UGI CORPORATION
2004 OMNIBUS EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT LETTER
This STOCK OPTION GRANT, dated January 1,
2009 (the “Date of Grant”), is delivered by UGI
Corporation (“UGI”) to
(the “Participant”).
The UGI Corporation 2004 Omnibus Equity
Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) provides for the grant
of options to purchase shares of common stock of UGI. The
Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of
Directors of UGI (the “Committee”) has decided to make
a stock option grant to the Participant.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Grant
Letter, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as
follows:
1.
Grant of Option . Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Grant Letter and in the Plan, the Committee hereby
grants to the Participant a nonqualified stock option (the
“Option”) to purchase
shares of common stock of UGI (“Shares”) at an exercise
price of $
per Share. The Option shall become exercisable according to
Paragraph 2 below.
2.
Exercisability of Option . The Option shall become
exercisable on the following dates, if the Participant is employed
by, or providing service to, the Company (as defined below) on the
applicable date:
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Shares for Which the
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Date
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Option is Exercisable
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33 1 / 3
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33 1 / 3
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33 1 / 3
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The
exercisability of the Option is cumulative, but shall not exceed
100% of the Shares subject to the Option. If the foregoing schedule
would produce fractional Shares, the number of Shares for which the
Option becomes exercisable shall be rounded down to the nearest
whole Share.
(a) The Option shall have a term of ten
years from the Date of Grant and shall terminate at the expiration
of that period (5:00 p.m. EST on December 31, 2018), unless it
is terminated at an earlier date pursuant to the provisions of this
Grant Letter or the Plan.
(b) If the Participant ceases to be
employed by, or provide service to, the Company, the Option will
terminate on the date the Participant ceases such employment or
service. However, if the Participant ceases to be employed by, or
provide service to, the Company by reason of (i) Termination
Without Cause (as defined below), (ii) Retirement (as defined
below), (iii) Disability (as defined below), or
(iv) death, the Option held by the Participant will thereafter
be exercisable pursuant to the following terms:
(i) Termination Without Cause . If the
Participant terminates employment or service on account of a
Termination without Cause, the Option will thereafter be
exercisable only with respect to that number of Shares with respect
to which the Option is already exercisable on the date the
Participant’s employment or service terminates. Such portion
of the Option will terminate upon the earlier of the expiration
date of the Option or the expiration of the 13-month period
commencing on the date the Participant ceases to be employed by, or
provide service to, the Company.
(ii) Retirement . If the Participant
ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company on
account of Retirement, the Option will thereafter become
exercisable as if the Participant had continued to provide service
to the Company for 36 months after the date of such
Retirement. The Option will terminate upon the earlier of the
expiration date of the Option or the expiration of such 36-month
period.
(iii) Disability . If the Participant
ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company on
account of Disability, the Option will thereafter become
exercisable as if the Participant had continued to provide service
to the Company for 36 months after the date of such
termination of employment or service. The Option will terminate
upon the earlier of the expiration date of the Option or the
expiration of such 36-month period.
(iv) Death . In the event of the death of
the Participant while employed by, or providing service to, the
Company, the Option will be fully and immediately exercisable and
may be exercised at any time prior to the earlier of the expiration
date of the Option or the expiration of the 12-month period
following the Participant’s death. Death of the Participant
after the Participant has ceased to be employed by, or provide
service to, the Company will not affect the otherwise applicable
period for exercise of the Option determined pursuant to
subsections (i), (ii) or (iii) above. After the
Participant’s death, the Participant’s Option may be
exercised by the Participant’s estate.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Paragraphs
2 and 3 above, the Participant may exercise part or all of the
exercisable Option by giving UGI irrevocable written notice of
intent to exercise on a form provided by UGI and delivered in the
manner provided in Section 13 below. Payment of the exercise
price and any applicable withholding taxes must be made prior to
issuance of the Shares. The Participant shall pay the exercise
price (i) in cash, (ii) by delivering Shares (or by
attestation to ownership of Shares), which shall be valued at their
fair market value on the date of delivery, which shall have been
held by the Participant for at least six months, and which shall
have a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the
exercise price, (iii) by payment through a broker in
accordance with procedures acceptable to the Committee and
permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board or
(iv) by such other method as the Committee may approve. The
Committee may impose such limitations as it deems appropriate on
the use of Shares to exercise the Option.
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(b) The obligation of UGI to deliver Shares
upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to all applicable
laws, rules, and regulations and such approvals by governmental
agencies as may be deemed appropriate by the Committee, including
such actions as UGI’s counsel shall deem necessary or
appropriate to comply with relevant securities laws and
regulations. UGI may require that the Participant (or other person
exercising the Option after the Participant’s death)
represent that the Participant is purchasing Shares for the
Participant’s own account and not with a view to or for sale
in connection with any distribution of the Shares, or such other
representation as UGI deems appropriate.
(c) All obligations of UGI under this Grant
Letter shall be subject to the rights of the Company as set forth
in the Plan to withhold amounts required to be withheld for any
taxes, if applicable.
5.
Definitions . Whenever used in this Grant Letter, the
following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a)
“Company” means UGI and its Subsidiaries (as
defined in the Plan).
(b) “ Disability ” means
a long-term disability as defined in the Company’s long-term
disability plan applicable to the Participant.
(c) “Employed by, or provide
service to, the Company” shall mean employment or service
as an employee or director of the Company.
(d) “ Retirement ” means
the Participant’s retirement under the Retirement Income Plan
for Employees of UGI Utilities, Inc., if the Participant is covered
by that Retirement Income Plan. “Retirement” for other
Company employees means termination of employment after attaining
age 55 with ten or more years of service with the
Company.
(e) “ Termination without
Cause ” means termination of employment for the
convenience of the Company for any reason other than
(i) misappropriation of funds, (ii) habitual insobriety
or substance
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