Filed by Google Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act of 1933
Registration Statement on Form S-3: No. 333-142243
September 24, 2007
Re: Discretionary Refresher Stock Option Award
Dear [First Name],
Wed like to personally thank you for contributing, through your hard work and dedication, to Googles strong performance. Based on your contributions, wed like to add to your stake in the company with a refresher equity award of [#] stock options.
These options should also be eligible for Googles Transferable Stock Option (TSO) program, which makes them more valuable to you. Be sure to login to your TSO account to track the TSO value of your options at any time at https://go/tso. Of course, the actual value at the time of sale may vary significantly depending on market conditions and Googles stock price.
We are excited about what the future holds for Google, and wed like you to have this added share in it. As with all things relating to compensation and stock grants in particular, we ask that you be discreet when discussing your Google shares with others.
We thank you for all your hard work and we look forward to your continued success.
The Google Management Group
GRANT DETAILS*
Employee Name: | NAME
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# Nonqualified Stock Options: | ##
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Stock Option Grant Price: | Equal to the closing fair market value of a share of Google common stock on the Grant Date
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Expected Grant Date: | October __, 2007
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Vesting Schedules: | 1/4th on the one-year grant date anniversary and 1/48th each month thereafter until the options are fully vested, subject to your continued employment with Google on the applicable vesting dates.
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*Note: Stock option grants are subject to approval by the Board of Directors, the terms of the Google Inc. 2004 Stock Plan, and the applicable grant agreement. Please login to the Smith Barney stock administration website at www.benefitaccess.com to accept your options. You must accept your options before you can sell them through Googles TSO program (https://go/tso). You will receive an email shortly after the Grant Date with further instructions on how to accept your grant.
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