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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 1997
Registration No. 333-_______________
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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INGRAM MICRO INC.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware 5045 62-1644402
(State or other jurisdiction (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)
1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE
SANTA ANA, CA 92705
(714) 566-1000
(Address of principal executive offices)
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INGRAM MICRO INC.
ROLLOVER STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
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JAMES E. ANDERSON, JR., ESQ.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
INGRAM MICRO INC.
1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE
SANTA ANA, CA 92705
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (714) 566-1000
COPY TO:
WINTHROP B. CONRAD, JR., ESQ.
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10017
(212) 450-4000
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Proposed
Title of Securities Amount to be Maximum Maximum Amount of
to be Registered Registered (1) Offering Price Aggregate Registration Fee
per Share (2) Offering Price (2)
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Class A Common Stock (par value 5,700,967 shares $2.06571148543 $11,776,553.01 $3,568.66
$0.01 per share)
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(1) Plus an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be offered
and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.
(2) Based upon the average per share exercise price of options granted, and
the maximum number of shares issuable, under the Plan in accordance
with Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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This Registration Statement Includes a Total of 21 Pages.
Exhibit Index on Page 8.
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PART I
The following documents listed under this Part I and the documents
incorporated by reference under Item 3 of Part II to this Form S-8, taken
together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and are incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION
The information required to be provided to participants pursuant to
this Item is set forth in the Prospectus for the Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover
Stock Option Plan, dated March 24, 1997, together with the Ingram Micro Inc.
Rollover Stock Option Plan attached to the Prospectus as Exhibit A thereto.
ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION
The written statement required to be provided to participants pursuant to
this Item is set forth in the Prospectus referenced in Item 1 above.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Ingram Micro Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby files this Registration
Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on Form
S-8 to register 5,700,967 shares of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share ("Class A Common Stock"), for issuance pursuant to the
Registrant's Rollover Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") and such indeterminate
number of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions pursuant to
the Plan.
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Commission pursuant to the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), (Commission
1934 Act File Number 001-12203) are incorporated by reference herein:
(1) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 28, 1996.
(2) All other reports filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant
to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act subsequent to the date
hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold.
(3) The description of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock contained in
the Registrant's 1934 Act registration statement on Form 8-A dated September 19,
1996, filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the 1934 Act,
including any amendment thereto or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
Any statement contained herein or made 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 in any other subsequently filed document which is
also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such 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, see Item 3(3) above.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Reference is made to section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation
Law (the "DGCL"), which enables a corporation in its certificate of
incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director for
violations of the director's fiduciary duty, except (i) for breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to section 174 of the DGCL (providing
for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock
purchases or redemptions) or (iv) for any transaction from which a director
derived an improper personal benefit. The Registrant's certificate of
incorporation eliminates the
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liability of directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law.
Reference is made to section 145 of the DGCL which provides that a
corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and
agents against expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the corporation (a "derivative action") if
they act 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 action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct
was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative
actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including
attorney's fees) incurred in connection with defense or settlement of such
action, and the statute requires court approval before there can be
indemnification that may be granted by a corporation's charter, by-laws,
disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise. The
Registrant's certificate of incorporation provides for indemnification of its
directors, officers. Employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware Law.
In addition, the Registrant has purchased and maintains directors' and
officers' liability insurance.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBIT
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4.01 Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. (Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 1.01 to the Registrant's 1933
Act Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-09453
(the "Form S-1")).*
4.02 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant. (Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.03 to the Form S-1).*
5.01 Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell.
23.01 Consent of Independent Public Accountants - Price Waterhouse
LLP.
23.02 Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell (included in their opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.01).
24.01 Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
registration statement).
99.01 Form of the Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover Stock Option Plan.
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* Incorporated 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 this 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 this
Registration Statement.
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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 and 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 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in this Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3,
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 into this
Registration Statement;
(2) That for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933
Act, 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; and
(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
Registrant's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and where applicable, each filing of the Plan's
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 1933
Act may be permitted to directors, officers or 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 the1933 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 1933 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
EXPERTS
The financial statements incorporated in this Form S-8 by reference to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Ingram Micro Inc. for the year ended December
28, 1996, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Price
Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as
experts in auditing and accounting.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Class A Common Stock offered hereunder has been
passed upon by Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, New York.
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SIGNATURES
THE REGISTRANT. 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 SANTA ANA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ON THIS 24TH DAY
OF MARCH 1997.
INGRAM MICRO INC.
By /s/ James E. Anderson, Jr.
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James E. Anderson, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT EACH PERSON WHOSE SIGNATURE
APPEARS BELOW CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS EACH OF JERRE L. STEAD, MICHAEL J.
GRAINGER AND JAMES E. ANDERSON, JR., AND EACH OF THEM, OUR TRUE AND LAWFUL
ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT AND AGENT, WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION AND RESUBSTITUTION,
TO DO ANY AND ALL ACTS AND THINGS AND EXECUTE, IN THE NAME OF THE UNDERSIGNED,
ANY AND ALL INSTRUMENTS WHICH SAID ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT AND AGENTS MAY DEEM
NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE IN ORDER TO ENABLE INGRAM MICRO INC. TO COMPLY WITH THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND ANY REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION IN RESPECT THEREOF, IN CONNECTION WITH THE FILING WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, POWER AND
AUTHORITY TO SIGN THE NAME OF THE UNDERSIGNED TO SUCH REGISTRATION STATEMENT,
AND ANY AMENDMENTS TO SUCH REGISTRATION STATEMENT (INCLUDING POST-0EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENTS), AND TO FILE THE SAME WITH ALL EXHIBITS THERETO AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, TO SIGN
ANY AND ALL APPLICATIONS REGISTRATION STATEMENTS, NOTICES OR OTHER DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND TO
FILE THE SAME, TOGETHER WITH OTHER DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WITH THE
APPROPRIATE STATE SECURITIES AUTHORITIES GRANTING UNTO SAID ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT
AND AGENTS, AND EACH OF THEM, FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY TO DO AND TO PERFORM EACH
AND EVERY ACT AND THING REQUISITE OR NECESSARY TO BE DONE IN AND ABOUT THE
PREMISES, AS FULLY AND TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES AS THE UNDERSIGNED MIGHT OR
COULD DO IN PERSON, HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING ALL THAT SAID
ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT AND AGENTS, AND ANY OF THEM, OR THEIR SUBSTITUTES, AND
LAWFULLY DO OR CAUSE TO BE DONE BY VIRTUE HEREOF.
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.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ Jerre L. Stead Chief Executive Officer (Principal March 24, 1997
- ---------------------------- Executive Officer); Chairman of the Board
Jerre L. Stead
/s/ Michael J. Grainger Executive Vice President and March 24, 1997
- ---------------------------- Worldwide Chief Financial Officer
Michael J. Grainger (Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Martha R. Ingram Director March 24, 1997
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Martha R. Ingram
/s/ John R. Ingram Director March 24, 1997
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John R. Ingram
/s/ David B. Ingram Director March 24, 1997
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David B. Ingram
/s/ Don H. Davis, Jr. Director March 24, 1997
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Don H. Davis, Jr.
/s/ Philip M. Pfeffer Director March 24, 1997
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Philip M. Pfeffer
/s/ J. Phillip Samper Director March 24, 1997
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J. Phillip Samper
/s/ Joe B. Wyatt Director March 24, 1997
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Joe B. Wyatt
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT SEQUENTIALLY
NUMBER EXHIBIT NUMBERED PAGES
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4.01 Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. (Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 1.01 to the Registrant's 1933
Act Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-09453
(the "Form S-1")).* *
4.02 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant. (Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.03 to the Form S-1).* *
5.01 Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell. 10
23.01 Consent of Independent Public Accountants - Price Waterhouse
LLP. 12
23.02 Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell (included in their opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.01). 10
24.01 Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
registration statement). 7
99.01 Form of the Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover Stock Option Plan. 14
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* Incorporated by reference.
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EXHIBIT 5.01
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL OPINION
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Exhibit 5.01
[DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL OPINION]
MARCH 24, 1997
Ingram Micro Inc.
1600 E. St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Dear Sirs:
We are acting as counsel for Ingram Micro Inc. (the "Company") in
connection with its Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration
Statement") to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 5,700,967
shares (the "Shares") of Class A Common Stock ($.01 par value) of the Company
issuable pursuant to the Rollover Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") of the Company.
In connection therewith, we have examined originals or copies, certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records,
certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed
necessary for the purposes of rendering this opinion.
Upon the basis of the foregoing, and assuming the due execution and
delivery of certificates representing the Shares, we are of the opinion that the
Shares deliverable pursuant to the Plan have been duly authorized and, when and
to the extent issued pursuant to the Plan upon receipt by the Company of
adequate consideration therefor, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing
opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the
United States of America and the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.01 to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
Davis Polk & Wardwell
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EXHIBIT 23.01
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS -- PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
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Exhibit 23.01
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 18, 1997, which appears on
page 43 of the 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders of Ingram Micro Inc., which is
incorporated by reference in Ingram Micro Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 28, 1996. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedules, which appear in
such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Price Waterhouse LLP
March 20, 1997
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EXHIBIT 99.01
INGRAM MICRO INC.
ROLLOVER STOCK OPTION PLAN
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Exhibit 99.01
INGRAM MICRO INC.
ROLLOVER STOCK OPTION PLAN
Effective August 20, 1996
SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover Stock
Option Plan is to provide for the granting of options to purchase shares of
Micro's common stock upon the conversion and cancellation of certain options to
purchase shares of, and ISUs and SARs relating to, common stock of Industries as
provided in the Conversion Agreement in connection with the split-off pursuant
to the Exchange Agreement.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth below:
"BOARD" means the Board of Directors of Micro.
"CAUSE" means commission of acts of dishonesty, disloyalty or acts
substantially detrimental to the welfare of Micro, Industries or Entertainment
or any of their respective Subsidiaries, as determined by the respective Boards
of Directors, or designated committees thereof.
"CLOSING" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Exchange
Agreement.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
"COMMITTEE" means a committee of the Board designated by the Board to
administer the Plan and composed of not less than the minimum number of persons
from time to time required by Rule 16b-3, each of whom, to the extent necessary
to comply with Rule 16b-3 only, is a "non-employee director" within the meaning
of Rule 16b-3. Until otherwise determined by the Board, the Compensation
Committee designated by the Board shall be the Committee under the Plan. If the
Board has not designated a committee to administer the Plan, the term
"Committee" shall mean the Board.
"CONVERSION AGREEMENT" means the Stock Option, SAR and ISU Conversion
and Exchange Agreement, dated as of the date of the Closing among the Ingram
Companies and the other Persons set forth on the signature pages thereof.
"EMPLOYEE" means an employee of Micro, Industries or Entertainment or
any of their respective Subsidiaries.
"EMPLOYER" means a Participant's employer on the date that an Option is
granted hereunder to such Participant or any of such Employer's respective
parent or subsidiary corporations.
"ENTERTAINMENT" means Ingram Entertainment Inc.
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"EXCHANGE AGREEMENT" means the Exchange Agreement dated as of September
4, 1996 among the Ingram Companies and the other Persons set forth on the
signature pages thereof.
"EXECUTIVE OFFICER" means, at any time, an individual who is an
executive officer of Micro within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 3b-7 or who
is an officer of Micro within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(f).
"FAIR MARKET VALUE" means with respect to the Shares, as of any given
date or dates, the reported closing price of a share of such class of common
stock on such exchange or market as is
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the principal trading market for such class of common stock. If such class of
common stock is not traded on an exchange or principal trading market on such
date, the fair market value of a Share shall be determined by the Committee in
good faith taking into account as appropriate recent sales of the Shares, recent
valuations of the Shares, the lack of liquidity of the Shares, the fact that the
Shares may represent a minority interest and such other factors as the Committee
shall in its discretion deem relevant or appropriate.
"INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Shares from Micro
that is granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is intended to meet the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.
"INDUSTRIES" means Ingram Industries Inc.
"INGRAM COMPANY" means each of Micro, Industries and Entertainment and
their respective Subsidiaries or IEI Holdings Inc.
"INGRAM FAMILY" means Martha Ingram, her descendants (including any
adopted Persons and their descendants) and their respective spouses.
"ISU" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Conversion
Agreement.
"MICRO" means Ingram Micro Inc.
"NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Shares from
Micro that is granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is not intended to be
an Incentive Stock Option.
"OPTION" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock
Option.
"OPTION AGREEMENT" means the written agreement evidencing an Option in
substantially the form attached hereto as Annex 1.
"PARTICIPANT" means any Employee set forth in Schedule 1 to the
Conversion Agreement holding Options, ISUs or SARs outstanding as of the Closing
under any Industries Equity-Based Plan (as defined in the Conversion Agreement)
and to the extent applicable, any heirs or legal representatives thereof.
"PERSON" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or political subdivision thereof or other entity.
"PLAN" means this Rollover Stock Option Plan.
"PUBLIC OFFERING" means an underwritten registered public offering of
Shares of any class of common stock of Micro.
"PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means an agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as Annex 2 or Annex 3, as the case may be, to be executed by
Micro and a Participant as a condition to the exercise, prior to a Public
Offering, by such Participant of any Option granted hereunder.
"RULE 16B-3" means Rule 16b-3 as promulgated and interpreted by the SEC
under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect
from time to time.
"SAR" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Conversion
Agreement.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
thereto.
"SHARES" means shares of the Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per
share, of Micro, or such other securities of Micro as may be designated by the
Committee from time to time pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
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"SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to Industries, Entertainment or Micro,
any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary
voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons
performing similar functions are directly or indirectly owned by such Person at
any time after the Closing.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Authority of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. Subject to the terms 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: (i) determine
whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Options may be settled or
exercised in cash, Shares, other securities or other property, or suspended and
the method or methods by which Options may be settled, exercised or suspended;
(ii) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash,
Shares, other securities, other property and other amounts payable with respect
to an Option shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the
holder thereof or of the Committee; (iii) interpret and administer the Plan and
any instrument or agreement relating to, or Option made under, the Plan; (iv)
establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such
agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan;
and (v) make any other determination and take any other action that the
Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The
Committee shall treat each Participant equally under this Section 3(a) and
without regard to whether any such Participant is employed by Micro,
Entertainment or Industries or any of their respective parent or subsidiary
corporations, as the case may be.
(b) Committee Discretion Binding. Unless otherwise expressly provided
in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other
decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Option 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 any Ingram Company, any
Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Option, any shareholder and any
Employee.
SECTION 4. SHARES AVAILABLE FOR OPTIONS.
(a) Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section
4(b), the number of Shares with respect to which Options may be granted under
the Plan shall be 12,000,000.
(b) Adjustments. In the event that the Committee determines that any
dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other
securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock
split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, split-off, spin-off,
combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of Micro or
other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an
adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to preserve
the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan,
then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or
all of (i) the number of Shares of Micro (or number and kind of other securities
or property) with respect to which Options may thereafter be granted, (ii) the
number of Shares or other securities of Micro (or number and kind of other
securities or property) subject to outstanding Options, and (iii) the exercise
price with respect to any Option, or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for
a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Option; provided, in each case,
that except to the extent deemed desirable by the Committee (A) with respect to
Options that are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, no such
adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such adjustment would cause
the Plan to violate Section 422(b)(1) of the Code and (B) with respect to any
Option, no such adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such authority
would be inconsistent with the Plan's meeting the requirements of Section 162(m)
of the Code.
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(c) Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Options. Any Shares delivered
pursuant to an Option may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and
unissued Shares or of treasury Shares.
SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY. Participation in the Plan is limited to those
Employees who qualify as Participants as of the Closing.
SECTION 6. STOCK OPTIONS.
(a) Grant. The Employees to whom Options shall be granted, the number
of Shares to be covered by each Option, the option price therefor, the type of
Option and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the
Option shall be determined in accordance with the Conversion Agreement,
including Schedule 1 thereto. Options will be Incentive Stock Options,
Non-Qualified Stock Options or both, as provided in the Conversion Agreement. In
the case of Incentive Stock Options, the terms and conditions of such grants
shall be subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section
422 of the Code.
(b) Exercise Price. The Committee shall establish the exercise price as
provided in Schedule 1 to the Conversion Agreement.
(c) Exercise. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and
subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may, subject to the
Conversion Agreement, specify in the applicable Option Agreement or thereafter.
The Committee may impose such conditions with respect to the exercise of
Options, including without limitation, any relating to the application of
federal or state securities laws, as it may deem necessary or advisable.
(d) Payment. No Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise of
an Option until payment in full of the option price therefor is received by
Micro. Such payment may be made in cash, or its equivalent, or, if and to the
extent permitted by the Committee, by exchanging Shares owned by the optionee
(which are not the subject of any pledge or other security interest), or by a
combination of the foregoing, provided that the combined value of all cash and
cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any such Shares so tendered to
Micro as of the date of such tender is at least equal to such option price.
SECTION 7. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT. The following
provisions shall apply in the event of the Participant's termination of
employment unless the Committee shall have provided otherwise, either at the
time of the grant of the Option or thereafter.
(a) Non-Qualified Stock Options.
(i) Termination of Employment. Except as the Committee may at any time
otherwise provide or as required to comply with applicable law, if the
Participant's employment with the Participant's Employer or any of its
Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than death, permanent and total
disability, retirement or Cause, the Participant's right to exercise any
Non-Qualified Stock Option shall terminate, and such Option shall expire, on the
earlier of (A) the 60th day following such termination of employment or (B) the
date such Option would have expired had it not been for the termination of
employment. The Participant shall have the right to exercise such Option prior
to such expiration to the extent it was exercisable at the date of such
termination of employment and has not subsequently been exercised.
(ii) Death, Disability or Retirement. Except as the Committee may at
any time otherwise provide or as required to comply with applicable law, if the
Participant's employment with the Participant's Employer or any of its
Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of death, permanent and total disability,
or retirement, the Participant or his successor (if employment is terminated by
death) shall have the right to exercise any Non-Qualified Stock Option during
the one-year period following such termination of employment, to the extent it
was exercisable and outstanding at the date of such
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termination of employment, but in no event shall such option be exercisable
later than the date the Option would have expired had it not been for the
termination of such employment. The meaning of the terms "permanent and total
disability" and "retirement" shall be determined by the Committee.
(iii) Cause. On the date the Participant's employment with the
Participant's Employer or any of its Subsidiaries is terminated for Cause, the
Participant's right to exercise any Non-Qualified Stock Option shall terminate
and such Option shall expire.
(iv) Acceleration and Extension of Exercisability. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide at any time (A) that an
Option granted to a Participant may terminate at a date later than that set
forth above, provided such date shall not be beyond the date the Option would
have expired had it not been for the termination of the Participant's employment
and (B) that an Option may become immediately exercisable when it finds that
such acceleration would be in the best interests of Micro.
(b) Incentive Stock Options. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee at the time of grant or otherwise or as required to comply with
applicable law, if the Participant's employment with the Participant's Employer
or any of its Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than for Cause,
the Participant shall have the right to exercise any Incentive Stock Option
during the 60 days after such termination of employment to the extent it was
exercisable at the date of such termination, but in no event later than the date
the Option would have expired had it not been for the termination of such
employment. If the Participant does not exercise such Option to the full extent
permitted by the preceding sentence, the remaining exercisable portion of such
Option automatically will be deemed a Non-Qualified Stock Option, and such
Option will be exercisable during the period set forth in Section 7(a) of the
Plan, provided that in the event that employment is terminated because of death
or the Participant dies in such 60-day period the Option will continue to be an
Incentive Stock Option to the extent provided by Section 421 or Section 422 of
the Code, or any successor provision, and any regulations promulgated
thereunder. On the date the Participant's employment with his Employer or any of
its Subsidiaries is terminated for Cause, the Participant's right to exercise
any Incentive Stock Option shall terminate and such Option shall expire.
(c) Any time spent by a Participant in the status of "leave without
pay" shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the extent to which any
Option or portion thereof has vested or otherwise become exercisable or
nonforfeitable.
SECTION 8. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.
(a) Amendments to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Conversion
Agreement, the Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the
Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided that no such amendment,
alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without
shareholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or
regulatory requirement, including for these purposes any approval requirement
which is a prerequisite for exemptive relief from Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act, for which or with which the Board deems it necessary or desirable to
qualify or comply. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as may be necessary so as to have
the Plan conform with local rules and regulations in any jurisdiction outside
the United States.
(b) Amendments to Options. Subject to the provisions of the Conversion
Agreement, the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any
terms of, or alter or suspend any Option theretofore granted, prospectively or
retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment, alteration or
suspension that would adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any
holder or beneficiary of any Option theretofore granted shall not to that extent
be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or
beneficiary.
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(c) Cancellation. Any provision of this Plan or any Option Agreement to
the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may cause any Option granted
hereunder to be canceled in consideration of a cash payment or alternative
Option made to the holder of such canceled Option equal in value to the Fair
Market Value of such canceled Option on the date of cancellation.
SECTION 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Nontransferability. No Option shall be assigned, alienated,
pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant,
except by will or the laws of descent and distribution provided, however, that
an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option may be transferable, to the
extent set forth in the applicable Option Agreement, (i) if such Option
Agreement provisions do not disqualify such Option for exemption under Rule
16b-3 or (ii) if such Option is not intended to qualify for exemption under such
rule.
(b) No Rights to Options. Except as provided in the Conversion
Agreement or herein, no Employee, Participant or other Person shall have any
claim to be granted any Option, and there is no obligation for uniformity of
treatment of Employees, Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Options.
The terms and conditions of Options need not be the same with respect to each
recipient.
(c) Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares or other securities
of Micro or any Subsidiary delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Option or
the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other
restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules,
regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed
and any applicable laws or rules or regulations, and the Committee may cause a
legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate
reference to such restrictions.
(d) Withholding. A Participant may be required to pay to the
Participant's Employer and such Employer shall have the right and is hereby
authorized to withhold from any payment due or transfer made under any Option or
under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant
the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities or other property) of any
applicable withholding taxes in respect of an Option, its exercise, or any
payment or transfer under an Option or under the Plan and to take such other
action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Employer to satisfy all
obligations for the payment of such taxes.
(e) Option Agreements. Each Option hereunder shall be evidenced by an
Option Agreement which shall be delivered to the Participant and shall specify
the terms and conditions of the Option and any rules applicable thereto.
(f) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in
the Plan shall prevent Micro or any of its Subsidiaries from adopting or
continuing in effect other compensation arrangements, which may, but need not,
provide for the grant of options, restricted stock and Shares (subject to
shareholder approval if such approval is required), and such arrangements may be
either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
(g) No Right to Employment. The grant of an Option shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the
Participant's Employer or any other Ingram Company. Further, the Participant's
Employer may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any
liability or any claim under the Plan or otherwise, unless otherwise expressly
provided in the Plan or in any Option Agreement.
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(h) Rights as a Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the
applicable Option, no Participant or holder or beneficiary of any Option shall
have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares to be distributed
under the Plan until he or she has become the holder of such Shares.
(i) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan
and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Option Agreement
shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
(j) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Option is or
becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction or as to any Person or Option, or would disqualify the Plan or any
Option under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be
construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot
be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee,
materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Option, such provision shall
be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Option and the remainder of the
Plan and any such Option shall remain in full force and effect.
(k) Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any
Shares or other consideration under an Option if, acting in its sole discretion,
it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Shares or such other
consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation or entitle Micro to
recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment
tendered to Micro by a Participant in connection therewith shall be promptly
refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, no Option granted hereunder shall be construed
as an offer to sell securities of Micro, and no such offer shall be outstanding,
unless and until the Committee in its sole discretion has determined that any
such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of
the U.S. federal securities laws and any other laws to which such offer, if
made, would be subject.
(l) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Option shall
create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a
fiduciary relationship between Micro or any of its Subsidiaries and a
Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right
to receive payments from Micro or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an Option,
such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor
of Micro or any of its Subsidiaries.
(m) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or
delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Option, and the Committee shall determine
whether cash or other securities or other property shall be paid or transferred
in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights
thereto shall be cancelled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.
(n) Execution of Purchase Agreement; Disposition of Shares. Prior to a
Public Offering, no Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option
unless and until a Purchase Agreement shall be executed by Micro and the
Participant. Each certificate representing Shares so acquired shall bear an
appropriate legend setting forth the restrictions on transfer of such Shares as
provided by such Purchase Agreement.
(o) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the
Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be
deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of
the Plan or any provision thereof.
SECTION 10. TERM OF THE PLAN.
(a) Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of August 20, 1996,
subject to approval by the shareholders of Micro.
(b) Expiration Date. Subject to earlier termination by Micro, the Plan
shall expire 90 days after the Closing. Unless otherwise expressly provided in
the Plan or in an applicable Option
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Agreement, any Option granted hereunder may, and the authority of the Board or
the Committee to amend, alter, adjust or suspend any such Option or to waive any
conditions or rights under any such Option shall, continue after the authority
for grant of new Options hereunder has been exhausted or terminated.
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