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1996 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN

Effective Date: 1996
Parties:

Cybermedia

Sectors: Computer Software and Services
Governing Law:  California
CYBERMEDIA, INC.


1996 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN


1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this 1996 Director Option Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for service as Outside Directors (as defined herein) of the Company, to provide additional incentive to the Outside Directors of the Company to serve as Directors, and to encourage their continued service on the Board.


All options granted hereunder shall be nonstatutory stock options.


2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:


(a) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.


(b) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


(c) "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company.


(d) "Company" means CyberMedia, Inc., a California corporation.


(e) "Director" means a member of the Board.


(f) "Employee" means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. The payment of a Director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient in and of itself to constitute "employment" by the Company.


(g) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


(h) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:


(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such system or exchange (or the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Common Stock) on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable;


(ii) If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System (but not on the National Market thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable, or;


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(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.


(iv) For purposes of Options granted on the effective date of this Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be the initial price to the public as set forth in the final prospectus included within the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended for the initial public offering of the Company's Common Stock.


(i) "Inside Director" means a Director who is an Employee.


(j) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.


(k) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option.


(l) "Optionee" means a Director who holds an Option.


(m) "Outside Director" means a Director who is not an Employee and is first elected to the Board after the adoption of this Plan.


(n) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.


(o) "Plan" means this 1996 Director Option Plan.


(p) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 10 of the Plan.


(q) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.


3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 100,000 Shares of Common Stock (the "Pool"). The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.


If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan.


4. Administration and Grants of Options under the Plan.


(a) Procedure for Grants. The provisions set forth in this Section 4(a) shall not be amended more than once every six months, other than to comport with changes in the Code, the


-2- 3 Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder. All grants of Options to Outside Directors under this Plan shall be automatic and nondiscretionary and shall be made strictly in accordance with the following provisions:


(i) No person shall have any discretion to select which Outside Directors shall be granted Options or to determine the number of Shares to be covered by Options granted to Outside Directors.


(ii) Each Outside Director shall be automatically granted an Option to purchase 10,000 Shares (the "First Option") on the date on which the later of the following events occurs: (A) the effective date of this Plan, as determined in accordance with Section 6 hereof, or (B) the date on which such person first becomes an Outside Director, whether through election by the shareholders of the Company or appointment by the Board to fill a vacancy; provided, however, that an Inside Director who ceases to be an Inside Director but who remains a Director shall not receive a First Option.


(iii) Each Outside Director shall be automatically granted an Option to purchase 10,000 Shares (a "Subsequent Option") on December 1 of each year provided he or she is then an Outside Director, and if as of such date, he or she shall have served on the Board for at least the preceding six (6) months.


(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (ii) and (iii) hereof, any exercise of an Option granted before the Company has obtained shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 16 hereof shall be conditioned upon obtaining such shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 16 hereof.


(v) The terms of a First Option granted hereunder shall be as follows:


(A) the term of the First Option shall be ten (10) years.


(B) the First Option shall be exercisable only while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company, except as set forth in Sections 8 and 10 hereof.


(C) the exercise price per Share shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant of the First Option. In the event that the date of grant of the First Option is not a trading day, the exercise price per Share shall be the Fair Market Value on the next trading day immediately following the date of grant of the First Option.


(D) subject to Section 10 hereof, the First Option shall become exercisable as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares subject to the First Option one year after its date of grant and as to 1/48th of the shares each month thereafter, provided that the Optionee continues to serve as a Director on such dates.


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(vi) The terms of a Subsequent Option granted hereunder shall be as follows:


(A) the term of the Subsequent Option shall be ten (10) years.


(B) the Subsequent Option shall be exercisable only while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company, except as set forth in Sections 8 and 10 hereof.


(C) the exercise price per Share shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant of the Subsequent Option. In the event that the date of grant of the Subsequent Option is not a trading day, the exercise price per Share shall be the Fair Market Value on the next trading day immediately following the date of grant of the Subsequent Option.


(D) subject to Section 10 hereof, the Subsequent Option shall become exercisable as to one-fourth (1/4th) of the Shares subject to the Subsequent Option three (3) years and one month after its date of grant and as to one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the shares on the last day of each month thereafter, provided that the Optionee continues to serve as a Director on such dates.


(vii) In the event that any Option granted under the Plan would cause the number of Shares subject to outstanding Options plus the number of Shares previously purchased under Options to exceed the Pool, then the remaining Shares available for Option grant shall be granted under Options to the Outside Directors on a pro rata basis. No further grants shall be made until such time, if any, as additional Shares become available for grant under the Plan through action of the Board or the shareholders to increase the number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan or through cancellation or expiration of Options previously granted hereunder.


5. Eligibility. Options may be granted only to Outside Directors. All Options shall be automatically granted in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 4 hereof.


The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to continuation of service as a Director or nomination to serve as a Director, nor shall it interfere in any way with any rights which the Director or the Company may have to terminate the Director's relationship with the Company at any time.


6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the effective date of the first Registration Statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 11 of the Plan.


7. Form of Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall consist of (i) cash, (ii) check, (iii) other shares which (x) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall


-4- 5 be exercised, (iv) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Company and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price, or (v) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.


8. Exercise of Option.


(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times as are set forth in Section 4 hereof; provided, however, that no Options shall be exercisable until shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 16 hereof has been obtained.


An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.


An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by the Company. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 7 of the Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. A share certificate for the number of Shares so acquired shall be issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 10 of the Plan.


Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.


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