effective as soon as possible after the Participant’s submission of an amended enrollment form (either through the Company’s online Plan enrollment process or by submitting the appropriate form to the Administrator). If a Participant reduces his or her rate of Contributions to zero percent (0%) during an Offering Period, the Contributions made by the Participant prior to such reduction will be applied to the purchase of Shares on the next Purchase Date, but if the Participant does not increase such rate of Contributions above zero percent (0%) prior to the commencement of the next subsequent Offering Period under the Plan, such action will be treated as the Participant’s withdrawal from the Plan in accordance with Section 14 hereof. Once an Eligible Employee elects to participate in an Offering Period, then such Participant will automatically participate in the Offering Period commencing immediately following the last day of such prior Offering Period at the same rate of Contributions as was in effect in the prior Offering Period unless the Participant elects to increase or decrease the rate of Contributions or withdraws or is deemed to withdraw from this Plan as described above in this Section 7. A Participant that is automatically enrolled in a subsequent Offering Period pursuant to this Section 7 is not required to file any additional documentation in order to continue participation in the Plan. The Administrator has the authority to change the foregoing rules set forth in this Section 7 regarding participation in the Plan.

8.      Contributions.  The Company will establish an account in the form of a bookkeeping entry for each Participant for the purpose of tracking Contributions made by each Participant during the Offering Period, and will credit all Contributions made by each Participant to such account. The Company will not be obligated to segregate the Contributions from the general funds of the Company or any Designated Company nor will any interest be paid on such Contributions, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or required by Applicable Law. All Contributions received by the Company for Shares sold by the Company on any Purchase Date pursuant to this Plan may be used for any corporate purpose.

9.      Limitation on Number of Shares That an Employee May Purchase.  Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5(c), each Participant will have the right to purchase as many whole Shares as may be purchased

 

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with the Contributions credited to his or her account as of the last day of the Offering Period (or such other date as the Administrator may determine) at the Purchase Price applicable to such Offering Period; provided, however, that a Participant may not purchase in excess of 5,000 Shares under the Plan per Offering Period or such other maximum number of Shares as may be established for an Offering Period by the Administrator (in each case subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 16 hereof). Any amount remaining in a Participant’s account that was not applied to the purchase of Shares on a Purchase Date because it was not sufficient to purchase a whole Share will be carried forward for the purchase of Shares on the next following Purchase Date. However, any amounts not applied to the purchase of Shares during an Offering Period for any reason other than as described in the foregoing sentence shall be promptly refunded following such Purchase Date and will not be carried forward to any subsequent Offering Period.

10.      Taxes.  At the time a Participant’s purchase right is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time a Participant disposes of some or all of the Shares acquired under the Plan, or at any other taxable event, the Participant will make adequate provision for any Tax-Related Items. In their sole discretion, and except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, the Company or the Designated Company that employs the Participant may satisfy their obligations to withhold Tax-Related Items by (a) withholding from the Participant’s wages or other compensation, (b) withholding a sufficient whole number of Shares otherwise issuable following purchase having an aggregate Fair Market Value sufficient to pay the Tax-Related Items required to be withheld with respect to the Shares, (c) withholding from proceeds from the sale of Shares issued upon purchase, either through a voluntary sale or a mandatory sale arranged by the Company, or (d) requiring the Participant to make a cash payment to the Company or another Designated Company equal to the amount of the Tax-Related Items.

11.      Brokerage Accounts or Plan Share Accounts.  By enrolling in the Plan, each Participant will be deemed to have authorized the establishment of a brokerage account on his or her behalf at a securities brokerage firm selected by the Administrator. Alternatively, the Administrator may provide for Plan share accounts for each Participant to be established by the Company or by an outside entity selected by the Administrator which is not a brokerage firm. Shares purchased by a Participant pursuant to the Plan will be held in the Participant’s brokerage or Plan share account. The Company may require that Shares be retained in such brokerage or Plan share account for a designated period of time, and/or may establish procedures to permit tracking of dispositions of Shares.

12.      Rights as a Stockholder.  A Participant will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to any rights granted under this Plan or any Shares deliverable under this Plan unless and until recorded in the books of the brokerage firm selected by the Administrator or, as applicable, the Company, its transfer agent, stock plan administrator or such other outside entity which is not a brokerage firm.

13.      Rights Not Transferable.  Rights granted under this Plan are not transferable by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and are exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant.

14.      Withdrawals.  A Participant may withdraw from an Offering Period by submitting the appropriate form online through the Company’s designated Plan broker or to the Administrator. A notice of withdrawal must be received no later than the last day of the month immediately preceding the month of the Purchase Date or by such other deadline as may be prescribed by the Administrator. Upon receipt of such notice, automatic deductions of Contributions on behalf of the Participant will be discontinued commencing with the payroll period immediately following the effective date of the notice of withdrawal, and such Participant will not be eligible to participate in the Plan until the next Enrollment Period. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, amounts credited to the contribution account of any Participant who withdraws prior to the date set forth in this Section 14 will be refunded, without interest, as soon as practicable.

15.      Termination of Employment.

(a)      General.  Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Employee for any reason prior to a Purchase Date, Contributions for such Participant will be discontinued and any amounts then credited to the Participant’s contribution account will be refunded, without interest, as soon as practicable, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator.

 

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(b)      Leave of Absence.  Subject to the discretion of the Administrator, if a Participant is granted a paid leave of absence, payroll deductions on behalf of the Participant will continue and any amounts credited to the Participant’s contribution account may be used to purchase Shares as provided under the Plan. If a Participant is granted an unpaid leave of absence, payroll deductions on behalf of the Participant will be discontinued and no other Contributions will be permitted (unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or required by Applicable Law), but any amounts then credited to the Participant’s contribution account may be used to purchase Shares on the next applicable Purchase Date. Where the period of leave exceeds three (3) months, for purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship will be deemed to have terminated three (3) months and one (1) day following the commencement of such leave or, in the discretion of the Administrator, at such later time as may be permitted under Section 423 of the Code (which discretion shall be exercised on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis for Section 423 Offerings).

(c)      Transfer of Employment.  Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, a Participant whose employment transfers or whose employment terminates with an immediate rehire by or between the Company or a Designated Company will be treated as having terminated employment for purposes of participating in the Plan or an Offering. In such case, all Contributions by such Participant will cease and any amounts then credited to the Participant’s contribution account will be refunded, without interest, as soon as practicable following the date of the Participant’s transfer. Provided a Participant is still an Eligible Employee following a transfer, he or she may elect to participate in the Plan for any subsequent Offering Period by re-enrolling in the Plan as described above in Section 7. The Administrator may establish additional or different rules to govern transfers of employment for purposes of participation in the Plan or an Offering, consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

16.      Adjustment Provisions.

(a)      Changes in Capitalization.  In the event of any change affecting the number, class, value, or terms of the shares of Common Stock resulting from a recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, spinoff, split up, combination, reclassification or exchange of Shares, merger, consolidation, rights offering, separation, reorganization or liquidation or any other change in the corporate structure or Shares, including any extraordinary dividend or extraordinary distribution (but excluding any regular cash dividend), then the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, will, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust the number and class of Common Stock that may be delivered under the Plan (including the numerical limits of Sections 3 and 9), the Purchase Price per Share and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each right under the Plan that has not yet been exercised. For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee may not delegate its authority to make adjustments pursuant to this Section. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, will affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof will be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to a purchase right.

(b)      Change in Control.  In the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding right to purchase Shares will be equitably adjusted and assumed or an equivalent right to purchase Shares substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation in a Change in Control refuses to assume or substitute for the purchase right or the successor corporation is not a publicly traded corporation, the Offering Period then in progress will be shortened by setting a New Purchase Date and will end on the New Purchase Date. The New Purchase Date will be before the date of the Company’s proposed Change in Control. The Administrator will notify each Participant in writing, at least ten (10) Trading Days prior to the New Purchase Date, that the Purchase Date for the Participant’s purchase right has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that Shares will be purchased automatically for the Participant on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period, as provided in Section 14 hereof.

 

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17.      Amendments and Termination of the Plan.  The Board or the Committee may amend the Plan at any time, provided that, if stockholder approval is required pursuant to Applicable Law, then no such amendment will be effective unless approved by the Company’s stockholders within such time period as may be required. The Board may suspend the Plan or discontinue the Plan at any time, including shortening an Offering Period in connection with a spin-off or other similar corporate event. Upon termination of the Plan, all Contributions will cease and all amounts then credited to a Participant’s account will be equitably applied to the purchase of whole Shares then available for sale, and any remaining amounts will be promptly refunded, without interest, to Participants. For the avoidance of doubt, the Board or Committee, as applicable herein, may not delegate its authority to make amendments to or suspend the operations of the Plan pursuant to this Section.

18.      Stockholder Approval; Effective Date.  The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Law. The Plan will become effective on the Effective Date, subject to approval of the stockholders of the Company as contemplated in the foregoing sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, the Board may not delegate its authority to approve the Plan pursuant to this Section.

19.      Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless there is an available exemption from any registration, qualification or other legal requirement applicable to the Shares, the Company will not be required to deliver any Shares issuable upon exercise of a right under the Plan prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Shares under any local, state, federal or foreign securities or exchange control law or under rulings or regulations of any governmental regulatory body, or prior to obtaining any approval or other clearance from any local, state, federal or foreign governmental agency, which registration, qualification or approval the Administrator will, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable. The Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with any state or foreign securities commission, or to seek approval or clearance from any governmental authority for the issuance or sale of the Shares. If, pursuant to this Section 19, the Administrator determines that the Shares will not be issued to any Participant, any Contributions credited to such Participant’s account will be promptly refunded, without interest, to the Participant, without any liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any Parent, if applicable).

20.      Code Section 409A; Tax Qualification.

(a)      Code Section 409A.  Rights to purchase Shares granted under a Section 423 Offering are exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code and rights to purchase Shares granted under a Non-423 Offering are intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code pursuant to the “short-term deferral” exemption contained therein. In furtherance of the foregoing and notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, if the Administrator determines that a right granted under the Plan may be subject to Section 409A of the Code or that any provision in the Plan would cause a right under the Plan to be subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Administrator may amend the terms of the Plan and/or of an outstanding right granted under the Plan, or take such other action the Administrator determines is necessary or appropriate, in each case, without the Participant’s consent, to exempt any outstanding right or future right that may be granted under the Plan from or to allow any such rights to comply with Section 409A of the Code, but only to the extent any such amendments or action by the Administrator would not violate Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will have no liability to a Participant or any other party if the right to purchase Shares under the Plan that is intended to be exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Administrator with respect thereto. The Company makes no representation that the right to purchase Shares under the Plan is compliant with Section 409A of the Code.

(b)      Tax Qualification.  Although the Company may endeavor to (i) qualify a right to purchase Shares for favorable tax treatment under the laws of the United States or jurisdictions outside of the United States or (ii) avoid adverse tax treatment (e.g., under Section 409A of the Code), the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, including Section 20(a) hereof. The Company will be unconstrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential negative tax impact on Participants under the Plan.

 

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21.      No Employment Rights.  Participation in the Plan will not be construed as giving any Participant the right to be retained as an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary, or one of its Affiliates or Parent, as applicable. Furthermore, the Company, a Subsidiary, or an Affiliate (or Parent, if applicable) may dismiss any Participant from employment at any time, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan.

22.      Governing Law; Choice of Forum.  Except to the extent that provisions of this Plan are governed by applicable provisions of the Code or any other substantive provision of United States federal law, this Plan will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Minnesota without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof. The Company and each Participant, as a condition to such Participant’s participation in the Plan, hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or U.S. federal court located in Hennepin County, Minnesota over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan. The Company and each Participant, as a condition to such Participant’s participation in the Plan, acknowledge that the forum designated by this Section 22 has a reasonable relation to the Plan and to the relationship between such Participant and the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in the Plan will preclude the Company from bringing any action or proceeding in any other court for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Section 22. The agreement by the Company and each Participant as to forum is independent of the law that may be applied in the action, and the Company and each Participant, as a condition to such Participant’s participation in the Plan, (i) agree to such forum even if the forum may under applicable law choose to apply non-forum law, (ii) hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which the Company or such Participant now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any court referred to in this Section 22, (iii) undertake not to commence any action arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan in any forum other than the forum described in this Section 22 and (iv) agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court will be conclusive and binding upon the Company and each Participant.

23.      Waiver of Jury Trial.  Each Participant waives any right such Participant may have to trial by jury in respect of any litigation based on, arising out of, under or in connection with the Plan.

24.      Headings.  Headings are given to the sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings will not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan.

25.      Expenses.  Unless otherwise set forth in the Plan or determined by the Administrator, all expenses of administering the Plan, including expenses incurred in connection with the purchase of Shares for sale to Participants, will be borne by the Company and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any Parent, if applicable).

 

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EX-5

EXHIBIT 5

 

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March 4, 2019

Board of Directors

Fair Isaac Corporation

181 Metro Drive, Suite 700

San Jose, California 95110

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to an aggregate offering of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Shares”), to be issued by the Company pursuant to the Fair Isaac Corporation 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”).

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined the Plan, the Registration Statement, the Composite Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as currently in effect, the Bylaws of the Company, as currently in effect, and the resolutions of the Company’s board of directors authorizing the issuance of the Shares. We have also examined a certificate of the Assistant Secretary of the Company dated the date hereof (the “Certificate”) and originals, or copies certified or otherwise authenticated to our satisfaction, of such corporate records and other records, agreements, instruments, certificates of public officials and documents as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed and have reviewed such matters of law as we have deemed relevant hereto. As to facts material to this opinion letter, we have relied upon certificates, statements or representations of public officials, of officers and representatives of the Company (including the Certificate) and of others, without any independent verification thereof.

In our examination, we have assumed: (i) the legal capacity of all natural persons; (ii) the genuineness of all signatures; (iii) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals; (iv) the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, photostatic or facsimile copies; (v) the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents; (vi) the truth, accuracy and completeness of the information, representations and warranties contained in the records, documents, instruments, certificates and records we have reviewed; and (vii) the absence of any undisclosed modifications to the agreements and instruments reviewed by us.

Based upon such examination and review, and subject to the foregoing and the other qualifications, assumptions and limitations set forth herein, it is our opinion that all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company has been taken to authorize the issuance and sale of the Shares to be issued in accordance with the Plan and that, when issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement and in accordance with the Plan and

the consideration for the Shares specified in the Plan has been received by the Company, the Shares will be legally and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.


We are admitted to the practice of law in the State of Minnesota and the foregoing opinions are limited to the laws of that state and the Delaware General Corporation Law.

This opinion speaks only as of the date the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Act, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion thereafter. This opinion is limited to the specific issues addressed herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP
By:   /s/ W. Morgan Burns
 

W. Morgan Burns

Partner

 

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EX-23.2

EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated November 9, 2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Fair Isaac Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended September 30, 2018.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Diego, CA

March 4, 2019

 

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EXHIBIT 24

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint Mark R. Scadina and Carrie H. Darling, and each or either one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of common stock of said Company to be issued pursuant to the Fair Isaac Corporation 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 28th day of February, 2019.

 

/s/ Braden R. Kelly
Braden R. Kelly


FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint Mark R. Scadina and Carrie H. Darling, and each or either one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of common stock of said Company to be issued pursuant to the Fair Isaac Corporation 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 28th day of February, 2019.

 

/s/ A. George Battle
A. George Battle


FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint Mark R. Scadina and Carrie H. Darling, and each or either one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of common stock of said Company to be issued pursuant to the Fair Isaac Corporation 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 28th day of February, 2019.

 

/s/ James D. Kirsner
James D. Kirsner


FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint Mark R. Scadina and Carrie H. Darling, and each or either one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of common stock of said Company to be issued pursuant to the Fair Isaac Corporation 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 28th day of February, 2019.

 

/s/ Eva Manolis
Eva Manolis


FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint Mark R. Scadina and Carrie H. Darling, and each or either one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of common stock of said Company to be issued pursuant to the Fair Isaac Corporation 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 28th day of February, 2019.

 

/s/ Marc F. McMorris
Marc F. McMorris


FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint Mark R. Scadina and Carrie H. Darling, and each or either one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of common stock of said Company to be issued pursuant to the Fair Isaac Corporation 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 28th day of February, 2019.

 

/s/ Joanna Rees
Joanna Rees


FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

Power of Attorney of Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint Mark R. Scadina and Carrie H. Darling, and each or either one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of common stock of said Company to be issued pursuant to the Fair Isaac Corporation 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned’s hand this 28th day of February, 2019.

 

/s/ David A. Rey
David A. Rey