FORM A OF
NQSO GRANT
WORLDGATE COMMUNICATIONS,
INC.
2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN
NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION
GRANT
This NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT
(the “ Agreement ”), dated as of May ___, 2009
(the “ Date of Grant ”), is delivered by
WorldGate Communications, Inc. (the “ Company ”)
to _______________ (the “ Participant
”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Participant
previously entered into an [Employment Agreement][Letter
Agreement], dated as of _______ __, 200__, (the “
Employment Agreement ”), pursuant to which it was
agreed that as soon as administratively practicable following the
effective date of the Employment Agreement the Board of Directors
of the Company (the “ Board ”) would approve and
adopt a new 2009 Company Employee Stock Option Plan (the “
2009 Plan ”) and following the adoption and the
approval of the 2009 Plan, the Participant would be awarded a stock
option to purchase _______ shares of the common stock under the
2009 Plan with terms and conditions as set forth in the Employment
Agreement (the “ New Hire Option ”);
WHEREAS, in lieu of adopting the 2009 Plan, the
Board has determined to amend the WorldGate Communications, Inc.
2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) to
increase the number of shares of common stock of the Company
authorized for issuance under the Plan and has approved an
amendment to the Plan to increase the shares authorized for
issuance thereunder, subject to the approval of the Company’s
stockholders;
WHEREAS, for purposes of this nonstatutory stock
option grant, only those Committee (as defined in the Plan) members
who are “outside directors” as defined in Treas. Reg.
Section 1.162-27(e)(3) and “non-employee directors” as
defined in Rule 16(b)-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “ Outside Directors ”), have
approved this grant;
WHEREAS, the Outside Directors have determined
that the Participant’s New Hire Option will be granted under
the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Participant has agreed that his New
Hire Option shall be issued under the Plan and shall be subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the Committee desires that the Participant execute
a [ Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation/Confidentiality/Invention
Assignment Agreement ] (the “ Restrictive Covenant
Agreement ”) as a condition to making this nonstatutory
stock option grant to the Participant, and the Participant has
agreed to execute the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, attached
hereto as Exhibit A .
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Agreement,
intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1.
Grant of Option . Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the Company
hereby grants to the Participant a nonstatutory stock option (the
“ Option ”) to purchase ___________ shares of
Stock (as defined in the Plan), at an exercise price of $_________
per share of Stock. Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, this Agreement shall be null, void and without effect
if the Company’s stockholders do not approve the amendment to
the Plan that increases the number of shares authorized for
issuance thereunder within twelve (12) months from the Date of
Grant.
2.
Exercisability of Option .
(a) The
Option shall become exercisable on the following dates, if the
Participant continues to provide Service (as defined in the Plan)
to an employer within the Participating Company Group (as defined
in the Plan) from the Date of Grant through the applicable
date:
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Date
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Shares for Which the Option is
Exercisable
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First
anniversary of the Date of Grant
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25
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%
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Second
anniversary of the Date of Grant
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25
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%
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Third
anniversary of the Date of Grant
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25
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%
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Fourth
anniversary of the Date of Grant
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25
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%
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The
exercisability of the Option is cumulative, but shall not exceed
100% of the shares of Stock subject to the Option. If
the foregoing schedule would produce fractional shares of Stock,
the number of shares of Stock for which the Option becomes
exercisable shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share of
Stock. The Option shall become fully exercisable on the
fourth anniversary of the Date of Grant, provided that the
Participant is providing Service to the Participating Company Group
on such date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, no portion of the Option may be exercised prior to the
date on which the Company’s stockholders approve the increase
in the shares of Stock authorized for issuance under the
Plan.
(b) If
at any time prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Grant,
the Participant’s Service with the Participating Company
Group is terminated by the applicable Participating Company without
Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or, to the extent
such concept is contained in the Participant’s Employment
Agreement, by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined in the
Employment Agreement), the Option shall become exercisable as to
Applicable Percentage of the shares of Stock subject to the Option
on the date of the Participant’s termination of Service by
the applicable Participating Company without Cause or, to the
extent such concept is contained in the Participant’s
Employment Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Applicable Percentage” means the termination vesting
credit percentage specified in the Employment Agreement with
respect to the New Hire Option or, if no such percentage is
specified, 0%.
3.
Term of Option .
(a) The
Option shall have a term of ten (10) years from the Date of Grant,
and shall terminate at the expiration of that period, unless it is
terminated at an earlier date pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement or the Plan .
(b) The
Option shall automatically terminate upon the happening of the
first of the following events:
(i) If
the Participant’s Service with the Participating Company
Group terminates on account of death or Disability (as defined in
the Plan), the expiration of the one-year period following the date
of the Participant’s termination of Service on account of
death or Disability.
(ii) If
the Participant’s Service with the Participating Company
Group terminates for any reason other than on account of death,
Disability, voluntary termination by the Participant without the
consent of the applicable Participating Company, or termination by
the applicable Participating Company for Cause, the
expiration of the three-month period following the date of the
Participant’s termination of Service for any reason other
than on account of death, Disability, voluntary termina