EXHIBIT 10.1
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE [GRANT
YEAR]
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT
UNDER THE
KEY EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
1.
The Optionee, by accepting the option to purchase shares of the
Corporation’s Common Stock (the “Options”)
granted to him/her on [option grant date] , (the
“Grant Date”), accepts and agrees to these terms and
conditions and the terms and conditions of the Key Employee
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which Plan is incorporated
herein by reference.
2.
The Options shall not be exercisable until vested. The Options
shall be exercisable during the period [first anniversary of
option grant date] through [the date immediately preceding
the 10 th anniversary of the option grant date] (the
“Exercise Period”), subject to the vesting schedule
described in the next sentence and the provisions regarding
termination set forth in paragraphs 3 and 4 below and in the Plan.
Of the total Options granted to the Optionee on the Grant Date
(“Total Grant”), twenty-five percent (25%) of the Total
Grant will become vested on the first anniversary of the Grant
Date; an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of the Total Grant
will become vested on the second anniversary of the Grant Date; an
additional twenty-five percent (25%) of the Total Grant will become
vested on the third anniversary of the Grant Date; and an
additional twenty-five percent (25%) of the Total Grant will become
vested on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date. During the
Exercise Period, vested Options may be exercised in whole or in
part and on one or more than one occasion. The purchase price of
any shares as to which the Options shall be exercised shall be paid
in full at the time of such exercise.
3.
In the event Optionee’s employment with the Corporation is
terminated for any reason other than the occurrence of an event
described in paragraph 4 below, or a “Corporate Event”
or “Change in Control” as described in this paragraph
3, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, the Options shall
terminate immediately upon termination of Optionee’s
employment and may not be exercised after such termination of
employment.
If
Optionee’s employment with the Corporation is terminated
solely due to a “Corporate Event,” Optionee shall have
the right to exercise vested Options on or prior to the 90
th day following the Optionee’s termination of
employment or, if such 90 th day is not a New York Stock
Exchange trading day, the first day after such 90 th day
that is a New York Stock Exchange trading day (“Corporate
Event Exercise Deadline”). Optionee shall have the right to
exercise any Options that vest on or prior to the Corporate Event
Exercise Deadline at the time or after such Options vest but on or
before the Corporate Event Exercise Deadline. In no event, however,
may Options be exercised after [the date immediately preceding
the 10 th anniversary of the option grant date] ,
the date the Options expire. For purposes of this grant, a
Corporate Event shall mean a corporate action, such as the sale of
a subsidiary or business unit, a corporate restructuring, or other
material, non-recurring event which results in the displacement or
elimination of a significant number of jobs and which is required
to be disclosed as a separate matter in the Corporation’s
financial statements.
Upon
the occurrence of a Change in Control (as that term is defined in
the Plan), the Options shall become fully vested and exercisable
notwithstanding the vesting schedule set forth in paragraph 2
above. If Optionee’s employment is terminated by the
Corporation within two (2) years followin