As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2012.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SPS COMMERCE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 41-2015127 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 1000
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
SPS COMMERCE, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Copy to:
Archie C. Black President and Chief Executive Officer SPS Commerce, Inc. 333 South Seventh Street, Suite 1000 Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 435-9400 |
Jonathan R. Zimmerman Faegre Baker Daniels LLP 2200 Wells Fargo Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 766-7000 |
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | x | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
Calculation of Registration Fee
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Title of securities to be registered |
Amount to be Registered(1) |
Proposed maximum offering price per share |
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price |
Amount of registration fee | ||||
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
1,200,000 shares(2) | $26.71(3) | $32,052,000.00 | $3,673.16 | ||||
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(1) | Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), this Registration Statement includes an indeterminate number of additional shares as may be issuable under the First Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split or similar adjustment of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock) of the Registrant. |
(2) | Represents shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the ESPP. |
(3) | Computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) and 457(c) of the Securities Act. This computation is based on the average of the high and low prices as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 4, 2012. Pursuant to the ESPP, which plan is incorporated by reference herein, the purchase price of the shares of Common Stock to be issued thereunder will be based on the lower of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the first day of the purchase period or on the last day of the purchase period. |
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Item 1. Plan Information and Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants of the SPS Commerce, Inc. First Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) either as part of this Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, 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 of SPS Commerce, Inc. (the Registrant), filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), are, as of their respective dates, incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
(1) | The Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Commission on March 9, 2012, including all material incorporated by reference therein; |
(2) | The Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, filed with the Commission on May 8, 2012, including all material incorporated by reference therein; |
(3) | The Registrants Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 8, 2012 (filing pursuant to Item 5.02), February 17, 2012, May 25, 2012 and June 1, 2012, including all material incorporated by reference therein; |
(4) | The description of the Registrants Common Stock contained in its registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on April 19, 2010, including any amendments or supplements thereto. |
All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (except for information furnished and not filed with the Commission in a Current Report on Form 8-K) after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all of the securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in and a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of such 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 also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such 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.
The documents incorporated by reference (other than exhibits to such documents unless specifically incorporated by reference) are available, without charge, upon written or oral request directed to the office of our Corporate Secretary at SPS Commerce, Inc., 333 South Seventh Street, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402; telephone (612) 435-9400.
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 Registrant is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to an action by reason of the fact that he or she was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she 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 his or her conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of an action by or in right of the corporation, no indemnification may generally be made in respect of any claim as to which such person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. The Registrants bylaws provide that it will indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers (and may choose to indemnify and advance expenses to other employees and other agents) to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that if the Registrant enters into an indemnification agreement with such directors or officers, such agreement controls.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director, except for liability for any:
| breach of a directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; |
| act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
| unlawful payment of dividends or redemption of shares; or |
| transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit. |
The Registrants certificate of incorporation provides that its directors are not personally liable for breaches of fiduciary duties to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. These limitations of liability do not apply to liabilities arising under federal securities laws and do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission.
Section 145(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation. The Registrants bylaws permit it to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or other agent for any liability arising out of his or her actions in connection with their services to the Registrant, regardless of whether the Registrants bylaws permit indemnification. The Registrant has obtained a directors and officers liability insurance policy.
As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant entered into indemnity agreements with each of its directors that require it to indemnify such persons against various actions including, but not limited to, third-party actions where such director, by reason of his or her corporate status, is a party or is threatened to be made a party to an action, or by reason of anything done or not done by such director in any such capacity. The Registrant indemnifies directors against all costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities, amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf such directors, and for any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such directors in connection with such action, if such directors acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. The Registrant also advances to its directors expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by such directors in advance of the final disposition of any action after the receipt by the corporation of a statement or statements from directors requesting such payment or payments from time to time, provided that such statement or statements are accompanied by an undertaking, by or on behalf of such directors, to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that they are not entitled to be indemnified against such expenses by the corporation.
The indemnification agreements set forth certain procedures that will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses, including, among others, provisions about providing notice to the corporation of any action in connection with which a director seeks indemnification or advancement of expenses from the corporation, and provisions concerning the determination of entitlement to indemnification or advancement of expenses.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index following the signature page which is incorporated herein by reference.
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 of 1933;
(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 20 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), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such 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 of 1933, each filing of the Registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement 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.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 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 Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on June 8, 2012.
SPS COMMERCE, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Kimberly K. Nelson | |
Kimberly K. Nelson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
We, the undersigned officers and directors of SPS Commerce, Inc., hereby severally constitute Archie C. Black and Kimberly K. Nelson, and each of them singly, as true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names, in the capacities indicated below the Registration Statement filed herewith and any amendments to said Registration Statement, and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable SPS Commerce, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated on June 8, 2012:
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Archie C. Black |
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
June 8, 2012 | ||
Archie C. Black |
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/s/ Kimberly K. Nelson |
Executive Vice President and Chief | June 8, 2012 | ||
Kimberly K. Nelson |
Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) |
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/s/ Michael B. Gorman |
Director | June 8, 2012 | ||
Michael B. Gorman |
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/s/ Martin J. Leestma |
Director | June 8, 2012 | ||
Martin J. Leestma |
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/s/ Philip E. Soran |
Director | June 8, 2012 | ||
Philip E. Soran |
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/s/ George H. Spencer, III |
Director | June 8, 2012 | ||
George H. Spencer, III |
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/s/ Sven A. Wehrwein |
Director | June 8, 2012 | ||
Sven A. Wehrwein |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description |
Method of Filing | ||
4.1 | Form of certificate representing common shares of the Registrant | Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333- 163476) filed on March 5, 2010. | ||
5.1 | Opinion of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP as to the legality of the shares being registered | Filed Electronically | ||
23.1 | Consent of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement) | Filed Electronically | ||
23.2 | Consent of Grant Thornton LLP | Filed Electronically | ||
24.1 | Powers of Attorney | Included on Signature Page | ||
99.1 | SPS Commerce, Inc. First Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Filed Electronically |
EXHIBIT 5.1
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP
2200 Wells Fargo Center, 90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Telephone 612-766-7000
Fax 612-766-1600
June 8, 2012
Board of Directors
SPS Commerce, Inc.
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 1000
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Re: SPS Commerce, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration Statement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), relating to the registration of 1,200,000 shares (the Shares) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of SPS Commerce, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), offered and to be offered pursuant to the SPS Commerce, Inc. First Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan), we have examined such corporate records and other documents, including the Registration Statement, and have reviewed such matters of law as we have deemed relevant hereto. Based upon such examination and review, 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 related prospectuses and in accordance with the Plan, the Shares will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to any facts material to this opinion which we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others.
The foregoing opinions are limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the federal laws of the United States of America. While we are not licensed to practice law in the State of Delaware, we have reviewed applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law as we have deemed appropriate in connection with the opinion.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Very truly yours, |
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP |
/s/ Jonathan R. Zimmerman |
Jonathan R. Zimmerman |
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We have issued our reports dated March 9, 2012, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 of SPS Commerce, Inc., which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of the aforementioned reports.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 8, 2012
Exhibit 99.1
SPS COMMERCE, INC.
First Amended And Restated
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
ADOPTED: JUNE 7, 2012
1. Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of this SPS Commerce, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan) is to provide the employees of SPS Commerce, Inc. (the Company) and its participating subsidiaries with a convenient means of purchasing shares of the Companys common stock from time to time at a discount to market prices through the use of payroll deductions. The Company intends that the Plan shall qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the Code.
2. Definitions. The terms defined in this section are used (and capitalized) elsewhere in this Plan.
2.1. Affiliate means each domestic or foreign entity that is a parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as defined in Code Sections 424(e) and 424(f) or any successor provisions.
2.2 Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.3 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.4 Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee of non-employee directors appointed by the Board to administer the Plan as provided in Section 13.
2.5 Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
2.6 Company means SPS Commerce, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.
2.7 Corporate Transaction means (i) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or other such transaction in which the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction continue to own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting stock of the surviving or successor corporation (or its parent corporation) and the rights to purchase Shares granted under this Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by the surviving or successor corporation, which assumption will be binding on all Participants), (ii) a merger or similar transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation but after which the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (other than any shareholder which combines (or which owns or controls another corporation which combines) with the Company in such a transaction) cease to own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Companys voting stock, or (iii) the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company.
2.8 Designated Affiliate means any Affiliate which has been expressly designated by the Board or Committee as a corporation whose Eligible Employees may participate in the Plan.
2.9 Eligible Compensation means the gross cash compensation (including wages, salary, commission, bonus, and overtime earnings) paid by the Company or any Affiliate to a Participant in accordance with the Participants terms of employment, but shall not include any employer contributions to a 401(k) or other retirement plan, stock option gains or other any amount included in income with respect to equity-based incentive awards, or any similar extraordinary remuneration received by such Participant.
2.10 Eligible Employee means any employee of the Company or a Designated Affiliate, except for:
(a) any employee who, immediately after a right to purchase is granted under the Plan, would be deemed, for purposes of Code Section 423(b)(3), to own stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate; or
(b) any employee whose customary employment is for not more than five months in any calendar year.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may restrict certain employees of the Company or Designated Affiliates from being Eligible Employees; provided, that such restrictions are in accordance with Code Section 423.
2.11 Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.12 Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of any date means (i) if the Companys Common Stock is then listed on a national securities exchange, the closing price for a share of such Common Stock on such exchange on said date, or, if no sale has been made on such exchange on said date, on the last preceding day on which any sale shall have been made; or (ii) if the Companys Common Stock is not then listed on a national securities exchange, such value as the Committee in its discretion may in good faith determine. The determination of Fair Market Value shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14.1.
2.13 Offering means the right provided to Participants to purchase Shares under the Plan with respect to a Purchase Period.
2.14 Participant means an Eligible Employee who has elected to participate in the Plan in the manner set forth in Section 4 and whose participation has not ended pursuant to Section 8.1 or Section 9.
2.15 Plan means this SPS Commerce, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
2.16 Purchase Date means the last Trading Day of a Purchase Period.
2.17 Purchase Period means a period of six months beginning either (i) on January 1 of each calendar year and ending on the next June 30, or (ii) on July 1 in each calendar year and ending on the next December 31, or such other period of time (but not to exceed 27 months or such longer period as may be permitted under Code Section 423) commencing on such date as may be designated by the Committee.
2.18 Recordkeeping Account means the account maintained in the books and records of the Company recording the amount contributed to the Plan by each Participant through payroll deductions.
2.19 Shares means shares of Common Stock.
2.20 Share Account means the account maintained in the books and records of the Companys agent described in Section 10.3 that reflects the number of Shares purchased by a Participant on each Purchase Date and credited to such account.
2.21 Trading Day means a day on which the national stock exchanges in the United States are open for trading.
3. Shares Available. Shares may be sold by the Company to Eligible Employees at any time after this Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, but not more than 1,200,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14.1) may be sold to Eligible Employees pursuant to this Plan. If the purchases by all Participants in an Offering would otherwise cause the aggregate number of Shares to be sold under the Plan to exceed the number specified in this Section 3, each Participant in that Offering shall be allocated a ratable portion of the remaining number of Shares which may be sold under the Plan.
4. Eligibility and Participation. To be eligible to participate in the Plan for a given Purchase Period, an employee must be an Eligible Employee on the first day of such Purchase Period. An Eligible Employee may elect to participate in the Plan by filing an election form with the Company before the first day of a Purchase Period that authorizes regular payroll deductions from Eligible Compensation beginning with the first payday in such Purchase Period and continuing until the Plan is terminated or the Eligible Employee withdraws from the Plan, modifies his or her authorization, or ceases to be an Eligible Employee, as hereinafter provided.
5. Amount of Common Stock Each Eligible Employee May Purchase.
5.1. Purchase Amount and Purchase Limits. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, each Participant shall be offered the right to purchase on the Purchase Date the maximum number of Shares (including fractional Shares if permitted by the Committee) that can be purchased with the entire balance in the Participants Recordkeeping Account at the per Share price specified in Section 5.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Participant shall be entitled to:
(a) the right to purchase Shares under this Plan and all other employee stock purchase plans (within the meaning of Code Section 423(b)), if any, of the Company and its Affiliates that accrues at a rate which in the aggregate exceeds $25,000 of Fair Market Value (determined on the first day of a Purchase Period when the right is granted) for each calendar year in which such right is outstanding at any time; or
(b) purchase more than 1,000 Shares (or such other number as the Committee may designate for an Offering prior to its commencement) in any Offering under this Plan, such limit subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 14.1.
5.2. Purchase Price. Unless a greater purchase price is established by the Committee for an Offering prior to the commencement of the applicable Purchase Period, the purchase price of each Share sold pursuant to this Plan will be the lesser of (i) 85% of the Fair Market Value of such Share on the first day of the applicable Purchase Period, or (ii) 85% of the Fair Market Value of such Share on the last day of the Purchase Period.
6. Method of Participation.
6.1. Notices of Eligibility and Offerings. The Company shall give notice to each Eligible Employee of the opportunity to purchase Shares pursuant to this Plan and the terms and conditions of such Offering. The Company contemplates that for tax purposes the first day of a Purchase Period will be the date of the grant of the right to purchase such Shares.
6.2. Enrollment in Plan and Contribution Elections. Each Eligible Employee who desires to participate in the Plan for a Purchase Period shall signify his or her election to do so by signing and filing with the Company an election form approved by the Committee. An Eligible Employee may elect to have any whole percent of Eligible Compensation (that is, 1%, 2%, 3%, etc.) withheld as a payroll deduction, but not exceeding 15% of Eligible Compensation per pay period or Purchase Period, as the case may be. An election to participate in the Plan and to authorize payroll deductions as described herein must be made before the first day of a Purchase Period. The election shall be effective for the first payday in the Purchase Period immediately following the filing of such election form and shall remain in effect until the Plan is terminated or such Participant withdraws from the Plan, modifies his or her authorization, or ceases to be an Eligible Employee, as hereinafter provided. If required under applicable law or if specifically provided with respect to an Offering, in addition to or instead of making contributions by payroll deductions, a Participant may make contributions through payment by cash or check prior to a Purchase Date.
6.3. Offerings. Each Offering shall consist of a single Purchase Period and shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate, consistent with the terms of the Plan. The Committee may provide for separate Offerings for different Designated Affiliates, and the terms and conditions of the separate Offerings, including the applicable Purchase Period, need not be consistent. Any Offering shall comply with the requirement of Code Section 423 that all Participants shall have the same rights and privileges for such Offering. The terms and conditions of any Offering shall be incorporated by reference into the Plan and treated as part of the Plan.
7. Recordkeeping Account.
7.1. Individual Accounts. The Company shall maintain a Recordkeeping Account for each Participant. Payroll deduction contributions pursuant to Section 6 will be credited to such Recordkeeping Accounts on each payday, and any other permitted contributions will be credited to such Recordkeeping Account as received by the Company.
7.2. No Interest on Account Balances. No interest will be credited to a Participants Recordkeeping Account (unless required under local law).
7.3. Nature of Recordkeeping Account. The Recordkeeping Account is established solely for accounting purposes, and all amounts credited to the Recordkeeping Account will remain part of the general assets of the Company and need not be segregated from other corporate funds (unless required under local law).
7.4. Separate Cash Contributions. A Participant may not make any separate cash payment into a Recordkeeping Account, except as may be permitted by the Committee in accordance with Section 6.2.
8. Right to Adjust Participation; Withdrawals from Recordkeeping Account.
8.1. Withdrawal from Plan. A Participant may withdraw from the Plan during any Purchase Period. If a Participant withdraws from the Plan, the Participants right to purchase Shares in the Offering will immediately terminate, the Company will pay to the Participant in cash the entire balance in such Participants Recordkeeping Account as soon as administratively practicable and no further deductions will be made from the Participants Eligible Compensation during such Purchase Period. A Participant who withdraws from the Plan will not be eligible to reenter the Plan until the next succeeding Purchase Period, and any such reentry shall be through the enrollment process described in Section 6.2.
8.2. Change in Contribution Level. If and to the extent permitted with respect to an Offering, a Participant may reduce (including to zero percent) or increase the rate of his or her payroll deduction (or other) contributions during a Purchase Period.
8.3. Required Notices. Notification of a Participants election (i) to withdraw from the Plan and terminate deductions or (ii) to increase or decrease deductions shall be made by signing and filing with the Company an
appropriate form approved by the Committee. The Committee may promulgate rules regarding the time and manner for providing any such written notice, which may include a requirement that the notice be on file with the Companys designated office for a reasonable period before it will be effective.
9. Termination of Employment. If the employment of a Participant is terminated for any reason, including death, disability, or retirement, the entire balance in the Participants Recordkeeping Account will be refunded in cash to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable after the date of termination of employment. For purposes of the Plan, a Participant will not be deemed to have terminated employment while the Participant is on sick leave, military leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and the Participants right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the ninety-first day of such leave.
10. Purchase of Shares.
10.1. Purchase with Recordkeeping Account Balance. As of the Purchase Date, the entire balance in each Participants Recordkeeping Account will be used to purchase the maximum number of Shares (including fractional Shares if permitted by the Committee) (subject to the limitations of Section 5.1) at the purchase price determined in accordance with Section 5.2, unless the Participant has filed an appropriate form with the Company in advance of that date to withdraw from the Plan in accordance with Section 8.1. Any amount in a Participants Recordkeeping Account that is not used to purchase Shares pursuant to this Section 10.1 will be refunded to the Participant.
10.2. Foreign Currency Translation. In circumstances where payroll deductions have been taken from a Participants Eligible Compensation in a currency other than United States dollars, Shares shall be purchased by converting the balance in the Participants Recordkeeping Account to United States dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the end of the fifth Trading Day preceding the Purchase Date, as published by Bloomberg.com if available or otherwise as determined with respect to a particular jurisdiction by the Committee or its delegate for this purpose, and such dollar amount shall be used to purchase Shares as of the Purchase Date.
10.3. Issuance of Shares. Promptly after the end of each Purchase Period, the number of Shares purchased by all Participants as of the applicable Purchase Date shall be issued and delivered (as provided in Section 20.5) to an agent selected by the Company. The agent will hold such Shares for the benefit of all Participants who have purchased Shares and will maintain a Share Account for each Participant reflecting the number of Shares (including fractional Shares) credited to the account of each Participant. Each Participant will be entitled to direct the voting of, and receive dividends on, all Shares credited to such Participants Share Account by the agent. Subject to Section 10.4, each Participant may also direct the agent to sell Shares credited to the Participants Share Account and distribute the net proceeds of such sale to the Participant. Unless otherwise provided with respect to an Offering, at any time after a Participant has satisfied the minimum holding period requirements established by Code Section 423(a)(1) with respect to Shares credited to the Participants Share Account, the Participant may request that the agent transfer such Shares to the Participant, in which case the agent shall transfer such whole number of Shares to the Participant as provided in Section 20.5 and will pay the Participant a cash amount representing the Fair Market Value of any fractional Share.
10.4. Required Holding Period. Unless otherwise provided with respect to an Offering, Shares purchased by a Participant during a Purchase Period may not be sold by the Participant until one day after the three-month anniversary of the Purchase Date on which the Shares were purchased by the Participant (for example, Shares purchased on a Purchase Date of December 31 may not be sold before the next April 1).
11. Rights as a Shareholder. A Participant shall not be entitled to any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder of the Company with respect to Shares, including the right to vote or direct the voting or to receive any dividends that may be declared by the Company, until (i) the Participant actually has paid the purchase price for such Shares and (ii) such Shares have been issued to the agent as provided in Section 10.
12. Rights Not Transferable. A Participants rights under this Plan are exercisable only by the Participant during his or her lifetime, and may not be sold, pledged, assigned, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any attempt to sell, pledge, assign, transfer or dispose of the same shall be null and void and without effect. The amounts credited to a Recordkeeping Account may not be sold, pledged, assigned, transferred or disposed of in any way, and any attempted sale, pledge, assignment, transfer or other disposition of such amounts will be null and void and without effect.
13. Administration of the Plan.
13.1. Administrative Authority of Committee. This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to:
(a) Determine when each Purchase Period under this Plan shall occur, and the terms and conditions of each related Offering (which need not be identical);
(b) Designate from time to time which Affiliates of the Company shall be eligible to participate in the Plan;
(c) Construe and interpret the Plan and establish, amend and revoke rules, regulations and procedures for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may, in the exercise of this power, correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, in such manner and to the extent it may deem necessary, desirable or appropriate to make the Plan fully effective;
(d) Exercise such powers and perform such acts as the Committee may deem necessary, desirable or appropriate to promote the best interests of the Company and its Designated Affiliates and to carry out the intent that the Offerings made under the Plan are treated as qualifying under Code Section 423(b); and
(e) As more fully described in Section 19, to adopt such rules, procedures and sub-plans as may be necessary, desirable or appropriate to permit participation in the Plan by employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States by a non-U.S. Designated Affiliate, and to achieve tax, securities law and other compliance objectives in particular locations outside the United States.
13.2. Finality of Committee Decisions. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons, including the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant and any Eligible Employee.
13.3. Delegation by Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee may delegate ministerial duties associated with the administration of the Plan to such of the Companys officers, employees or agents as the Committee may determine.
13.4. Liability Limits and Indemnification. 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. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or officers or employees of the Company or a Designated Affiliate, members of the Board and Committee and any officers or employees of the Company or Designated Affiliate to whom authority to act for the Committee is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company from and against any and all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by such persons as a result of any act or omission to act in connection with the performance of such persons duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Plan if such person has acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believes to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.
14. Adjustment upon Changes in Capitalization and Corporate Transactions.
14.1. Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any change in the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, corporate separation, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares and the like, the Committee shall make such equitable adjustments as it deems appropriate in the aggregate number and class of shares available under this Plan and the number, class and purchase price of shares available but not yet purchased under this Plan.
14.2. Corporate Transactions. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, the Board may determine and provide that: (i) each right to acquire Shares on any Purchase Date that is scheduled to occur after the date of the consummation of the Corporate Transaction shall be continued or assumed or an equivalent right shall be substituted by the surviving or successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such corporation; (ii) the Plan shall be terminated; or (iii) the Purchase Period then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Purchase Date. If a new Purchase Date is set, it shall be a specified date before the date of the consummation of the Corporate Transaction. Each Participant shall be notified in writing, prior to any new Purchase Date, that the Purchase Date for the existing Offering has been changed to the new Purchase Date and that the Participants right to acquire Shares will be exercised automatically on the new Purchase Date unless prior to such date the Participants employment has been terminated or the Participant has withdrawn from the Plan.
15. Joint Accounts. A Participants Share Account established with the agent described in Section 10 may be established in the name of the Participant, or jointly in the name of the Participant and another person, as the Participant may direct on an appropriate form filed with the Company or the agent.
16. Amendment or Suspension of Plan. The Board may at any time suspend this Plan or amend it in any respect, but no such amendment may, without shareholder approval, increase the number of shares reserved under this Plan, or effect any other change in the Plan that would require shareholder approval under applicable law or to maintain compliance with Code Section 423. No such amendment or suspension shall adversely affect the rights of Participants pursuant to Shares previously acquired under the Plan. During any suspension of the Plan, no new Offering or Purchase Period shall begin and no Eligible Employee shall be offered any new right to purchase Shares under the Plan or any opportunity to elect to participate in the Plan, and any existing payroll deduction
authorizations shall be suspended, but any such right to purchase Shares previously granted for a Purchase Period that began prior to the Plan suspension shall remain subject to the other provisions of this Plan and the discretion of the Board and the Committee with respect thereto.
17. Effective Date and Term of Plan. This Plan shall be effective on February 28, 2012. No rights to purchase Shares granted under this Plan will be exercised unless and until the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, which approval must occur within 12 months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. The Plan and all rights of Participants hereunder shall terminate (i) at any time, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, or (ii) upon the completion of any Offering under which the limitation on the total number of shares to be issued set forth in Section 3 has been reached. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, upon termination of this Plan, the Company shall pay to each Participant cash in an amount equal to the entire remaining balance in such Participants Recordkeeping Account.
18. Governmental Regulations and Listing. All rights granted or to be granted to Eligible Employees under this Plan are expressly subject to all applicable laws and regulations and to the approval of all governmental authorities required in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale or transfer of the Shares reserved for this Plan, including, without limitation, there being a current registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the Shares purchasable on the Purchase Date applicable to such Shares, and if such a registration statement shall not then be effective, the term of such Purchase Period shall be extended until the first business day after the effective date of such a registration statement, or post-effective amendment thereto. If applicable, all such rights hereunder are also similarly subject to effectiveness of an appropriate listing application to a national securities exchange covering the Shares issuable under the Plan upon official notice of issuance.
19. Rules for Foreign Jurisdictions. The Committee may adopt rules, procedures or subplans relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding handling of payroll deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, payroll tax, the definition of Eligible Compensation, withholding procedures and the transfer of Shares that vary with local requirements.
20. Miscellaneous.
20.1. Employment Status. This Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between the Company and any Participant, nor shall it interfere with the right of the Company to terminate the employment of any Participant and treat him or her without regard to the effect that such treatment might have upon him or her under this Plan.
20.2. Number and Gender. Wherever appropriate as used herein, the masculine gender may be read as the feminine gender, the feminine gender may be read as the masculine gender, the singular may be read as the plural and the plural may be read as the singular.
20.3. Governing Law. This Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.
20.4. Electronic Communications. Any reference in the Plan to election or enrollment forms, notices, authorizations or any other document to be provided in writing shall include any such form, notice, authorization or document delivered electronically, including through the Companys intranet, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee.
20.5. Issuance and Transfer of Shares. Any reference in this Plan to the issuance or transfer of Shares shall be deemed to include the issuance or transfer of such Shares in certificated, book-entry or electronic form. Uncertificated Shares shall be deemed delivered for purposes of this Plan when the Company or its agent shall have provided to the recipient of the Shares a notice of issuance or transfer by electronic mail (with proof of receipt) or by United States mail, and have recorded the issuance or transfer in its records.