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EMPLOYEE STOCK PARTICIPATION PLAN
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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>EXHIBIT 10.1 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>EXAR CORPORATION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>EMPLOYEE STOCK
PARTICIPATION PLAN </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Adopted August 1, 1989 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Effective January 1, 1990 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Amended through August 2, 1991 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Amended through June 24, 1999 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Amended through October 1, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PURPOSE. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which employees of Exar Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and its Affiliates, as defined in subparagraph 1(b), which are designated as
provided in subparagraph 2(b), may be given an opportunity to purchase stock of the Company. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
word &#147;Affiliate&#148; as used in the Plan means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
&#147;Code&#148;). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of its
employees, to secure and retain the services of new employees, and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company intends that the rights to purchase stock of the Company granted under the Plan be considered options issued under an &#147;employee stock
purchase plan&#148; as that term is defined in Section 423(b) of the Code. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ADMINISTRATION.
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of the
Company unless and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in subparagraph 2(c). Whether or not the Board has delegated administration, the Board shall have the final power to determine all questions of policy and
expediency that may arise in the administration of the Plan. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board shall have the power,
subject to, and within the limitations of, the Plan: (i)&nbsp;to determine when and how rights to purchase stock of the Company shall be granted and the provisions of each offering of such </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">rights (which need not be identical); (ii)&nbsp;to designate from time to time which Affiliates of the Company shall be eligible to participate
in the Plan; (iii)&nbsp;to construe and interpret the Plan and rights granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correction any defect, omission or
inconsistency in the Plan, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective; (iv)&nbsp;to amend the Plan as provided in paragraph&nbsp;13; and (v)&nbsp;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. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee composed of not fewer than two (2)&nbsp;members of the Board (the &#147;Committee&#148;). If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee
shall have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board, 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 Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Subject to the provisions of
paragraph&nbsp;12 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, the stock that may be sold pursuant to rights granted under the Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate one&nbsp;million (1,000,000) shares of the Company&#146;s common stock (the
&#147;Common Stock&#148;). If any right granted under the Plan shall for any reason terminate without having been exercised, the Common Stock not purchased under such right shall again become available for the Plan. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GRANT OF RIGHTS; OFFERING. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The Board or the Committee may from time to time grant or provide for the grant of rights to purchase Common Stock of the Company under the Plan to eligible employees (an &#147;Offering&#148;) on a
date or dates (the &#147;Offering Date(s)&#148;) selected by the Board or the Committee. Each Offering shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board or the Committee shall deem appropriate. If an employee has more
than one right outstanding under the Plan, unless he or she otherwise indicates in agreements or notices delivered hereunder: (1)&nbsp;each agreement or notice delivered by that employee will be deemed to apply to all of his or her rights under the
Plan, and (2)&nbsp;a right with a lower exercise price (or an earlier-granted right, if two rights have identical exercise prices), will be exercised to the fullest possible extent before a right with a higher exercise price (or a later-granted
right, if two rights have identical exercise prices) will be exercised. The provisions of separate Offerings need not be identical, but each Offering shall include (through incorporation of the </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">provisions of this Plan by reference in the Offering or otherwise) the substance of the provisions contained in paragraphs&nbsp;5
through&nbsp;8, inclusive. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ELIGIBILITY. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Rights may be granted only to employees of the Company or, as the Board or the Committee may designate as provided in subparagraph&nbsp;2(b), to employees of
any Affiliate of the Company. Except as provided in subparagraph&nbsp;5(b), an employee of the Company or any Affiliate shall not be eligible to be granted rights under the Plan, unless, on the Offering Date, such employee has been in the employ of
the Company or any Affiliate for such continuous period preceding such grant as the Board or the Committee may require, but in no event shall the required period of continuous employment be equal to or greater than two (2)&nbsp;years. In addition,
unless otherwise determined by the Board or the Committee, no employee of the Company or any Affiliate shall be eligible to be granted rights under the Plan, unless, on the Offering Date, such employee&#146;s customary employment with the Company or
such Affiliate is at least twenty (20)&nbsp;hours per week. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board or the Committee may provide
that, each person who, during the course of an Offering, first becomes an eligible employee of the Company or designated Affiliate will, on a date or dates specified in the Offering which coincides with the day on which such person becomes an
eligible employee or occurs thereafter, receive a right under that Offering, which right shall thereafter be deemed to be a part of that Offering. Such right shall have the same characteristics as any rights originally granted under that Offering,
as described herein, except that: (i)&nbsp;the date on which such right is granted shall be the &#147;Offering Date&#148; of such right for all purposes, including determination of the exercise price of such right; (ii)&nbsp;the Purchase Period (as
defined below) for such right shall begin on its Offering Date and end coincident with the end of such offering; and (iii)&nbsp;the Board or the Committee may provide that if such person first becomes an eligible employee within a specified period
of time before the end of the Purchase Period (as defined below) for such Offering, he or she will not receive any right under that Offering. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;No employees shall be eligible for the grant of any rights under the Plan if, immediately after any such rights are granted, such employee owns stock possessing five percent (5%) or more
of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Affiliate. For purposes of this subparagraph&nbsp;5(d), the rules of Section&nbsp;424(d) of the Code shall apply in determining the stock ownership of any
employee, and stock which such employee may purchase under all outstanding rights and options shall be treated as stock owned by such employee. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;An eligible employee may be granted rights under the Plan only if such rights, together with any other rights granted under &#147;employee stock </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">purchase plans&#148; of the Company and any Affiliates, as specified by Section&nbsp;423 (b) (8) of the Code, do not permit such employee&#146;s
rights to purchase stock of the Company or any affiliate to accrue at a rate which exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of fair market value of such stock (determined at the time such rights are granted) for each calendar year in which
such rights are outstanding at any time. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RIGHTS; PURCHASE PRICE. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;On each Offering Date, each eligible employee, pursuant to an offering made under the Plan, shall be granted the right to
purchase the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company purchasable with up to fifteen percent (15%) of such employee&#146;s Base Compensation (as defined in Section 7(a)) during the period which begins on the Offering Date (or such later date
as the Board determines for a particular Offering) and ends on the date stated in the Offering, which date shall be no more than twenty-seven (27)&nbsp;months after the Offering Date (the &#147;Purchase Period&#148;). In connection with each
Offering made under this Plan, the Board or the Committee shall specify a maximum number of shares which may be purchased by any employee as well as a maximum aggregate number of shares which may be purchased by all eligible employees pursuant to
such Offering. In addition, in connection with each such Offering, the Board or the Committee may specify a maximum aggregate number of shares which may be purchased by all eligible employees on any given Exercise Date (as defined in the Offering)
under the Offering. If the aggregate purchase of shares upon exercise of rights granted under the Offering would exceed any such maximum aggregate number, the Board or the Committee shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares available in as
nearly a uniform manner as shall be practicable and as it shall deem to be equitable. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The purchase
price of stock acquired pursuant to rights granted under the Plan shall be no less than the lesser of: (i)&nbsp;an amount equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of the stock on the Offering Date; or (ii)&nbsp;an amount equal to
eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of the stock on the date of purchase. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PARTICIPATION;
WITHDRAWAL; TERMINATION. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;An eligible employee may become a participant in an Offering by
delivering an agreement to the Company within the time specified in the Offering, in such form as the Company provides. Each such agreement shall authorize payroll deductions of up to fifteen percent (15%) of such employee&#146;s Base Compensation
during the Purchase Period. Base Compensation is defined as total cash compensation exclusive of commissions (other than that of selected sales personnel), bonuses, overtime, allowances, loans, educational assistance and premium pay such as shift
differential, but including amounts elected to be deferred by the employee (that would otherwise have been paid) under the </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Company&#146;s 401(k)&nbsp;Plan. The payroll deductions made for each participant shall be credited to an account for such participant under the
Plan and shall be deposited with the general funds of the Company. At any time during the Purchase Period a participant may terminate his or her payroll deductions. A participant may reduce, increase or begin such payroll deductions after the
beginning of any Purchase Period only as provided for in the Offering. A participant may not make any additional payments into his or her account unless expressly provided for in the Offering. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;If a participant terminates his or her payroll deductions, such participant may withdraw from the Offering by delivering to the Company a notice of
withdrawal in such form as the Company provides. Such withdrawal may be elected at any time prior to the end of the Purchase Period. Upon such withdrawal from the offering by a participant, the Company shall distribute to such participant all of his
or her accumulated payroll deductions (reduced to the extent, if any, such deductions have been used to acquire stock for the participant) under the Offering without interest, and such participant&#146;s interest in that Offering shall be
automatically terminated. A participant&#146;s withdrawal from an Offering will have no effect upon such participant&#146;s eligibility to participate in any other Offerings under the Plan but such participant will be required to deliver a new
participation agreement in order to participate in other Offerings under the Plan. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;Rights granted
pursuant to any Offering under the Plan shall terminate immediately upon cessation of any participating employee&#146;s employment with the Company or an Affiliate, for any reason, and the Company shall distribute to such terminated employee all of
his or her accumulated payroll deductions (reduced to the extent, if any, such deductions have been used to acquire stock for the terminated employee), without interest; provided, however, that subject to the right of the terminated employee to
withdraw from the Offering and receive a distribution of his or her accumulated payroll deductions (as described in paragraph&nbsp;7(b), in the event that a participating employee&#146;s employment cases within three (3)&nbsp;months of the next
Exercise Date, the balance in such employee&#146;s account shall be held and used to purchase Common Stock for the terminated employee on such Exercise Date pursuant to the terms of the ongoing Offering. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;Rights granted under the Plan shall not be transferable, and shall be exercisable only by the person to whom such rights
are granted. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXERCISE. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;On each exercise date, as defined in the relevant Offering (an &#147;Exercise Date&#148;), each participant&#146;s accumulated payroll deductions (without
any increase for interest) will be applied to the purchase of whole shares of stock of the Company, up to the maximum number of shares permitted pursuant to the </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">terms of the Plan and the applicable Offering, at the purchase price specified in the Offering. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the
exercise of rights granted under the Plan. The amount, if any, of accumulated payroll deductions remaining in each participant&#146;s account after the purchase of shares which is less than the amount required to purchase one share of stock on the
final Exercise Date of an Offering shall be held in each such participant&#146;s account for the purchase of shares under the next Offering under the Plan, unless such participant withdraws from such next Offering, as provided in
subparagraph&nbsp;7(b), or is no longer eligible to be granted rights under the Plan, as provided in paragraph&nbsp;5, in which case such amount shall be distributed to such participant after such Exercise Date, without interest. The amount, if any,
of accumulated payroll deductions remaining in any participant&#146;s account after the purchase of shares which is equal to the amount required to purchase whole shares of stock on the final Exercise Date of an Offering shall be distributed in full
to such participant after such Exercise Date, without interest. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;No rights granted under the Plan
may be exercised to any extent unless the Plan (including rights granted thereunder) is covered by an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). If, on an Exercise Date of
any Offering hereunder, the Plan is not so registered, no rights granted under the Plan or any Offering shall be exercised and all payroll deductions accumulated during the purchase period shall be distributed to the participants, without interest.
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;During the terms of the rights granted under the Plan, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of stock required to satisfy such
rights. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having
jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to issue and sell shares of stock upon exercise of the rights granted under the Plan. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or
agency the authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieve from any liability for failure to issue and sell stock upon exercise of such rights unless and
until such authority is obtained. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to rights granted under the Plan shall constitute general funds of the Company. </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">A participant shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject to
rights granted under the Plan unless and until certificates representing such shares shall have been issued. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;If any change
is made in the stock subject to the Plan, or subject to any rights granted under the Plan (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend,
combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or otherwise), the Board shall make appropriate adjustments in the maximum number of shares subject to the Plan and the number of shares and price per share of stock subject to
outstanding rights. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of: (1)&nbsp;a dissolution or liquidation of the Company;
(2)&nbsp;a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation; (3)&nbsp;a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding
the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise; or (4)&nbsp;any other capital reorganization in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares of the Company entitled to
vote are exchanged, then, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, any surviving corporation shall assume outstanding rights or substitute similar rights for those under the Plan, such rights shall continue in full force and effect, or
such rights shall be exercised immediately prior to such event. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan. However, except as provided in
paragraph&nbsp;12 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12)&nbsp;months before or after the adoption of the amendment, where the amendment
will: (i)&nbsp;increase the number of shares reserved for rights under the Plan; or (ii) modify the provisions as to eligibility for participation in the Plan or modify the Plan in any other way to the extent such modification requires shareholder
approval in order for the Plan to obtain employee stock purchase plan treatment under Section&nbsp;423 of the Code. It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide
eligible employees with the maximum benefits provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder relating to employee stock purchase plans and/or to bring the Plan and/or rights granted under it
into compliance therewith. </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;Rights and obligations under any rights granted before amendment
of the Plan shall not be altered or impaired by any amendment of the Plan, except with the consent of the person to whom such rights were granted. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board
may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No rights may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;Rights and obligations under any rights granted while the Plan is in effect shall not be altered or impaired by suspension or termination of the Plan, except with the consent of the
person to whom such rights were granted. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The Plan shall become effective as determined by the Board, but no rights granted under the Plan shall be exercised unless and until the
Plan has been approved by the vote of the shareholders of the Company, and, if required, an appropriate permit has been issued by the Commissioner of Corporations of the State of California. </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>EXAR CORPORATION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>EMPLOYEE STOCK PARTICIPATION PLAN OFFERING </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Adopted August 1, 1989 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Effective January 1, 1990 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Amended through August 2, 1991 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Amended through June 24, 1999 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Amended through October 1, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GRANT; OFFERING DATE. </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The Board of Directors of Exar Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), pursuant to the Company&#146;s
Employee Stock Participation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), hereby authorizes the grant of rights to purchase shares of the common stock of the Company (&#147;Common Stock&#148;) to all Eligible Employees effective on January&nbsp;1</FONT><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>st</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP>, April&nbsp;1</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>st</SUP></FONT><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP>, July 1</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>st</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP> and October&nbsp;1</FONT><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>st</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP> of each year beginning with the calendar year 1990 (the &#147;Offering Dates&#148;). Rights granted under this
Offering are intended to qualify as options issued under an &#147;employee stock purchase plan&#148; as that term is defined in Section&nbsp;423(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;). The granting of rights
pursuant to each Offering hereunder shall occur on each respective Offering Date unless, prior to such date (a)&nbsp;the Board of Directors determines that such Offering shall not occur, or (b)&nbsp;no shares remain available for issuance under the
Plan in connection with the Offering, or (c)&nbsp;if required, an appropriate permit has not been issued by the Commissioner of Corporations of the State of California covering the rights to be granted and the shares to be issued in connection with
the Offering. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">All Eligible Employees of the Company shall be granted rights to purchase Common Stock under each Offering on the Offering Date of such Offering. &#147;Eligible
Employees&#148; are employees of the Company whose customary employment with the Company is at least twenty (20)&nbsp;hours per week; provided that no employee who is disqualified by subparagraph&nbsp;5(c) or&nbsp;5(d) of the Plan shall be an
Eligible Employee. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RIGHTS. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Subject to the limitations contained in the Plan, on each Offering Date each Eligible Employee shall be granted the right to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock
purchasable with up to ten percent (10%) of such employee&#146;s Base Compensation (as defined in the Plan) paid during the purchase period for such Offering. The purchase period for each Offering shall commence on the Offering Date and end on the
next to occur of March&nbsp;31</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>st</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP>, </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">June&nbsp;30</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>th</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP>, September&nbsp;30</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>th</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP> or December&nbsp;31</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>st</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP> (the &#147;Purchase Period&#148;). However, no employee may purchase under any given Offering more than two thousand (2,000)&nbsp;shares
of Common Stock, and the maximum aggregate number of shares available to be purchased by all Eligible Employees under any given Offering is sixty thousand (60,000)&nbsp;shares. If the aggregate purchase of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of
rights granted under the offering would exceed the maximum aggregate number of shares available, the Board shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares available in a uniform and equitable manner. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PURCHASE PRICE. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The purchase price of the Common Stock shall be the lesser of eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the Offering Date or eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date of purchase, determined, respectively, based on the average of the low and the high price of the Common Stock on the first and last trading days within the Purchase Period. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PARTICIPATION. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">An
Eligible Employee shall become a participant in an Offering by delivering an agreement authorizing payroll deductions of up to ten (10%) of such employee&#146;s Base Compensation during the period for which such authorization is effective. Such
deductions may be in whole percentages or fixed dollar amounts only, and a participant may not make additional payments into his or her account. The agreement shall be in such form as the Company provides, and must be delivered to the Company at
least two weeks prior to the issuance of the first payroll check for the Purchase Period. A participant may increase or decrease his or her participation percentage during a Purchase Period by delivering notice to the Company, in such form as the
Company provides, at least two weeks prior to the issuance of the payroll check for which it is to be effective. A participant may withdraw from an Offering and receive his or her accumulated payroll deductions (reduced to the extent such deductions
have been used to acquire stock for the participant) by delivering a withdrawal notice to the Company in such form as the Company provides. Upon receipt of such notice, the Company will distribute to the participant as soon as practicable such
participant&#146;s accumulated payroll deductions (reduced to the extent such deductions have been used to acquire stock for the participant), without interest. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TERMINATION. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Rights granted under the Offering shall
terminate immediately upon cessation of any participating employee&#146;s employment with the Company for any reason prior to end of the Purchase Period of the Offering and the Company will distribute as soon as practicable such terminated
employee&#146;s accumulated </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">payroll deductions (reduced to the extent such deductions have been used to acquire stock for the participant) to him or her, without interest.
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXERCISE. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">On each Exercise Date, each participant&#146;s accumulated payroll deductions (without any increase for interest) shall be applied to the purchase of whole shares of Common Stock, up to the maximum
number of shares permitted under the Plan and the Offering. &#147;Exercise Date&#148; shall be defined as each March&nbsp;31</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>st</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP>, June&nbsp;30</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>th</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP>, September&nbsp;30</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>th</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP> and December&nbsp;31</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>st</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP></SUP> or the immediately preceding business day if any such date is not a business day. The amount of accumulated payroll deductions remaining in each participant&#146;s account at the end of a Purchase Period (after the
purchase of shares) which is less than the amount required to purchase one share of stock on the Exercise Date of such Purchase Period shall be held in each such participant&#146;s account for the purchase of shares under the next Offering under the
Plan, unless such participant withdraws from such next Offering or is no longer eligible to be granted rights under the Plan, in which case such amount shall be distributed as soon as practicable to such participant after the end of the Purchase
Period, without interest. The amount, if any, of accumulated payroll deductions remaining in any participant&#146;s account (after the purchase of shares) which is equal to the amount required to purchase whole shares of stock on the Exercise Date
shall be distributed as soon as practicable in full to such participant after the end of each Purchase Period, without interest. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TRANSFER. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Rights granted under each Offering shall not be
transferable, and shall be exercisable only by the person to whom such rights are granted. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOTICES AND
AGREEMENTS. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Any notices or agreements provided for in an Offering or the Plan shall be given in writing, in a
form provided by the Company, and unless specifically provided for in the Plan or this Offering shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices and agreements delivered by the Company, five (5) days after deposit in the
United States mail, postage prepaid. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXERCISE CONTINGENT ON REGISTRATION OF PLAN AND SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">No rights granted under an offering may be exercised to any extent unless the Plan (including rights granted
thereunder) is covered by an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. If on an Exercise Date the Plan is not so registered, no rights granted under the Offering shall be exercised on such date and all
payroll deductions accumulated </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">during the Purchase Period (reduced to the extent such deductions have been used to acquire stock under the Offering) will be distributed to the
participants, without interest. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OFFERING SUBJECT TO PLAN. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Each Offering is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, and its provisions are hereby made a part of the Offering, and is further
subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of an Offering and those of the Plan (including
interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan), the provisions of the Plan shall control. </FONT></DIV>
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