Exhibit 10.2
Option No.: ________
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
2004 OMNIBUS LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
AGREEMENT
Royal Gold, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants an option to
purchase shares of its common stock, $.01 par value, (the
“Stock”) to the optionee named below. The terms and
conditions of the option are set forth in this cover sheet, in the
attachment, and in the Company’s 2004 Omnibus Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
Grant Date:
, 200___
Name of Optionee:
Optionee’s Social Security
Number:
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Number of Shares Covered by
Option:
Option Price per Share: $
. (At
least 100% of Fair Market Value)
By signing this cover sheet, you agree to all of the terms
and conditions described in the attached Agreement and in the Plan,
a copy of which is also available upon request to the Corporate
Secretary. You acknowledge that you have carefully reviewed the
Plan, and agree that the Plan will control in the event any
provision of this Agreement should appear to be
inconsistent.
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Optionee:
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(Signature)
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Company:
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(Signature)
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Title:
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Attachment
This is not a stock certificate
or a negotiable instrument.
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
2004 OMNIBUS LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
AGREEMENT
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Nonqualified
Stock Option
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This option is
not intended to be an incentive stock option under Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code and will be interpreted
accordingly.
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This option is
only exercisable before it expires and then only with respect to
the vested portion of the option. Subject to the preceding
sentence, you may exercise this option, in whole or in part, to
purchase a whole number of vested shares not less than 100 shares,
unless the number of shares purchased is the total number available
for purchase under the option, by following the procedures set
forth in the Plan and below in this Agreement.
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Your right to
purchase shares of Stock under this option vests as to ___of the
total number of shares covered by this option, as shown on the
cover sheet, on each of the ___anniversaries of the Grant Date,
provided you then continue in Service. The resulting aggregate
number of vested shares will be rounded to the nearest whole
number, and you cannot vest in more than the number of shares
covered by this option.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing vesting rules, if you incur an Involuntary
Termination in connection with a Corporate Transaction, you shall
be one hundred percent (100%) vested as of the date of such
Involuntary Termination.
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For this
purpose, Involuntary Termination in connection with a Corporate
Transaction means a termination of your Service during the one year
period commencing with a Corporate Transaction by reason
of:
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(a) your
involuntary discharge by the Company for reasons other than Cause
(as defined in the Plan); or
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(b) your voluntary
resignation from the Company following (i) a material adverse
change in your title or responsibilities with the Company,
(ii) a material reduction in your base salary or
(iii) receipt of notice that your principal workplace will be
relocated by more than 50 miles.
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No additional
vesting shall occur after your Service has terminated for any
reason.
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Your option
will expire in any event at the close of business at Company
headquarters on the day of the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date,
as shown on the cover sheet. Your option will expire earlier if
your Service terminates, as described below.
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If your Service
terminates for any reason, other than death, Disability or Cause,
then your option will expire at the close of business at Company
headquarters on the 90 th day after your termination date.
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If your Service
is terminated for Cause, then you shall immediately forfeit all
rights to your option and the option shall immediately
expire.
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If your Service
terminates because of your death, then your option will expire at
the close of business at Company headquarters on the date twelve
(12) months after the date of death. During that twelve month
period, your estate or heirs may exercise the vested portion of
your option.
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In addition, if
you die during the 90-day period described in connection with a
regular termination (i.e., a termination of your Service not on
account of your death, Disability or Cause), and a vested portion
of your option has not yet been exercised, then your option will
instead expire on the date twelve (12) months after your
termination date. In such a case, during the period following your
death up to the date twelve (12) months after your termination
date, your estate or heirs may exercise the vested portion of your
option.
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If your Service
terminates because of your Disability, then your option will expire
at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date twelve
(12) months after your termination date.
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For purposes of
this option, your Service does not terminate when you go on a
bona fide employee leave of absence that was approved by the
Company in writing, if the terms of the leave provide for continued
Service crediting, or when continued Service crediting is required
by applicable law. However, your Service will be treated as
terminating 90 days after you went on employee leave, unless
your right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a
contract. Your Service terminates in any event when the approved
leave ends unless you immediately return to active employee
work.
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The Company
determines, in its sole discretion, which leaves count for this
purpose, and when your Service terminates for all purposes under
the Plan.
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When you wish
to exercise this option, you must notify the Company by filing the
proper “Notice of Exercise” form at the address given
on
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the form. Your
notice must specify how many shares you wish to purchase (in a
parcel of at least 100 shares generally). Your notice must also
specify how your s
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