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FORM OF NON QUALIFED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Option Agreement

FORM OF NON QUALIFED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT | Document Parties: Aramark Corporation | Aramark Holdings Corporation 2007 Management | RMK Acquisition Corporation | RMK Finance LLC You are currently viewing:
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Title: FORM OF NON QUALIFED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 8/8/2007

FORM OF NON QUALIFED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, Parties: aramark corporation , aramark holdings corporation 2007 management , rmk acquisition corporation , rmk finance llc
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Exhibit 10.2

FORM OF NON QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of [DATE] between ARAMARK HOLDINGS CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the Optionee set forth on the signature page to this Agreement (the “ Optionee ”).

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) made and entered into as of the 8th day of August, 2006, by and among RMK Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ MergerCo ”), RMK Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Aramark Corporation, MergerCo has been merged with and into Aramark Corporation, with Aramark Corporation surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “ Transaction ”);

WHEREAS, the Company, acting through the Committee (as such term is defined in the Plan) with the consent of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) has agreed to grant to the Optionee, as of [DATE] (the “ Grant Date ”) an option under the Aramark Holdings Corporation 2007 Management Stock Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan; and

WHEREAS , the Optionee is, in connection with the execution of this Agreement, to become a party to the Stockholders Agreement (as such term is defined in the Plan).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and of the mutual agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. The Plan . The terms and provisions of the Plan are hereby incorporated into this Agreement as if set forth herein in their entirety. In the event of a conflict between any provision of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Agreement shall control. A copy of the Plan has been provided to the Optionee. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Plan or the Stockholders Agreement, as the case may be.

Section 2. Option; Option Price . Effective on the Grant Date, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee the option (the “ Option ”) to purchase the number of Shares set forth on the signature page hereto, at the Option Price equal to $[ the most recent quarterly appraisal price of one share of Common Stock ]. One-half of the Option consists of options with time-based vesting (“ Time-Based Options ”), and one-half of the Option consists of options with performance-based vesting (“ Performance-Based Options ”). The payment of the Option Price may be made, at the election of the Optionee, in any manner authorized under Section 5.5 of the Plan as such section is in effect on the date of this Agreement. The Option is not intended to qualify for federal income tax purposes as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

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Section 3. Term . The term of the Option (the “ Option Term ”) shall commence on the Grant Date and expire on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date, unless the Option shall have sooner been terminated in accordance with the terms of the Plan (including, without limitation, Article V of the Plan) or this Agreement.

Section 4. Vesting . Subject to the Optionee’s not having a Termination of Relationship and except as otherwise set forth in Section 7 , the Options shall become non-forfeitable and exercisable (any Options that shall have become non-forfeitable and exercisable pursuant to Section 4 , the “ Vested Options ”) according to the following provisions:

(a) Time-Based Options .

(i) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Time-Based Options shall become Vested Options on each of the first four anniversaries of the Grant Date (each, a “ Vesting Date ”), subject to the Optionee’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable Vesting Date.

(ii) Notwithstanding Section 4(a)(i), in the event of (A) a Change of Control, each outstanding Time-Based Option which has not theretofore become a Vested Option pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) shall become a Vested Option concurrently with consummation of such event, and (B) a Termination of Relationship as a result of the Optionee’s death, Disability, or Retirement (each, a “ Special Termination ”), the installment of Time-Based Options scheduled to vest during the 12-month period immediately following such Special Termination shall become Vested Options, and the remaining Time-Based Options which are not then Vested Options shall be forfeited.

(b) Performance-Based Options .

(i) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Performance-Based Options shall become Vested Options on each Vesting Date, subject to the Optionee’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable Vesting Date and the achievement of the applicable EBIT performance target for the applicable fiscal year of the Company ending immediately prior to the applicable Vesting Date (each such fiscal year, a “ Fiscal Year ”, and each such EBIT performance target, an “ EBIT Target ”, all as set forth on Schedule 1 to this Agreement).

(ii) Notwithstanding Section 4(b)(i), but, except as otherwise provided in Section 4(b)(ii)(E) below, subject to the Optionee’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting event:

(A) in the event that the EBIT Target is not achieved for any particular Fiscal Year set forth on Schedule 1 to this Agreement (other than the 2010 Fiscal Year) (any such Fiscal Year, a “ Missed Year ”), if the cumulative EBIT earned as of the end of any subsequent Fiscal Year equals or exceeds the Cumulative EBIT Target (as set forth on Schedule 1 to this Agreement) for such subsequent Fiscal Year (any such Fiscal Year, a “ Catch-up Year ”), then all installments of Performance-Based Options that did not become vested in respect of any Missed Year will nevertheless become Vested Options on the same date that the installment of Performance-Based Options that otherwise vests in respect of such Catch-up Year pursuant to this Section 4(b) (see the attached Schedule 2 for an example hereof);

 

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(B) upon the consummation of a Return-Based Vesting Event (as defined below), all then-unvested Performance-Based Options shall become Vested Options concurrently with the consummation of such event;

(C) upon the consummation of a Qualified Partial Liquidity Event (as defined below), a portion of the then-unvested Performance-Based Options (in the order set forth below) shall become Vested Options concurrently with the consummation of such event, such that the total percentage of Performance-Based Options that have become Vested Options immediately after the consummation of such Qualified Partial Liquidity Event shall, after taking into account any Performance-Based Options that had become Vested Options pursuant to any other provision of Section 4(b) prior to such Qualified Partial Liquidity Event, be equal to the Partial Liquidity Vesting Percentage (as defined below) (see the attached Schedule 2 for an example hereof);

(D) upon the occurrence, prior to the conclusion of the Company’s 2010 Fiscal Year, of a Change of Control that is not a Return-Based Vesting Event, a percentage of the then-unvested Performance-Based Options which would have been eligible for vesting based on EBIT performance for the Fiscal Year during which the Change in Control occurs and those eligible for any subsequent Fiscal Years, equal to (x) 100% multiplied by (y) a quotient, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Performance-Based Options that previously became Vested Options prior to the Fiscal Year in which such Change of Control occurs, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Performance-Based Options that were eligible to become Vested Options if all EBIT Targets were achieved prior to the Fiscal Year during with the Change in Control occurs, shall become Vested Options concurrently with consummation of such a Change of Control (see the attached Schedule 2 for an example hereof); and

(E) in the event of a Special Termination, all installments of unvested Performance-Based Options that would have vested during the 12-month period immediately following such Special Termination (the “ Special Termination Vesting Period ”) in accordance with the other provisions of this Section 4(b) if no such termination had occurred during such period (including in the event that any such installments would have vested based on (x) the achievement of the Cumulative EBIT Target for the Fiscal Year immediately following the Fiscal Year in which the Special Termination occurs in accordance with Section 4(b)(ii)(A), or (y) the occurrence during the Special Termination Vesting Period of a Return-Based Vesting Event, a Qualified Partial Liquidity Event or a Change of Control that is not a Return-Based Vesting Event, in accordance with Section 4(b)(ii)(B), Section 4(b)(ii)(C), or Section 4(b)(ii)(D), respectively) shall become Vested Options on the applicable Vesting Date(s) that occur during the Special Termination Vesting Period (see the attached Schedule 2 for an example hereof).

For purposes of Section 4(b)(ii)(C) above, the then-unvested Performance-Based Options shall become Vested Options in the manner set forth therein, in the following order, to the extent

 

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applicable: first, any then-unvested Performance-Based Options from any prior Missed Years (beginning with the earliest Missed Year and each subsequent Missed Year); second, the then-unvested Performance-Based Options eligible for vesting based on EBIT performance for the Fiscal Year in which the Qualified Partial Liquidity Event occurs; and third, any then-unvested Performance-Based Options eligible for vesting based on EBIT performance for the Fiscal Year immediately subsequent to the Fiscal Year in which the Qualified Partial Liquidity Event occurs and each subsequent Fiscal Year.

(c) Except as otherwise provided above with respect to a Special Termination, upon a Termination of Relationship for any reason, the unvested portion of the Option ( i.e. , that portion which does not constitute Vested Options) shall terminate and cease to be outstanding on the date the Termination of Relationship occurs and shall no longer be eligible to become Vested Options, provided, however, that if upon the date the Termination of Relationship occurs, the Committee is unable to determine if the EBIT Target for the Fiscal Year immediately preceding the year in which the Termination of Relationship occurs has been met, any unvested portion of the Option that could vest based upon such determination shall not terminate until such determination is made (and shall vest if the applicable EBIT Target is achieved in accordance with Section 4(6)(ii) above)).

(d) Certain Definitions .

(i) A “ Return-Based Vesting Event ” shall be deemed to occur upon the achievement of either of the following performance goals: (x) on or after the third anniversary of the Grant Date, the Sponsor IRR (or, during the Special Termination Vesting Period, the Special Termination Sponsor IRR) is equal to or exceeds 22% or (y) the Sponsor Stockholders have, prior to the third anniversary of the Grant Date, received a Sponsor Return (or, during the Special Termination Vesting Period, the Special Termination Sponsor Return) that equals or exceeds 200% of the Sponsor Investment.

(ii) A “ Qualified Partial Liquidity Event ” shall mean any disposition, whether in an IPO or other public offering, or any sale or other private transaction to any person or entity, of a portion of the Sponsor Investment (including any Change of Control, transfer from one Investor Group to another Investor Group, or LP Transfer (as defined below), but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, a Spin-off, unless and until such shares are themselves disposed of or realized upon for cash and/or liquid or marketable equity or debt securities), or a recapitalization, resulting in (x) on or after the third anniversary of the Grant Date, the achievement by the Sponsor Stockholders of a Sponsor IRR (or, during the Special Termination Vesting Period, the Special Termination Sponsor IRR) that would equal or exceed 22%, or (y) prior to the third anniversary of the Grant Date, the receipt of a Sponsor Return (or, during the Special Termination Vesting Period, the Special Termination Sponsor Return) that equals or exceeds 200% of the Sponsor Investment, in either case, when measured with respect to such disposed or otherwise realized upon portion (and all previously liquidated, disposed of or otherwise realized (in cash or marketable securities, taking into account Section 4(d)(vi)) upon portions) of the Sponsor Investment.

 

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(iii) The “ Partial Liquidity Vesting Percentage ” shall equal the percentage of the Sponsor Investment liquidated, disposed of or otherwise realized upon in a Qualified Partial Liquidity Event; provided that, if immediately following such event, the Sponsor Stockholders have liquidated, disposed of or otherwise realized upon 80% or more of the Sponsor Investment, then the Partial Liquidity Vesting Percentage shall equal 100%.

(iv) “ Sponsor IRR ” means the pretax compounded annual internal rate of return realized by the Sponsor Stockholders on the Sponsor Investment, based on the aggregate amount invested by the Sponsor Stockholders for all Sponsor Investment and the aggregate value and amount of cash and liquid or marketable debt or equity securities (excluding securities of the Company and, in the event of a Spin-off, securities of a Subsidiary (“ Subsidiary Stock ”), unless and until such shares are themselves disposed of or realized upon for cash and/or liquid or marketable equity or debt securities) actually received by the Sponsor Stockholders or in respect of all Sponsor Investment, assuming all Sponsor Investment were purchased by one Person and were held continuously by such Person. The Sponsor IRR shall be determined based on the actual time of each Sponsor Investment and the actual cash and liquid or marketable debt or equity securities received (in each case, measured at the time of receipt) by the Sponsor Stockholders in respect of all Sponsor Investment and including, as a return on each Sponsor Investment, any cash dividends, cash distributions or cash sales by the Company or any Affiliate in respect of such Sponsor Investment during such period, any transaction fees received in connection with the Transaction, and, in the event of any distribution of Shares by a Sponsor Stockholder to its general or limited partners, members, managers or stockholders (in each such case, other than a distribution by a Sponsor Stockholder to another member of such Sponsor Stockholder’s Investor Group) in accordance with such Sponsor Stockholder’s governing documents (an “ LP Transfer ”), the Fair Market Value of such Shares on such distribution date (the “ LP Transfer Value ”), but excluding a


 
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