EXHIBIT 10.2
BALQON CORPORATION
2008 STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN
STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE
AND
STOCK OPTION
AGREEMENT
Balqon Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the
“ Corporation ”), pursuant to its 2008 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), hereby grants to
the holder listed below (“ Optionee ”), an
option to purchase the number of shares of the Corporation’s
Common Stock set forth below (the “ Option ”).
This Option is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set
forth herein and in the Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “ Stock Option Agreement
”) and the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan
shall have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option Grant
Notice and the Stock Option Agreement.
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________________________, 2008
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Exercise
Price per Share:
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Total Number
of Shares Subject to the Option:
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shares of Common Stock
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_________________________, 2018
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£ Incentive
Option
£ Non-Statutory
Option
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By his or her signature, Optionee agrees to be
bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Stock Option
Agreement and this Grant Notice. Optionee has reviewed the Stock
Option Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety,
has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to
executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of
this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan.
Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final
all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator of the Plan
upon any questions arising under the Plan or the Option.
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BALQON
CORPORATION
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OPTIONEE
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By:
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/s/ Balwinder
Samra
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By:
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Name:
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Balwinder
Samra
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Print
Name:
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Title:
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President and
Chief Executive Officer
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Address:
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1701 E.
Edinger, Unit E3
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Address:
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EXHIBIT A
TO STOCK OPTION GRANT
NOTICE
Pursuant to the Stock Option Grant Notice
(“ Grant Notice ”) to which this Stock Option
Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is attached,
Balqon Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “
Corporation ”), has granted to Optionee an option
under the Corporation’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the
“ Plan ”) to purchase the number of shares of
Common Stock indicated in the Grant Notice.
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
1.1
Defined Terms . Capitalized terms not specifically
defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan and
the Grant Notice.
1.2
Incorporation of Terms of Plan . This Option is
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan which are
incorporated herein by reference.
ARTICLE II
GRANT OF
OPTION
2.1
Grant of Option . In consideration of
Optionee’s past and/or continued employment with or service
to the Corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary and for other good and
valuable consideration, effective as of the Grant Date set forth in
the Grant Notice (the “ Grant Date ”), the
Corporation irrevocably grants to Optionee the Option to purchase
any part or all of an aggregate of the number of shares of Common
Stock set forth in the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions
set forth in the Plan and this Agreement. Unless designated as a
Non-Statutory Option in the Grant Notice, the Option shall be an
Incentive Option to the maximum extent permitted by law.
2.2
Exercise Price . The exercise price of the shares of
Common Stock subject to the Option shall be as set forth in the
Grant Notice, without commission or other charge; provided,
however, that:
(a) the
exercise price per share shall not be less than 100% of the Fair
Market Value per share of Common Stock on the Grant Date;
and
(b) if
this Option is designated as an Incentive Option, the price per
share of the shares subject to the Option shall not be less than
the greater of (i) 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the Grant Date, or (ii) 110% of the Fair Market
Value of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date in the case of
an Optionee then owning (within the meaning of Section 424(d)
of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Corporation or any “subsidiary
corporation” of the Corporation or any “parent
corporation” of the Corporation (each within the meaning of
Section 424 of the Code).
2.3
Consideration to the Corporation . In consideration
of the grant of the Option by the Corporation, Optionee agrees to
render faithful and efficient services to the Corporation or any
Parent or Subsidiary. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall
confer upon Optionee any right to (a) continue in the employ of the
Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary or shall interfere with or
restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries, which are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge
Optionee, if Optionee is an Employee, or (b) continue to provide
services to the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary or shall
interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation
or its Parents and Subsidiaries, which are hereby expressly
reserved, to terminate the services of Optionee, if Optionee is a
consultant, at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without
cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a
written agreement between the Corporation, a Parent or a Subsidiary
and Optionee, or (c) continue to serve as a member of the Board or
shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the
Corporation, which are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge
Optionee in accordance with the Corporation’s
Bylaws.
ARTICLE III
PERIOD OF
EXERCISABILITY
3.1
Commencement of Exercisability .
(a) Subject
to Sections 3.3 and 5.8 , the Option shall become vested and
exercisable in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in
the Grant Notice.
(b) No
portion of the Option which has not become vested and exercisable
at the date of Optionee’s Termination of Service shall
thereafter become vested and exercisable, except as may be
otherwise provided by the Administrator or as set forth in a
written agreement between the Corporation and Optionee.
3.2
Duration of Exercisability . The installments
provided for in the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice
are cumulative. Each such installment which becomes vested and
exercisable pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant
Notice shall remain vested and exercisable until it becomes
unexercisable under Section 3.3 .
3.3
Expiration of Option . The Option may not be
exercised to any extent by anyone after the first to occur of the
following events:
(a) The
expiration of ten years from the Grant Date;
(b) If
this Option is designated as an Incentive Option and Optionee owned
(within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code), at the
time the Option was granted, more than 10% of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or any
“subsidiary corporation” of the Corporation or
“parent corporation” of the Corporation (each within
the meaning of Section 424 of the Code), the expiration of
five years from the date the Option was granted; or
(c) Except
as set forth in a written agreement with the Corporation, the
expiration of three (3) months following the date of
Optionee’s termination of Service, unless such cessation
occurs by reason of Optionee’s death, disability or
Optionee’s discharge for cause;
(d) The
expiration of twelve (12) months following the date of
Optionee’s termination of Service by reason of
Optionee’s death or disability; or
(e) The
date of Optionee’s termination of Service by the Corporation
or any Parent or Subsidiary by reason of Optionee’s discharge
for cause.
Optionee
acknowledges that an Incentive Option exercised more than three (3)
months after Optionee’s termination of status as an Employee,
other than by reason of death or disability, will be taxed as a
Non-Statutory Option.
3.4
Special Tax Consequences . Optionee acknowledges
that, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined as of the time the Option is granted) of all shares of
Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Options, including the
Option, are exercisable for the first time by Optionee in any
calendar year exceeds $100,000 (or such other limitation as imposed
by Section 422(d) of the Code), the Option and such other
options shall be treated as not qualifying under Section 422
of the Code but rather shall be considered Non-Statutory Options.
Optionee further acknowledges that the rule set forth in the
preceding sentence shall be applied by taking Options and other
“incentive stock options” into account in the order in
which they were granted, as determined under Section 422(d) of
the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
ARTICLE IV
EXERCISE OF
OPTION
4.1
Person Eligible to Exercise . Except as provided in
Sections 5.2(b) and 5.2(c) , during the lifetime of
Optionee, only Optionee may exercise the Option or any portion
thereof. After the death of Optionee, any exercisable portion of
the Option may, prior to the time when the Option becomes
unexercisable under Section 3.3 , be exercised by
Optionee’s personal representative or by any person empowered
to do so under the deceased Optionee’s will or under the then
applicable laws of descent and distribution.
4.2
Partial Exercise . Any exercisable portion of the
Option or the entire Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be
exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the time when
the Option or portion thereof becomes unexercisable under
Section 3.3 .
4.3
Manner of Exercise . The Option, or any exercisable
portion thereof, may be exercised solely by delivery to the Plan
Administrator, at the address given beneath the signature of the
Corporation’s authorized officer on the Grant Notice, of all
of the following prior to the time when the Option or such portion
thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3
:
(a) An
exercise notice in writing signed by Optionee or any other person
then entitled to exercise the Option or portion thereof, stating
that the Option or portion thereof is thereby exercised, such
notice complying with all applicable rules established by the Plan
Administrator. Such notice shall be substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit B to the Grant Notice (or such
other form as is prescribed by the Plan Administrator);
(b) Full
payment for the shares of Common Stock with respect to which the
Option or portion thereof is exercised in one or more of the
following forms:
(i) cash
or check made payable to the Corporation;
(ii) shares
of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date
which have been owned by Optionee for at least six (6) months, duly
endorsed for transfer to the Corporation;
(iii) through
the delivery of a notice that Optionee has placed a market sell
order with a broker with respect to shares of Common Stock then
issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been
directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the
sale to the Company in satisfaction of the Option exercise price;
provided, that payment of such proceeds is made to the Company upon
settlement of such sale; or