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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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LOGO

LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.

6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100

Emeryville, California 94608

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held On Thursday, June 2, 2011

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of stockholders of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at our headquarters located at 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, California for the following purposes:

Proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting:

 

 

  1. Election of our board’s nine nominees for director to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected.

 

  2. Ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

 

  3. Approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

 

  4. Selection, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the preferred frequency of named executive officer compensation votes.

 

  5. Approval of the LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.

These items of business are more fully described in the proxy statement accompanying this notice. The record date for the annual meeting is April 6, 2011. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on that date may vote at the meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

We are providing our stockholders with access to the proxy materials over the Internet using the “Notice and Access” delivery model established by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This permits us to conserve natural resources and reduces our printing costs, while giving our stockholders a convenient and efficient way to access our proxy materials and vote their shares. On or about April 20, 2011, we intend to mail a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to our stockholders, informing them that our notice of annual meeting and proxy statement, annual report to stockholders and voting instructions are available on the Internet. As described in more detail in that notice, stockholders may choose to access our materials through the Internet or may request to receive paper copies of the proxy materials.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors

LOGO

Robert L. Lattuga
Vice President and General Counsel

Emeryville, California

April 20, 2011

 

You are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person. Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting, please vote on the matters to be considered as promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the meeting. You may vote via the Internet or by requesting a printed copy of the proxy materials and returning the proxy card that will be mailed to you. Even if you have voted by proxy, you may still vote in person if you attend the meeting. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from that record holder.


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2011 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING

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Why did I receive a notice regarding the availability of proxy materials on the Internet?

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Why are these proxy materials being made available?

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How do I attend the annual meeting?

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Who can vote at the annual meeting?

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What am I voting on?

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How do I vote?

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What if I return a proxy card or otherwise complete a ballot or give voting instructions but do not make specific choice?

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Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

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What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice?

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Can I change my vote after submitting my proxy?

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When are stockholder proposals due for next year’s annual meeting?

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What are broker non-votes? How do I vote if I hold my shares in street name?

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How are votes counted?

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How many votes are needed to approve each of the proposals?

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What is the quorum requirement?

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How many votes do I have?

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How can I find out the results of the voting at the annual meeting?

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PROPOSAL ONE—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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Nominees

     6   

Required Vote

     11   

Recommendation

     11   

PROPOSAL TWO—RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     12   

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fee Information

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Pre-Approval Procedures of Audit and Non-Audit Services by the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Required Vote

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Recommendation

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PROPOSAL THREE—NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

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Required Vote

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Recommendation

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PROPOSAL FOUR—NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON THE PREFERRED FREQUENCY OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION VOTES

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Required Vote

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Recommendation

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PROPOSAL FIVE—APPROVAL OF THE LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC. 2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

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Background

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Summary of the 2011 EIP

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U.S. Federal Tax Consequences

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Vote Required

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Recommendation

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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Independence of the Board of Directors

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Board Meetings

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Board Leadership Structure

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Role of Board in Risk Oversight

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Committees of the Board

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Audit Committee

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Report of the Audit Committee

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Compensation Committee

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

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Corporate Governance

     38   

Stockholder Communications with Directors

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

     40   

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

     43   

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

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Report of the Compensation Committee

     54   

Summary Compensation Information

     55   

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

     57   

Employment Arrangements

     58   

Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2010

     59   

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

     65   

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

     66   

SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

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APPENDIX A: LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC. 2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

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6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100

Emeryville, California 94608

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE 2011 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING

Why did I receive a notice regarding the availability of proxy materials on the Internet?

As we have done in previous years, under rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, we have elected to provide access to our proxy materials over the Internet. Accordingly, we are sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, or the Notice, to our stockholders of record. All stockholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials on the website referred to in the Notice or to request to receive a printed set of the proxy materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a printed copy may be found in the Notice. You will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials unless you request one in the manner set forth in the Notice. This permits us to conserve natural resources and reduces our printing costs, while giving stockholders a convenient and efficient way to access our proxy materials and vote their shares.

We intend to mail the Notice and, as required, any other printed proxy materials, on or about April 20, 2011 to all stockholders of record entitled to vote at the annual meeting.

Why are these proxy materials being made available?

We are providing you with these proxy materials because the board of directors of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. is soliciting your proxy to vote at the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders. You are invited to attend the annual meeting and we request that you vote on the proposals described in this proxy statement. However, you do not need to attend the meeting to vote your shares. Instead, you may simply vote your shares by proxy via the Internet or, if you receive a paper copy of the proxy statement, by completing, signing and returning a paper proxy card.

How do I attend the annual meeting?

The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at our headquarters located at 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100 in Emeryville, California. Directions to the annual meeting may be found at www.leapfrog.com under About Us—Contact Us.

Who can vote at the annual meeting?

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 6, 2011 will be entitled to vote at the annual meeting. On the record date, there were 46,279,678 shares of Class A common stock and 18,748,737 shares of Class B common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If, on April 6, 2011, your shares of LeapFrog’s Class A common stock were registered directly with Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, our transfer agent for our Class A common stock, or your shares of LeapFrog’s Class B common stock were registered directly with LeapFrog, then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we urge you to vote your proxy on the matters to be considered as promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the meeting. You may vote your proxy via the Internet or by requesting a printed copy of the proxy materials and returning the enclosed proxy card.

 

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Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank

If, on April 6, 2011, your shares were held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and the Notice is being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the annual meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the annual meeting. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.

What am I voting on?

There are five matters scheduled for a vote and for which we are soliciting your proxy:

 

  1. Election of our nine nominees for director;

 

  2. Ratification of the selection by the audit committee of the board of directors of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2011;

 

  3. Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation;

 

  4. Non-binding advisory vote on the preferred frequency of named executive officer compensation votes; and

 

  5. Approval of the LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.

You may either vote “For” all the nominees to the board of directors or you may “Withhold” your vote for any nominee(s) you specify. For the proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm, the non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation and the proposal to approve the LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, you may vote “For” or “Against” the proposals or abstain from voting. For the advisory vote on the preferred frequency of named executive officer compensation votes, you may vote for “one,” “two” or “three” years or you may abstain from voting on this matter.

How do I vote?

The procedures for voting are as follows:

Voting via the Internet

 

   

You can vote your shares via the Internet by following the instructions in the Notice. The Internet voting procedures are designed to authenticate your identity and to allow you to vote your shares and confirm your voting instructions have been properly recorded. If you vote via the Internet, you do not need to mail a proxy card.

Voting by Mail

 

   

You can vote your shares by mail by requesting that a printed copy of the proxy materials be sent to your address. When you receive the proxy materials, you may fill out the proxy card enclosed therein and return it per the instructions on the card.

What if I return a proxy card or otherwise complete a ballot or give voting instructions but do not make specific choices?

If you return a signed and dated proxy card or otherwise complete a ballot or voting instructions without marking your selections, your shares will be voted, as applicable, “For” the election of all nine nominees for director, “For” the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for

 

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our fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, “For” approval of named executive officer compensation, for “Three Years” as the preferred frequency of advisory votes on named executive compensation and “For” the LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. The board of directors knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the annual meeting. If any other matter is properly presented at the meeting, your proxy (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your shares using his best judgment.

Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

We are paying for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to these proxy materials, our directors and employees may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. Directors and employees will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.

What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice?

If you receive more than one Notice, your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. Please follow the voting instructions on the Notice and vote your shares for each name or account to ensure that all of your shares are voted.

Can I change my vote after submitting my proxy?

Yes. You can revoke your proxy at any time before the final vote at the meeting. If you are the record holder of your shares, you may revoke your proxy in any one of four ways:

 

   

You may submit another properly completed proxy card with a later date.

 

   

You may grant a subsequent proxy through our Internet voting site.

 

   

You may send a written notice that you are revoking your proxy to our Corporate Secretary at 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, California 94608.

 

   

You may attend the annual meeting and vote in person. Simply attending the meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy. Please remember, as mentioned above, if you are a beneficial owner of shares you may not vote your shares in person at the meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or other agent that holds your shares in street name.

If your shares are held by your broker, bank or another agent as a nominee or agent, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank or other agent.

When are stockholder proposals due for next year’s annual meeting?

To be considered for inclusion in next year’s proxy materials, your proposal must be submitted in writing by December 22, 2011 to our Corporate Secretary at 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, California 94608. If you wish to submit a proposal that is not to be included in next year’s proxy materials or nominate a director, you must do so between February 3, 2012 and March 4, 2012. You are also advised to review our bylaws, which contain additional requirements about advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations.

What are broker non-votes? How do I vote if I hold my shares in street name?

A “broker non-vote” occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power with respect to that proposal and has not received instructions with respect to that proposal from the beneficial owner (despite voting on at least one other proposal for which it does have discretionary authority or for which it has received instructions).

 

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If your shares are held by your broker as your nominee (that is, in “street name”), you will need to obtain a proxy form from the institution that holds your shares and follow the instructions included on that form regarding how to instruct your broker to vote your shares. If you do not give instructions to your broker, your broker can vote your shares with respect to “discretionary” items, but not with respect to “non-discretionary” items. Discretionary items are proposals considered routine under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on which your broker may vote shares held in street name in the absence of your voting instructions. On non-discretionary items for which you do not give your broker instructions, the shares will be treated as broker non-votes. Under NYSE rules, elections of directors and, under a new amendment to the NYSE rules, executive compensation, including the advisory stockholder votes on the compensation of named executive officers and on the frequency of solicitation of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers, are considered to be non-routine and, therefore, brokers and other nominees will not be able to vote in the election of directors unless they receive instructions from the beneficial owners of the shares.

How are votes counted?

Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the meeting, who will separately count “For” and “Withhold” votes and any broker non-votes for the election of directors. Broker non-votes will not count for or against any nominees.

With respect to the non-binding advisory vote on the preferred frequency of named executive officer compensation, the inspector of election will separately count votes for “one,” “two” or “three” years. Broker non-votes will have no effect and will not be counted towards the vote total for the proposal.

With respect to the ratification of Ernst & Young, the non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation and the approval of the LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, the inspector of election will separately count “For” and “Against” votes, abstentions and any broker non-votes. Abstentions will be counted towards the vote total for the proposal, and will have the same effect as “Against” votes. Broker non-votes will have no effect and will not be counted towards the vote total for the proposal.

How many votes are needed to approve each of the proposals?

 

   

Proposal 1—Election of our nine nominees for director. The nine nominees receiving the most “For” votes (among votes properly cast in person or by proxy) will be elected. Broker non-votes will have no effect.

 

   

Proposal 2—Ratification of the selection by the audit committee of the board of directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of LeapFrog for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. This proposal must receive a “For” vote from the holders of a majority of the voting power present and entitled to vote either in person or by proxy on the proposal. If you “Abstain” from voting, it will have the same effect as an “Against” vote.

 

   

Proposal 3—Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation. This proposal must receive a “For” vote from the holders of a majority of the voting power present and entitled to vote either in person or by proxy on the proposal in order to pass. If you “Abstain” from voting, it will have the same effect as an “Against” vote. Broker non-votes will have no effect.

 

   

Proposal 4—Non-binding advisory vote on the preferred frequency of named executive officer compensation votes. The frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation receiving the greatest number of votes (every “One,” “Two” or “Three” years) from the holders of the voting power present and entitled to vote either in person or by proxy will be considered the frequency preferred by stockholders. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect.

 

   

Proposal 5—Approval of the LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. This proposal must receive a “For” vote from the holders of a majority of the voting power present and entitled to vote either in person or by proxy on the proposal. If you “Abstain” from voting, it will have the same effect as an “Against” vote. Broker non-votes will have no effect.

 

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Although the advisory votes on Proposals 3 and 4 are non-binding, as provided by law, our board will review the results of the votes and, consistent with our record of shareowner engagement, will take them into account in making a determination concerning named executive officer compensation and the frequency of such advisory votes.

What is the quorum requirement?

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if at the meeting there is present in person or represented by proxy the holders of outstanding shares of Class A and Class B common stock entitled to cast a majority of the votes that could be cast by all outstanding shares of Class A and Class B common stock voting together as a class. On the record date, there were 46,279,678 shares of Class A common stock outstanding and 18,748,737 shares of Class B common stock outstanding, all of which are entitled to vote and represent a total 233,767,048 votes. Thus, holders of shares representing at least 116,883,525 votes must be present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting to have a quorum.

Your votes will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy vote or vote at the meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, the holders of shares representing a majority of the votes present at the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another date.

How many votes do I have?

On each matter to be voted upon, for holders of our Class A common stock, you have one vote for each share of Class A common stock you owned as of April 6, 2011, and for holders of our Class B common stock, you have ten votes for each share of Class B common stock you owned as of April 6, 2011.

How can I find out the results of the voting at the annual meeting?

Preliminary voting results will be announced at the annual meeting. Final voting results will be published in a current report on Form 8-K that we expect to file within four business days after the annual meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file a Form 8-K within four business days after the meeting, we intend to file a Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and, within four business days after the final results are known to us, file an additional Form 8-K to publish the final results.

 

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PROPOSAL ONE

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, the number of authorized LeapFrog directors has been fixed at nine by a resolution of our board of directors. There are nine nominees for director at this annual meeting. Stockholders cannot submit proxies voting for a greater number of persons than the nine nominees named in this Proposal One. Each director to be elected will hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is elected or until the director’s death, resignation or removal. Each nominee listed below is currently a director of LeapFrog. Each of these nominees was elected by the stockholders except for John Barbour, who was appointed by our board of directors as of March 7, 2011 in connection with his appointment as our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Barbour fills a vacancy on the board of directors created by the resignation of Jeffrey G. Katz.

Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes properly cast in person or by proxy. The nine nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected. Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, if authority to do so is not withheld, for the election of the nine nominees named below. If any nominee becomes unavailable for election as a result of an unexpected occurrence, shares that would have been voted for such nominee will instead be voted for the election of a substitute nominee proposed by LeapFrog. Each person nominated for election has agreed to serve if elected. LeapFrog has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to serve.

Nominees

The following table sets forth information as of March 31, 2011 with respect to the nominees for election to our board of directors:

 

Name

   Age     

Position/Office Held with LeapFrog

John Barbour

     51       Chief Executive Officer and Director

William B. Chiasson

     58       Chairman of the Board

Thomas J. Kalinske

     66       Vice Chairman of the Board

Paul T. Marinelli

     43       Director

Stanley E. Maron

     62       Director

E. Stanton McKee, Jr.

     66       Director

David C. Nagel

     65       Director

Philip B. Simon

     58       Director

Caden Wang

     58       Director

Our board’s nominating and corporate governance committee seeks to assemble a board that, as a whole, possesses the appropriate balance of professional and industry knowledge, financial, marketing, technical and governance expertise, as well as the high-level management experience necessary to oversee and direct our business. To that end, the committee has identified and evaluated nominees in the broader context of the board’s overall composition, with the goal of recruiting and nominating members who complement and strengthen the skills of other members and who also exhibit integrity, collegiality, sound business judgment and any other qualities that the committee views as critical to effective functioning of the board. The brief biographies below include information regarding the specific and particular experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of each nominee that led the committee to believe that, as of the date of this proxy statement, that nominee should continue to serve on the board. However, each of the members of the committee may have a variety of reasons why he or she believes a particular person would be an appropriate board member, and these views may differ from the views of other members.

John Barbour has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors since March 2011. Prior to joining LeapFrog, he served as President of the GameHouse division of RealNetworks, Inc., a digital media company, from October 2008 to August 2010. From October 2006 to October 2008, Mr. Barbour

 

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served as the Managing Partner of Volta Capital, LLC, a strategy and investment consulting firm. From 1999 to June 2006, Mr. Barbour served in various capacities for Toys “R” Us, Inc., a retailer of children’s toys and products. He served as President, Toys “R” Us U.S. from August 2004 to June 2006, as President, Toys “R” Us International and Chairman, Toys “R” Us Japan from February 2002 to August 2004, and President and Chief Executive Officer of toysrus.com from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Barbour has also held senior level positions with Hasbro, Inc., Russ Berrie, Inc., and Universal Matchbox Group, Ltd. Mr. Barbour holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry, with Honors, from the University of Glasgow.

Mr. Barbour’s in-depth knowledge and experience, both in the U.S. and globally, with the products, technologies, distribution channels, and consumer preferences in our core markets will provide considerable value and expertise to the board of directors. He has spent 25 years building global consumer and Internet businesses in both traditional retail and direct-to-consumer environments. He has knowledge and experience with how our largest customers—toy and game retailers—operate, having led the successful turnaround of the Toys “R” Us U.S. and International divisions. He also has leadership experience at other world class toy companies such as Hasbro, Russ Berrie and Matchbox. His online toy and gaming experience, building toysrus.com into the number one global online retailer of toys and while at the GameHouse Division of Real Networks, will bring an experienced perspective necessary to the board of directors in Internet and e-commerce issues, an area that is of strategic importance to the Company.

William B. Chiasson has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2010 and as the Chairman of our board of directors since March 2011. Previously, Mr. Chiasson served as our Chief Executive Officer from September 2010 to March 2011, as President and Chief Executive Officer from March 2010 to September 2010 and as Chief Financial Officer from November 2004 to February 2010. Prior to joining LeapFrog, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Levi Strauss & Co., a marketer of apparel, from August 1998 to December 2003. From January 1988 to August 1998, Mr. Chiasson served in varying capacities with Kraft Foods, Inc., a division of Phillip Morris Companies and a manufacturer and seller of branded foods and beverages, most recently as Senior Vice President, Finance and Information Technology. From June 1979 to January 1988, Mr. Chiasson served in varying capacities with Baxter Healthcare, most recently as its Vice President and Controller for the Hospital Group. Mr. Chiasson received his B.A. from the University of Arizona and his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.

Mr. Chiasson’s ongoing leadership role at LeapFrog means that he can contribute a deep understanding of our day-to-day operations to the board of directors. He brings many years of experience with branded consumer products companies through his experience at LeapFrog, Levi Strauss & Co. and Kraft Foods, Inc. Also, his long service as a public-company executive officer gives him extensive knowledge of and experience with business operations and strategy, including compensation and corporate governance matters, finance and accounting issues, regulatory requirements, and risk awareness and management. Mr. Chiasson also offers substantial finance and strategy experience, having served as our Chief Financial Officer and as the Chief Financial Officer of Levi Strauss & Co., and in other senior financial roles at other public companies.

Thomas J. Kalinske has served as our Vice Chairman since July 2006. From February 2004 to July 2006, Mr. Kalinske served as our Chief Executive Officer and previously served in that same capacity from September 1997 to March 2002. He has served on our board of directors since September 1997 and was the Chairman of our board of directors from September 1997 to February 2004. From April 2007 to May 2008, Mr. Kalinske served as Chief Executive Officer of cFares, Inc., an online meta search company. From 1996 to February 2004, Mr. Kalinske served as the President of Knowledge Universe (now Mounte LLC), a private company focused on building leading companies in areas relating to education, technology and career management and the improvement of individual and corporate performance. From 1990 to 1996, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sega of America, a leading video game and entertainment company. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Matchbox Group, a manufacture of games, toys and children’s vehicles, from 1987 to 1990. Prior to that, he served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Inc., a leading toy manufacturer and public company. Mr. Kalinske has served as Chair of the Toy

 

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Manufacturers Association of America and, in 1997, he was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame. Mr. Kalinske has served as a director on the board of directors of Blackboard Inc., a publicly held company that provides enterprise learning software applications, since April 2007, and is a member of its audit committee. He has also served on the board of directors and audit committee of Cambium Learning Group, Inc., a publicly held company that provides research-based learning solutions for at-risk and special student populations, since February of 2010. Mr. Kalinske also serves as Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Moonshoot, a privately held developer of online English language learning games for non-English speaking children. Mr. Kalinske previously served as a director of Spring Group plc from October 1999 through March 2006. Spring Group plc was a publicly held provider of recruitment, professional staffing and related services based in the UK. Mr. Kalinske earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from the University of Arizona.

Mr. Kalinske has been a leader in a number of technology, toy and education ventures, and brings extensive experience with electronic gaming and toys to LeapFrog and its board of directors. He has extensive experience in the toy industry, having served as Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, and as chair of the Toy Manufacturer’s Association of America, and having later served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. In addition, Mr. Kalinske has served in various leadership positions within LeapFrog since its inception. He brings to the board a deep understanding of the LeapFrog business and organization, and extensive experience in the areas of technology, toys, gaming and educational ventures, all areas that align closely with LeapFrog’s continuing strategic focus on technology-based learning toys, gaming and reading. His background in relevant industries and his long career of leadership as a director and as an officer of various companies, including as a director for public companies other than LeapFrog, allow him to provide the board pertinent strategic and business insight based on extensive experience. Mr. Kalinske is an independent director under Section 303A.02 of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) listing standards.

Paul T. Marinelli has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2009. Mr. Marinelli has served as Vice President of Lawrence Investments, LLC, or Lawrence Investments, a private equity investment firm that is controlled by Lawrence J. Ellison, since May 2004. In March 2009, Mr. Marinelli was proposed for membership on our board of directors by Mollusk Holdings, a subsidiary of Lawrence Investments and the owner of shares representing a majority of our outstanding voting power. From September 1999 to May 2004, he held the position of Corporate Development Group Director at Cadence Design Systems, an electronic design automation software and services company, where he managed several dozen acquisitions and strategic investments. Prior to 1999, Mr. Marinelli held various financial roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, a global professional services firm, AlliedSignal, an aerospace, automotive and engineering company, and EMCON, an environmental engineering firm. Mr. Marinelli earned a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from Cornell University. Mr. Marinelli has served as a member of our nominating and corporate governance committee since March 2009.

Mr. Marinelli’s educational background and experience in finance and business development at various companies, including a major auditing firm, provide the board with extensive significant expertise in matters such as mergers and acquisitions and financings. In addition, Mr. Marinelli’s experience at Cadence Design Systems gives him insight into and experience at a technology-based business, which aligns with LeapFrog’s significant technology focus. Mr. Marinelli’s service as Vice President of Lawrence Investments also enables him to represent our stockholders and serve as a liaison between the board and one of our major stockholders.

Stanley E. Maron has served as a member of our board of directors since September 1997. Since 1994, Mr. Maron has served as a senior partner in the law firm of Maron & Sandler, a Professional Corporation, which he co-founded. He specializes in corporate and tax law. Prior to forming Maron & Sandler, he was a senior partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger (now Buchalter Nemer), serving the firm from 1975 to 1994. Mr. Maron currently serves as a director of Heron International, a privately held European real estate development company, and also serves as an officer and director of privately held companies affiliated with Knowledge Learning Corporation, a for-profit provider of early child care learning.

 

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Mr. Maron was previously a director of Nextera Enterprises, Inc., a consumer products company, until 2008. Mr. Maron earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Maron has served on our audit committee since July 2006, and on our compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees since May 1, 2008.

Mr. Maron’s long tenure on our board of directors contributes continuity and a detailed understanding of LeapFrog’s business and industry to our board of directors and the three committees on which he serves. His ongoing work as a senior corporate and tax attorney gives him legal expertise and experience that are valuable to the board when analyzing issues that involve such legal considerations. His experience serving as a director of LeapFrog and other companies has also provided him with valuable knowledge regarding accounting and financial reporting matters. In addition, his experience as a corporate lawyer and his service as a director of other companies provides him with a broad perspective on corporate governance practices for boards of directors, knowledge and experience with board duties and responsibilities in the context of major corporate transactions and the phases of corporate existence, and insight into trends and best practices for areas like compensation and benefits, risk management and talent development. Mr. Maron is an independent director under Section 303A.02 of the NYSE listing standards, which permits him to serve on our audit committee.

E. Stanton McKee, Jr. has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2003. From 1989 until his retirement in November 2002, Mr. McKee served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Electronic Arts Inc., a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment. From 1982 to 1989, Mr. McKee was Chief Financial Officer of Digital Research, Inc., a privately held developer of operating systems, computer languages and applications. Mr. McKee also served in the consulting division of Arthur Andersen for seven years. Mr. McKee served on the board of directors and as Chair of the audit committee of ArcSight, Inc., a publicly held company that provided security and compliance management software and appliances to government and commercial entities, from February 2005 until its acquisition by Hewlett Packard in 2010. Mr. McKee has served on numerous private company and joint venture boards and currently serves on the board of a private company. Mr. McKee earned a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Mr. McKee has served as the Chair of our audit committee since November 2003 and as a member of our compensation committee since July 2009.

Mr. McKee has extensive financial reporting, financial transaction, investor relations, and general financial and management experience, having served as a chief financial officer for more than 20 years, including more than 13 years with a publicly held company. He has also had responsibility for manufacturing, supply chain, and some international operations, all of which are components of LeapFrog’s business. He has extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions and strategic transactions having, in addition to his chief financial officer duties, been responsible for corporate development for a number of years, executing many acquisitions, investments and joint ventures, both domestically and internationally. His experience in the electronic game business, including both content development and retail distribution oversight, has direct applicability to LeapFrog’s business. He is a financial expert as defined in applicable SEC rules, and the chairman of our audit committee based on his education and substantial experience in the field. His work at Electronic Arts and his service on the boards of directors of several companies give him broad-based knowledge in corporate governance, compensation and financial matters currently faced by companies operating in industries similar to LeapFrog’s. Mr. McKee is an independent director under Section 303A.02 of the NYSE listing standards, which permits him to serve on our audit committee. In addition, Mr. McKee qualifies as a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and as an “outside” director within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Internal Revenue Code, which allows him to be part of our performance compensation award subcommittee, as discussed below under “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Committees of the Board—Compensation Committee.”

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a director of PalmSource, Inc., a provider of operating system software platforms for smart mobile devices. From September 2001 to December 2001, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Platform Solutions Group at Palm, Inc., a provider of mobile computing solutions. Prior to joining Palm, from April 1996 to September 2001, Dr. Nagel was Chief Technology Officer of AT&T Corp., a communications service provider, President of AT&T Labs, a corporate research and development unit of AT&T, and Chief Technology Officer of Concert, a partnership between AT&T and British Telecom. Dr. Nagel serves on the board of directors and compensation committee of each of Align Technology, Inc., a publicly held company that develops and sells orthodontics medical devices (since July 2009), Tessera Technologies, Inc., a publicly held company that develops semiconductor packaging technology (since May 2005), Openwave Systems Inc., a publicly held company that develops software for mobile and broadband operators (since January 2008) and Vonage Holdings, Inc., a publicly held company that provides voice-over-IP phone and messaging services to consumers and small businesses (since August 2010). Dr. Nagel earned a B.S., an M.S. and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Nagel has served as a member of our compensation committee since February 2006 (and as the Chair since November 2006).

Dr. Nagel has held multiple leadership positions at technology companies, both as chief executive officer and chief technology officer. This experience with companies in the telecommunications and mobile device sectors is applicable to LeapFrog’s current business as we increasingly focus on mobile and web-enabled educational entertainment platforms, and enables him to contribute to the board of directors his insights and guidance on effective strategic options as we expand our technology-based learning toys and platforms. Dr. Nagel’s experience as a director of public companies other than LeapFrog gives him broad-based experience in corporate governance, compensation and financial matters affecting technology companies. Dr. Nagel serves on the compensation committees of three other public companies, which gives him wide-ranging and extensive experience with executive compensation matters and the duties of compensation committees. Dr. Nagel is an independent director under Section 303A.02 of the NYSE listing standards. In addition, Dr. Nagel qualifies as a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and as an “outside” director within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, which allows him to be a member of our performance compensation award subcommittee, as discussed below under “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Committees of the Board—Compensation Committee.”

Philip B. Simon has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2009 and served as Presiding Director with the role of presiding over executive sessions of the board of directors from March 2009 to March 2010. Mr. Simon is President of Lawrence Investments, a private equity investment firm that is controlled by Lawrence J. Ellison. In March 2009, Mr. Simon was proposed for membership on our board of directors by Mollusk Holdings, a subsidiary of Lawrence Investments and the owner of shares representing a majority of our outstanding voting power. For 16 years, prior to joining Lawrence Investments in 1997, Mr. Simon was a partner at Howson & Simon LLP, a professional tax and accounting services firm. Mr. Simon served as a director of Spring Group plc from October 2003 through March 2006; Spring Group plc was a publicly held provider of recruitment, professional staffing and related services based in the UK. Mr. Simon serves on the board of directors of a number of privately held companies and is a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Simon holds an A.B. from Yale University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. Mr. Simon has served as a member of our compensation committee since March 2009.

Mr. Simon’s service as President of Lawrence Investments, and his associated service on the boards of directors of multiple companies, provides the board with access to information about business practices and strategies across several industries. Also, with his educational background and experience at Howson & Simon, Mr. Simon adds extensive expertise and experience in tax and accounting, as well as understanding of and facility with legal and regulatory matters. Mr. Simon’s service as President of Lawrence Investments also enables him to represent one of our major stockholders and serve as a liaison between the board and one of our major stockholders.

 

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Caden Wang has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2005. From June 1999 until his retirement in December 2001, Mr. Wang served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LVMH Selective Retailing Group, which included various international retail holdings such as DFS, Sephora and Miami Cruiseline Services. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer for DFS, a leading luxury retailer catering to the traveling public, Gump’s, a luxury home furnishings and home décor retailer, and Cost Plus, a chain of specialty import/retail stores. Since October 2003, Mr. Wang has served on the board of directors of bebe stores, inc., a publicly held company that designs, develops and produces women’s apparel and accessories, and chairs its audit committee, is a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee and chairs a special committee advising on executive equity matters. From August 2005 through August 2007, Mr. Wang served on the board of directors of Fossil, Inc., a publicly held company that designs, develops, markets and distributes fashion-related consumer products, and was a member of its audit committee, nominating and corporate governance committee and a special committee advising on option backdating. He earned a B.A. and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Wang has served as a member of our audit committee since April 2005, a member of our nominating and corporate governance committee since November 2006 (and as the Chair since March 2009), and a member of our compensation committee since March 2009 (and previously as a member and the Chair of our compensation committee from April 2005 to November 2006).

Mr. Wang has extensive accounting, financial reporting and finance experience, having served as the chief financial officer of various private companies during his career and as the chair of the audit committee of a public company. He is a “financial expert,” as defined in applicable SEC rules, based on his formal education and substantial experience in the field. Mr. Wang’s experience as an executive officer of various consumer products and retail companies and as a director of public companies other than LeapFrog gives him broad-based experience in corporate governance, compensation and financial matters currently faced by public consumer products companies. In addition, Mr. Wang brings extensive knowledge of and experience with business operations and strategy from his service with these companies, including international operations. Mr. Wang is an independent director under Section 303A.02 of the NYSE listing standards, which permits him to serve on the audit committee. In addition, Mr. Wang qualifies as a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and as an “outside” director within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, which allows him to be a member of our performance compensation award subcommittee, as discussed below under “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Committees of the Board—Compensation Committee.”

Required Vote

The nine nominees receiving the highest number of “FOR” votes shall be elected as directors. Under the rules of the NYSE, brokers are prohibited from giving proxies to vote on elections of directors unless the beneficial owner of such shares has given voting instructions on the matter. This means that if your broker is the record holder of your shares, you must give voting instructions to your broker with respect to the nine nominees in this Proposal One if you want your broker to vote your shares on the matter. Otherwise, your shares will be treated as broker non-votes. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

Recommendation

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PROPOSAL TWO

RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The audit committee of our board of directors has selected Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, and has further directed that management submit the selection of an independent registered public accounting firm for ratification by the stockholders at the annual meeting. Ernst & Young LLP has audited our consolidated financial statements since September 1997. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the annual meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Neither our bylaws nor other governing documents or law require stockholder ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. However, the audit committee is submitting the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the audit committee will reconsider whether or not to retain that firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the audit committee in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if they determine that such a change would be in the best interests of the company and our stockholders.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fee Information

In connection with the audit of our 2011 financial statements, we entered into an engagement agreement with Ernst & Young LLP that set forth the terms by which Ernst & Young LLP would perform audit services for us, including responsibilities of Ernst & Young and management in the conduct of the audit and estimated fees. That agreement is subject to alternative dispute resolution procedures.

The following table represents aggregate fees billed or to be billed to us for services performed for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, by Ernst & Young LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm.

 

     Fiscal Year Ended
(in thousands)
 
     2010      2009  

Audit Fees

   $ 1,142       $ 1,341   

Audit-Related Fees

     —           —     

Tax Fees

     70         120   

All Other Fees

     —           —     
                 

Total Fees

   $ 1,212       $ 1,461   

All services provided by Ernst & Young LLP for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were approved by the audit committee.

Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed by Ernst & Young LLP for financial audit services totaled approximately $1.2 million for 2010 and $1.5 million for 2009.

 

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Audit-Related Fees

For 2010 and 2009, there were no fees for audit-related services other than the audit fees specified above.

Tax Fees

The aggregate fees billed by Ernst & Young for tax services were $70,419 for 2010 and $120,000 for 2009, and included a review of our U.S. federal and California state tax returns. In addition, our 2010 fees include a study of our 2009 research and development credits, and our 2009 fees include studies of our 2008 and 2007 research and development credits.

All Other Fees

There were no other fees paid to Ernst  & Young LLP in 2010 and 2009.

Pre-Approval Procedures of Audit and Non-Audit Services by the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The audit committee’s charter requires it to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services performed by the independent registered public accounting firm. As permitted by the charter, the audit committee has delegated to the Chair of the audit committee, Mr. E. Stanton McKee, Jr., the authority to grant such pre-approvals, provided that all approvals made by the Chair are presented to the full audit committee for its ratification at each of its scheduled meetings. In determining whether to approve audit and non-audit services to be performed by Ernst & Young LLP, the audit committee takes into consideration the fees to be paid for such services and whether such fees would affect the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm in performing its audit function. In addition, when determining whether to approve non-audit services to be performed by Ernst & Young LLP, the audit committee considers whether the performance of such services is compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm in performing its audit function, and confirms that the non-audit services will not include the prohibited activities set forth in Section 201 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The audit committee has determined that the rendering of the services other than audit services by Ernst & Young LLP in 2010 and 2009 was compatible with maintaining the registered public accounting firm’s independence.

Required Vote

Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 requires a “FOR” vote from a majority of the voting power present and entitled to vote either in person or by proxy on the proposal in order to pass. If you “Abstain” from voting, it will have the same effect as an “Against” vote. If you return a signed and dated proxy card or otherwise complete a ballot or voting instructions without marking your selections, your shares will be voted “FOR” ratification of the appointment of Ernst  & Young LLP.

Recommendation

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposal Two.

 

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PROPOSAL THREE

NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act require that we provide our stockholders with the opportunity to vote to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executives officers as disclosed in this proxy statement in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission

As described in greater detail under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” we seek to closely align the interests of our named executive officers with the interests of our stockholders. Our compensation programs are designed to reward our named executive officers for the achievement of short-term and long-term strategic and operational goals and the achievement of increased total stockholder return, while at the same time avoiding the encouragement of unnecessary or excessive risk-taking. Our philosophy is to provide total compensation to our named executive officers that reasonably, equitably, and responsibly meets the following objectives: (i) Motivates and rewards outstanding company performance and, to a lesser extent, individual performance; (ii) Attracts and retains talented executives who are motivated to perform at a high level and to contribute significantly to the achievement of our financial and strategic goals; (iii) Aligns the efforts of our executives with the interests of our stockholders over the long term; and (iv) Effectively manages the total cost of executive compensation. We implement this philosophy through the key principles enumerated in detail under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.” The compensation committee regularly reviews our executive compensation program to ensure that it achieves its desired goals.

We are asking our stockholders to indicate their support for our named executive officer compensation as described in this proxy statement. This proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on our named executive officers’ compensation. This vote is advisory, which means that the results of the vote are not binding on the Company, our board of directors or the compensation committee of the board of directors. The vote on this resolution is not intended to address any specific element of compensation, but rather relates to the overall compensation of our named executive officers, as described in this proxy statement in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. To the extent there is a significant vote against our named executive officer compensation as disclosed in this proxy statement, the compensation committee will evaluate whether any actions are necessary to address our stockholders’ concerns.

Required Vote

This Proposal Three must receive a “For” vote from a majority of the voting power present and entitled to vote either in person or by proxy in order to pass. Abstentions will be counted toward the tabulation of votes cast on proposals presented to the stockholders and will have the same effect as “Against” votes. Under the rules of the NYSE, brokers are prohibited from giving proxies to vote on executive compensation matters unless the beneficial owner of such shares has given voting instructions on the matter. This means that if your broker is the record holder of your shares, you must give voting instructions to your broker with respect to this Proposal Three if you want your broker to vote your shares on the matter. If you do not give your broker voting instructions, your shares will be treated as broker non-votes. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

Recommendation

Accordingly, we ask our stockholders to vote in support of the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the Company’s stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and the other related tables and disclosure.”

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PROPOSAL FOUR

NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON THE PREFERRED FREQUENCY OF

NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION VOTES

The Dodd-Frank Act and Section 14A of the Exchange Act also enable our stockholders to indicate their preference regarding how frequently they believe we should conduct the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as Proposal Three included in this proxy statement. By voting on this Proposal Four, stockholders may indicate whether they would prefer an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers once every three years, two years or one year.

Our board of directors has determined that an advisory vote on executive compensation that occurs once every three years is the most appropriate alternative for the Company and therefore the board recommends that you vote for a three-year interval for the advisory vote on executive compensation. In determining to recommend that stockholders vote for a frequency of once every three years, the board of directors considered how an advisory vote at this frequency will provide our stockholders with sufficient time to evaluate the effectiveness of our overall compensation philosophy, policies and practices in the context of our long-term business results for the corresponding period, while avoiding over-emphasis on short term variations in compensation and business results. An advisory vote occurring once every three years will also permit our stockholders to observe and evaluate the impact of any changes to our executive compensation policies and practices which have occurred since the last advisory vote on executive compensation, including changes made in response to the outcome of a prior advisory vote on executive compensation.

This vote is advisory, which means that the results of the vote are not binding on the Company, our board of directors or the compensation committee of the board of directors. The Company recognizes that our stockholders may have different views as to the best approach for the Company, and therefore we look forward to hearing from our stockholders as to their preferences on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

Stockholders may cast a vote on their preferred voting frequency by selecting the option of one year, two years, or three years (or abstain) when voting. The proxy card provides stockholders with the opportunity to choose among four options (holding the vote every one, two or three years, or abstain from voting). Stockholders will not be voting to approve or disapprove the recommendation of the board of directors.

Required Vote

The option of one year, two years or three years that receives the greatest number of votes from the voting power present and entitled to vote either in person or by proxy will be considered the frequency preferred by stockholders for the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers. However, because this vote is advisory and not binding on the board or the Company in any way, our board of directors may decide that it is in the best interests of our stockholders and the Company to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers more or less frequently than the option approved by our stockholders.

Under the rules of the NYSE, brokers are prohibited from giving proxies to vote on executive compensation matters, including on the frequency of advisory stockholder votes, unless the beneficial owner of such shares has given voting instructions on the matter. This means that if your broker is the record holder of your shares, you must give voting instructions to your broker with respect to this Proposal Four if you want your broker to vote your shares on the matter. Abstentions will have no effect on the outcome of the vote. If you do not give your broker voting instructions, your shares will be treated as broker non-votes. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

Recommendation

The Board of Directors recommends a vote for the option of once every THREE YEARS on this Proposal Four.

 

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PROPOSAL FIVE

APPROVAL OF THE LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC. 2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

On March 17, 2011, the board of directors adopted, subject to stockholder approval, the LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 EIP”). The board of directors recommends that the stockholders vote to approve the 2011 EIP. If approved, the 2011 EIP will become effective upon stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting and will replace the LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (“Prior Plan”) in advance of its expiration as the sole plan for providing stock-based incentive compensation to eligible employees and consultants.

The Prior Plan is currently scheduled to expire in May 2012, prior to our next annual meeting of stockholders. The board of directors has chosen to adopt the 2011 EIP rather than extend the Prior Plan to assure that the terms and conditions of our equity incentive plans reflect the latest corporate and legal developments. The board of directors believes that our 2011 EIP is in the best interests of stockholders and LeapFrog, as it will continue to provide employee and stockholder alignment; maintain our broad-based equity program; and help attract, motivate and retain employees. Stockholder approval of the 2011 EIP will also constitute approval for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Tax Code”).

All outstanding stock awards granted under the Prior Plan will continue to be subject to the terms and conditions as set forth in the agreements evidencing such stock awards and the terms of the Prior Plan. However, if our stockholders approve this Proposal Five, then as of the effective date of the 2011 EIP, no new equity awards shall be granted under the Prior Plan from and after the effective date of the 2011 EIP. Instead, on the effective date of the 2011 EIP, a total of 6,000,000 newly approved shares of Class A common stock will become available for grant under the 2011 EIP, and any shares remaining available for new grants under the Prior Plan on the effective date of the 2011 EIP shall instead become available for issuance under the 2011 EIP. In addition, any shares subject to outstanding stock awards granted under the Prior Plan that expire or terminate for any reason prior to exercise or settlement, are forfeited because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares or are reacquired or withheld to satisfy a tax withholding obligation or as consideration for the exercise of a stock option shall become available for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2011 EIP (collectively, the “Returning Shares”). We believe the increase in the share reserve in connection with the adoption of the 2011 EIP will provide us with a sufficient reserve of common stock to offer appropriate incentives to our employees and consultants for the next three years.

Our 2002 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Award Plan (“NEDSAP”) is unaffected by this Proposal Five and will remain the primary plan pursuant to which stock-based incentive compensation is granted to our non-employee directors. If stockholders approve the 2011 EIP, we will have two active equity incentive plans in effect: the 2011 EIP (primarily for employees and consultants, as discussed below under “Eligibility”) and the NEDSAP (solely for non-employee directors).

BACKGROUND

Equity Compensation Philosophy at LeapFrog

We believe that equity incentive awards are an effective way to attract and retain talented employees, to motivate and reward them for outstanding company and individual performance, and to align their interests with those of our stockholders. The 2011 EIP is critical to our ongoing effort to build stockholder value through retaining and motivating such employees. Like all technology companies, we actively compete for highly qualified employees. Traditionally, stock options have been the primary focus of our equity program. The potential value of stock options is realized only if our share price increases, and so we believe stock options provide a strong incentive for individuals to work to grow our business and build stockholder value, and are most attractive to individuals who share our entrepreneurial spirit. In addition, we have also granted RSUs in recent years in order to attract and retain exceptional employees. For a discussion of our executive compensation philosophy, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”

 

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The Shares Available for Grant Under Our Prior Plan are Insufficient

As of March 31, 2011, our Prior Plan has 3,356,242, shares remaining available for grant; therefore, we are limited in our ability to issue equity to our named executive officers, key employees, or consultants unless our stockholders increase the reserve under our Prior Plan or approve a new stock plan. While we could increase cash compensation if we are unable to grant equity incentives, we have taken measures to conserve our use of cash and anticipate that we will have difficulty attracting, retaining, and motivating our named executive officers, our key employees and our directors if we are unable to make equity grants to them. Equity awards are a more effective executive compensation vehicle than cash at a growth-oriented, entrepreneurial company because they deliver high potential value with a smaller impact on current income and cash flow. Therefore, we are asking our stockholders to approve the 2011 EIP.

We Manage Our Equity Award Use Carefully

We continue to believe that equity awards such as stock options are a vital part of our overall compensation program. However, we recognize that equity awards dilute existing stockholders and therefore we must responsibly manage the growth of our equity compensation program. We are committed to effectively managing our equity compensation share reserve, including our burn rate.

The 2011 EIP Combines Compensation and Governance Best Practices

We note that our 2011 EIP contains provisions that are designed to protect our stockholders’ interests and to reflect compensation and corporate governance best practices, including:

 

   

Stockholder approval is required for additional shares. The 2011 EIP does not contain an annual “evergreen” provision that provides for automatic increases of shares on an ongoing basis. The 2011 EIP authorizes a fixed number for our share reserve, so that stockholder approval is required to issue any additional shares from the 2011 EIP once we have used all shares available for issuance.

 

   

No discounted stock options or stock appreciation rights. All stock options and stock appreciation rights will have an exercise price equal to or greater than the fair market value of our Class A common stock on the date the stock option or stock appreciation right is granted.

 

   

Repricing is not allowed. The 2011 EIP prohibits the repricing or exchange of underwater stock options and stock appreciation rights without prior stockholder approval.

 

   

Fungible Share Reserve. As with the Prior Plan, the 2011 EIP has a flexible or “fungible” share reserve, which increases the rate at which the share reserve is depleted for full value awards such as restricted stock awards and RSUs, in order to minimize stockholder dilution.

SUMMARY OF THE 2011 EIP

A summary of the principal features of the 2011 EIP follows. The summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2011 EIP that is attached as Appendix A to this proxy statement. Stockholders are encouraged to read the actual text of the 2011 EIP in its entirety.

Key Terms

 

Plan Term:

June 2011 to March 2021, subject to stockholder approval

 

Administrator

The compensation committee has been delegated the authority by the board of directors to administer our equity compensation plans.

 

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Eligible Participants:

Employees, directors and consultants.

Shares Authorized:

   

6,000,000 new shares, plus

 

   

the number of unissued and available shares under the Prior Plan as of the effective date of the 2011 EIP, plus

 

   

any Returning Shares.

 

Fungible Share Reserve

The number of shares available for issuance under the 2011 EIP is reduced by (i) one share for each share of common stock issued pursuant to a stock option or stock appreciation right under the 2011 Plan with a strike price of at least 100% of the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant, and (ii) two (2) shares for each share of common stock issued pursuant to a restricted stock award, restricted stock unit award, performance stock award, or other non-option stock award granted under the 2011 EIP.

 

Award Types:

(i) incentive stock options, (ii) nonstatutory stock options, (iii) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), (iv) restricted stock awards, (v) RSUs, (vi) performance stock awards, (vii) performance cash awards, and (viii) other stock awards.

 

162(m) Limits:

Section 162(m) of the Tax Code requires, among other things, that the maximum number of shares awarded to an individual under a stock awards, or the maximum value of any cash award, must be approved by stockholders in order for the awards granted under the plan to be eligible for treatment as performance-based compensation that will not be subject to the $1 million limitation on tax deductibility for compensation paid to certain specified senior executives. Accordingly, the 2011 EIP limits awards granted under the plan to an individual participant in any calendar year to:

 

  (1) No more than 3.5 million shares subject to stock options or SARs (or other stock awards whose value is determined by reference to an increase over an exercise or strike price) to an individual participant;

 

  (2) No more than 3.5 million shares subject to performance-based restricted stock or RSU awards to an individual participant; and

 

  (3) No more than $1 million subject to performance cash awards to an individual participant.

 

  These limits are greater than the number of shares or cash subject to any particular award that we have granted to any individual in the past.

 

Vesting:

Determined by the compensation committee or the board of directors.

 

Not Permitted:

(1) Granting stock options or SARs at a price below the fair market value of LeapFrog Series A common stock on the date of grant.

 

  (2) Repricing or reducing the exercise price of a stock option or SAR without stockholder approval.

Eligibility

Only employees (including officers), consultants and non-employee directors of LeapFrog and its affiliates are eligible to receive awards under the 2011 EIP. Pursuant to applicable tax law, we may only grant incentive stock options to our employees (including officers) and employees of our affiliates. The compensation

 

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committee, or a subcommittee thereof, determines who will participate in the 2011 EIP and the terms of those grants. Although we have designed the 2011 EIP to allow awards to our directors in order to preserve flexibility for the compensation committee in making its decisions regarding equity-based compensation, we anticipate that we will continue to grant awards to our non-employee directors under the NEDSAP.

Awards

The 2011 EIP allows the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance stock awards, performance cash awards and other stock awards. Subject to plan limits, the compensation committee has the discretionary authority to determine the size of awards to employees, however the committee has adopted a series of equity award guidelines designed to manage the usage of the pool of shares available for future. The use of performance-based awards will be considered in the context of our total compensation program and the significant level of pay-for-performance requirements already incorporated into our compensation practices.

Vesting and Exercise of Awards

The exercise price of stock options and SARs granted under the 2011 EIP may not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The term of any stock option or SAR may not be longer than 10 years. For other types of awards under the 2011 EIP, the compensation committee will determine the vesting and exercisability (or settlement) terms for each award, including the establishment of any performance vesting criteria.

Eligibility Under Section 162(m)

Stockholder approval of the 2011 EIP is designed to constitute approval of the plan’s material features for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Tax Code. Awards may, but need not, include performance criteria that satisfy Section 162(m). To the extent that awards are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m), the performance criteria will be based on stock price appreciation (in the case of options or SARs) or on one or more of the other factors set forth in Section 13(kk) of the 2011 EIP (which may be adjusted as provided in the plan), applied on a Company-wide basis, with respect to one or more business units, divisions, affiliates, or business segments, and in either absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices, in each case as specified by the compensation committee in the award.

Transferability

Awards granted under the 2011 EIP are transferable only by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or to the extent otherwise determined by the compensation committee. The compensation committee has sole discretion to permit the transfer of an award.

Administration

The compensation committee, which is made up of a majority of independent directors, has been delegated the authority by the board of directors to administer our equity compensation plans and will administer the 2011 EIP. The compensation committee, or a subcommittee thereof, will select the employees who receive awards, when and how the awards are granted, what type or combination of types of awards to be granted, the provisions of each award granted and the number of shares granted. The compensation committee may interpret the 2011 EIP and awards granted under it and establish, amend and revoke any rules relating to the 2011 EIP. The compensation committee may delegate to a committee of one or more directors the ability to grant awards and take certain other actions with respect to participants who are not executive officers, and may delegate certain administrative or ministerial functions under the 2011 EIP to an officer or officers. The compensation committee has delegated authority to a committee consisting of the Chief Executive Officer (“NEOSAC”) to grant awards to non-executive employees within limits and a budget pre-approved by the compensation committee.

 

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Duration, Suspension, Termination, and Amendment

The board of directors may suspend or terminate the 2011 EIP at any time. Unless sooner terminated by our board of directors, the 2011 EIP shall automatically terminate on March 16, 2021, which is the day before the tenth anniversary of the date the 2011 EIP was adopted by the board of directors. No awards may be granted under the 2011 EIP while the 2011 EIP is suspended or after it is terminated.

The board of directors may amend the 2011 EIP at any time. However, no amendment or termination of the plan will adversely affect any rights under awards already granted to a participant unless agreed to by the affected participant. In addition we will obtain stockholder approval of any amendment to the 2011 EIP, if required by applicable law or listing requirement, that would:

 

   

Materially increase the number of shares of Class A Common Stock available for issuance under the 2011 EIP;

 

   

Materially expand the class of individuals eligible to receive awards under the 2011 EIP;

 

   

Materially increase the benefits accruing to participants under the 2011 EIP or materially reduces the price at which shares of Class A Common Stock may be issued or purchased under the 2011 EIP;

 

   

Materially extend the term of the 2011 EIP; or

 

   

Expand the types of awards available for issuance under the 2011 EIP.

Adjustments; Corporate Transactions

In the event of a capitalization adjustment, the compensation committee shall appropriately and proportionately adjust the number and kind of shares available for grant under the 2011 EIP, and subject to the various limitations set forth in the 2011 EIP, the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2011 EIP, and the exercise or settlement price of outstanding stock options and of other awards.

In the event of a corporate transaction, the board of directors may arrange for the assumption of the outstanding awards, the acceleration of vesting of outstanding awards, the assignment of rights with respect to the awards, the cancellation of the awards or a payment to award holders, as determined by the board of directors. For purposes of the 2011 EIP, a corporate transaction will be deemed to occur in the event of (i) the consummation of a sale of all or substantially all of our consolidated assets, (ii) the consummation of a sale of at least 90% of our outstanding securities, (iii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation in which we are not the surviving corporation, or (iv) the consummation of a merger or consolidation in which we are the surviving corporation but shares of our outstanding common stock are converted into other property by the virtue of the transaction, as determined by the board of directors.

Tax Withholding

The board of directors may require a participant to satisfy any federal, state, local, or foreign tax withholding obligation relating to a stock award by (a) causing the participant to tender a cash payment; (b) withholding shares of common stock from the shares of common stock issued or otherwise issuable to the participant in connection with the award; (c) withholding cash from an award settled in cash or from other amounts payable to the participant; or (d) by other method set forth in the award agreement.

U.S. Federal Tax Consequences

The following is a summary of the principal U.S. federal income taxation consequences to participants and LeapFrog with respect to participation in the 2011 EIP. The information is based upon current federal income tax rules and therefore is subject to change when those rules change. Because the tax consequences to any recipient may depend on his or her particular situation, each recipient should consult the recipient’s tax adviser regarding

 

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the federal, state, local, and other tax consequences of the grant or exercise of an award or the disposition of stock acquired as a result of an award. The 2011 EIP is not qualified under the provisions of Section 401(a) of the Tax Code, and is not subject to any of the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Our ability to realize the benefit of any tax deductions described below depends on our generation of taxable income as well as the requirement of reasonableness, the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Tax Code and the satisfaction of our tax reporting obligations.

Incentive Stock Options

The 2011 EIP provides for the grant of stock options that qualify as “incentive stock options,” as defined in Section 422 of the Tax Code. Under the Tax Code, an optionee generally is not subject to ordinary income tax upon the grant or exercise of an incentive stock option. If the optionee holds a share received on the exercise of an incentive stock option for more than two years from the date the option was granted and more than one year from the date the option was exercised, which is referred to as the required holding period, the difference, if any, between the amount realized on a sale or other taxable disposition of that share and the holder’s tax basis in that share will be long-term capital gain or loss.

If, however, an optionee disposes of a share acquired on exercise of an incentive stock option before the end of the required holding period, which is referred to as a disqualifying disposition, the optionee generally will recognize ordinary income in the year of the disqualifying disposition equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the share on the date the incentive stock option was exercised over the exercise price. However, if the sales proceeds are less than the fair market value of the share on the date of exercise of the option, the amount of ordinary income recognized by the optionee will not exceed the gain, if any, realized on the sale. If the amount realized on a disqualifying disposition exceeds the fair market value of the share on the date of exercise of the option, that excess will be short-term or long-term capital gain, depending on whether the holding period for the share exceeds one year.

For purposes of the alternative minimum tax, the amount by which the fair market value of a share of stock acquired on exercise of an incentive stock option exceeds the exercise price of that option generally will be an adjustment included in the optionee’s alternative minimum taxable income for the year in which the option is exercised. If, however, there is a disqualifying disposition of the share in the year in which the option is exercised, there will be no adjustment for alternative minimum tax purposes with respect to that share. In computing alternative minimum taxable income, the tax basis of a share acquired on exercise of an incentive stock option is increased by the amount of the adjustment taken into account with respect to that share for alternative minimum tax purposes in the year the option is exercised.

We are not allowed an income tax deduction with respect to the grant or exercise of an incentive stock option or the disposition of a share acquired on exercise of an incentive stock option after the required holding period. If there is a disqualifying disposition of a share, however, we are allowed a deduction in an amount equal to the ordinary income includible in income by the optionee.

Nonstatutory Stock Options

Generally, there is no taxation upon the grant of a nonstatutory stock option if the option is granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock on the grant date. On exercise, an optionee will recognize ordinary income equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value on the date of exercise of the stock over the exercise price. If the optionee is employed by us or one of our affiliates, that income will be subject to withholding tax. Generally, the optionee’s tax basis in those shares will be equal to their fair market value on the date of exercise of the option, and the optionee’s capital gain holding period for those shares will begin on that date. We will generally be entitled to a tax deduction equal to the taxable ordinary income realized by the optionee.

 

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Restricted Stock Awards

Generally, the recipient of a restricted stock award will recognize ordinary compensation income at the time the stock is received equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the stock received over any amount paid by the recipient in exchange for the stock. If, however, the stock is not vested when it is received (for example, if the employee is required to work for a period of time in order to have the right to sell the stock), the recipient generally will not recognize income until the stock becomes vested, at which time the recipient will recognize ordinary compensation income equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the stock on the date it becomes vested over any amount paid by the recipient in exchange for the stock. A recipient may, however, file an election with the Internal Revenue Service, within 30 days of his or her receipt of the stock award, to recognize ordinary compensation income, as of the date the recipient receives the award, equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the stock on the date the award is granted over any amount paid by the recipient in exchange for the stock.

The recipient’s basis for the determination of gain or loss upon the subsequent disposition of shares acquired from stock awards will be the amount paid for such shares plus any ordinary income recognized either when the stock is received or when the stock becomes vested.

Subject to the requirement of reasonableness, the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Tax Code and the satisfaction of a tax reporting obligation, we will generally be entitled to a tax deduction equal to the taxable ordinary income realized by the recipient of the stock award.

Restricted Stock Units

Generally, no taxable income is recognized upon receipt of a restricted stock unit award. The participant will recognize ordinary income in the year in which the shares subject to that unit are actually issued to the participant in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date of issuance. Generally, we will be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant at the time the shares are issued.

Stock Appreciation Rights

Generally, stock appreciation rights are subject to similar tax rules as nonstatutory stock options. This means that, generally, no taxable income is realized upon the receipt of a stock appreciation right. Upon exercise of the stock appreciation right, the fair market value of the shares (or cash in lieu of shares) received, less any strike price paid for such shares, is recognized as ordinary income to the participant in the year of such exercise. Generally, with respect to employees, we are required to withhold from the payment made on exercise of the stock appreciation right or from regular wages or supplemental wage payments an amount based on the ordinary income recognized. We will generally be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant.

Section 162(m)

Compensation of persons who are “covered employees” of LeapFrof is subject to the tax deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Tax Code. Awards that qualify as “performance-based compensation” are exempt from the limitations of Section 162(m), thereby permitting us to claim the full federal tax deduction otherwise allowed for such compensation. The 2011 EIP is intended to enable us to grant awards that will be exempt from the deduction limits of Section 162(m). Under Section 162(m), compensation attributable to stock options and stock appreciation rights will qualify as performance-based compensation if, among other requirements, (i) such awards are approved by a compensation committee composed solely of “outside directors,” (ii) the plan contains a per-employee limitation on the number of shares for which such awards may be granted during a specified period, (iii) the per-employee limitation is approved by the stockholders, and (iv) the exercise or strike price of the award is no less than the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. Compensation attributable to

 

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restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards and other stock-based awards will qualify as performance-based compensation, if, among other requirements, (i) the award is approved by a compensation committee composed solely of “outside directors,” (ii) the award is granted, becomes vested or is settled, as applicable, only upon the achievement of an objective performance goal established in writing by the compensation committee while the outcome is substantially uncertain, (iii) a committee of outside directors certifies in writing prior to the granting (or vesting or settlement) of the award that the performance goal has been satisfied, and (iv) prior to the granting (or vesting or settlement) of the award, the stockholders have approved the material terms of the award (including the class of employees eligible for such award, the business criteria on which the performance goal is based, and the maximum amount, or formula used to calculate the amount, payable upon attainment of the performance goal).

New Plan Benefits

Awards under the 2011 EIP are discretionary, and we have not approved any awards that are conditioned on stockholder approval of the 2011 EIP. Accordingly, we cannot currently determine the benefits or number of shares subject to awards that may be granted in the future to executive officers, directors and employees under the 2011 EIP.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Information, as of December 31, 2011, regarding equity compensation plans approved and not approved by stockholders is summarized in the following table:

 

Plan Category

   Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights

(a)
     Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b)
     Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under  equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))

(c)
 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

     7,784,600       $ 4.22         4,949,572 (1) 

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

     —           —           —     
                    

TOTAL

     7,784,600       $ 4.22         4,949,572   
                    

 

(1) Includes 1,391,409 shares reserved for issuance under our 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 3,097,133 shares reserved for issuance under our 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, subject to this Proposal Five, and 461,030 shares reserved for issuance under our 2002 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Award Plan.

Vote Required

Adoption of the 2011 EIP requires affirmative “For” vote from a majority of the voting power present and entitled to vote either in person or by proxy on this Proposal Five at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions will be counted toward the tabulation of votes cast on the proposal and will have the same effect as “Against” votes. Under the rules of the NYSE, brokers are prohibited from giving proxies to vote on the implementation of any equity compensation plan unless the beneficial owner of such shares has given voting instructions on the matter. This means that if your broker is the record holder of your shares, you must give voting instructions to your broker with respect to this Proposal Five if you want your broker to vote your shares on the matter. If you do not give your broker voting instructions, your shares will be treated as broker non-votes. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

Recommendation

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposal Five.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

Controlling Stockholder

As of March 31, 2011, Lawrence J. Ellison, through entities controlled by him, held a majority of the voting power of our outstanding stock. As a result, Mr. Ellison controls the election of all members of our board of directors and all other matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders as to which the vote required is a majority of the outstanding voting power. Mr. Ellison is Chief Executive Officer of Oracle Corporation.

Beneficial Ownership of Our Common Stock

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the ownership of LeapFrog’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock (convertible into Class A common stock) as of March 31, 2011 by: (i) each director; (ii) each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table below; (iii) all executive officers and directors of LeapFrog as a group; and (iv) all those known by LeapFrog to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of our Class A or Class B common stock. Information with respect to beneficial ownership has been furnished by each director, executive officer or beneficial owner of more than five percent of the shares of our Class A or Class B common stock, as the case may be, and Schedules 13D and 13G filings with the SEC.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules, which generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to each person who possesses, either solely or shared with others, the power to vote or dispose of those securities. These rules also treat as outstanding all shares of capital stock that a person would receive upon exercise of stock options held by that person that are immediately exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2011. These shares are deemed to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the person holding those options for the purpose of computing the number of shares beneficially owned and the percentage ownership of that person, but they are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated and to the extent known, the persons or entities identified in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to applicable community property laws.

 

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Beneficial Ownership of Our Common Stock (continued)

 

    Number of Shares Beneficially Owned     Percentage of Shares
Beneficially Owned(1)
    Percentage of
Combined
Voting
Power Of
All Classes of
Stock(3)
 
    Class A     Class B     Total     Class A     Class B     Total(2)    

Lawrence J. Ellison / Mollusk Holdings, LLC(4)

    1,325,258       13,353,276        14,678,534        2.9     71.2     22.7     57.7

Michael R. Milken(5)

    601,789        4,076,516        4,678,305        1.3     21.7     7.2     17.7

Lowell J. Milken(6)

    315,137        532,914        848,051        *        2.8     1.3     2.4

Franklin Resources, Inc.(7)

    5,255,380        —          5,255,380        11.4     *        8.1     2.2

BlackRock, Inc.(8)

    2,839,355        —          2,839,355        6.1     *        4.4     1.2

John Barbour

    50,000        —          50,000        *        *        *        *   

William K. Campbell(9)

    196,647        —          196,647        *        *        *        *   

Michael Y. Chai(10)

    232,693        —          232,693        *        *        *        *   

William B. Chiasson(11)

    413,840        —          413,840        *        *        *        *   

Michael J. Dodd(12)

    338,437        —          338,437        *        *        *        *   

Mark A Etnyre(13)

    169,202        —          169,202        *        *        *        *   

Thomas J. Kalinske(14)

    358,778        1,107        359,885        *        *        *        *   

Jeffrey G. Katz(15)

    1,226,651        —          1,226,651        2.6     *        1.9     *   

Paul T. Marinelli(16)

    1,377,478        13,353,276        14,730,754        3.0     71.2     22.6     57.7

Stanley E. Maron(17)

    112,834        168        113,032        *        *        *        *   

E. Stanton McKee, Jr.(18)

    95,596        —          95,596        *        *        *        *   

David C. Nagel(19)

    90,860        —          90,860        *        *        *        *   

Philip B. Simon(20)

    1,455,132        13,353,276        14,808,408        3.1     71.2     22.8     57.7

Caden Wang(21)

    95,981        —          95,981        *        *        *        *   

All directors and executive officers as a group (15 persons)(22)

    4,897,665        13,354,551        18,252,216        10.0     71.2     26.9     58.5

 

 * Less than one percent.

 

(1) Based on 46,275,161 shares of Class A common stock and 18,748,737 shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2011. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, the applicable address for each of our directors and executive officers is c/o LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, California 94608.

 

(2) These percentages reflect the ownership of our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock on an as-converted basis, assuming the conversion of all Class B common stock to Class A common stock.

 

(3) These percentages reflect the different voting rights of our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock. On all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, our Class A common stock entitles its holders to one vote per share and our Class B common stock entitles its holders to ten votes per share.

 

(4) Includes 1,325,258 shares of Class A common stock and 13,353,276 shares of Class B common stock held indirectly by Mr. Ellison through Mollusk Holdings, which is controlled by Cephalopod Corporation and Lawrence Investments. These shares are also reported as beneficially owned by Messrs. Marinelli and Simon. The address for Mollusk Holdings is c/o Philip B. Simon, 101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 320, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.

 

(5) Includes:

 

   

601,789 shares of Class A common stock and 4,064,937 shares of Class B common stock held directly by Mr. M. Milken;

 

   

11,579 shares of Class B common stock held indirectly by Mr. M. Milken through Hampstead Associates, LLC, which are also beneficially owned by Mr. L. Milken and over which Mr. M. Milken has shared voting and investment power.

 

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The address for Mr. M. Milken is c/o Maron & Sandler, 1250 Fourth Street, Suite 550, Santa Monica, California 90401.

 

(6) Includes:

 

   

315,137 shares of Class A common stock and 521,335 shares of Class B common stock held directly by Mr. L. Milken;

 

   

11,579 shares of Class B common stock held indirectly by Mr. L. Milken through Hampstead Associates, LLC, which are also beneficially owned by Mr. M. Milken and over which Mr. L. Milken has shared voting and investment power.

The address for Mr. L. Milken is c/o Maron & Sandler, 1250 Fourth Street, Suite 550, Santa Monica, California 90401.

 

(7) Based solely on information provided in a Schedule 13G filed on February 6, 2009 by Franklin Resources, Inc., Charles B. Johnson, Rupert H. Johnson, Jr., Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund (a U.S. investment company), Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund (a Canada investment company) and Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. is reported as having sole voting and dispositive power over 5,255,380 shares. Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund (U.S.) is reported as having the right to receive or power to direct the receipt of dividends from, as well as the proceeds from the sale of, 2,976,610 shares. Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund (Canada) is reported as having the right to receive or power to direct the receipt of dividends from, as well as the proceeds from the sale of, 2,283,770 shares. Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. are reported as being the principal stockholders of Franklin Resources, Inc., which is identified as a direct or indirect parent of the investment management subsidiaries reported as having beneficial ownership of or other interest in the shares. The address for Franklin Resources, Inc. is One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, California 94403.

 

(8)

Based solely on information provided in a Schedule 13G filed on February 7, 2011 by BlackRock, Inc. The address for BlackRock, Inc. is 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022.

 

(9) Includes 167,066 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. Campbell upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011 and 6,250 shares of Class A common stock issuable under restricted stock unit awards that are scheduled to be vested within 60 days after March 31, 2011.

 

(10) Includes 185,322 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. Chai upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011.

 

(11) Includes 338,338 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. Chiasson upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011.

 

(12) Includes 269,397 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. Dodd upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011 and 8,333 shares of Class A common stock issuable under restricted stock unit awards that are scheduled to be vested within 60 days after March 31, 2011.

 

(13) Includes 122,297 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. Etnyre upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011 and 4,166 shares of Class A common stock issuable under restricted stock unit awards that are scheduled to be vested within 60 days after March 31, 2011.

 

(14) Includes 165,576 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. Kalinske upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011.

 

(15) Includes 1,172,375 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. Katz upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011.

 

(16)

Includes 1,325,258 shares of Class A common stock and 13,353,276 shares of Class B common stock presently held by Mollusk Holdings and 52,220 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. Marinelli upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011. Mr. Marinelli is the

 

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Vice President of Lawrence Investments, which is one of the two managing members of Mollusk Holdings. These shares are also reported as beneficially owned by Mr. Ellison. Mr. Marinelli disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The address for Mr. Marinelli is 101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 320, Walnut Creek, California 94596.

 

(17) Includes 83,895 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. Maron upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011 and 20,000 shares of Class A common stock issuable under restricted stock unit awards that are scheduled to be vested within 60 days after March 31, 2011, provided that pursuant to the terms of the grant, the shares will not be released by LeapFrog until three months following the expiration or termination of Mr. Maron’s term on LeapFrog’s board of directors. The address for Mr. Maron is 1250 Fourth Street, Suite 550, Santa Monica, California 90401.

 

(18) Includes 70,596 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. McKee upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011 and 25,000 shares of Class A common stock issuable under restricted stock unit awards that are scheduled to be vested within 60 days after March 31, 2011, provided that pursuant to the terms of the grant, the shares will not be released by LeapFrog until three months following the expiration or termination of Mr. McKee’s term on LeapFrog’s board of directors.

 

(19) Includes 70,860 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Dr. Nagel upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011 and 20,000 shares of Class A common stock issuable under restricted stock unit awards that are scheduled to be vested within 60 days after March 31, 2011, provided that pursuant to the terms of the grant, the shares will not be released by LeapFrog until three months following the expiration or termination of Dr. Nagel’s term on LeapFrog’s board of directors.

 

(20) Includes:

 

   

52,220 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. Simon upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011.

 

   

77,654 shares of Class A common stock presently held by the Simon-Neben Family Trust, a revocable trust of which Mr. Simon is a trustee.

 

   

1,325,258 shares of Class A common stock and 13,353,276 shares of Class B common stock presently held by Mollusk Holdings. Mr. Simon is the President of Lawrence Investments, which is one of the two managing members of Mollusk Holdings. These shares are also reported as beneficially owned by Mr. Ellison. Mr. Simon disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

The address for Mr. Simon is 101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 320, Walnut Creek, California 94596.

 

(21) Includes 75,981 shares of Class A common stock issuable to Mr. Wang upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011 and 20,000 shares of Class A common stock issuable under restricted stock unit awards that are scheduled to be vested within 60 days after March 31, 2011, provided that pursuant to the terms of the grant, the shares will not be released by LeapFrog until three months following the expiration or termination of Mr. Wang’s term on LeapFrog’s board of directors.

 

(22) Based on all existing executive officers and directors as a group. See footnotes 10 through 21 above, as applicable. Includes 1,325,258 shares of Class A common stock and 13,353,276 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Mollusk Holdings, as discussed above, but such amount has been included only once in the calculation even though it is attributed to two directors elsewhere in the table. There are 1,448 shares of Class A common stock held by our executive officers who are not named in the table. Also includes 7,346 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2011 held by executive officers who are not named in the table.

 

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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedures

In February 2010, our board approved a written policy regarding transactions with related persons that sets forth our policies and procedures regarding the identification, review, consideration and approval or ratification of “related-persons transactions.” For purposes of our policy only, a “related-person transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) involving an amount that exceeds $120,000 in which LeapFrog and any “related person” are participants. Transactions involving compensation for services provided to LeapFrog as an employee, director, consultant or similar capacity by a related person are not covered by this policy. A related person is any executive officer, director, or more than 5% stockholder of LeapFrog (as determined by the combined voting power of all classes of stock), including any of their immediate family members, and any entity owned or controlled by such persons.

Under the policy, where a transaction has been identified as a related-person transaction, management must present information regarding the proposed related-person transaction to our board of directors for consideration and approval or ratification. The presentation must include a description of, among other things, the material facts, the interests, direct and indirect, of the related persons, the benefits to LeapFrog of the transaction and whether any alternative transactions were available. To identify related-person transactions, we rely on information supplied by our management and directors. In considering related-person transactions, the board takes into account the relevant available facts and circumstances including, but not limited to (a) the risks, costs and benefits to LeapFrog, (b) the impact on a director’s independence if the related person is a director, immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated, (c) the terms of the transaction, (d) the availability of other sources for comparable services or products and (e) the terms available to or from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties or to or from employees generally. If a director has an interest in the proposed transaction, the director must recuse himself or herself from the deliberations and approval. The policy requires that, in determining whether to approve, ratify or reject a related-person transaction, the board must look at, in light of known circumstances, whether the transaction is in, or is not inconsistent with, the best interests of LeapFrog and its stockholders, as the board determines in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

Certain Related-Person Transactions

Mollusk Holdings, LLC, an entity controlled by Lawrence J. Ellison, Chief Executive Officer of Oracle Corporation, holds a majority of the voting power of our outstanding stock. In 2010, we purchased software products and support services from Oracle Corporation totaling approximately $1.1 million. As of March 31, 2011, Mr. Ellison may be deemed to have had or shared the power to direct the voting and disposition and, therefore, to have beneficial ownership, of 13,353,276 shares of our Class B common stock, and 1,325,258 shares of our Class A common stock, which together represents approximately 57.7% of the combined voting power of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock. According to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 11, 2011, Mr. Ellison beneficially owned as of that date approximately 22.3% of Oracle Corporation’s outstanding common stock. For a more complete discussion of Mr. Ellison’s beneficial ownership of our Class A common stock, see “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Independence of the Board of Directors

We are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards because Mollusk Holdings holds more than 50% of the voting power of our outstanding shares. This status provides an exception to the requirements of the NYSE that a majority of the members of a listed company’s board of directors qualify as “independent,” as defined in the NYSE listing standards, as affirmatively determined by the board of directors, and that our compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee be composed entirely of independent directors. However, under NYSE regulations, our non-management directors, including directors that may not qualify as “independent,” must still meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without management present and our audit committee must still be composed entirely of independent directors. Beginning in 2010, NYSE standards provide that we should also hold at least one executive session per year that includes only independent directors.

Our board consults with our legal counsel to ensure that its determinations are consistent with all relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the definition of “independent,” including those set forth in pertinent listing standards of the NYSE, as in effect from time to time.

Consistent with these considerations, after review of all relevant transactions or relationships between each director, or any of his family members and us, our senior management and our independent registered public accounting firm, our board of directors affirmatively determined in February 2011 that all of our continuing directors are independent within the meaning of the applicable NYSE listing standards, except for Mr. Barbour, our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Chiasson, our former Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Simon, President of Lawrence Investments, which controls Mollusk Holdings, and Mr. Marinelli, Vice President of Lawrence Investments.

Board Meetings

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the board of directors held 13 meetings. Each of our incumbent directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the board and of the committees on which the director served that were held during the portion of the last fiscal year in which he was a director or committee member.

In fiscal 2010, the non-management members of our board of directors met four times in executive sessions at which only non-management directors were present. Prior to March 2010, Philip B. Simon, the Presiding Director of our board of directors during that period, presided over executive sessions of the board. The Presiding Director role was eliminated in March 2010. After March 2010 and until March 2011, Jeffrey G. Katz, our former Executive Chairman of the board, presided over such executive sessions. For executive sessions of committees, the presiding director is usually the chair of the committee. If Mr. Katz were absent for board executive sessions, the remaining directors selected a temporary chairman to lead the meeting. If the committee chair is absent for a committee executive session, the remaining committee members determine as a group the presiding director for executive sessions on a case-by-case basis.

Persons interested in communicating with the non-management or independent directors with their concerns or issues may address correspondence to a particular director, including the Chairman, or to the non-management or independent directors generally, in care of our Corporate Secretary at 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, California 94608. If no particular director is named, letters will be forwarded, depending on the subject matter, to the Chairman or the chair of the audit, compensation or nominating and corporate governance committee.

Board Leadership Structure

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2011, now serves as the Chairman of the Board. Mr. Katz served as Chairman of the Board until February 2010 and as Executive Chairman between March 2010 and March 2011. As Chairman, Mr. Chiasson continues to have an active role in consulting with our senior management and board regarding LeapFrog’s business strategy and technology and product direction. The regular duties of the Chairman of the Board are described in our bylaws, which provide that the Chairman presides over meetings of the board of directors and at meetings of our stockholders, and performs any other duties commonly incident to the office or designated by our board of directors. The Chairman role will include typical board chair duties such as serving as a liaison between the other board members and management, reviewing and approving materials to be sent to the board of directors, working with management and other directors to develop agendas for meetings of the board of directors, helping build consensus on proposed actions of the board of directors, and serving as the chair of meetings of the board of directors.

In his position as Chairman, Mr. Chiasson will have substantial authority to shape the work of the board of directors. Even though he is not “independent” within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards, we believe that his status as a non-management director performing this board leadership role will help to reinforce the board’s independence from management in their oversight of our business and affairs. In addition, we believe that having a non-management Chairman will serve to create an environment that is conducive to objective evaluation and oversight of management’s performance and related compensation, increasing management accountability and improving the ability of the board of directors to monitor whether management’s actions are in our best interests and those of our stockholders. As a result, we believe the current leadership structure of our board of directors contributes to its effectiveness as a whole and, as a result, is the most appropriate structure for us at the present time. In addition, we believe Mr. Chiasson’s role in consulting with senior management and members of the board of directors facilitates regular open and direct communication between directors and our management, helping to coordinate the actions of management with direction provided by the board of directors.

Thomas J. Kalinske, who served as our Chief Executive Officer from September 1997 to March 2002 and again from February 2004 to July 2006, serves as the Vice Chairman of the board of directors and would generally preside over any meetings and executive sessions of the board of directors if Mr. Chiasson were not present. Mr. Kalinske provides industry experience and his perspective as a former CEO of LeapFrog to management as part of his Vice Chairman role.

Role of Board in Risk Oversight

One of the key functions of our board of directors is informed oversight of our risk management process. The board of directors does not have a standing risk management committee, but rather administers this oversight function directly through the board of directors as a whole, as well as through the audit committee, which is responsible for discussing guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. In addition, other standing committees of the board of directors address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. It is the responsibility of the committee chairs to report findings regarding material risk exposures to the board of directors as quickly as possible.

Our board of directors and board committees oversee risk, including operational risk, liquidity risk and credit risk, in a variety of ways, including the following:

 

   

The full board of directors engages in extensive discussion with our executive team on a regular basis concerning the risks facing the Company and how best to manage them. Board of director meetings generally include detailed discussion among board members, management and professional advisors regarding material risks we face as an enterprise, including operational and financial risks. Our management provides information to the board of directors regarding our approach to material risks, both at meetings and in regular informal discussions, and takes extensive guidance from the board of directors in decision-making with respect to such matters. In addition, the board of directors and audit committee generally review the disclosures in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the risk factors. The audit committee reviews the Annual Report on Form 10-K in detail and also reviews and discusses with

 

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management the disclosures in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including updated risk factors, and holds extensive discussions with management concerning whether all material risks have been identified. The discussion also provides a mechanism by which board members can evaluate and oversee our risk management practices, ask questions of our executive team concerning material risks we face and how we plan to manage them, and guide management’s actions with respect to such risk management.

 

   

Our audit committee reviews and discusses at regular meetings throughout the year our risk management policies and processes and material risk exposures, including financial risk exposures, facing our business, in addition to monitoring our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Audit committee meetings generally include extensive discussion between the committee members and our internal and external auditors, legal advisors and operational leads regarding the risks we face. The participants discuss in detail both the material risks identified by these parties in their capacities as advisors to or leaders of LeapFrog, and how we plan to address them. In addition, such reviews include evaluating the effectiveness of our risk management processes and how to improve them if and when necessary.

 

   

Our internal audit department and any internal audit consulting firm reports directly to the audit committee of the board of directors on the adequacy and effectiveness of our system of internal control and risk management systems. The audit committee guides management and board decisions concerning financial and operational matters based on the reports regarding risk management priorities. This information is delivered to the audit committee during the regular portion of the meeting and in a separate discussion among our audit committee members, internal audit representatives and external auditors during executive sessions of the audit committee.

 

   

Our compensation committee reviews our compensation programs with our management and external compensation consultants, and, in approving such programs, considers whether and to what extent they have a potential to encourage excessive risk taking by our employees, including our executives. In addition, the committee monitors these programs to evaluate on a regular basis whether the programs provide an appropriate balance of incentives and do not encourage employees to take unreasonable risks.

 

   

Our nominating and corporate governance committee monitors the effectiveness of our corporate governance guidelines, including whether they are successful in preventing illegal acts or improper liability-creating conduct. The committee also helps ensure that we are prepared to deal with risks and crises by evaluating the individual capabilities of the directors, nominating directors with risk management experience, and considering the time each director and nominee has to devote to the company. The committee also works with our management to establish orientation programs for new directors and succession plans for key executive officers.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

In 2010, our board of directors had three standing committees: an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nominating and corporate governance committee. The following table provides membership and meeting information for each of the board committees in 2010:

 

Member of our board of directors in 2010

   Audit     Compensation     Nominating and
Corporate
Governance
 

Paul T. Marinelli

         X   

Stanley E. Maron

     X        X        X   

E. Stanton McKee, Jr.

     X     X     

David C. Nagel

       X  

Philip B. Simon

       X     

Caden Wang

     X        X        X

Total meetings in fiscal 2010(1)

     6        9        4   

 

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(1) The board of directors and the compensation committee had five combined meetings during 2010. Compensation committee meeting totals do not include meetings of a performance compensation award subcommittee of the compensation committee (described in more detail below under “Compensation Committee,”) whether they were held concurrently with a compensation committee meeting or separately.

Below is a description of each committee of the board of directors. Each of the committees has authority to engage legal counsel or other experts or consultants, as it deems appropriate to carry out its responsibilities. While the board of directors did not conclude that Messrs. Simon and Marinelli were “independent” as defined in the NYSE listing standards, the committees to which they were appointed (compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee, respectively) are not required to be composed entirely of independent directors because we are a “controlled company,” as discussed in more detail above under “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Board of Directors—Independence of the Board of Directors.”

Audit Committee

The audit committee of our board of directors was established by our board of directors in accordance with Section (3)(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act, and oversees our corporate accounting and financial reporting process and the audits of our financial statements. For this purpose, the audit committee performs several functions. Among other things, the audit committee:

 

   

evaluates the performance of and assesses the qualifications of the independent registered public accounting firm;

 

   

determines the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm;

 

   

determines whether to retain or terminate the existing independent registered public accounting firm or to appoint and engage a new independent registered public accounting firm;

 

   

reviews and approves the retention of the independent registered public accounting firm to perform any proposed permissible non-audit services;

 

   

monitors the rotation of partners of the independent registered public accounting firm on LeapFrog’s engagement as required by law;

 

   

confers with management and the independent registered public accounting firm regarding the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting;

 

   

reviews, assesses and approves the annual audit plan for LeapFrog’s internal audit function;

 

   

establishes procedures, as required under applicable law, for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and the confidential and anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters;

 

   

reviews the financial statements to be included in LeapFrog’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (and recommends to the board inclusion of the audited financial statements in the annual report) and in LeapFrog’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other financial disclosures;

 

   

discusses policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management;

 

   

assists in board oversight of our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and

 

   

discusses with management and the independent registered public accounting firm the results of the annual audit and the results of LeapFrog’s quarterly financial statements.

The audit committee is currently composed of three directors: Messrs. McKee (Chair), Maron and Wang. The audit committee met six times during our 2010 fiscal year. The board has determined that all members of LeapFrog’s audit committee are independent (as independence is defined in Section 303A.02 of the NYSE listing

 

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standards). The audit committee has adopted a written audit committee charter that is posted on our website at www.leapfroginvestor.com under the heading “Corporate Governance.” None of our audit committee members simultaneously serves on the audit committees of more than three companies.

Our board of directors has determined that Mr. McKee, the Chair of our audit committee, and Mr. Wang, each qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in applicable SEC rules. The board of directors made a qualitative assessment of Messrs. McKee’s and Wang’s level of knowledge and experience based on a number of factors, including their formal education and experience, in the case of Mr. McKee, as a chief financial officer for a public reporting company, and in the case of Mr. Wang, as chief financial officer for various privately held companies and as the chair of the audit committee of another public reporting company.

 

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE1

The audit committee has reviewed and discussed with LeapFrog’s management the company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. The audit committee has also discussed with Ernst & Young LLP, the company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the matters required to be discussed by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1. AU section 380), as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T.

The audit committee has received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from Ernst & Young LLP required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the audit committee concerning independence, and has discussed with Ernst & Young LLP its independence.

Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the audit committee recommended to the board that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Audit Committee

E. Stanton McKee, Jr. (Chair)

Stanley E. Maron

Caden Wang

 

1  The material in this report is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed “filed” with the SEC, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of LeapFrog under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

 

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Compensation Committee

The compensation committee has the authority to review and approve the overall compensation strategy and policies for LeapFrog. This role includes review and approval of corporate performance goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our executive officers and other senior management, and the compensation and other terms of employment of our CEO. In addition, the compensation committee administers LeapFrog’s equity incentive and stock purchase plans and other similar programs. It also reviews and recommends that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section be included in this proxy statement. The compensation committee has authority to form and delegate authority to subcommittees, as appropriate.

The performance compensation award subcommittee of the compensation committee was established to provide greater assurance that equity compensation awards would, if intended to do so, fit within the appropriate exemptions from the “short-swing profits trading” rules of the Exchange Act and the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Tax Code. The performance compensation award subcommittee is authorized to approve and grant equity awards to employees who are not within the discretionary award authority of the non-executive officer stock award committee, as well as any other equity awards or performance-based compensation awards deemed appropriate by the compensation committee or the full board of directors. The performance compensation award subcommittee is currently composed of Messrs. Nagel, McKee and Wang, each of whom our board of directors has determined to be an independent director within the meaning of Rule 303A of the New York Stock Exchange, a non-employee director within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 16b-3 and an outside director under the rules promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Tax Code.

Our board of directors has also established a non-executive officer stock award committee, the sole member of which is currently our CEO, Mr. Barbour. This committee may grant equity awards to employees who are not executive officers (as that term is defined in Section 16 of the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Rule 16a-1) of the Company, provided that this committee is authorized to grant only stock awards that meet the annual stock award grant guidelines approved by the compensation committee. These guidelines set forth the number of shares that may be granted to persons based on level and the total number of shares that may be granted in any given year.

Our policy is that we will not time or select the grant dates for any stock options or other stock awards in coordination with the release by the Company of material non-public information, nor will we have any program, plan or practice to do so. In addition, we have specific written policies regarding the selection of grant dates for stock options and other stock awards made to our executive officers and employees. See the section entitled “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Executive Compensation—Stock Award Grant Date Policy” in this proxy statement for more information relating to this policy.

The compensation committee reviews and considers evaluations and recommendations from our CEO submitted to the compensation committee with respect to the compensation of other executive officers. The compensation committee reviews and considers evaluations and recommendations from compensation consultants engaged by the committee and from our board of directors with respect to the compensation of our CEO. Our CEO is not present during any deliberations or decisions concerning his compensation.

The compensation committee is authorized under its charter to obtain, at the expense of the Company, advice and assistance from internal and external legal, accounting or other advisors and consultants that the compensation committee considers necessary or appropriate in the performance of its duties. During the past fiscal year, the compensation committee directly engaged Compensia Inc. as its compensation consultant. The compensation committee requested that the compensation consultant evaluate LeapFrog’s compensation practices and assist in developing and implementing our executive compensation program and philosophy. Compensia developed a competitive peer group and performed analyses of competitive performance and compensation levels. Compensia also met with members of the compensation committee and senior management to learn more about LeapFrog’s business operations and strategy, key performance metrics and target goals and the labor markets in which we compete. Compensia developed recommendations that were reviewed and

 

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approved by the compensation committee for 2010. The specific tasks and responsibilities in implementing the directive of the compensation committee are described in greater detail under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” later in this proxy statement.

Compensia (including its affiliates) did not perform any services for the Company or any of our affiliates other than compensation consulting services related to determining or recommending the form or amount of executive and director compensation, designing and implementing incentive plans and providing information on industry and peer group pay practices, which services were provided directly to the compensation committee and, in the case of the analysis of our director compensation arrangements, the nominating and corporate governance committee, which is tasked with reviewing non-employee director compensation.

Among other considerations in administering our compensation programs, the compensation committee considers whether and to what extent such programs have a potential to encourage excessive risk-taking by our employees, including our executive officers. Specific features of our compensation plans and programs identified by the compensation committee as discouraging or potentially mitigating excessive risk-taking behavior include:

 

   

Annual base salary, which is fixed compensation, constitutes the primary component of compensation for all employees, including for sales personnel and executives.

 

   

Performance-based bonuses are primarily designed to reward corporate performance, rather than purely individual performance.

 

   

In general, employees, including sales personnel, earn annual salaries and are eligible for bonuses based on individual sales performance and company performance rather than being paid on a commission basis.

 

   

Our internal controls over financial reporting and the measurement and calculation of compensation goals, such as corporate performance measures, and other financial, operational, and compliance policies and practices are designed to prevent compensation programs from being susceptible to manipulation by any employee.

 

   

Our compensation programs are designed to encourage employees to remain focused on both short-term and long-term goals through the use of performance-based bonuses, which focus on annual and/or quarterly performance goals, and equity awards, which typically vest over a number of years and therefore encourage employees to focus on long-term performance.

The compensation committee monitors our compensation programs to evaluate, on a regular basis, whether they provide an appropriate balance of incentives and whether they encourage employees to take unreasonable risks. Based on these assessments in February 2010, we and the compensation committee concluded that our compensation policies and practices for our employees do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

The compensation committee is currently composed of five directors, Dr. Nagel (Chair) and Messrs. Maron, McKee, Simon and Wang. Our board of directors has determined that all members of the compensation committee are independent (as independence is defined in the NYSE listing standards), except, as permitted by NYSE listing standards for “controlled companies,” for Mr. Simon, President of Lawrence Investments. The compensation committee met nine times during 2010. The compensation committee has adopted a written charter that is posted on our website at www.leapfroginvestor.com under the heading “Corporate Governance.”

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

As noted above, in 2010, Dr. Nagel and Messrs. Maron, McKee, Simon and Wang served on our compensation committee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, none of these directors was an officer or employee of LeapFrog or any of our subsidiaries, nor are any of these directors former officers of LeapFrog or any of our subsidiaries.

 

 

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None of our other executive officers or directors serves as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors or compensation committee.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The nominating and corporate governance committee, or governance committee, of the board of directors is responsible for identifying, reviewing and evaluating candidates to serve as directors on our board of directors (consistent with criteria approved by the board of directors), reviewing and evaluating incumbent directors, recommending to the board of directors for selection candidates for election to the board of directors, making recommendations to the board of directors regarding the membership of the committees of the board of directors, assessing the performance of management and the board of directors, reviewing the compensation paid to non-employee directors for their service on our board of directors and its committees, and developing a set of corporate governance principles for LeapFrog. Our governance committee is currently composed of three directors, Messrs. Marinelli, Maron and Wang. The board of directors has determined that all members of the governance committee are independent (as independence is defined in the NYSE listing standards), except, as permitted by NYSE listing standards for “controlled companies,” for Mr. Marinelli, Vice President of Lawrence Investments. The governance committee met four times during our 2010 fiscal year. Our governance committee charter is posted on our website at www.leapfroginvestor.com under the heading “Corporate Governance.”

The governance committee believes that candidates for director should have certain minimum qualifications, including being able to read and understand basic financial statements, being over 21 years of age and having the highest personal integrity and ethics. The governance committee also intends to consider such factors as possessing relevant expertise upon which to be able to offer advice and guidance to management, having sufficient time to devote to the affairs of LeapFrog, demonstrated excellence in his or her field, having the ability to exercise sound business judgment and having the commitment to rigorously represent the long-term interests of our stockholders. However, the governance committee retains the right to modify these qualifications from time to time.

Candidates for director nominees are reviewed in the context of the current composition of the board of directors, the operating requirements of LeapFrog and the long-term interests of stockholders. In conducting this assessment, the governance committee considers diversity, age, skills, and such other factors as it deems appropriate given the current needs of the board of directors and LeapFrog, to maintain a balance of knowledge, experience and capability. While our board of directors and governance committee do not have a policy regarding the consideration of diversity in identifying director nominees, the governance committee may include in its consideration of director candidates an assessment of the current composition of the board of directors, and how it may be possible to strengthen the board of directors’ diversity by adding individuals who could add to the breadth of the board of directors’ overall experiences and perspectives. This may include selecting candidates with gender, ethnic, national or other backgrounds that are different from those already represented on the board of directors at the time of consideration.

In the case of incumbent directors, the governance committee reviews these directors’ overall service to LeapFrog during their terms, including the number of meetings attended, level of participation, quality of performance, and any other relationships and transactions that might impair such directors’ independence. In the case of new director candidates, the governance committee also determines whether the nominee must be independent for NYSE purposes, which determination is based upon applicable NYSE listing standards, applicable SEC rules and regulations and the advice of counsel, if necessary.

The governance committee uses its network of contacts to compile a list of potential candidates, but may also engage, if it deems appropriate, a professional search firm. The governance committee conducts any appropriate and necessary inquiries into the backgrounds and qualifications of possible candidates after considering the function and needs of the board. The governance committee meets to discuss and consider the candidates’ qualifications and then selects a nominee for recommendation to the board by majority vote.

 

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The governance committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders. The governance committee does not intend to alter the manner in which it evaluates candidates, including the minimum criteria set forth above, based on whether or not the candidate was recommended by a stockholder. To date, LeapFrog has not received a timely recommendation for a director nominee for the 2011 annual meeting from a stockholder or stockholders holding more than 5% of our voting stock. Stockholders who wish to recommend individuals for consideration by the governance committee to become nominees for election to the board may do so by delivering a written recommendation to the governance committee at the following address: Chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee c/o Corporate Secretary of LeapFrog at 6401 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, at least 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the mailing of our proxy statement for the last annual meeting of stockholders, which for our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders is a deadline of December 22, 2011. Submissions must include the full name of the proposed nominee, a description of the proposed nominee’s business experience for at least the previous five years, complete biographical information, a description of the proposed nominee’s qualifications as a director and a representation that the nominating stockholder is a beneficial or record owner of our Class A or Class B common stock. Any such submission must be accompanied by the written consent of the proposed nominee to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate Governance Guidelines

Our board has adopted written Corporate Governance Guidelines to assure that the board will have the necessary authority and practices in place to review and evaluate our business operations as needed and to make decisions that are independent of our management. The guidelines are also intended to align the interests of directors and management with those of our stockholders. The Corporate Governance Guidelines set forth the practices the board intends to follow with respect to board composition and selection, board meetings and involvement of senior management, CEO performance evaluations and succession planning, and board committees and compensation. The nominating and corporate governance committee assists the board in implementing and adhering to the Corporate Governance Guidelines.

Corporate Governance Materials

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, as well as the charters for each committee of the board, are posted on the investor relations section of our website at www.leapfroginvestor.com under the heading “Corporate Governance.” In addition, stockholders may obtain a print copy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines as well as the charters of our audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee by writing to our Corporate Secretary at 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, California 94608.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted the LeapFrog Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all officers, directors and employees. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and our Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on the investor relations section of our website at www.leapfroginvestor.com under the heading “Corporate Governance”. Stockholders may also obtain a print copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and our Corporate Governance Guidelines by writing to our Corporate Secretary at 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, California 94608. If we make any substantive amendments to our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or grant any waiver from a provision of the Internal Revenue Code to any executive officer or director, we will promptly disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver on the investor relations section of our website at www.leapfroginvestor.com under the heading “Corporate Governance.”

 

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Stockholder Communications with Directors

LeapFrog’s board has adopted a formal process by which stockholders may communicate with the board of directors or any of its directors, including the Chairman, or to the non-management or independent directors generally. Stockholders and other interested parties who wish to communicate with the board of directors or any of the directors may do so by sending written communications addressed to the Corporate Secretary of LeapFrog at 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, California 94608. The board of directors has established procedures for how we should deal with all direct communications. The board of directors has directed that all communications will be compiled by our Corporate Secretary and submitted to the board of directors or the individual directors on a periodic basis. These communications will be reviewed by our Corporate Secretary, who will determine whether they should be presented to the board of directors. The purpose of this screening is to allow the board of directors to avoid having to consider irrelevant or inappropriate communications (such as advertisements and solicitations). The screening procedures have been approved by a majority of the non-management directors of the board of directors. Directors may at any time request that we forward to them immediately all communications received by us. All communications directed to the audit committee in accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph that relate to accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters involving LeapFrog will be promptly and directly forwarded to the audit committee. A summary of these communication procedures is posted on our website at www.leapfroginvestor.com under the heading “Corporate Governance.”

 

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, our non-employee directors who served during 2010 received the following compensation for their service on our board of directors:

Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2010

 

Name

   Fees Earned
or Paid in Cash
($)(1)
     Stock
Awards
($)
     Option
Awards
($)(2)(3)(4)
     Total
($)
 

Thomas J. Kalinske

     45,000         —           29,514         74,514   

Paul T. Marinelli

     66,000         —           29,514         95,514   

Stanley E. Maron

     88,000         —           29,514         117,514   

E. Stanton McKee, Jr.

     100,000         —           29,514         129,514   

David C. Nagel

     62,500         —           29,514         92,014   

Philip B. Simon

     67,654         —           29,514         97,168   

Caden Wang

     99,500         —           29,514         129,014   

 

(1) Reflects board retainer fees, committee chair and audit committee retainer fees, subcommittee retainer fees, and meeting fees.

 

(2) At December 31, 2010, the following non-employee directors each held stock awards and stock options covering the following aggregate numbers of shares:

 

     Stock Awards
(number of shares)
     Stock Options
(number of shares)
 

Name

   Vested      Unvested      Total
Outstanding
     Total
Outstanding
 

Thomas J. Kalinske

     —           —           —           194,494   

Paul T. Marinelli

     —           —           —           85,000   

Stanley E. Maron

     20,000         —           20,000         112,813   

E. Stanton McKee, Jr.

     25,000         —           25,000         99,514   

David C. Nagel

     20,000         —           20,000         99,778   

Philip B. Simon

     —           —           —           85,000   

Caden Wang

     20,000         —           20,000         104,899   

 

(3) The amounts reported for the stock option awards are based on the grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions made in the valuation of the stock option awards are discussed in Note 12, “Stock-Based Compensation,” of the Notes to Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2011.

 

(4) In July 2010, each of our non-employee directors was automatically granted an annual non-statutory stock option award pursuant to the 2002 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Award Plan. These stock option awards were granted at an exercise price of $3.92 per share and vest over three years. The grant date fair value of each of these stock option awards, as calculated under FASB ASC Topic 718 for financial statement reporting purposes, was as follows:

 

Name

   Stock Option Awards
(Number of Shares)
     Grant Date Fair Value ($)  

Thomas J. Kalinske

     15,000         29,514   

Paul T. Marinelli

     15,000         29,514   

Stanley E. Maron

     15,000         29,514   

E. Stanton McKee, Jr.

     15,000         29,514   

David C. Nagel

     15,000         29,514   

Philip B. Simon

     15,000         29,514   

Caden Wang

     15,000         29,514   

 

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Discussion of Director Compensation

For 2010, each of our non-employee directors received a cash meeting fee of $1,500 for each board of directors and board committee meeting attended, even if the meetings occurred on the same day. In addition to this meeting fee, each non-employee director received the following annual retainer fees:

 

   

Each non-employee director received an annual retainer of $30,000;

 

   

Each non-employee director who served as a member of the audit committee received an annual retainer of $10,000, and the Chair of the audit committee received an annual retainer of $20,000 (in lieu of the annual retainer of $10,000);

 

   

Each non-employee director who served as the Chair of the compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee received an annual retainer of $5,000; and

 

   

Each non-employee director who served as a member of the performance compensation award subcommittee of our compensation committee received an annual retainer of $5,000.

In cases where a director served for a part of the year in a capacity entitling him to a retainer, the retainer was pro-rated to reflect his period of service in that capacity. Retainers are generally paid out in quarterly installments in arrears. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the total cash compensation paid to non-employee directors was $563,539. The members of our board of directors are also eligible for reimbursement of their expenses incurred in attending board meetings.

The Non-Employee Director Stock Award Plan, adopted in 2002 (the “NEDSAP”), provides both for automatic annual stock option grants to our non-employee directors as well as discretionary equity awards. The NEDSAP provides for an initial stock award upon being elected to our board of directors and annual stock awards on July 1 of each year (or the next business day if that date is a legal holiday or falls on a weekend day). Our board of directors or a committee of the board of directors has the discretion to provide that initial and annual awards under the NEDSAP will be made in the form of stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights or performance stock awards. If equity awards are made in the form of stock options, the NEDSAP provides that the initial award will be an option to purchase 30,000 shares of our Class A common stock and the annual award will be an option to purchase 15,000 shares of our Class A common stock; provided, however, that a non-employee director who holds the position of Chair of our board of directors at the time of the annual award will receive an annual award of an option to purchase 25,000 shares of our Class A common stock. In the event that initial and annual stock awards are made in a form other than options, our board of directors or a committee of the board of directors has the authority to determine the number of shares subject to such stock awards. In addition, the board of directors or relevant board committee may, in its discretion, grant additional stock awards to non-employee directors at any time under the NEDSAP.

The exercise price of stock options granted under the NEDSAP is 100% of the fair market value of the Class A common stock subject to the option on the date of the option grant. Options granted under the NEDSAP vest in equal monthly installments over a three-year period in accordance with their terms (and our board of directors may impose restrictions or conditions to vesting as it deems appropriate). The term of NEDSAP options is 10 years unless earlier terminated based on termination of continuous service or other conditions. In the event of a merger of LeapFrog with or into another corporation or a consolidation, acquisition of assets or other change-in-control transaction involving LeapFrog, the vesting of options granted under the NEDSAP will accelerate and become fully vested and immediately exercisable, if, as of the completion of the change-in-control transaction or within 12 months of such transaction, the non-employee director’s service terminates; provided that such acceleration will not occur if the termination was a result of the non-employee director’s resignation (other than any resignation contemplated by the terms of the change-in-control transaction or required by LeapFrog or the acquiring entity pursuant to the change in control).

 

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In March 2010, Jeffrey G. Katz ceased serving as our CEO and became a non-employee director until his resignation from our board of directors in March 2011. In March 2011, William B. Chiasson ceased serving as our CEO and became a non-employee director and Chairman of the Board. Since a portion of their compensation for the year ended December 31, 2010 was as employee directors, the description of the compensation arrangements of Messrs. Katz and Chiasson is provided below in this proxy statement under “Executive Compensation.”

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Overview

For purposes of this proxy statement, our “named executive officers” are the two executives who served as our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) during 2010, our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and our three other most highly compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of 2010, all as reflected in our Summary Compensation Table below. Accordingly, this Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes our executive compensation program and the compensation policies and decisions that we made in 2010 for:

 

   

William B. Chiasson, currently the Chairman of the Board (formerly our CFO through February 2010 and CEO through March 2011);

 

   

Jeffrey G. Katz, formerly our CEO and President through February 2010 and Executive Chairman through March 2011;

 

   

Mark Etnyre, currently our CFO;

 

   

Michael J. Dodd, currently our President and Chief Operating Officer (formerly our Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations through February 2010);

 

   

Michael Y. Chai, our former Executive Vice President, Product Development and Engineering (previously Senior Vice President, Research & Development through February 2010, Mr. Chai’s employment with the Company was terminated in March 2011); and

 

   

William K. Campbell, currently our President, Americas Sales (formerly our Senior Vice President, Consumer Sales through February 2010).

Executive Compensation Philosophy

Our philosophy is to provide total compensation to our named executive officers that reasonably, equitably, and responsibly meets the following objectives:

 

   

Motivate and reward outstanding company performance and, to a lesser extent, individual performance;

 

   

Attract and retain talented executives who are motivated to perform at a high level and to contribute significantly to the achievement of our financial and strategic goals;

 

   

Align the efforts of our executives with the interests of our stockholders over the long term; and

 

   

Effectively manage the total cost of executive compensation.

We implement this philosophy through the following key principles:

 

   

Provide a balanced mix of cash and equity-based compensation that we believe is suitable to motivate our executives to achieve our financial and strategic goals while aligning their short-term and long-term interests with the interests of our stockholders;

 

   

Ensure that a significant portion of each executive’s total compensation is “at risk,” subject primarily to our overall performance and secondarily to his or her achievement of short-term and long-term goals;

 

   

Pay base salaries that are competitive with the salaries in effect at companies with which we compete for talent;

 

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Provide annual bonus opportunities that motivate our executives to achieve or exceed established operating goals and generate rewards that maintain their total compensation at competitive levels as compared to similarly situated companies;

 

   

Provide equity-based incentive compensation that motivates our executives over the long term to respond to our business opportunities and challenges as stakeholders in our company;

 

   

Target the key elements of executive compensation (base salary, annual bonus opportunity, and equity incentive awards) to provide total compensation packages for our executives individually and as a group at approximately the 50th percentile of similarly situated companies;

 

   

Provide flexibility such that target compensation for individual executives may vary above or below the median based on a variety of factors, such as the executive’s skill set relative to his or her peers, experience and time in the executive’s position, the importance of the executive’s role to us, the difficulty of replacement, the executive’s performance and internal pay equity considerations; and

 

   

Ensure our pay programs avoid incentives that might lead to excessive risk-taking.

Executive Compensation Decisions

Role of Compensation Committee and Management

Our compensation committee is responsible for the design, implementation, and oversight of our executive compensation program. Generally, our CEO, CFO and the Senior Vice President, Human Resources make recommendations to the compensation committee regarding the short-term and long-term compensation for our named executive officers (other than with respect to compensation of our CEO) based on their assessment of Company results, each executive’s contribution to these results, the executive’s progress toward achieving his or her individual goals, and input from our Human Resources Department regarding internal pay equity and the compensation consultant retained by the compensation committee to provide information on competitive market practices. The compensation committee’s decisions regarding our CEO’s compensation are based on its assessment of Company results, his contributions to these results, and, to a lesser extent, his progress toward achieving his individual goals and information on competitive market practices.

The authority to approve equity awards for our named executive officers has been delegated to the performance compensation award subcommittee of the compensation committee. For more information about the performance compensation award subcommittee, including its membership and functions, see “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Committees of the Board—Compensation Committee” above.

Role of Compensation Consultant

The compensation committee has engaged Compensia, Inc., a national compensation consulting firm, to provide advice and guidance on our executive compensation policies and practices and to provide relevant information about the executive compensation practices of similarly situated companies. Compensia assists in the preparation of compensation materials on executive compensation proposals in advance of compensation committee meetings, including changes to compensation levels for our executives, the design of our equity programs, and the design of our severance and change-in-control policies and other executive benefit programs. In addition, Compensia reviews and advises the compensation committee on compensation materials relating to executive compensation prepared by management for its consideration.

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compensation peer group (as described below), as well as data from third-party compensation surveys. The compensation committee uses the results of this analysis to assess the competitiveness and risks of our executives’ total compensation packages.

Use of Competitive Data

To monitor the competitiveness of our executives’ compensation, the compensation committee uses a compensation peer group that reflects the pay of executives in comparable positions at similarly situated companies. Typically, this compensation peer group, or the “Peer Group,” is composed of a cross-section of direct competitors, as well as companies in related industries with a focus on toy, gaming and educational products. The Peer Group consists of both “direct peers” and “industry reference peers.” The direct peers include companies with market positions and sizes that closely match our own and represent the group that the compensation committee uses to determine the competitiveness of our executive and director compensation programs.

To be included in the direct peer group, a company must meet at least three of the following five criteria:

 

Qualitative

  

Quantitative

Must be:

  

Fall within 0.5x to 2.5x LeapFrog’s size in:

•     In a related business or industry*, or

  

•     Revenues,

•     A San Francisco Bay Area technology company

  

•     Market capitalization, or

  

•     Number of employees

 

* Toys, educational products, consumer packaged goods for children, games (handheld or electronic, hardware or software), software or e-commerce

The following companies comprised the direct peer group in 2010 approved by our compensation committee in March 2010:

 

Blackboard

   Build A Bear Workshop    Cybersource

iRobot

   JAKKS Pacific    K12

NetSuite

   Openwave Systems    Palm

RC2

   Renaissance Learning    THQ

The industry reference peer group was established as a secondary reference point for our executive and director compensation programs to identify compensation design trends and “best practices” in our industry. Industry reference peers include companies that provide toys, educational products, consumer packaged goods for children or games (handheld or electronic, hardware or software). The following companies comprised the industry reference peer group for 2010:

 

Activision Blizzard

   Electronic Arts    Hasbro

Mattel

   Scholastic    Take-Two Interactive Software

The McGrawHill Companies

     

Although they operate in a similar business or industry, these companies were included in the industry reference peer group rather than the direct peer group because they did not meet at least three of the five criteria required to be included in the direct peer group.

While the compensation committee does not believe that the Peer Group data is appropriate as a stand-alone tool for setting compensation due to the unique nature of our business, it considers this information to be a valuable reference source during its decision-making process. In addition to reviewing analyses of the Peer Group, the compensation committee employs the collective experience and judgment of its members and advisors (including Compensia, management and the Company’s human resource department) in determining the total compensation and the various components provided to our named executive officers, as well as reviewing data from third-party compensation surveys.

 

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For 2010, the compensation committee directed Compensia to conduct an analysis of the compensation of our executives using data compiled from the Peer Group, supplemented by data from the Radford 2009 Global Technology Survey, a broad-based third-party survey that reflects widespread compensation practices among more than 700 high technology companies. This analysis, which was performed in February 2010, indicated that the target total direct compensation for our executives (the sum of target total cash compensation and the value of annual equity awards) base salaries and equity award grant values all fell between the 50th and 75th percentiles of the competitive market. The analysis also indicated that our executives’ target bonus opportunities were generally between the 25th and 50th percentiles of the competitive market. Data from the Radford study was not used for benchmarking purposes. Rather, the Radford Survey was used as a supplementary reference to gauge compensation trends and the market generally and to confirm that conclusions drawn from benchmarking against the Company’s constructed compensation peer group were not based on market outliers.

Compensation Design and Mix

The overall composition of an executive’s total compensation package is determined initially based on the competitive market data for the position described above and then adjusted to reflect the specific performance, contributions and experience of the individual. Each year, the compensation committee evaluates the total compensation of our executives with respect to our overall company performance, individual performance, changes in scope of responsibility and any changes in the competitive market for each position. The compensation committee does not have a pre-established policy or target for the allocation between cash and non-cash compensation or short-term and long-term incentive compensation. Rather, the compensation committee uses the compensation data provided by Compensia to determine the appropriate level and mix of incentive compensation, taking into consideration how that mix creates or awards incentives that might lead to excessive risk-taking. In general, the level of an executive’s variable compensation opportunity (short-term and long-term incentive compensation) increases with his or her level of responsibility. However, the compensation committee is careful (i) not to increase the variable compensation component to such an extent so as to unduly increase the associated level of risk-taking behavior by our employees and (ii) to select performance criteria that align individual performance with long-term stockholder interest.

Economic and Risk Considerations

Members of our senior management, including the CEO, CFO and General Counsel, along with members of our Human Resources Department and Legal Department, with oversight by the compensation committee, conducted an assessment of our compensation programs and policies to determine whether the incentives provided by these programs and policies were appropriate or had the potential to encourage excessive risk-taking by employees. The results of this assessment were discussed at and in conjunction with board and compensation committee meetings held in February and March 2010 and February 2011, as well as during the course of 2010 in connection with the review of the Company’s 2010 bonus programs and equity grants.

The assessment focused on the key terms of the Company’s equity compensation and variable cash compensation programs, such as bonus plans. Our compensation programs were analyzed to determine whether they introduced or encouraged excessive risk-taking or other behaviors that could have an adverse impact on our business and whether existing risk mitigation features were sufficient in light of the overall structure and composition of our compensation programs. In particular, the assessment focused on the ability of participants to affect the level of the variable component of their compensation and the controls over participant action and variable compensation. For more general information regarding the features of our compensation plans and programs that have been identified as discouraging or potentially mitigating excessive risk-taking behavior, see the information discussed under the heading “Compensation Committee” earlier in this proxy statement.

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compensation components should be modified to reflect the prevailing economic environment. These modifications, which placed greater emphasis on achieving an operating profit, are discussed in “Performance-Based Bonuses” below.

Elements of Executive Compensation

The compensation committee uses a mix of cash and equity compensation, along with severance, health, and other benefits, to develop total compensation packages for our executives that meet our compensation objectives. The elements of our executive compensation program are:

 

   

Base salary;

 

   

Performance-based bonuses;

 

   

Equity incentive awards;

 

   

Severance benefits; and

 

   

Other benefits and perquisites.

Base Salary

The compensation committee reviews and adjusts, as necessary or appropriate, the base salaries of our executives on an annual basis, and makes decisions with respect to the base salaries of new executives at the time of hire. In making its determinations, the compensation committee considers several factors, including our overall financial performance, individual performance, the executive’s potential to contribute to our long-term strategic goals, his or her scope of responsibilities and experience and competitive market practices for base salary.

As a result of the management succession changes, in March 2010, the compensation committee increased the base salaries of Messrs. Chiasson, Dodd, Etnyre and Campbell to reflect their new positions. The compensation committee compared the existing base salaries of these executives with the competitive market data for their new positions and determined the new base salaries consistent with the Company’s philosophy to maintain total company compensation at the 50th percentile of the market. In October 2010, in connection with their respective promotions to President and Executive Vice President, the compensation committee increased the base salaries of Messrs. Dodd and Chai again. As it did earlier in the year, the compensation committee compared the existing base salaries of these executives with the competitive market data for their new positions and determined the new base salaries consistent with the Company’s philosophy to maintain total company compensation at the 50th percentile of the market. In addition, in making its determination, the compensation committee sought to provide sufficient compensation to ensure retention of these executives in view of the recent turnover in the CEO position and their important role in the Company’s critical holiday season and 2011 fiscal year planning.

Performance-Based Bonuses

We use performance-based bonuses to motivate our executives to achieve our short-term financial and operational goals and to reward exceptional company and individual performance. In 2010, our bonus plan was designed to encourage net sales growth and improve our operating income results.

Target Bonus Opportunity

For 2010, the target bonus opportunity for our named executive officers ranged from 50-75% of their 2010 base salaries (in each case subject to variation in the discretion of the board or compensation committee as described below under “Bonus Award Decisions”). The target bonus opportunity for Mr. Chiasson in 2010 was equal to 75% of his 2010 base salary. With respect to Messrs. Dodd and Chai, the compensation committee

 

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increased their target bonus opportunity from 50% to 75% of their 2010 base salaries in September 2010 and guaranteed a bonus payment at least equal to the target bonus. With respect to Messrs. Campbell and Etnyre, the target bonus opportunity in 2010 was equal to 50% of their 2010 base salaries. Typically, these target bonus opportunities are established in each executive’s employment offer letter or employment terms and are based on competitive market practices for each individual’s position. With respect to Messrs. Dodd and Chai, as discussed above, the reason for the increase in their target bonus opportunity was that the compensation committee sought to ensure retention of these executives due to the recent turnover in the CEO position and their important role in the Company’s critical holiday season and 2011 fiscal year planning.

Eighty percent of each executive’s target bonus opportunity was allocated to a Company performance component and 20% was allocated to an individual performance component. The allocation of total bonus opportunity between Company and individual performance for our executives is based on the compensation committee’s evaluation of competitive market practices, its assessment of the amount of compensation that should be based on company performance versus individual performance and our philosophy of mitigating excessive risk-taking.

Performance Goals and Achievement

As noted above, the target bonus opportunities included both Company and individual performance components. The amount payable with respect to each performance component was to be calculated by assessing our 2010 performance against the pre-established financial measures described below. For 2010, the Company performance component of each executive’s target bonus (80% of the total) was based equally upon a year-end measure of net sales and operating income. This meant that, as a proportion of the overall bonus opportunity, the net sales measure and the operating income measure of the Company performance component were both equal to 40% of the total bonus opportunity for each executive. The funding of the other 20% of each executive’s target bonus was based on an individual performance component. Each component and their corresponding level of achievement in 2010 is discussed below.

Full Year Net Sales Measure of Company Performance Component.    With respect to the Company performance component of each executive’s target bonus opportunity, half depended upon achievement of a specified net sales target level, which was set by the compensation committee when the 2010 bonus plan was approved in February 2010. Threshold, target, and stretch levels for net sales were established based on our 2010 operating plan and data regarding our financial results and business expectations as of that time, including toy industry sales growth projections and Company resources and capabilities. In addition, these levels were consistent with the relative risk acceptable to the board of directors in approving the Company’s operating plan.

The compensation committee determined that each executive would be eligible for payout of 100% of their target bonus opportunity associated with the net sales measure for the Company performance component if the “target” level was achieved. However, if the target level was not achieved, executives would still be eligible for a payout of 50% of the corresponding target bonus if a lower “threshold” level were achieved. If the threshold level was not achieved, there would be no payout of target bonuses associated with this measure. However, if we exceeded the target level, executives would be eligible for a payout of up to 150% of the corresponding target bonus based on the difference between the target level and the “stretch” level. In each instance, net sales achievement between the threshold, target and stretch levels would result in ratable payout eligibility for the net sales measure.

The net sales performance levels and related funding levels for 2010 were as follows:

 

Performance Levels

   Net Sales      Percent of Target Bonus Eligibility  

Net sales threshold

   $ 430 million         50

Net sales target

   $ 450 million         100

Net sales stretch

   $ 490 million         150

 

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When it set net sales as a measure for the 2010 bonus plan, the compensation committee believed that the measure was appropriate because the level of our net sales would be one of the most significant measures of the type of growth necessary to increase long-term stockholder value.

The Company achieved actual net sales of $432.6 million in 2010, which meant that the executive officers were eligible to receive 56.5% of the target bonus associated with the net sales measure for the Company performance component.

Full Year Operating Income Measure for Company Performance Component.    With respect to the other half of the Company performance component of each executive’s target bonus opportunity, bonus eligibility depended on the achievement, as of the end of the year, of an operating income target level as established by the compensation committee in February 2010. As with the net sales measure, threshold, target, and “stretch” levels for operating income were established based on our 2010 operating plan and data regarding our financial results and business expectations as of that time, including toy industry projections and Company resources and capabilities. In addition, these levels were consistent with the relative risk acceptable to the board of directors in approving the Company’s operating plan.

As with the net sales measure, the compensation committee determined that the operating income measure would be funded at a 50% level if the threshold operating income level was achieved, at a 100% level if the target level was achieved and 150% if the stretch level were achieved. If the threshold level was not achieved, this measure would not be funded. In each instance, operating income achievement between the threshold, target and stretch levels would result in ratable funding for the operating income measure.

The operating income performance levels and related funding levels for 2010 were as follows:

 

Performance Levels

   Operating Income      Percent of Target Bonus Eligibility  

Operating income threshold

   $ 10 million         50

Operating income target

   $ 18 million         100

Operating income stretch

   $ 35 million         150

When it set operating income as a measure for the 2010 bonus plan, the compensation committee believed that the measure was appropriate because the level of our operating income would be one of our most significant measures of the sustainability of our business results. While net sales is an important measure of company growth, the operating income financial metric indicates the profitable and sustainable growth necessary to maintain long-term stockholder value. Both criteria were weighted at 50% in order to balance growth and profitability.

The Company achieved actual operating income of $7.8 million in 2010, which meant that the executive officers were not eligible to receive this portion of their target bonus opportunity since the Company fell short of the operating income threshold level of the Company performance component.

Individual Performance Component.    The remaining 20% of the target bonus opportunity consisted of the individual performance component. Executives would be eligible for this portion of their target bonus, based on their individual performance, if the Company achieved operating income break-even on a post-bonus basis. This meant that if the Company had sufficient operating income to fund this portion of the bonus pool and still have positive operating income, executives would be eligible for the individual performance component of the target bonus, based on the compensation committee’s analysis of their achievement of their individual performance goals.

The Company achieved positive operating income after the proposed funding of this portion of the bonus pool and, as a result, the executive officers were eligible to receive this portion of their target bonus.

 

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Bonus Award Decisions

In March 2011, our Chairman, Mr. Chiasson, recommended bonus awards for each of our named executive officers (except for himself) for 2010, which recommendations were then reviewed and approved by the compensation committee. With respect to Messrs. Dodd and Chai, since the corresponding calculations described above led to a recommended bonus payout of less than their guaranteed bonus (of 100% of their target bonus), the compensation committee approved payout of the guaranteed bonus amount, but no additional bonus payment was approved for them. In the case of Mr. Chiasson, the compensation committee evaluated his performance for the relevant period and approved his bonus awards.

The decisions of the compensation committee were based on its analysis of the achievement of the different performance objectives of the company and, individually, for each of the named executive officers. With respect to the Company performance component, the compensation committee determined that our named executive officers were eligible for 28.25% of their target bonus opportunity (out of a possible 80%) based on achievement of a portion of the net sales performance measures.

The compensation committee also conducted an evaluation of the individual performance of each named executive officer, in part with respect to overall achievement of his respective goals for the year, and in part with respect to the contributions and impact that his area of responsibility had on the performance of the Company. Under the bonus plan, the board of directors and compensation committee had discretion to vary the amount of the bonus awards paid to our named executive officers. With respect to the individual performance component, Messrs. Chiasson and Etnyre were awarded 75% of the individual portion of their target bonus and Mr. Campbell was awarded 50% of the individual portion of his target bonus.

Total Bonus Awards.    Based on the foregoing, our named executive officers received the following cash bonus awards for 2010:

 

Name

                    2010 Bonus Plan Elements and Payouts  
  Eligible
Compensation
($)
    Target Bonus
Opportunity
(%$)
    Incentive at
Target ($)
    Net Sales
Component ($)
    Operating
Income
Component ($)
    Individual
Performance
Component ($)
    Total Bonus
Paid ($)
 

Mr. Chiasson(1)

    427,133        75     320,350        72,399        —          48,053        120,452   

Mr. Etnyre(1)

    291,667        50     145,834        32,958        —          21,875        54,834   

Mr. Dodd(2)

    408,000        75     306,000        n/a        n/a        n/a        306,000   

Mr. Campbell(1)

    290,675        50     145,338        32,846        —          14,534        47,380   

Mr. Chai(2)

    361,188        75     270,891        n/a        n/a        n/a        270,891   

 

(1) With respect to Messrs. Chiasson, Etnyre and Campbell, their target bonus opportunity was based on their actual compensation received for 2010, not their annual base salary at the time of computation of the bonus award.

 

(2) With respect to Messrs. Dodd and Chai, in September 2010, the compensation committee guaranteed a bonus payment at least equal to their target bonus opportunity based on their current base salary. Since they were not eligible for more than 100% of their target bonus opportunity, based on achievement of only a portion of the Company’s performance objectives, the payout of their target bonus was not dependent upon attainment of the different components of the bonus award.

Equity Incentive Awards

We believe that equity incentives are an effective way to attract and retain talented executives, to motivate and reward them for outstanding company and individual performance, and to align their interests with those of our stockholders. The compensation committee grants equity awards to our executives on the basis of our overall performance against short-term and long-term financial and strategic goals, the executive’s then-current equity holdings, his or her anticipated future contributions to our success, and its assessment of the executive’s potential to contribute to the long-term value of our company. In addition, these awards have been subject to equity award

 

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guidelines adopted by the compensation committee designed to manage the usage of the pool of shares available for future awards under our 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. In 2010, these guidelines included individual award-size guidelines for new hires and for existing employees, in each case based on the seniority of the potential recipient, and were structured, in the aggregate, to stay within our overall target share-usage budget for the year.

Award Mix

Typically, we grant a mix of stock options and restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”) to our executives as part of their initial compensation packages at the time of hire and, thereafter, on an annual basis. These awards are generally subject to time-based vesting requirements.

Stock Options.    The compensation committee believes that stock options provide our executives with a strong incentive to ensure long-term corporate performance and the creation of stockholder value. Option grants made to our executive officers have an exercise price equal to 100% of the fair market value on the date of grant of the underlying Class A common stock, as defined under our 2002 Equity Incentive Plan.

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).    RSUs represent full-value shares of Class A common stock. Our practice is to grant fewer shares under RSUs as compared to options since RSUs have a greater fair value per share than options. Shares of our Class A common stock are not issued when an RSU award is granted. Instead, once an RSU award vests, one share of our Class A common stock is issued for each vested RSU. Under our 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, when we grant RSUs, we deduct from the pool of shares available for issuance under the plan two shares for each RSU granted, compared to one share deducted for each option share granted.

Award Timing

The timing of equity awards is determined by the compensation committee based on its view, from time to time, regarding the sufficiency of executive equity holdings for purposes of retention and motivation. In 2010, the compensation committee granted equity awards to our named executive officers in March and September, as discussed below.

We do not seek to time or select the grant dates for our equity awards in coordination with the release of material non-public information, and we do not have any program, plan, or practice to do so. Our policy regarding equity award grant dates provides that the grant date is to be the 15th day of the month subsequent to the month in which the performance compensation award subcommittee approves an award (or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day). In the case of new hire awards, the grant date is to be the 15th day of the month subsequent to the month in which the employee commences work if it is later than the month in which the relevant award is approved (or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day). Accordingly, we generally have 12 pre-established grant dates during any calendar year. This policy also provides that the exercise price of each stock option is to be equal to the closing market price of our Class A common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of grant.

2010 Equity Awards

In March 2010, Messrs. Chiasson, Etnyre, Dodd, Campbell, and Chai were each granted an RSU award to enhance their equity compensation packages as part of a series of management succession arrangements and Mr. Chiasson was also granted a stock option award. Mr. Chiasson’s stock option was to vest over four years in 48 equal monthly installments. All of the RSU awards vest over two years, with 50% of the units vesting on March 15, 2011 and the remaining units vesting in 12 equal monthly installments. In addition, the compensation committee approved RSU awards to Messrs. Dodd, Campbell and Chai in September 2010 and to Mr. Etnyre in October 2010. These RSU awards will vest over two years, with 50% of the units vesting on January 1, 2012, and the remaining units vesting in 12 equal monthly installments commencing February 1, 2012. These awards were designed to provide a strong retention incentive due to the recent turnover in the CEO position and each

 

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executive’s important role in the Company’s critical holiday season and 2011 fiscal year planning. The October and November equity awards were made for retention purposes and, with respect to Mr. Dodd, in tandem with his promotion to President and Chief Operating Officer.

Severance Benefits

Our named executive officers, with the exception of Messrs. Katz and Chiasson, were eligible to receive payments and benefits under our Executive Management Severance and Change-in-Control Plan, or the Severance Plan.

The Severance Plan is intended to achieve three objectives:

 

   

minimize distraction and risk of departure of our executives and other members of senior management in the event of a potential change-in-control transaction involving the Company;

 

   

provide consistency in benefits among our executives and other members of senior management; and

 

   

align our severance payments and benefits for our executives and other members of senior management with competitive practice.

Under the terms of the Severance Plan, each of our named executive officers (other than Messrs. Katz and Chiasson) was eligible to receive payments and benefits if we terminated his employment “without cause” or if he resigned for “good reason.” In these situations, the Severance Plan provides for the continued payment of base salary for a period of 12 months (paid in semi-monthly installments) and COBRA benefits for a period of 12 months. In the event that the termination of employment occurs during the period beginning three months before and ending 12 months after a change in control of our company, the Severance Plan provides for a lump sum cash payment consisting of an amount equal to 24 months of base salary and an amount equal to 200% of his or her target bonus, COBRA benefits for a period of 24 months and acceleration of vesting of all outstanding unvested stock awards. None of our named executive officers is eligible to receive any tax “gross-up” or other tax payment under the Severance Plan.

In determining the amounts payable under the Severance Plan, the compensation committee took into consideration the severance practices of the companies in our Peer Group. In addition, the compensation committee considered the multi-year nature of our turnaround plan and the historic and anticipated continued volatility of our stock price and operating results.

For more information about the terms and conditions of the Severance Plan, as well as the definitions of “cause” and “good reason,” and a discussion of the severance benefits for Messrs. Katz and Chiasson, see “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” below.

Other Benefits and Perquisites

We offer our executives various benefits, including healthcare coverage and the opportunity to participate in our Section 401(k) plan and employee stock purchase plan, on the same general conditions as are made available to all our full-time employees. We do not offer our executives or other employees guaranteed retirement or pension benefits.

In view of the high cost of housing in the San Francisco Bay Area relative to other parts of the country, we have, in the past, offered newly-hired executives reimbursement of relocation expenses and mortgage interest differential payments, where appropriate. Typically, the amount and duration of these payments is negotiated and set forth in the new executive’s employment agreement or offer letter. As a result of relocating from Texas to the San Francisco Bay Area, Mr. Campbell receives a monthly housing stipend of $3,500. The stipend payment began on May 1, 2010 and will continue for two years. In 2010, Mr. Campbell received monthly housing stipends in the aggregate amount of $28,000. In 2010, we also paid $10,413 in moving expenses on Mr. Campbell’s behalf which were taxable to him.

 

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Tax and Accounting Considerations

Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m)

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally disallows a tax deduction to a public reporting company for compensation exceeding $1 million paid to its chief executive officer and its three other most highly-compensated executive officers (other than its chief financial officer). This limitation applies only to compensation that is not considered to be “performance-based.”

Our 2002 Equity Incentive Plan includes various provisions designed to allow us to qualify stock options and other equity awards as “performance-based” compensation under Section 162(m), including a limitation on the maximum number of shares subject to awards that may be granted to an individual under the plan in any one year. Our 2002 Equity Incentive Plan currently includes a limit of 3,500,000 shares as the maximum number of shares subject to awards that may be granted to an individual under the plan in any one year. Generally, we intend to grant stock options to our executives in a manner that satisfies the requirements for “performance-based” compensation to avoid any deduction disallowance for these awards under Section 162(m).

The compensation committee believes that it is appropriate for us to retain the flexibility to pay compensation that is not necessarily deductible if it deems such compensation to be in the best interests of our company and stockholders. Accordingly, from time to time, we may pay compensation to our executives that is not deductible, including cash bonuses and equity awards.

 

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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE2

The compensation committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) contained in this proxy statement. Based on this review and discussion, the compensation committee has recommended to the board of directors that the CD&A be included in this proxy statement and incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Compensation Committee

David C. Nagel (Chair)

Stanley E. Maron

E. Stanton McKee

Philip B. Simon

Caden Wang

 

2  The material in this report is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed “filed” with the SEC, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of LeapFrog under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, other than LeapFrog’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, where it shall be deemed to be “furnished,” whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

 

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SUMMARY COMPENSATION INFORMATION

The following table presents the compensation awarded, paid to or earned by, our named executive officers. The named executive officers for 2010 are our CEO from March through December 2010, our CEO from January through February 2010, our CFO and our other three other most highly compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of 2010. The table shows compensation for 2010 and, where the individual was a named executive officer in the relevant prior year, 2009 and 2008.

Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and Principal Position

  Year     Salary Received
($)
    Bonus
($)*
    Stock
Awards
($)(1)
    Option
Awards
($)(2)
    Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)*
    All Other
Compensation
($)
    Total
Compensation
($)
 

William B. Chiasson

    2010        427,133          948,000        522,945        120,452        33 (4)      2,018,563   
Former Chief Executive Officer(3)     2009        312,800        —          —          387,833        37,536 (5)      2,210 (6)      740,379   
    2008        312,800        —          —          229,003        —          2,210 (6)      544,013   

Jeffrey G. Katz(7)

    2010        101,300        —                103,356 (8)      204,656   
Former Chief Executive Officer and President     2009        607,800        —          —          1,425,274        145,872 (5)      2,210 (9)      2,181,156   
    2008        607,800        —          —          801,483        —          2,210 (9)      1,411,493   

Mark Etnyre(10)

    2010        291,667          757,750          54,833        5,033 (11)      1,109,283   

Chief Financial Officer

               

Michael J. Dodd

    2010        349,033        306,000        1,824,000          —          33 (12)      2,479,066   
President and Chief Operating Officer     2009        292,200        —          —          433,467        35,064 (5)      210 (13)     760,941   

William K. Campbell

    2010        290,675          1,070,000          44,276        38,446 (14)      1,443,397   

President, Americas Sales

    2009        244,050        —          —          254,108        29,286 (5)      2,210 (15)      529,654   
    2008        244,050        —          —          95,190        —          2,210 (15)      341,450   

Michael Y. Chai(16)

    2010        316,040        270,891        1,368,000          —          33 (17)      1,954,964   
Former Executive Vice President, Product Development and Engineering                

 

 * The “Bonus” column consists of guaranteed bonus payments made for retention purposes. As required under applicable rules of the SEC, annual bonus plan payments are included in the column entitled “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation,” to the extent that they are based upon satisfaction of pre-established performance conditions the outcome of which was substantially uncertain.

 

(1) The amount reported for the stock awards is based on the grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions made in the valuation of the option awards are discussed in Note 12, “Stock-Based Compensation,” of Notes to Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

(2) The amount reported for the option awards is based on the grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions made in the valuation of the option awards are discussed in Note 12, “Stock-Based Compensation,” of Notes to Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. To the extent that option awards were granted as part of our value-for-value stock option exchange program in 2008 or 2009, the values reported for such option awards are their incremental fair values as of the date of the exchange, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The option exchange programs were designed to result in no incremental accounting cost for the new options issued in the exchange and, as a result, the incremental fair value of such options was generally approximately zero.

 

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(3) Mr. Chiasson resigned as our Chief Executive Officer and President in March 2011.

 

(4) The Company paid $21 for life insurance premiums and $12 for accidental death and dismemberment premiums on Mr. Chiasson’s behalf.

 

(5) The amount reported is the sum of bonus payments to such individual under our 2009 bonus plan for company achievement of quarterly cash balance targets in the first, second and third quarters of 2009.

 

(6) Mr. Chiasson received $2,000 in matching contributions to his Section 401(k) savings plan account. The Company paid $150 for life insurance premiums and $60 for accidental death and dismemberment premiums on Mr. Chiasson’s behalf.

 

(7) Mr. Katz resigned as our Chief Executive Officer and President in February 2010.

 

(8) The Company paid $4 for life insurance premiums and $2 for accidental death and dismemberment premiums on Mr. Katz’ behalf. When Mr. Katz departed from the Company in February 2010, he received a payout for his vacation balance in the amount of $64,465. Also includes $38,885 in meeting fees and board retainer fees for his service as a non-employee director from March through December 2010.

 

(9) Mr. Katz received $2,000 in matching contributions to his Section 401(k) savings plan account. The Company paid $150 for life insurance premiums and $60 for accidental death and dismemberment premiums on Mr. Katz’ behalf.

 

(10) Mr. Etnyre was not a named executive officer in fiscal 2008 or 2009.

 

(11) The Company paid $21 for life insurance premiums and $12 for accidental death and dismemberment premiums on Mr. Etnyre’s behalf. In addition, as a relocation benefit, Mr. Etnyre received a $2,000 per month mortgage interest subsidy for the first two years of home ownership in the San Francisco Bay Area. The final subsidy payment of $5,000 was made on March 15, 2010.

 

(12) The Company paid $21 for life insurance premiums and $12 for accidental death and dismemberment premiums on Mr. Dodd’s behalf.

 

(13) The Company paid $150 for life insurance premiums and $60 for accidental death and dismemberment premiums on Mr. Dodd’s behalf.

 

(14) The Company paid $21 for life insurance premiums and $12 for accidental death and dismemberment premiums on Mr. Campbell’s behalf. As a result of relocating from Texas to the San Francisco Bay Area, Mr. Campbell is receiving a monthly housing stipend of $3,500. The stipend payment began on May 1, 2010 and will continue for two years. In 2010, Mr. Campbell received monthly housing stipends in the amount of $28,000. In 2010, the Company also paid $10,413 in moving expenses on Mr. Campbell’s behalf which was taxable to him.

 

(15) Mr. Campbell received $2,000 in matching contributions to his Section 401(k) savings plan account. The Company paid $150 for life insurance premiums and $60 for accidental death and dismemberment premiums on Mr. Campbell’s behalf.

 

(16) Mr. Chai was not a named executive officer in fiscal 2008 or 2009. Mr. Chai departed from the Company in March 2011.

 

(17) The Company paid $21 for life insurance premiums and $12 for accidental death and dismemberment premiums on Mr. Chai’s behalf.

 

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards

The following table presents, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, certain information regarding grants of plan-based awards to our named executive officers.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

 

Name

   Grant
Date(1)
     Approval
Date of
Grant(1)
     All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of
Shares of Stock
or Units
(#)(2)(3)
     All
Other
Option
Awards:
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)(4)
     Exercise
or Base
Price
of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
(5)
     Closing
Market
Price
on
Grant
Date
($/Sh)
(5)
     Grant
Date
Fair
Value
of
Stock
and
Option
Awards
($)(6)
 
                    

William B. Chiasson

     3/15/2010         2/9/2010         150,000         —           —           6.32         948,000   
     3/15/2010         2/9/2010         —           150,000         6.32         6.32         522,945   

Jeffrey G. Katz

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Mark A. Etnyre

     11/15/2010         10/27/2010         75,000         —           —           5.89         441,750   
     3/15/2010         2/4/2010         50,000            —           6.32         316,000   

Michael J. Dodd

     10/15/2010         9/29/2010         200,000         —           —           5.96         1,192,000   
     3/15/2010         2/4/2010         100,000         —           —           6.32         632,000   

Michael Y. Chai

     10/15/2010         9/29/2010         150,000         —           —           5.96         894,000   
     3/15/2010         2/4/2010         75,000         —           —           6.32         474,000   

William K. Campbell

     10/15/2010         9/29/2010         100,000         —           —           5.96         596,000   
     3/15/2010         2/4/2010         75,000         —           —           6.32         474,000   

 

(1)

Our board of directors has adopted a policy regarding the grant dates of stock options and stock-based awards under which the grant date of all awards to our named executive officers will be the 15th day of the month subsequent to the month in which the award is approved by the board or compensation committee (or the next succeeding business day that the NYSE is open).

 

(2) Our named executive officers received restricted stock unit awards in March 2010. These awards will vest over two years with 50% of the units vesting on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remainder of the units vesting in equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

(3) Messrs. Dodd, Chai and Campbell received restricted stock unit awards in October 2010 and Mr. Etnyre received a restricted stock unit award in November 2010. These awards will vest over two years with 50% of the units vesting on January 1, 2012 and the remainder of the units vesting in equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

(4) Mr. Chiasson received an option award in March 2010. This option award vests over a four-year period in equal monthly installments.

 

(5) As provided in the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, prior to April 28, 2010, we granted options to purchase shares of our Class A common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of our Class A common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of grant. On and after April 28, 2010, we grant options to purchase shares of our Class A common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of our Class A common stock on the date of grant.

 

(6) Represents the full fair value of the option or stock award computed as of the grant date in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. See Note 12 of Notes to Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 for a discussion of assumptions made in determining the grant date fair value and compensation expense of equity awards.

 

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Employment Arrangements

Our named executive officers are employed at will. In recent years, only the individual serving as our chief executive officer has had an employment agreement with the Company.

Jeffrey G. Katz

Mr. Katz, our CEO until March 2010, had an employment agreement (the “Katz Employment Agreement”) which was negotiated and approved by our board of directors when he joined the Company as our CEO in 2006. The Katz Employment Agreement provided for an annual base salary of $600,000 and a sign-on bonus of $300,000. Mr. Katz was eligible under the agreement to receive an annual bonus based on his achievement of certain individual performance objectives and corporate financial performance measures established by our board of directors, at the target bonus opportunity level of 100% of his annual base salary and at a maximum 200% of his annual base salary for exemplary performance pursuant to stretch-level objectives. For the first year of Mr. Katz’s employment, until he established a permanent residency in the San Francisco Bay area, we reimbursed him for reasonable expenses incurred in commuting between the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. For adjustments to his base salary and actual bonuses, please see the “Summary Compensation Table” and the related footnotes.

In March 2010, Mr. Katz stepped down as our CEO and President and became a non-employee director until his resignation in March 2011. In connection with his transition from an employee to a non-employee director, we entered into an employment resignation and transition agreement with Mr. Katz (the “Katz Transition Agreement”) concerning his compensation, including the treatment of his outstanding equity awards and the handling of his transition under his employment agreement. Under the Katz Transition Agreement, Mr. Katz received compensation on the same terms as other non-employee directors, except that he did not receive the automatic initial stock option ordinarily received by new non-employee directors. His transition was treated, for purposes of the severance provisions in his employment agreement, as a resignation without good reason and, accordingly, no severance benefits were triggered by the transition. For the actual compensation paid to Mr. Katz during the year, please see the “Summary Compensation Table” and the related footnotes.

Under the terms of the Katz Transition Agreement, all of the options previously granted to Mr. Katz (other than his option to purchase 929,000 shares of our Class A common stock granted May 15, 2009, or the May Option, discussed below) ceased vesting as of his resignation date on February 28, 2010, and any unvested shares subject to those options were forfeited. As of Mr. Katz’s resignation date, 940,025 shares covered by those options were vested and will continue to be exercisable until April 28, 2011 (subject to any other terms regarding expiration in our 2002 Equity Incentive Plan). With respect to the May Option, 25% of the shares were subject to a $4.00 average closing price condition. As that condition was satisfied in March 2010, 232,250 shares vested on May 15, 2010 and will continue to be exercisable until March 2, 2012. The remaining 75% of the shares subject to the May Option were forfeited.

William B. Chiasson

Mr. Chiasson, our CEO from March 2010 until March 2011, had an employment agreement which was negotiated and approved by our board of directors when he joined the Company as our CEO in March 2010. In addition to being our CEO, Mr. Chiasson also served as our President from March 2010 until September 2010 when Mr. Dodd was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Chiasson’s employment agreement provided for an annual base salary of $450,000 and an annual performance-based bonus for each Company fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010, with a target of 75%, and maximum of 150%, of his base salary for such fiscal year. The employment agreement also provided for an option to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock and a grant of restricted stock units. On March 15, 2010, pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Chiasson was granted (i) an option to purchase 150,000 shares of our Class A common stock at an exercise price of $6.32 per share, and (ii) a restricted stock unit award covering 150,000 shares of our Class A common stock. The stock option was scheduled to vest in 48 equal monthly installments beginning on March 1,

 

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2010, and one-half of the restricted stock unit award vested on March 1, 2011, with the other half scheduled to vest in 12 equal monthly installments beginning on April 1, 2011.

Pursuant to their respective employment agreements, both Messrs. Katz and Chiasson were eligible for vesting acceleration rights and other severance benefits upon specific types of terminations of employment or a change in control of the Company. A summary of the materials terms governing these payments is set forth below in the section entitled “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change In Control.”

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following table presents, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, certain information regarding outstanding equity awards at December 31, 2010 held by our named executive officers.

Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2010

 

    Option Awards(1)     Stock Awards  

Name

  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
    Option
Exercise
Price
($)
    Option
Expiration
Date
    Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
    Market
Value of
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
($)(2)
    Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
    Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
($)
 

William B. Chiasson

    —                 —          —          152,500 (3)      846,375       
    42,459        (4)      3.79        11/11/2014           
    11,456        (5)      3.79        08/01/2015           
    9,873        (6)      3.79        03/27/2016           
    52,084        (7)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    19,361        (8)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    15,013        (9)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    12,912        2,980 (10)      3.79        09/17/2017           
    18,995        14,776 (11)      3.79        09/15/2018           
    100,106        52,794  (12)      2.75        05/15/2019           
    28,125        121,875 (13)      6.32        03/15/2020           

Jeffrey G. Katz

    12,535        (14)      6.25        06/06/2015           
    503        (15)      6.25        07/01/2015           
    437,174        (16)      6.25        07/06/2016           
    218,120        (17)      6.25        07/06/2016           
    40,897        (18)      6.25        07/06/2016           
    102,517        (19)      6.25        07/06/2016           
    86,417        (20)      6.25        09/17/2017           
    41,862        (21)      6.25        09/15/2018           
    232,350        (12)      2.75        05/15/2019           

Mark A. Etnyre

    —                     150,000 (22)      832,500       
    67,876        22,626 (23)      3.79        01/15/2018           
    5,121        3,983 (24)      3.79        09/15/2018           
    20,425        31,175 (12)      2.75        05/15/2019           
    9,479        25,521 (25)      4.04        11/16/2019           

Michael J. Dodd

    —                 —          —          302,500 (26)      1,678,875       
    11,560        (27)      3.79        04/18/2015           
    7,481        (28)      3.79        03/27/2016           
    44,909        (29)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    17,235        (30)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    13,680        (31)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    19,368        4,470 (32)      3.79        09/17/2017           
    19,833        15,428 (33)      3.79        09/15/2018           
    91,872        140,228 (12)      2.75        05/15/2019           
    9,479       25,521 (34)      4.04        11/16/2019           

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    Option Awards(1)     Stock Awards  

Name

  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
    Option
Exercise
Price
($)
    Option
Expiration
Date
    Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
    Market
Value of
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
($)(2)
    Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
    Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
($)
 

Michael Y. Chai

    —                 —          —          230,851 (35)      1,281,223       
    18,311        (36)      3.79        08/01/2015           
    5,302        (37)      3.79        05/17/2016           
    35,927        (38)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    10,944        (39)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    13,788        (40)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    2,726        (41)      3.79        03/15/2017           
    9,684        2,235 (42)      3.79        09/17/2017           
    1,097        254 (43)      3.79        10/15/2017           
    5,922        4,606 (44)      3.79        09/15/2018           
    26,250        3,750 (45)      3.79        03/16/2019           
    36,100        55,100 (12)      2.75        05/15/2019           
    6,770        18,230 (46)      4.04        11/16/2019           

William K. Campbell

    —                 —          —          176,250 (47)      978,187       
    587        (48)      3.79        04/08/2012           
    1,883        (49)      3.79        02/12/2013           
    903        (50)      3.79        05/19/2014           
    6,352        (51)      3.79        04/12/2015           
    35,927        (52)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    13,788        (53)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    10,944        (54)      3.79        10/30/2016           
    4,907        (55)      3.79        03/15/2017           
    12,912        2,980 (56)      3.79        09/17/2017           
    7,895        6,143 (57)      3.79        09/15/2018           
    50,589        100,111 (12)      2.75        05/15/2019           

 

(1) All options reported in the table were granted under our 2002 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

(2) Calculated by multiplying the closing market price of our Class A common stock as reported by the NYSE for December 31, 2010, $5.55 per share, by the number of shares of restricted stock that had not vested as of December 31, 2010.

 

(3) Represents 2,500 restricted stock units or awards that vest at the rate of 25% of the shares subject to the award on each of the four subsequent anniversaries of the grant date of September 17, 2007 and 150,000 restricted stock units or awards that vest at the rate of 50% of the shares subject to the award one year from the vesting commencement date, which was March 1, 2010, and in 12 equal monthly installment thereafter.

 

(4) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 81,414 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(5) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 20,810 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(6) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 16,495 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(7) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 85,836 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

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(8) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 42,193 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(9) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 41,516 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(10) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 20,000 shares originally issued September 17, 2007 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments from the vesting commencement date, which was September 17, 2007.

 

(11) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 51,000 shares originally issued September 15, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments from the vesting commencement date, which was September 15, 2008.

 

(12) No portion of the option would vest until the average closing price of our Class A common stock on the NYSE across all trading days during a consecutive 90-day period that occurred after the grant date and during the term of the option equaled or exceeded $4.00 per share. This price condition was satisfied in March 2010. In addition, the option will vest over four years with 25% of the option shares vesting on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remainder of the option shares vesting in equal monthly installments thereafter. With respect to Mr. Katz’s May 2009 option grant, see “Notes Regarding Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” above for information regarding adjustments in February 2010 to the vesting of this award based upon his resignation as our CEO.

 

(13) Option Vests over a four-year period in 48 equal monthly installments from the vesting commencement date, which was March 1, 2010.

 

(14) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 22,976 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 under the 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Award Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(15) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 919 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(16) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 1,030,989 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable. See “Notes Regarding Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” above for information regarding adjustments in February 2010 to the vesting of Mr. Katz’s unvested option awards based upon his resignation as our CEO.

 

(17) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 661,090 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable. See “Notes Regarding Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” above for information regarding adjustments in February 2010 to the vesting of Mr. Katz’s unvested option awards based upon his resignation as our CEO.

 

(18) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 123,945 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 outside of our equity plans. Option is fully vested and exercisable. See “Notes Regarding Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” above for information regarding adjustments in February 2010 to the vesting of Mr. Katz’s unvested option awards based upon his resignation as our CEO.

 

(19)

Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 397,384 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 outside of our equity plans. Option is fully

 

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vested and exercisable. See “Notes Regarding Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” above for information regarding adjustments in February 2010 to the vesting of Mr. Katz’s unvested option awards based upon his resignation as our CEO.

 

(20) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 180,000 shares originally issued September 17, 2007 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable. See “Notes Regarding Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” above for information regarding adjustments in February 2010 to the vesting of Mr. Katz’s unvested option awards based upon his resignation as our CEO.

 

(21) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 178,500 shares originally issued September 15, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable. See “Notes Regarding Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” above for information regarding adjustments in February 2010 to the vesting of Mr. Katz’s unvested option awards based upon his resignation as our CEO.

 

(22) Represents 25,000 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 25% of the shares subject to the award on each of the four subsequent anniversaries of the grant date of January 15, 2008; 50,000 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 50% of the shares subject to the award one year from the vesting commencement date, which was March 15, 2010, and in 12 equal monthly installments thereafter; and 75,000 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 50% of the shares subject to the award on January 1, 2012 and in 12 equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

(23) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 100,000 shares originally issued January 15, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option vests over a four-year period, with 25% of the shares subject to the option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, which was December 21, 2007, and in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

(24) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 13,750 shares originally issued September 15, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments from the vesting commencement date, which was September 15, 2008.

 

(25) Option vests over a four-year period, with 25% of the shares subject to the option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date which was November 16, 2009, and in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

(26) Represents 2,500 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 25% of the shares subject to the award on each of the four subsequent anniversaries of the grant date of September 17, 2007; 100,000 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 50% of the shares subject to the award one year from the vesting commencement date, which was March 15, 2010, and in 12 equal monthly installments thereafter; and 200,000 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 50% of the shares subject to the award on January 1, 2012 and in 12 equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

(27) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 25,000 shares originally issued April 18, 2005 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(28) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 15,000 shares originally issued March 27, 2006 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(29) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 75,000 shares originally issued October 30, 2006 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

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(30) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 37,500 shares originally issued October 30, 2006 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(31) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 37,500 shares originally issued October 30, 2006 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(32) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 30,000 shares originally issued September 17, 2007 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments from the vesting commencement date, which was September 17, 2007.

 

(33) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 53,250 shares originally issued September 15, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments from the vesting commencement date, which was September 15, 2008.

 

(34) Option vests over a four-year period, with 25% of the shares subject to the option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date which was November 16, 2009, and in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

(35) Represents 1,875 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 25% of the shares subject to the award on each of the four subsequent anniversaries of the grant date of September 17, 2007; 3,976 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 25% of the shares subject to the award on each of the four subsequent anniversaries of the grant date of September 15, 2008; 75,000 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 50% of the shares subject to the award one year from the vesting commencement date, which was March 15, 2010, and in 12 equal monthly installments thereafter; and 150,000 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 50% of the shares subject to the award on January 1, 2012 and in 12 equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

(36) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 32,516 shares originally issued June 9, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(37) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 10,000 shares originally issued May 17, 2006 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(38) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 60,000 shares originally issued October 30, 2006 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(39) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 30,000 shares originally issued October 30, 2006 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(40) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 30,000 shares originally issued October 30, 2006 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(41) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 5,000 shares originally issued March 15, 2007 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(42) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 15,000 shares originally issued September 17, 2007 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments from the vesting commencement date, which was September 17, 2007.

 

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(43) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 20,000 shares originally issued October 15, 2007 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments from the vesting commencement date, which was September 17, 2007.

 

(44) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 15,900 shares originally issued September 15, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments from the vesting commencement date, which was September 15, 2008.

 

(45) Option vests over a two-year period, with 50% of the shares subject to the option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, which was March 16, 2009, and in 12 equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

(46) Option vests over a four-year period, with 25% of the shares subject to the option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date which was November 16, 2009, and in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

(47) Represents 1,250 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 25% of the shares subject to the award on each of the four subsequent anniversaries of the grant date of September 17, 2007; 75,000 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 50% of the shares subject to the award one year from the vesting commencement date, which was March 15, 2010, and in 12 equal monthly installments thereafter; and 100,000 restricted stock units that vest at the rate of 50% of the shares subject to the award on January 1, 2012 and in 12 equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

(48) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 3,334 shares originally issued July 25, 2002 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(49) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 20,000 shares originally issued February 12, 2003 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(50) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 5.900 shares originally issued May 19, 2004 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(51) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 14,500 shares originally issued April 12, 2005 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(52) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 60,000 shares originally issued October 30, 2006 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(53) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 30,000 shares originally issued October 30, 2006 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(54) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 30,000 shares originally issued October 30, 2006 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(55) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 9,000 shares originally issued March 15, 2007 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option is fully vested and exercisable.

 

(56)

Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 20,000 shares originally issued September 17, 2007 under the 2002 Equity Incentive

 

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Plan. Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments from the vesting commencement date, which was September 17, 2007.

 

(57) Represents grant of option pursuant to our option exchange program in exchange for cancellation of an option to purchase 21,200 shares originally issued September 15, 2008 under the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments from the vesting commencement date, which was September 15, 2008.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

The following table presents, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, certain information regarding option exercises and the vesting of stock awards during the last fiscal year with respect to our named executive officers.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

 

     Option Awards     Stock Awards  

Name

   Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Exercise
(#)
     Value
Realized on
Exercise
($)
    Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Vesting
(#)
     Value
Realized on
Vesting
($)
 

William B. Chiasson

     —           —          5,000         32,550 (1) 

Former Chief Executive Officer

     —           —          2,500         12,950 (2) 

Jeffrey G. Katz

     —           —          —           —     

Former Chief Executive Officer and President

          

Mark A. Etnyre

     —           —          12,500         44,000 (3) 

Chief Financial Officer

          

Michael J. Dodd

     —           —          2,500         12,950 (2) 

President and

          

Chief Operating Officer

          

Michael Y. Chai

     —           —          1,987         10,054 (4) 

Former Executive Vice President, Product

          1,875         9713 (2) 

Development and Engineering

          

William K. Campbell

     15,000         37,800 (5)     1,250         6,475 (2) 

President, Americas Sales

          

 

(1) Calculated by multiplying the closing market price as reported on the NYSE of our Class A common stock on the last trading day prior to the weekend vesting date of the stock award, or $6.51 per share on March 26, 2010, by the number of shares acquired on vesting.

 

(2) Calculated by multiplying the closing market price as reported on the NYSE of our Class A common stock on the date the stock award vested, or $5.18 per share on September 17, 2010, by the number of shares acquired on vesting.

 

(3) Calculated by multiplying the closing market price as reported on the NYSE of our Class A common stock on the date the stock award vested, or $3.45 per share on January 15, 2010, by the number of shares acquired on vesting.

 

(4) Calculated by multiplying the closing market price as reported on the NYSE of our Class A common stock on the date the stock award vested, or $5.06 per share on September 15, 2010, by the number of shares acquired on vesting.

 

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(5) Calculated by multiplying the sales price as reported by the broker at the time of exercise on the date the stock option was exercised, or $5.27 per share on November 8, 2010, by the number of shares exercised less the option exercise price, calculated by multiplying the option exercise price of $2.75 per share by the number of shares exercised.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

Our Executive Management Severance and Change-in-Control Plan, or the Severance Plan, was approved by the compensation committee in 2007. Under the Severance Plan, our named executive officers may receive payments and benefits in the event of their termination of employment under specified circumstances, including in connection with a change in control of the Company. Mr. Katz did not participate in the Severance Plan, but was instead eligible to receive benefits under the terms of the severance and change-in-control provisions in his employment agreement until his resignation in March 2010. Mr. Chiasson was eligible to receive benefits under the Severance Plan until the execution of his employment agreement in March 2010, after which he was only eligible to receive benefits under the terms of the severance and change-in-control provisions in his employment agreement.

The specific terms and conditions of these agreements and the estimated payments and benefits for all of our named executive officers are described below and are based on the assumption that a triggering event occurred on December 31, 2010 and assume a price per share of our Class A common stock of $5.55, which was the price of our Class A common stock reported by the NYSE at the close of market on December 31, 2010. With respect to the estimated or potential value of options that are accelerated and/or have extended exercise periods in connection with a named executive officer’s termination of employment or a change in control of the Company, the actual value of the options realized, if any, will depend upon the extent to which the market value of our Class A common stock exceeds the exercise price on the date the option is exercised. Due to the number of factors that affect the nature and amounts of compensation and benefits provided upon the events discussed below, the amounts paid or distributed upon the actual occurrence of a triggering event may be different from the amounts set forth below.

Jeffrey G. Katz

Until March 2010, the Katz Employment Agreement provided Mr. Katz with certain benefits if his employment was terminated by us for reasons other than cause or by Mr. Katz for good reason or due to his death or permanent disability. Upon such a termination, Mr. Katz (or his estate), would have been entitled to receive (a) on our customary bonus payment date, a prorated portion of his target bonus for the year in which his termination occurred, and (b) vesting for 12 additional months of any stock options held by Mr. Katz (the “Katz Options”). In addition, all vested Katz Options would have remained exercisable for two years following the termination date. In addition, if Mr. Katz’s employment had been terminated other than by us for cause or by Mr. Katz for good reason or due to his death or permanent disability, we agreed to hire Mr. Katz as a consultant for a period of two years following his termination. During this two-year consulting period, we would have been required to pay Mr. Katz an annual consulting fee equal to the sum of (a) his base salary at the time of his termination, (b) the higher of his target bonus at the time of his termination and the average annual bonus amount paid to Mr. Katz for the two fiscal years preceding his termination and (c) one-third of all self-employment taxes paid by Mr. Katz on the consulting fees. The consulting fees would have been paid to Mr. Katz in equal semi-monthly installments. We also agreed to pay all health insurance continuation payments to maintain Mr. Katz’s group health insurance coverage, for himself and his covered dependents, while he was providing consulting services to the Company.

The Katz Employment Agreement also provided for the acceleration of the vesting of any equity awards then held by Mr. Katz in the event of a change of control of the Company, such that all of his equity awards would have vested as of the date of the change in control. In addition, if during the two-year period following a change in control of the Company, Mr. Katz’s employment were terminated for any reason other than cause or by Mr. Katz for good reason or due to his death or permanent disability, we would have been required to accelerate

 

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the vesting of any equity awards then held by Mr. Katz with the result that all of his equity awards would have been vested as of the date of his termination and all of his vested stock options would remain exercisable for two years after the termination date. We would also have been required to pay to Mr. Katz the severance payments and benefits described above, as applicable.

After the execution of the Katz Transition Agreement in connection with his resignation in March 2010, Mr. Katz was no longer eligible to receive payments upon a termination of employment or a change in control of the Company. His transition was treated, for purposes of the severance provisions in the Katz Employment Agreement, as a resignation without good reason and, accordingly, no severance payments or benefits were triggered by the transition. He was not eligible for any payments or benefits upon a termination of employment or change in control of the Company as of December 31, 2010. For a description of the other terms of the Katz Transition Agreement, see “Employment Arrangements,” above.

William B. Chiasson

Mr. Chiasson was our CEO in March 2010 until his resignation in March 2011. In March 2010, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Chiasson that provided he would be entitled to certain payments and benefits if his employment was terminated by us without cause or by Mr. Chiasson for good reason. Upon such a termination of employment, Mr. Chiasson, would have been entitled to receive (a) 12 months of base salary and (ii) a payment equal to his target bonus opportunity for the calendar year in which the termination occurred. In addition, all vested stock options held by Mr. Chiasson (the “Chiasson Options”) would have remained exercisable for one year following the termination date. Assuming, for purposes of illustration, a termination date of December 31, 2010 and exercise of the Chiasson Options on the same date, the base salary component of the severance would have been $450,000, the bonus payment component would have been $337,500 and, based on exercise price of the Chiasson Options of $5.55 per share, the closing market price of our Class A common stock as reported by the NYSE for December 31, 2010, the potential realizable value of all vested options as of that date would have been $600,886, for a total severance amount of $1,388,386.

Under the terms of Mr. Chiasson’s employment agreement, the term “cause” meant:

 

   

commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement or misappropriation against or involving the Company;

 

   

conviction, or entry of a guilty or no contest plea, for any felony involving moral turpitude or dishonesty;

 

   

commission of an act or failure to commit an act, involving the Company that would amount to willful misconduct, wanton misconduct, gross negligence or a material breach of Mr. Chiasson’s employment agreement and which would result in significant harm to the Company; or

 

   

willful failure to perform the responsibilities and duties set forth in the employment agreement for a period of ten days following receipt of written notice from the Company regarding such failure.

Under the terms of Mr. Chiasson’s employment agreement, “good reason” meant:

 

   

a material diminution in his authority, duties or responsibilities (the requirement that Mr. Chiasson assume any position other than the senior-most position in his functional area in the surviving top-most parent company, reporting directly to the chief executive officer, upon a change-in-control transaction shall be deemed a substantial reduction for purposes of triggering termination payments);

 

   

a greater than 10% reduction in his base salary, unless the base salaries of other senior executive employees are also reduced by the same percentage; or

 

   

a change in the geographic location of his workplace by more than 50 miles.

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that all of his equity awards would be vested as of the date of the change in control. Assuming that a change in control of the Company occurred on December 31, 2010 and that the all of Mr. Chiasson’s outstanding stock options were exercised on the same date, based on exercise price of $5.55 per share, the closing market price of our Class A common stock as reported by the NYSE for December 31, 2010, the potential realizable value of the additional options which would have vested because of a change in control would have been $459,074. In addition, if during the two-year period following a change in control of the Company, Mr. Chiasson’s employment were terminated without cause or by Mr. Chiasson for “good reason,” all of his equity awards would remain exercisable for a period of two years after the termination date. We would also have been required to pay to Mr. Chiasson: (a) 24 months of base salary and (ii) a payment equal to two times his target bonus opportunity for the calendar year in which the termination occurred. For purposes of the foregoing discussion, a change-in-control transaction will be deemed to have occurred if any person or entity acquires at least a majority of the combined voting power of our outstanding securities, or upon our merger or consolidation, adoption by our stockholders of a plan of dissolution or liquidation or the sale or transfer of substantially all of our assets.

To receive any of the payments and benefits described above, Mr. Chiasson would have been required to execute a release of claims against the Company.

Messrs. Campbell, Chai, Dodd and Etnyre

Messrs. Campbell, Dodd and Etnyre are each eligible to receive severance payments and benefits under the Severance Plan. Mr. Chai was eligible to receive severance payments and benefits under the Severance Plan during 2010.

Under the terms of the Severance Plan, Messrs. Campbell, Dodd and Etnyre (and, during 2010, Mr. Chai) are eligible to receive the payments and benefits described in the Severance Plan if they are terminated without cause or were to resign for good reason.

Under the Severance Plan, “cause” exists if the executive:

 

   

is convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty;

 

   

commits fraud against the Company;

 

   

commits a material breach of any material provision of a written agreement with the Company (including, without limitation, the Company’s Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement) or of a written policy of the Company, provided that the executive was given reasonable notice and opportunity to cure;

 

   

shows conduct demonstrating unfitness to serve, provided that the executive was given reasonable notice and opportunity to cure; or

 

   

breaches duties to the Company including persistent unsatisfactory performance of job duties.

Under the Severance Plan, “good reason” exists if:

 

   

there is any material diminution in the executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities;

 

   

there is a reduction in base salary of greater than 10% of base salary prior to the reduction, unless others in equivalent roles are accordingly reduced;

 

   

the executive’s business location moved more than 50 miles beyond current location; or

 

   

we materially breach the agreement under which the executive is employed.

For Mr. Dodd and, during 2010, Mr. Chai, the definition of “good reason” also includes a change in control of the Company in which such executive does not hold the senior-most position in his functional area in the surviving top-most parent company (excluding any company that is an investment fund or other non-operating

 

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company), whether public or private, and does not report directly to the chief executive officer of such top-most parent company. However, as a condition of resigning for “good reason” on such basis, he must first have remained in employment with the Company or its successor on a full time basis (or on a less than full time basis, as the Company or its successor determines), with a base salary that is no less than it was immediately prior to the change in control (unadjusted for employment on a less than full time basis), for a period of six months (or a shorter period as the Company or its successor determines) in order to provide transition support to LeapFrog or its successor.

Under the Severance Plan, to resign for “good reason,” an executive must resign within 60 days after the occurrence, without the executive’s consent, of one of the events listed in the “good reason” definition, after having given us 30 days’ written notice (during which time we would have the opportunity to cure the event that the executive asserts is good reason). If we cure the event, then the executive would not be eligible for a good reason resignation.

If a covered termination of employment (which includes a resignation for “good reason”) is triggered and does not occur in relation to a change in control of the Company, the Severance Plan provides for the following severance benefits:

 

Base Severance

(Months of Base Salary)

 

Health Insurance

Payments

 

Form of Payment

12

 

12 months of

COBRA coverage

 

Semi-monthly

installments

If a covered termination of employment is triggered and occurs in relation to a change in control of the Company, the Severance Plan provides for the following severance benefits:

 

Base Severance

(Months of Base Salary)

 

Bonus Severance

 

Health Insurance
Payments

 

Equity

Acceleration

 

Form of Payment

24

  200% of Target Bonus   24 months of COBRA coverage   100%   Lump Sum

Assuming a termination date of December 31, 2010, Messrs. Campbell, Chai, Dodd and Etnyre would have been entitled to receive the following severance payments and benefits:

Covered Termination—No Change in Control

 

Named Executive Officer

   Payment of
Base Salary
($)
     Health
Insurance
Payments
($)(1)
    Total  

William K. Campbell

     300,000         —   (2)      300,000   

Michael Y. Chai

     361,188         19,747        380,935   

Michael J. Dodd

     408,000         19,323        427,323   

Mark A. Etnyre

     300,000         19,743        319,743   

Covered Termination—Change in Control

 

Named Executive Officer

   Payment of
Base Salary
($)
     Payment of
Bonus
($)
     Health Insurance
Payments
($)(1)
    Value of Equity
Acceleration
($)(3)
     Total  

William K. Campbell

     600,000         300,000         —   (2)      607,149         1,507,149   

Michael Y. Chai

     722,376         361,188         38,493        612,311         1,734,368   

Michael J. Dodd

     816,000         408,000         38,646        973,707         2,236,353   

Mark A. Etnyre

     600,000         300,000         39,493        372,637         1,312,130   

 

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(1) Approximate value of benefit; does not reflect potential increase of insurance premiums in 2011.

 

(2) Mr. Campbell does not currently maintain any health insurance coverage through LeapFrog.

 

(3) Represents potential realizable value of the additional vested options assuming a change in control of the Company occurred on December 31, 2010 and that such executive’s options were exercised on the same date, based on an exercise price of $5.55 per share, the closing market price of our Class A common stock as reported by the NYSE for December 31, 2010.

Participants are required to execute a release prior to receiving any of the foregoing payments and such payments and benefits under the Severance Plan will terminate if, at any time, the executive violates any proprietary information or confidentiality obligation to LeapFrog.

 

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SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of Class A common stock and other equity securities of LeapFrog. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

To our knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to us and written representations that no other reports were required, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were filed in a timely manner.

HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS

The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (e.g., brokers) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports, including Notices of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or other proxy materials addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially means extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies.

This year, a number of brokers with account holders who are LeapFrog stockholders will be “householding” our proxy materials. A single Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or other proxy materials may be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be “householding” communications to your address, “householding” will continue until you are notified otherwise or you submit contrary instructions. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in “householding” and would prefer to receive a separate Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or other proxy materials, you may: (1) notify your broker; (2) direct your written request to our Director of Investor Relations, 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, California 94608 or to ir@leapfrog.com or (3) contact our Investor Relations department at (510) 420-5150. Stockholders who currently receive multiple copies of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or other proxy materials at their addresses and would like to request “householding” of their communications should contact their brokers. In addition, we will promptly deliver, upon written or oral request to the address or telephone number above, a separate copy of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We will provide to any stockholder entitled to vote at our 2011 annual meeting, at no charge, a copy of our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2011, including the financial statements and the financial statement schedules contained in the Form 10-K. We make our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as our other SEC filings, available free of charge through the investor relations section of our website located at www.leapfroginvestor.com under “Financial Information—SEC Filings” as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with or furnished to the SEC. Information contained on or accessible through our website or contained on other websites is not deemed to be part of this proxy statement. In addition, you may request a copy of the Annual Report on Form 10-K in writing by sending an e-mail request to our investor relations department, attention Karen Sansot, at ir@leapfrog.com, calling (510) 420-5150, or writing to Investor Relations at LeapFrog Enterprises, 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, California 94608.

 

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OTHER MATTERS

Our board of directors knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the annual meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors
LOGO

Robert L. Lattuga

Vice President and General Counsel

April 20, 2011

 

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APPENDIX A

LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.

2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: MARCH 17, 2010

APPROVED BY THE STOCKHOLDERS:                     

TERMINATION DATE: FEBRUARY 8, 2021

 

1. GENERAL.

(a) Successor to and Continuation of Prior Plan.    The Plan is intended as the successor to and continuation of the LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”). Following the Effective Date, no additional stock awards shall be granted under the Prior Plan. Any shares remaining available for issuance pursuant to the exercise of options or issuance or settlement of stock awards under the Prior Plan as of the Effective Date (the “Prior Plan’s Available Reserve”) shall become available for issuance pursuant to Stock Awards granted hereunder. From and after the Effective Date, all outstanding stock awards granted under the Prior Plan shall remain subject to the terms of the Prior Plan; provided, however, any shares subject to outstanding stock awards granted under the Prior Plan that expire or terminate for any reason prior to exercise or settlement or are forfeited because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares or are reacquired or withheld by the Company to satisfy a tax withholding obligation or as consideration for the exercise of an Option (the “Returning Shares”) shall become available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted hereunder. All Awards granted on or after the Effective Date of this Plan shall be subject to the terms of this Plan.

(b) Eligible Award Recipients.    The persons eligible to receive Awards are Employees, Directors and Consultants.

(c) Available Awards.    The Plan provides for the grant of the following Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iii) Stock Appreciation Rights (iv) Restricted Stock Awards, (v) Restricted Stock Unit Awards, (vi) Performance Stock Awards, (vii) Performance Cash Awards, and (viii) Other Stock Awards.

(d) Purpose.    The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to secure and retain the services of the group of persons eligible to receive Awards as set forth in Section 1(b), to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and any Affiliate and to provide a means by which such eligible recipients may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of the Class A Common Stock through the granting of Awards.

 

2. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Administration by Board.    The Board shall administer the Plan unless and until the Board delegates administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided in Section 2(c).

(b) Powers of Board.    The Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

(i) To determine from time to time (A) which of the persons eligible under the Plan shall be granted Awards; (B) when and how each Award shall be granted; (C) what type or combination of types of Award shall be granted; (D) the provisions of each Award granted (which need not be identical), including the time or times when a person shall be permitted to receive cash or Class A Common Stock pursuant to a Stock Award; (E) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock with respect to which a Stock Award shall be granted to each such person; and (F) the Fair Market Value applicable to a Stock Award.

 

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(ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Award Agreement or in the written terms of a Performance Cash Award, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan or Award fully effective.

(iii) To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Awards granted under it.

(iv) To accelerate the time at which an Award may first be exercised or the time during which an Award or any part thereof will vest in accordance with the Plan, notwithstanding the provisions in the Award stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest.

(v) To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall not impair rights and obligations under any Award granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the affected Participant.

(vi) To amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable. However, except as provided in Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, to the extent required by applicable law or listing requirements, stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment of the Plan that either (A) materially increases the number of shares of Class A Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, (B) materially expands the class of individuals eligible to receive Awards under the Plan, (C) materially increases the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan or materially reduces the price at which shares of Class A Common Stock may be issued or purchased under the Plan, (D) materially extends the term of the Plan, or (E) expands the types of Awards available for issuance under the Plan. Except as provided above, rights under any Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless (1) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (2) such Participant consents in writing.

(vii) To submit any amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of (A) Section 162(m) of the Code regarding the exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate deductibility of compensation paid to Covered Employees, (B) Section 422 of the Code regarding incentive stock options or (C) Rule 16b-3.

(viii) To approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan and to amend the terms of any one or more Awards, including, but not limited to, amendments to provide terms more favorable to the Participant than previously provided in the Award Agreement, subject to any specified limits in the Plan that are not subject to Board discretion; provided however, that except with respect to amendments that disqualify or impair the status of an Incentive Stock Option, a Participant’s rights under any Award shall not be impaired by any such amendment unless (A) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (B) such Participant consents in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the limitations of applicable law, if any, the Board may amend the terms of any one or more Awards without the affected Participant’s consent if necessary to maintain the qualified status of the Award as an Incentive Stock Option or to bring the Award into compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

(ix) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan or Awards.

(x) To adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit participation in the Plan by Employees, Directors or Consultants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States.

 

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(c) Delegation to Committee.

(i) General.    The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration of the Plan is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee of the Committee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Committee may, at any time, abolish the subcommittee and/or revest in the Committee any powers delegated to the subcommittee. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some or all of the powers previously delegated.

(ii) Section 162(m) and Rule 16b-3 Compliance.    The Committee may consist solely of two or more Outside Directors, in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code, or solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

(d) Delegation to an Officer.    The Board may delegate to one (1) or more Officers the authority to do one or both of the following (i) designate Employees who are providing Continuous Service to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who are not Officers to be recipients of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, other Stock Awards) and the terms thereof, and (ii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to such Stock Awards granted to such Employees; provided, however, that the Board resolutions regarding such delegation shall specify the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to the Stock Awards granted by such Officer and that such Officer may not grant a Stock Award to himself or herself. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may not delegate authority to an Officer to determine the Fair Market Value pursuant to Section 13(w)(iii) below.

(e) Effect of Board’s Decision.    All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith shall not be subject to review by any person and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

(f) Cancellation and Re-Grant of Stock Awards.    Neither the Board nor any Committee shall have the authority to: (i) reduce the exercise price of any outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan, or (ii) cancel any outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that have an exercise price or strike price greater than the current Fair Market Value of the Class A Common Stock in exchange for cash or other Stock Awards under the Plan, unless the stockholders of the Company have approved such an action within twelve (12) months prior to such an event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or Committee shall have the authority, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, to cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that have an exercise price or strike price greater than the current Fair Market Value of the Class A Common Stock in exchange only for a nominal cash payment of consideration as necessary to effect a cancellation of the Award, provided that such cancellation is not treated as a repricing under United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

(a) Share Reserve.    Subject to Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards from and after the Effective Date shall not exceed [                                                                                                                                 ] ([                ]) shares (the “Share Reserve”), which number is the sum of (i) the number of shares subject to the Prior Plan’s Available Reserve, (ii) an additional 6,000,000 new shares, plus (iii) an additional number of shares in an amount not to exceed [                ] shares (which number consists of the Returning Shares, if any, as such

 

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shares become available from time to time). The number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by: (i) one (1) share for each share of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to an Option granted under Section 5 or a Stock Appreciation Right granted under Section 5; and (ii) two (2) shares for each share of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to a restricted stock award under Section 6(a), a Restricted Stock Unit Award under Section 6(b), a Performance Stock Award under Section 6(c) or Other Stock Awards granted under Section 6(d). For clarity, the number of shares reserved for issuance in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of the Class A Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan and does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by, as applicable, NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance shall not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. Furthermore, if a Stock Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement shall not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan.

(b) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve.    If any shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to the Company because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company pursuant to Section 8(g) or as consideration for the exercise of an Option shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. To the extent there is issued a share of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a Stock Award that counted as two (2) shares against the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a) and such share of Class A Common Stock again becomes available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to this Section 3(b), then the number of shares of Class A Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall increase by two (2) shares.

(c) Incentive Stock Option Limit.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3 and, subject to the provisions of Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall be [                                                                                                                    ] ([                ]) shares of Class A Common Stock.

(d) Section 162(m) Limitation on Annual Grants.    Subject to the provisions of Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, at such time as the Company may be subject to the applicable provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code, a maximum of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand (3,500,000) shares of Class A Common Stock subject to Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Stock Awards whose value is determined by reference to an increase over an exercise or strike price of at least one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value on the date any such Stock Award is granted may be granted to any Participant during any calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any additional Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Other Stock Awards whose value is determined by reference to an increase over an exercise or strike price of at least one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value on the date the Stock Award are granted to any Participant during any calendar year, compensation attributable to the exercise of such additional Stock Awards shall not satisfy the requirements to be considered “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code unless such additional Stock Award is approved by the Company’s stockholders.

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4. ELIGIBILITY.

(a) Eligibility for Specific Stock Awards.    Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” thereof (as such terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code). Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants; provided, however, Nonstatutory Stock Options and SARs may not be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants who are providing Continuous Service only to any “parent” of the Company, as such term is defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act, unless the stock underlying such Stock Awards is treated as “service recipient stock” under Section 409A of the Code because the Stock Awards are granted pursuant to a corporate transaction (such as a spin off transaction) or unless such Stock Awards comply with the distribution requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(b) Ten Percent Stockholders.    A Ten Percent Stockholder shall not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the exercise price of such Option is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant.

 

5. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

Each Option or SAR shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. All Options shall be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate or certificates shall be issued for shares of Class A Common Stock purchased on exercise of each type of Option. If an Option is not specifically designated as an Incentive Stock Option, then the Option shall be a Nonstatutory Stock Option. The provisions of separate Options or SARs need not be identical; provided, however, that each Option Agreement or Stock Appreciation Right Agreement shall conform to (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(a) Term.    Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, no Option or SAR shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of its grant or such shorter period specified in the Award Agreement.

(b) Exercise Price.    Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the exercise price (or strike price) of each Option or SAR shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Class A Common Stock subject to the Option or SAR on the date the Option or SAR is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option or SAR may be granted with an exercise price (or strike price) lower than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Class A Common Stock subject to the Option or SAR if such Option or SAR is granted pursuant to an assumption of or substitution for another option or stock appreciation right pursuant to a Corporate Transaction and in a manner consistent with the provisions of Sections 409A and, if applicable, 424(a) of the Code. Each SAR will be denominated in shares of Class A Common Stock equivalents.

(c) Purchase Price for Options.    The purchase price of Class A Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable law and as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, by any combination of the methods of payment set forth below. The Board shall have the authority to grant Options that do not permit all of the following methods of payment (or otherwise restrict the ability to use certain methods) and to grant Options that require the consent of the Company to utilize a particular method of payment. The permitted methods of payment are as follows:

(i) by cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company;

(ii) pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of the stock subject to the Option, results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds;

 

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(iii) by delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Class A Common Stock;

(iv) if the option is a Nonstatutory Stock Option, by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price; provided, however, that the Company shall accept a cash or other payment from the Participant to the extent of any remaining balance of the aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued; provided, further, that shares of Class A Common Stock will no longer be subject to an Option and will not be exercisable thereafter to the extent that (A) shares issuable upon exercise are reduced to pay the exercise price pursuant to the “net exercise,” (B) shares are delivered to the Participant as a result of such exercise, and (C) shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations; or

(v) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board.

(d) Exercise and Payment of a SAR.    To exercise any outstanding Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant must provide written notice of exercise to the Company in compliance with the provisions of the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement evidencing such Stock Appreciation Right. The appreciation distribution payable on the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right will be not greater than an amount equal to the excess of (A) the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date of the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right) of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Class A Common Stock equivalents in which the Participant is vested under such Stock Appreciation Right, and with respect to which the Participant is exercising the Stock Appreciation Right on such date, over (B) the strike price that will be determined by the Board at the time of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right. The appreciation distribution in respect to a Stock Appreciation Right may be paid in Class A Common Stock, in cash, in any combination of the two or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement evidencing such Stock Appreciation Right.

(e) Transferability of Options and SARs.    The Board may, in its sole discretion, impose such limitations on the transferability of Options and SARs as the Board shall determine. In the absence of such a determination by the Board to the contrary, the following restrictions on the transferability of Options and SARs shall apply:

(i) Restrictions on Transfer.    An Option or SAR shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant; provided, however, that the Board may, in its sole discretion, permit transfer of the Option or SAR in a manner that is not prohibited by applicable tax and securities laws upon the Participant’s request. Except as explicitly provided herein, neither an Option nor a SAR may be transferred for consideration.

(ii) Domestic Relations Orders.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option or SAR may be transferred pursuant to a domestic relations order; provided, however, that if an Option is an Incentive Stock Option, such Option may be deemed to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option as a result of such transfer.

(iii) Beneficiary Designation.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form provided by or otherwise satisfactory to the Company and any broker designated by the Company to effect Option exercises, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Participant, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option or SAR and receive the Class A Common Stock or other consideration resulting from such exercise. In the absence of such a designation, the executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate shall be entitled to exercise the Option or SAR and receive the Class A Common Stock or other consideration resulting from such exercise.

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SAR may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may or may not be exercised (which may be based on the satisfaction of Performance Goals or other criteria) as the Board may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options or SARs may vary. The provisions of this Section 5(f) are subject to any Option or SAR provisions governing the minimum number of shares of Class A Common Stock as to which an Option or SAR may be exercised.

(g) Termination of Continuous Service.    Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates (other than for Cause or upon the Participant’s death or Disability), the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such Award as of the date of termination of Continuous Service) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three (3) months following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the applicable Award Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination of Continuous Service, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the time specified herein or in the Award Agreement (as applicable), the Option or SAR shall terminate.

(h) Extension of Termination Date.    If the exercise of an Option or SAR following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (other than for Cause or upon the Participant’s death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act, then the Option or SAR shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a total period of three (3) months (that need not be consecutive) after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option or SAR would not be in violation of such registration requirements, or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. In addition, unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, if the immediate sale of any Class A Common Stock received upon exercise of an Option or SAR following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (other than for Cause) would violate the Company’s insider trading policy, then the Option or SAR shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a period equal to the applicable post-termination exercise period after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service during which the sale of the Class A Common Stock received upon exercise of the Option or SAR would not be in violation of the Company’s insider trading policy, or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

(i) Disability of Participant.     Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR as of the date of termination of Continuous Service), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months following such termination of Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Award Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination of Continuous Service, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the time specified herein or in the Award Agreement (as applicable), the Option or SAR (as applicable) shall terminate.

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term of such Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after the Participant’s death, the Option or SAR is not exercised within the time specified herein or in the Award Agreement (as applicable), the Option or SAR shall terminate.

(k) Termination for Cause.     Except as explicitly provided otherwise in a Participant’s Award Agreement or other individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, if a Participant’s Continuous Service is terminated for Cause, the Option or SAR shall terminate immediately upon such Participant’s termination of Continuous Service, and the Participant shall be prohibited from exercising his or her Option or SAR from and after the time of such termination of Continuous Service.

(l) Non-Exempt Employees.     No Option or SAR, whether or not vested, granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, shall be first exercisable for any shares of Class A Common Stock until at least six months following the date of grant of the Option or SAR. Notwithstanding the foregoing, consistent with the provisions of the Worker Economic Opportunity Act, (i) in the event of the Participant’s death or Disability, (ii) upon a Corporate Transaction in which such Option or SAR is not assumed, continued, or substituted, (iii) upon a Change in Control, or (iv) upon the Participant’s retirement (as such term may be defined in the Participant’s Award Agreement or in another applicable agreement or in accordance with the Company’s then current employment policies and guidelines), any such vested Options and SARs may be exercised earlier than six months following the date of grant. The foregoing provision is intended to operate so that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise or vesting of an Option or SAR will be exempt from his or her regular rate of pay.

 

6. PROVISIONS OF STOCK AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS AND SARS.

(a) Restricted Stock Awards.     Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. To the extent consistent with the Company’s Bylaws, at the Board’s election, shares of Class A Common Stock may be (i) held in book entry form subject to the Company’s instructions until any restrictions relating to the Restricted Stock Award lapse; or (ii) evidenced by a certificate, which certificate shall be held in such form and manner as determined by the Board. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Award Agreements need not be identical; provided, however, that each Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall conform to (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(i) Consideration.     A Restricted Stock Award may be awarded in consideration for (A) cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company, (B) past services to the Company or an Affiliate, or (C) any other form of legal consideration (including future services) that may be acceptable to the Board, in its sole discretion, and permissible under applicable law.

(ii) Vesting.     Shares of Class A Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be subject to forfeiture to the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board.

(iii) Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service.     If a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates, the Company may receive through a forfeiture condition or a repurchase right any or all of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination of Continuous Service under the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

(iv) Transferability.     Rights to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, as the Board shall determine in its sole discretion, so long as Class A Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement remains subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

 

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(v) Dividends.     A Restricted Stock Award Agreement may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock will be subject to the same vesting and forfeiture restrictions as apply to the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award to which they relate.

(b) Restricted Stock Unit Awards.     Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements need not be identical; provided, however, that each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall conform to (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(i) Consideration.     At the time of grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board will determine the consideration, if any, to be paid by the Participant upon delivery of each share of Class A Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. The consideration to be paid (if any) by the Participant for each share of Class A Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award may be paid in any form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board, in its sole discretion, and permissible under applicable law.

(ii) Vesting.     At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board may impose such restrictions on or conditions to the vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit Award as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

(iii) Payment.     A Restricted Stock Unit Award may be settled by the delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock, their cash equivalent, any combination thereof or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.

(iv) Additional Restrictions.     At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board, as it deems appropriate, may impose such restrictions or conditions that delay the delivery of the shares of Class A Common Stock (or their cash equivalent) subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award to a time after the vesting of such Restricted Stock Unit Award.

(v) Dividend Equivalents.     Dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares of Class A Common Stock covered by a Restricted Stock Unit Award, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. At the sole discretion of the Board, such dividend equivalents may be converted into additional shares of Class A Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Unit Award in such manner as determined by the Board. Any additional shares covered by the Restricted Stock Unit Award credited by reason of such dividend equivalents will be subject to all of the same terms and conditions of the underlying Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement to which they relate.

(vi) Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service.     Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, such portion of the Restricted Stock Unit Award that has not vested will be forfeited upon the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service.

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Performance Goals) shall not exceed three million five hundred thousand (3,500,000) shares of Class A Common Stock. The Board may provide for or, subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify, may permit a Participant to elect for, the payment of any Performance Stock Award to be deferred to a specified date or event. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the applicable Award Agreement, the Board may determine that cash may be used in payment of Performance Stock Awards.

(ii) Performance Cash Awards.    A Performance Cash Award is a cash award that may be paid contingent upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals. A Performance Cash Award may also require the completion of a specified period of Continuous Service. At the time of grant of a Performance Cash Award, the length of any Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained shall be conclusively determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. In any calendar year, the Committee may not grant a Performance Cash Award that has a maximum value that may be paid to any Participant in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000). The Board may provide for or, subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify, may permit a Participant to elect for, the payment of any Performance Cash Award to be deferred to a specified date or event. The Committee may specify the form of payment of Performance Cash Awards, which may be cash or other property, or may provide for a Participant to have the option for his or her Performance Cash Award, or such portion thereof as the Board may specify, to be paid in whole or in part in cash or other property.

(iii) Board Discretion.    The Board retains the discretion to reduce or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of Performance Goals and to define the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for a Performance Period.

(iv) Section 162(m) Compliance.    Unless otherwise permitted in compliance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code with respect to an Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” thereunder, the Committee shall establish the Performance Goals applicable to, and the formula for calculating the amount payable under, the Award no later than the earlier of (a) the date ninety (90) days after the commencement of the applicable Performance Period, or (b) the date on which twenty-five percent (25%) of the Performance Period has elapsed, and in either event at a time when the achievement of the applicable Performance Goals remains substantially uncertain. Prior to the payment of any compensation under an Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall certify the extent to which any Performance Goals and any other material terms under such Award have been satisfied (other than in cases where such relate solely to the increase in the value of the Class A Common Stock). Notwithstanding satisfaction of any completion of any Performance Goals, to the extent specified at the time of grant of an Award to “covered employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock, Options, cash or other benefits granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award on account of satisfaction of such Performance Goals may be reduced by the Committee on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine.

(d) Other Stock Awards.    Other forms of Stock Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Class A Common Stock, including the appreciation in value thereof (e.g., options or stock rights with an exercise price or strike price less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Class A Common Stock at the time of grant) may be granted either alone or in addition to Stock Awards provided for under Section 5 and the preceding provisions of this Section 6. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have sole and complete authority to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock Awards will be granted, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof) to be granted pursuant to such Other Stock Awards and all other terms and conditions of such Other Stock Awards.

 

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(b) Securities Law Compliance.    The Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Stock Awards and to issue and sell shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of the Stock Awards; provided, however, that this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Stock Award or any Class A Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Stock Award. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Class A Common Stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Class A Common Stock upon exercise of such Stock Awards unless and until such authority is obtained. A Participant shall not be eligible for the grant of a Stock Award or the subsequent issuance of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Stock Award if such grant or issuance would be in violation of any applicable securities law.

(c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes.    The Company shall have no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Stock Award. Furthermore, the Company shall have no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of a Stock Award or a possible period in which the Stock Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of a Stock Award to the holder of such Stock Award.

 

8. MISCELLANEOUS.

(a) Use of Proceeds from Sales of Class A Common Stock.    Proceeds from the sale of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to Stock Awards shall constitute general funds of the Company.

(b) Corporate Action Constituting Grant of Stock Awards.    Corporate action constituting a grant by the Company of a Stock Award to any Participant shall be deemed completed as of the date of such corporate action, unless otherwise determined by the Board, regardless of when the instrument, certificate, or letter evidencing the Stock Award is communicated to, or actually received or accepted by, the Participant.

(c) Stockholder Rights.    No Participant shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Class A Common Stock subject to such Stock Award unless and until (i) such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Stock Award pursuant to its terms, if applicable, and (ii) the issuance of the Class A Common Stock subject to such Stock Award has been entered into the books and records of the Company.

(d) No Employment or Other Service Rights.    Nothing in the Plan, any Stock Award Agreement or any other instrument executed thereunder or in connection with any Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Stock Award was granted or shall affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant’s agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be.

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Company as to the Participant’s knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Stock Award; and (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that the Participant is acquiring Class A Common Stock subject to the Stock Award for the Participant’s own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Class A Common Stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if (A) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of Class A Common Stock under the Stock Award has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (B) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the Class A Common Stock.

(g) Withholding Obligations.    Unless prohibited by the terms of a Stock Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Class A Common Stock from the shares of Class A Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the Award; provided, however, that no shares of Class A Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to avoid classification of the Stock Award as a liability for financial accounting purposes); (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; or (v) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement.

(h) Electronic Delivery.    Any reference herein to a “written” agreement or document shall include any agreement or document delivered electronically or posted on the Company’s intranet (or other shared electronic medium controlled by the Company to which the Participant has access).

(i) Deferrals.    To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine that the delivery of Class A Common Stock or the payment of cash, upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of all or a portion of any Award may be deferred and may establish programs and procedures for deferral elections to be made by Participants. Deferrals by Participants will be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. Consistent with Section 409A of the Code, the Board may provide for distributions while a Participant is still an employee or otherwise providing services to the Company. The Board is authorized to make deferrals of Awards and determine when, and in what annual percentages, Participants may receive payments, including lump sum payments, following the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service, and implement such other terms and conditions consistent with the provisions of the Plan and in accordance with applicable law.

(j) Compliance with Section 409A.    To the extent that the Board determines that any Award granted hereunder is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code. To the extent applicable, the Plan and Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan (and unless the Award Agreement specifically provides otherwise), if the shares of Class A Common Stock are publicly traded and a Participant holding an Award that constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, no distribution or payment of any amount shall be made upon a “separation from service” before a date that is six (6) months following the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code without regard to alternative definitions thereunder) or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death.

 

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9. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK; OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS.

(a) Capitalization Adjustments.    In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board shall appropriately and proportionately adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a), (ii) the class(es) and maximum number of securities that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options pursuant to Section 3(c), (iii) the class(es) and maximum number of securities that may be awarded to any person pursuant to Sections 3(d) and 6(c)(i) , and (iv) the class(es) and number of securities and price per share of stock subject to outstanding Stock Awards. The Board shall make such adjustments, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation.    Except as otherwise provided in the Stock Award Agreement, in the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all outstanding Stock Awards (other than Stock Awards consisting of vested and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock not subject to a forfeiture condition or the Company’s right of repurchase) shall terminate immediately prior to the completion of such dissolution or liquidation, and the shares of Class A Common Stock subject to the Company’s repurchase rights or subject to a forfeiture condition may be repurchased or reacquired by the Company notwithstanding the fact that the holder of such Stock Award is providing Continuous Service, provided, however, that the Board may, in its sole discretion, cause some or all Stock Awards to become fully vested, exercisable and/or no longer subject to repurchase or forfeiture (to the extent such Stock Awards have not previously expired or terminated) before the dissolution or liquidation is completed but contingent on its completion.

(c) Corporate Transaction.    The following provisions shall apply to Stock Awards in the event of a Corporate Transaction unless otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Stock Award or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board at the time of grant of a Stock Award. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Board shall take one or more of the following actions with respect to Stock Awards, contingent upon the closing or completion of the Corporate Transaction:

(i) arrange for the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company) to assume or continue the Stock Award or to substitute a similar stock award for the Stock Award (including, but not limited to, an award to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Corporate Transaction);

(ii) arrange for the assignment of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to the Stock Award to the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company);

(iii) accelerate the vesting, in whole or in part, of the Stock Award (and, if applicable, the time at which the Stock Award may be exercised) to a date prior to the effective time of such Corporate Transaction as the Board shall determine (or, if the Board shall not determine such a date, to the date that is five (5) days prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction), with such Stock Award terminating if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction;

(iv) arrange for the lapse of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to the Stock Award;

(v) cancel or arrange for the cancellation of the Stock Award, to the extent not vested or not exercised prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction, in exchange for such cash consideration, if any, as the Board, in its sole discretion, may consider appropriate; or

(vi) make a payment, in such form as may be determined by the Board equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the value of the property the Participant would have received upon the exercise of the Stock Award, over (B) any exercise price payable by such holder in connection with such exercise.

 

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The Board need not take the same action or actions with respect to all Stock Awards or portions thereof or with respect to all Participants.

(d) Change in Control.    A Stock Award may be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability upon or after a Change in Control as may be provided in the Stock Award Agreement for such Stock Award or as may be provided in any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, but in the absence of such provision, no such acceleration shall occur.

 

10. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.

(a) Plan Term.    The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Unless terminated sooner by the Board, the Plan shall automatically terminate on the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the earlier of (i) the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, or (ii) the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company. No Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

(b) No Impairment of Rights.    Suspension or termination of the Plan shall not impair rights and obligations under any Award granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the affected Participant.

 

11. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.

This Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date.

 

12. CHOICE OF LAW.

The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to that state’s conflict of laws rules.

13.    DEFINITIONS.    As used in the Plan, the following definitions shall apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:

(a) Affiliate” means, at the time of determination, any “parent” or “subsidiary” of the Company as such terms are defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act. The Board shall have the authority to determine the time or times at which “parent” or “subsidiary” status is determined within the foregoing definition.

(b) Award” means a Stock Award or a Performance Cash Award.

(c) Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of an Award.

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

(e) Capitalization Adjustment” means any change that is made in, or other events that occur with respect to, the Class A Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Stock Award after the Effective Date without the receipt of consideration by the Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, large nonrecurring cash dividend, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or any similar equity restructuring transaction, as that term is used in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as a Capitalization Adjustment.

 

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(f) Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in any written agreement between the Participant and the Company defining such term and, in the absence of such agreement, such term shall mean, with respect to a Participant, the occurrence of any of the following events that has a material negative impact on the business or reputation of the Company: (i) such Participant’s attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (ii) such Participant’s intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between the Participant and the Company or of any statutory duty owed to the Company; (iii) such Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets; or (iv) such Participant’s gross misconduct. The determination that a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service is either for Cause or without Cause shall be made by the Company, in its sole discretion. Any determination by the Company that the Continuous Service of a Participant was terminated with or without Cause for the purposes of outstanding Awards held by such Participant shall have no effect upon any determination of the rights or obligations of the Company or such Participant for any other purpose.

(g) Change in Control” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following:

(i) any Exchange Act Person (other than Larry Ellison, Michael Milken, Lowell Milken, or any combination of the foregoing) becomes the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction.

(ii) there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not Own, directly or indirectly, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (B) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction;

(iii) the stockholders of the Company approve or the Board approves a plan of complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or a complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company shall otherwise occur, except for a liquidation into a parent corporation;

(iv) there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries to an Entity, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are Owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition; or

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Plan, (A) the term Change in Control shall not include a sale of assets, merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company, and (B) the definition of Change in Control (or any analogous term) in an individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant shall supersede the foregoing definition with respect to Awards subject to such agreement; provided, however, that if no definition of Change in Control or any analogous term is set forth in such an individual written agreement, the foregoing definition shall apply.

(h) Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of the Company.

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(j) Committee” means a committee of one or more Directors to whom authority has been delegated by the Board in accordance with Section 2(c).

(k) Company” means LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(l) Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is (i) engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, or (ii) serving as a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate and is compensated for such services. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such service, shall not cause a Director to be considered a “Consultant” for purposes of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person is treated as a Consultant under this Plan only if a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act is available to register either the offer or the sale of the Company’s securities to such person.

(m) Continuous Service” means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. A change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, shall not terminate a Participant’s Continuous Service; provided, however, if the Entity for which a Participant is rendering services ceases to qualify as an Affiliate, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, such Participant’s Continuous Service shall be considered to have terminated on the date such Entity ceases to qualify as an Affiliate. To the extent permitted by law, the Board or the chief executive officer of the Company, in that party’s sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board or Chief Executive Officer, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave, or (ii) transfers between the Company, an Affiliate, or their successors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a leave of absence shall be treated as Continuous Service for purposes of vesting in a Stock Award only to such extent as may be provided in the Company’s leave of absence policy, in the written terms of any leave of absence agreement or policy applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise required by law.

(n) Corporate Transaction” means the consummation, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

(i) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(ii) a sale or other disposition of at least ninety percent (90%) of the outstanding securities of the Company;

(iii) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or

(iv) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.

(o) Covered Employee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.

(p) Director” means a member of the Board.

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expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, as provided in Sections 22(e)(3) and 409A(a)(2)(c)(i) of the Code, and shall be determined by the Board on the basis of such medical evidence as the Board deems warranted under the circumstances.

(r) Effective Date” means the effective date of this Plan document, which is the date of the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held in 2011, provided this Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders at such meeting.

(s) Employee” means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, shall not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.

(t) Entity” means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity.

(u) Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(v) Exchange Act Person” means any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except that “Exchange Act Person” shall not include (i) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to a registered public offering of such securities, (iv) an Entity Owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of stock of the Company; or (v) any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that, as of the Effective Date, is the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities.

(w) Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Class A Common Stock determined as follows:

(i) If the Class A Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or traded on any established market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Class A Common Stock shall be the closing selling price for such stock as quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the Class A Common Stock) on the date of determination or, if the day of determination is not a market trading day, the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in a source the Board deems reliable.

(ii) Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if there is no closing sales price for the Class A Common Stock on the date of determination, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

(iii) In the absence of such markets for the Class A Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board in good faith and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A and 422 of the Code.

(x) Incentive Stock Option” means an option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan that is intended to be, and qualifies as, an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(y) Non-Employee Director” means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee or officer of the Company or an Affiliate, does not receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from the Company or an Affiliate for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the

 

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Securities Act (“Regulation S-K”)), does not possess an interest in any other transaction for which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a “non-employee director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3.

(z) Nonstatutory Stock Option” means any option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(aa) Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(bb) Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.

(cc) Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(dd) Optionholder” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option.

(ee) Other Stock Award” means an award based in whole or in part by reference to the Class A Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(d).

(ff) Other Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of an Other Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an Other Stock Award grant. Each Other Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(gg) Outside Director” means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee of the Company or an “affiliated corporation” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code), is not a former employee of the Company or an “affiliated corporation” who receives compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan) during the taxable year, has not been an officer of the Company or an “affiliated corporation,” and does not receive remuneration from the Company or an “affiliated corporation,” either directly or indirectly, in any capacity other than as a Director, or (ii) is otherwise considered an “outside director” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(hh) Own,” “Owned,” “Owner,” “Ownership A person or Entity shall be deemed to “Own,” to have “Owned,” to be the “Owner” of, or to have acquired “Ownership” of securities if such person or Entity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting, with respect to such securities.

(ii) Participant” means a person to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Stock Award.

(jj) Performance Cash Award” means an award of cash granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(c)(ii).

(kk) Performance Criteria” means the one or more criteria that the Board shall select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that shall be used to establish such Performance Goals may be based on any one of, or combination of, the following as determined by the Board: (i) earnings (including earnings per share and net earnings); (ii) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation; (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (iv) total stockholder return;

 

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(v) return on equity or average stockholder’s equity; (vi) return on assets, investment, or capital employed; (vii) stock price; (viii) margin (including gross margin); (ix) income (before or after taxes); (x) operating income; (xi) operating income after taxes; (xii) pre-tax profit; (xiii) operating cash flow; (xiv) sales or revenue targets; (xv) increases in revenue or product revenue; (xvi) expenses and cost reduction goals; (xvii) improvement in or attainment of working capital levels; (xiii) economic value added (or an equivalent metric); (xix) market share; (xx) cash flow; (xxi) cash flow per share; (xxii) share price performance; (xxiii) debt reduction; (xxiv) implementation or completion of projects or processes; (xxv) customer satisfaction; (xxvi) stockholders’ equity; (xxvii) capital expenditures; (xxiii) debt levels; (xxix) operating profit or net operating profit; (xxx) workforce diversity; (xxxi) growth of net income or operating income; (xxxii) billings; and (xxxiii) to the extent that an Award is not intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, other measures of performance selected by the Board.

(ll) Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Board for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Performance Goals may be based on a Company-wide basis, with respect to one or more business units, divisions, Affiliates, or business segments, and in either absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices. Unless specified otherwise by the Board (i) in the Award Agreement at the time the Award is granted or (ii) in such other document setting forth the Performance Goals at the time the Performance Goals are established, the Board may make adjustments in the method of calculating the attainment of Performance Goals for a Performance Period as follows: (1) to exclude restructuring and/or other nonrecurring charges; (2) to exclude exchange rate effects, as applicable, for non-U.S. dollar denominated Performance Goals; (3) to exclude the effects of changes to generally accepted accounting principles; (4) to exclude the effects of any statutory adjustments to corporate tax rates; (5) to exclude the effects of any “extraordinary items” as determined under generally accepted accounting principles; (6) to exclude the dilutive effects of acquisitions or joint ventures; (7) to assume that any business divested by the Company achieved performance objectives at targeted levels during the balance of a Performance Period following such divestiture; (8) to exclude the effect of any change in the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or split, stock repurchase, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, or any distributions to common shareholders other than regular cash dividends; and (9) to exclude the effect of any other unusual, non-recurring gain or loss or other extraordinary item.

(mm) Performance Period” means the period of time selected by the Board over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to and the payment of a Stock Award or a Performance Cash Award. Performance Periods may be of varying and overlapping duration, at the sole discretion of the Board.

(nn) Performance Stock Award” means a Stock Award granted under the terms and conditions of Section 6(c)(i).

(oo) Plan” means this LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.

(pp) Restricted Stock Award” means an award of shares of Class A Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(a).

(qq) Restricted Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

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(ss) Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Unit Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Unit Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(tt) Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.

(uu) Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(vv) Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right to receive the appreciation on Class A Common Stock that is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5.

(ww) Stock Appreciation Right Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Stock Appreciation Right evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Appreciation Right grant. Each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(xx) Stock Award” means any right to receive Class A Common Stock granted under the Plan, including an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Performance Stock Award or any Other Stock Award.

(yy) Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(zz) Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Company, (i) any corporation of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, Owned by the Company, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than fifty percent (50%).

(aaa) Ten Percent Stockholder” means a person who Owns (or is deemed to Own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

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LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.

 

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The board of directors recommends a vote FOR the nine nominees for director listed below.        The board of directors recommends a vote FOR Proposal 2.   Please mark your votes like this   x      

PROPOSAL 1:  

 

To elect our board’s nine nominees for director to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected.

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To ratify the selection by the audit committee of the board of directors of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

 

 

FOR

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AGAINST

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ABSTAIN

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  Nominees:

  01 John Barbour                   06 E. Stanton McKee, Jr.

  02 William B. Chiasson         07 David C. Nagel

  03 Thomas J. Kalinske         08 Philip B. Simon

  04 Paul T. Marinelli               09 Caden Wang

  05 Stanley E. Maron

 

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  The board of directors recommends a vote FOR Proposal 3.   FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
      PROPOSAL 3:  

To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

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The board of directors recommends a vote for THREE YEARS on Proposal 4.

 

To withhold authority to vote for any nominee(s), write such nominee(s) name(s) below:

    PROPOSAL 4:  

To vote upon, in a non-binding advisory vote, the preferred frequency of named executive officer compensation votes.

 

3 YEARS

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2 YEARS

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1 YEAR

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ABSTAIN

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The board of directors recommends a vote FOR Proposal 5.

  FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
        PROPOSAL 5:  

To approve the 2011 LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan.

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Signature  

 

  Signature  

 

  Dated                       , 2011.


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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held June 2, 2011

This Proxy Statement and our 2010 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at http://www.cstproxy.com/leapfrog/2011

 

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PROXY

LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.

PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON JUNE 2, 2011

 

The undersigned hereby appoints Mark A. Etnyre and Robert L. Lattuga, and each of them, as attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote all of the shares of stock of LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC. which the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the annual meeting of stockholders of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. to be held at LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.’s headquarters at 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, California on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, and at any and all postponements, continuations and adjournments thereof, with all powers that the undersigned would possess if personally present, upon and in respect of the following matters and in accordance with the following instructions, with discretionary authority as to any and all other matters that may properly come before the meeting.

 

Unless a contrary direction is indicated, this Proxy will be voted FOR all nominees listed in Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 5 and for THREE YEARS in Proposal 4, as more specifically described in the Proxy Statement. If specific instructions are indicated, this Proxy will be voted in accordance therewith.

 

Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon. If the stock is registered in the names of two or more persons, each should sign. Executors, administrators, trustees, guardians and attorneys-in-fact should add their titles. If signer is a corporation, please give full corporate name and have a duly authorized officer sign, stating title. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Please vote, date and promptly return this proxy in the enclosed return envelope, which is postage prepaid if mailed in the United States.

 

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