FORM OF PREMIER EXHIBITIONS,
INC.
2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Notice of
Stock Option Grant
Premier
Exhibitions, Inc., a Florida corporation (the
“Company”), grants to the Participant named below, in
accordance with the terms of the Premier Exhibitions, Inc. 2009
Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and this
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”),
an option (the “Option”) to purchase the number of
Shares at the exercise price per share (“Exercise
Price”) as follows:
1. Grant
of Option . Subject to and upon the terms, conditions and
restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the
Company hereby grants to the Participant as of the Date of Grant
the Option to purchase the number of Shares at the Exercise Price
as set forth above. This Option is intended to be a nonqualified
stock option and shall not be treated as an “incentive stock
option” within the meaning of that term under
Section 422 of the Code.
(a) Unless
and until terminated as hereinafter provided, the Option shall vest
and become exercisable if the Participant shall have remained in
the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary through the
vesting dates set forth below with respect to the portion of Shares
set forth next to such date:
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Vesting Date
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Portion of Shares Vested
and Exercisable
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(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 2(a), the Option will become
immediately exercisable in full if, prior to the date the Stock
Option becomes fully vested and exercisable pursuant to
Section 2(a), and while the Participant is in the employ of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Participant dies or becomes
permanently disabled (defined by reference to the Company’s
long-term disability plan covering the Participant).
(c) For
purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the
Participant with the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be
deemed to have been interrupted, and the Participant shall not be
deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, by reason of the transfer of his employment among the
Company and its Subsidiaries or a leave of absence or layoff
approved by the Committee.
3. Forfeiture of Option . To the extent that the Option
has not yet vested pursuant to Section 2 above, it shall be
forfeited automatically without further action or notice if the
Participant ceases to be employed by the Company and its
Subsidiaries prior to the Vesting Date other than as provided in
Section 2(b).
(a) To
the extent that the Option becomes vested and exercisable in
accordance with this Agreement, it may be exercised in whole or in
part from time to time by written notice to the Company or its
designee stating the number of Shares for which the Option is being
exercised (which number must be a whole number), the intended
manner of payment, and such other provisions as may be required by
the Company or its designee. The Option may be exercised, during
the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant, or in the
event of his legal incapacity, by his guardian or legal
representative acting on behalf of the Participant in a fiduciary
capacity under state law and court supervision. If the Participant
dies before the expiration of the Option, all or part of this
Option may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the personal
representative of the Participant or by any person who has acquired
this Option directly from the Participant by will, bequest or
inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option was vested and
exercisable upon the Participant’s death.
(b) The
Exercise Price is payable (i) in cash or by certified or
cashier’s check or other cash equivalent acceptable to the
Company payable to the order of the Company, (ii) by surrender
of Shares (including by attestation) owned by the Participant
having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal
to the total Exercise Price, (iii) a cashless broker-assisted
exercise that complies with all Applicable Laws, or (iv) by a
combination of the foregoing methods.
5. Term
of Option . The Option will terminate on the earliest of the
following dates:
(a) One
year after the Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company
or any Subsidiary as a result of his death or permanent disability
(defined by reference to the Company’s long-term disability
plan covering the Participant);
(b) Ninety
days after the Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company
or any Subsidiary for any reason other than as described in
Section 5(a); or
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(c) The
tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, the period during
which the Option can be exercised after a termination of employment
subject to Sections 5(a) or (b) above will automatically be
extended if, on the scheduled expiration date of such Option as set
forth above, the Participant cannot exercise the Option because
such an exercise would violate an applicable Federal, state, local,
or foreign law; provided, however , that such period shall
not extend beyond the earlier of (i) thirty days after the
exercise of the Option first would no longer violate an applicable
Federal, state, local, and foreign law, or (ii) the tenth
anniversary of the Date of Grant.
6. Delivery of Shares . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Shares shall be issuable to the
Participant as soon as administratively practicable following the
date the Participant (a) exercises the Option in accordance
with Section 4 hereof, (b) makes full payment to the
Company or its designee of the Exercise Price and (c) makes
arrangements satisfactory to the Company (or any Subsidiary, if
applicable) for the payment of any required withholding
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