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CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONDEFINITIVE
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Ten-Year Option Repricings |
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Name |
Date |
Number of securities underlying options repriced or amended (#) |
Market price of stock at time of repricing or amendment ($) |
Exercise price at time of repricing or amendment(1) |
New exercise price ($)(2) |
Length of original option term remaining at date of repricing or amendment | |||||||
Ralph H. Schmitt | 10/08/2001 | 90,000 | $13.91 | $16.73 | $16.84 | 9 yrs., 5 mos. | |||||||
Vice President, Marketing and | 10/08/2001 | 70,000 | $13.91 | $23.19 | $16.84 | 9 yrs., 2 mos. | |||||||
Sales | 10/08/2001 | 40,000 | $13.91 | $39.63 | $16.84 | 8 yrs., 10 mos. | |||||||
04/30/1992(3) | 8,500 | $ 4.75 | $ 9.25 | $ 4.75 | 9 yrs., 5 mos. | ||||||||
Antonio R. Alvarez | 10/08/2001 | 70,000 | $13.91 | $23.19 | $16.84 | 9 yrs., 2 mos. | |||||||
Vice President, Memory | 10/08/2001 | 60,000 | $13.91 | $16.73 | $16.84 | 9 yrs., 5 mos. | |||||||
Products Division and | 10/24/1996 | 146,930 | $11.00 | $16.19 | $11.00 | 9 yrs. | |||||||
Research Development | 04/30/1992(3) | 80,000 | $ 4.75 | $ 9.25 | $ 4.75 | 9 yrs., 5 mos. | |||||||
04/30/1992(3) | 26,398 | $ 4.75 | $ 9.25 | $ 4.75 | 9 yrs., 5 mos. | ||||||||
Emmanuel T. Hernandez | 05/15/1998 | 200,000 | $ 8.75 | $11.56 | $ 8.75 | 9 yrs., 5 mos. | |||||||
Vice President, Finance and | 10/24/1996 | 116,458 | $11.00 | $16.19 | $11.00 | 9 yrs. | |||||||
Administration, and Chief | |||||||||||||
Financial Officer |
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(1) | Reflects the exercise price of the options on the date of cancellation. |
(2) | Reflects the exercise price of the options granted to replace the cancelled options. |
(3) | Reflects the effect of the November 1, 1995 two for one stock split. |