TIBCO Software Grants Equity Awards Under Its Inducement Award Plan

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 21, 2014) - TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced that equity awards were granted to new non-officer employees on October 15, 2014 under its Inducement Award Plan (the "Plan"). As described below, the grants were made to new employees of TIBCO hired during the third fiscal quarter. The Plan was originally adopted by the Board of Directors of TIBCO on April 9, 2013 in accordance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4). 

TIBCO granted a total of 114,097 shares of restricted stock to 84 employees under the Plan, restricted stock units representing a total of 27,925 shares of common stock to 92 employees under the Plan and a non-qualified stock option to purchase a total of 3,000 shares of its common stock to one employee under the Plan. All of the restricted stock and the restricted stock units vest over four years, with 50 percent of the restricted stock or restricted stock units vesting on October 15, 2016, 25 percent of the restricted stock or restricted stock units vesting on the one year anniversary thereof, and the remainder of the applicable award vesting on the two year anniversary thereof. The stock option grant was made at an exercise price of $22.96 per share, the closing price of TIBCO's common stock on the date of grant. The stock option has a seven-year term and is exercisable over four years from the employee's hire date, with 25 percent of the stock option exercisable on October 15, 2015 and 1/48^th of the stock option exercisable each month thereafter.

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