Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The TriZetto Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 

NOTE 9
Stockholders' Equity

Common stock

   In October 1999, the Company completed its initial public offering of 4,480,000 shares of common stock, including 630,000 shares issued in connection with the exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option, at a price of $9.00 per share, that raised approximately $36.0 million, net of underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering costs totaling approximately $4.3 million. In addition, in connection with the offering, 350,000 shares of common stock of the Company were sold by a selling stockholder at $9.00 per share, for which the Company received no proceeds. Upon the closing of the offering, all of the Company's mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock converted into approximately 6,276,000 shares of common stock.

   At December 31, 2000, the Company had reserved approximately 7,853,000 shares of common stock for issuance upon exercise of stock options, warrants and for shares issuable under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Common stockholders are entitled to dividends as and when declared by the Board of Directors subject to the prior rights of preferred stockholders. The holders of each share of common stock are entitled to one vote.

 Stock option plan

   In May 1998, the Company adopted the 1998 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") under which the Board of Directors may issue incentive and non-qualified stock options to employees, directors and consultants. The Board of Directors has the authority to determine to whom options will be granted, the number of shares, the term and exercise price. Options are to be granted at an exercise price not less than fair market value for incentive stock options or 85% of fair market value for non-qualified stock options. For individuals holding more than 10% of the voting rights of all classes of stock, the exercise price of incentive stock options will not be less than 110% of fair market value. The options generally vest and become exercisable annually at a rate of 25% of the option grant over a four year period. The term of the options will be no longer than five years for incentive stock options for which the grantee owns greater than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock and no longer than ten years for all other options.

   On November 30, 2000, in connection with the Resource Information Management Systems, Inc. ("RIMS") acquisition (Note 12), the Company adopted the RIMS Stock Option Plan based primarily upon RIMS' existing non-statutory stock option plan. Unless previously terminated by the stockholders the Plan shall terminate at the close of business on January 1, 2009, and no options shall be granted under it thereafter. Such termination shall not affect any option previously granted. Upon a business combination by the Company with any corporation or other entity, the Company may provide written notice to optionee that options shall terminate on a date not less than 14 days after the date of such notice unless theretofore exercised. In connection with such notice, the Company may, in its discretion, accelerate or waive any deferred exercise period.

   Activity under the two plans was as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

                                                             OUTSTANDING OPTIONS
                                SHARES                   ----------------------------       WEIGHTED
                               AVAILABLE    NUMBER OF                       AGGREGATE       AVERAGE
                               FOR GRANT     SHARES      EXERCISE PRICE       PRICE      EXERCISE PRICE
                               ---------    ---------    ---------------    ---------    --------------
Options reserved at Plan
  inception..................    1,600           --                   --          --             --
Granted......................   (1,159)       1,159      $ 0.25 - $ 0.28     $   297         $ 0.26
Cancelled....................       10          (10)                0.25          (2)          0.25
                                ------        -----                          -------
Balances, December 31, 1998..      451        1,149        0.25 -   0.28         295           0.26
Additional options
  reserved...................    2,400
Granted......................   (2,644)       2,644        0.25 -  29.75      16,318           6.17
Exercised....................       --          (60)                0.25         (15)          0.25
Cancelled....................      254         (254)       0.25 -  20.25        (261)          1.03
                                ------        -----                          -------
Balances, December 31, 1999..      461        3,479        0.25 -  29.75      16,337           4.70
Additional options
  reserved...................    3,200           --
Granted......................   (2,386)       2,386       12.68 -  63.25      47,735          20.00
Adopted and assumed..........       --          300                 7.02       2,107           7.02
Exercised....................       --         (425)       0.25 -  14.50        (312)          0.73
Cancelled....................      570         (570)       0.25 -  57.50      (7,751)         13.58
                                ------        -----                          -------
Balances, December 31, 2000..    1,845        5,170      $ 0.25 - $63.25     $58,116         $11.24
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   The options outstanding and currently exercisable by exercise price at December 31, 2000 are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

                                                                                 OPTIONS EXERCISABLE AT
                                                                                   DECEMBER 31, 2000
                         OPTIONS OUTSTANDING AT DECEMBER 31, 2000            ------------------------------
                 ---------------------------------------------------------     NUMBER
                     NUMBER         WEIGHTED AVERAGE          WEIGHTED       EXERCISABLE       WEIGHTED
   RANGE OF       OUTSTANDING     REMAINING CONTRACTUAL   AVERAGE EXERCISE      AS OF          AVERAGE
EXERCISE PRICE   AS OF 12/31/00       LIFE (YEARS)             PRICE          12/31/00      EXERCISE PRICE
--------------   --------------   ---------------------   ----------------   -----------   ----------------
$ 0.25 - $ 2.60      1,864                8.00                 $ 0.87            456            $ 0.77
$ 6.50 - $ 6.50        280                8.64                   6.50             61              6.50
$ 7.02 - $ 7.02        300                8.00                   7.02            300              7.02
$12.69 - $15.25      1,979                9.65                  14.64             26             14.50
$17.81 - $20.25        332                9.08                  19.85             70             20.25
$28.75 - $38.98        268                9.02                  31.58             30             28.75
$57.50 - $63.25        147                9.13                  58.28              0              0.00
                     -----                ----                 ------            ---            ------
                     5,170                8.87                 $11.24            943            $ 5.31
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 Stock-based compensation

   The Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 ("SFAS No. 123"), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." Had compensation cost for the Company's stock compensation plans been determined based on the fair value at the grant date for awards during the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998 consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, the Company's net income would have been as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

                                                                YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                              ----------------------------
                                                                2000       1999      1998
                                                              --------    -------    -----
Net income (loss), as reported..............................  $(42,258)   $(7,927)   $  60
Net income (loss), pro forma................................  $(48,340)   $(8,695)   $  54
Net income (loss) per share, as reported:
  Basic.....................................................  $  (1.80)   $ (0.85)   $0.01
  Diluted...................................................  $  (1.80)   $ (0.85)   $0.00
Net income (loss) per share, pro forma:
  Basic.....................................................  $  (2.06)   $ (0.93)   $0.01
  Diluted...................................................  $  (2.06)   $ (0.93)   $0.00

   Such pro forma disclosures may not be representative of future pro forma compensation cost because options vest over several years and additional grants are anticipated to be made each year.

   At December 31, 2000, 1999, and 1998 options exercisable under the Plan were 943,299, 241,921, and none respectively. The weighted average fair values of options granted during 2000, 1999 and 1998 were $9.31, $6.45 and $0.05, respectively.

   The fair value of each option granted prior to October 9, 1999, the date of the Company's initial public offering, was estimated on the date of grant using the minimum value method. Thereafter, the fair value of option grants were estimated using a Black-Scholes pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used in the estimations:

                                                                YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                           ----------------------------------
                                                            2000          1999         1998
                                                           -------    ------------    -------
Expected volatility......................................       50%         221%           --
Risk-free interest rate..................................     6.00%        6.34%         5.18%
Expected life............................................  4 years      4 years       4 years
Expected dividends.......................................       --           --            --

 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

   In July 1999, the Board of Directors adopted the Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("Stock Purchase Plan"), which is intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. A total of 600,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the Stock Purchase Plan, of which 538,476 remain available for issuance at December 31, 2000. Employees are eligible to participate if they are employed for at least 20 hours per week and for more than five months in any calendar year and who have been employed for at least 90 days. Employees who own more than 5% of the Company's outstanding stock may not participate. The Stock Purchase Plan permits eligible employees to purchase common stock through payroll deductions, which may not exceed the lesser of 15% of an employee's compensation or $25,000.

   The Stock Purchase Plan was implemented by six month offerings with purchases occurring at six month intervals commencing January 1, 2000. The purchase price of the common stock under the Stock Purchase Plan will be equal to 85% of the fair market value per share of common stock on either the start date of the offering period or on the purchase date, whichever is less. In the event of a proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the offering periods terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Company's Board of Directors. The Stock Purchase Plan will terminate in 2009, unless terminated sooner by the Board of Directors. Shares issued under the Stock Purchase Plan were 61,524 in 2000 at a weighted average purchase price of $13.66 per share.

 Deferred stock compensation

   The Company recorded deferred stock compensation related to stock options granted to employees where the exercise price is lower than the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant. Total deferred compensation recorded for these options was $341,000, $6.4 million and $482,000 in 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Additionally, the Company recorded deferred stock compensation in the amount of $5.1 million related to the issuance of restricted stock to certain employees of one of its customers in May 2000, and in connection with the acquisitions of Erisco and RIMS in October and December 2000 -- see "Restricted stock". The Company amortizes the deferred stock compensation charge over the vesting period of the underlying stock option or restricted stock award. Amortization of deferred stock compensation expense was $1.9 million, $1.1 million and $22,000 in 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

 Warrants

   In September 2000, the Company issued warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of the Company's common stock, at an exercise price of $13.50 per share and, in return, received warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock of Maxicare Health Plans, Inc. at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, in connection with consummation of an Application Services Provider (ASP) agreement. The warrants were immediately exercisable upon issuance and expire in 2005. The value of the warrants was determined using a Black Scholes option pricing model. The net value of the warrants exchanged is being amortized on a straight line basis over the agreement term as a reduction of recurring revenue.

   As of December 31, 2000, the Company has reserved 300,000 shares of its common stock for the exercise of these warrants.

   In connection with the October 1997 acquisition of Croghan & Associates, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 162,595 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.80 per share to replace an existing warrant to purchase Croghan & Associates stock. The value of the warrant determined using the Black Scholes model was not material. In August 1999, the warrant to purchase 162,595 shares of common stock was exercised.

 Shareholder rights plan

   In September 2000, the Company's Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan. The plan provides for a dividend distribution of one preferred stock purchase right (a "Right") for each outstanding share of common stock, distributed to stockholders of record on October 19, 2000. The Rights will be exercisable only if a person or group acquires 15% or more of the Company's common stock (an "Acquiring Person") or announces a tender offer for 15% or more of the common stock. Each Right will entitle stockholders to buy one one-hundredth of a share of newly created Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company at an initial exercise price of $75 per Right, subject to adjustment from time to time. However, if any person becomes an Acquiring Person, each Right will then entitle its holder (other than the Acquiring Person) to purchase at the exercise price, common stock of the Company having a market value at that time of twice the Right's exercise price. If the Company is later acquired in a merger or similar transaction, all holders of Rights (other than the Acquiring Person) may, for $75.00, purchase shares of the acquiring corporation with a market value of $150.00. Rights held by the Acquiring Person will become void. The Rights Plan excludes from its operation IMS Health Incorporated (Note 12), and as a result, their holdings will not cause the Rights to become exercisable or nonredeemable or trigger the other features of the Rights. The Rights will expire on October 2, 2010, unless earlier redeemed by the Board at $0.001 per Right.

   The holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock in preference to the holders of common stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, quarterly dividends payable in cash in an amount per share equal to 100 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends or non-cash dividends other than a dividend payable in share of common stock.

   Each share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall entitle its holder to 100 votes.

 Restricted stock

   In May 2000, the Company issued 13,700 shares of restricted stock pursuant to restricted stock agreements with non-employees. Pursuant to the agreements, the Company shall cancel any unvested shares of common stock upon termination of employment. Shares subject to the agreements vest over a four-year period, in equal annual installments, commencing on the first anniversary of the agreement date. The fair value of the restricted stock is determined based on a Black-Scholes pricing model at each reporting period. As of December 31, 2000, the Company cancelled 2,400 shares of unvested common stock due to an employee termination. The unvested shares of common stock vest immediately prior to a change in control of the Company unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise.

   In October 2000, in connection with the acquisition of Erisco Managed Care Technologies, Inc. ("Erisco"), the Company issued 231,404 shares of restricted stock to certain employees of Erisco. 115,702 of the shares subject to the agreement vest over a three-year period, in equal annual installments, commencing on the first anniversary of the agreement date, as long as the individual remains employed by the Company. The remaining 115,702 shares vest over a three-year period commencing on December 31, 2001 if certain revenue and operating income goals are achieved for the prior year. The unvested shares of common stock vest immediately prior to a change in control of the Company unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise.

   In December 2000, in connection with the acquisition of Resource Information Management Systems, Inc. ("RIMS"), the Company issued 82,553 shares of restricted stock to certain employees of RIMS. Shares subject to the agreement vest over a three-year period, in equal annual installments, commencing on the first anniversary of the agreement date, as long as the individual remains employed by the Company. The unvested shares of common stock vest immediately prior to a change in control of the Company unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise.