Exhibit 10.19
XATA CORPORATION
FORM OF
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
FOR EMPLOYEES
THIS
AGREEMENT, made this ___day of ____________, ___, by and
between XATA Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the
“Company”), and
____________(“Optionee”).
WITNESSETH, THAT:
WHEREAS, the Company pursuant to its 2007 Long-Term
Incentive and Stock Option Plan wishes to grant this stock option
to Optionee.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1. Grant of Option
The Company hereby grants to Optionee, on the date set forth above,
the right and option (hereinafter called “the option”)
to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of ___shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”),
at the price of $______ per share on the terms and conditions
set forth herein. This option is intended to be an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), except
to the extent this option is disqualified from treatment as an
incentive stock option under the Code. To the extent that all or
any portion of this option is not treated as an incentive stock
option, it shall be treated as a nonqualified stock option. For
purposes of this option, employment by any subsidiary of the
Company is equivalent to employment by the Company.
2. Duration and Exercisability
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This option shall in all events terminate at 5 p.m.
Minneapolis, Minnesota time on ______, which is five (5) years
after the date of grant. Subject to the other terms and conditions
set forth herein, this option may be exercised by Optionee in
cumulative installments as follows on the specified date(s): |
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Cumulative number of |
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shares as to which |
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option is exercisable |
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During the lifetime of Optionee, the option shall be
exercisable only by Optionee and shall not be assignable or
transferable by Optionee, other than by will or the laws of descent
and distribution. |
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In the event of (i) a consolidation or merger in which the
Company is not the surviving corporation or which results in the
acquisition of a majority of the Company’s then
outstanding |
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voting Common Stock by a single person or entity or by a group
of persons and/or entities acting in concert, (ii) a sale or
transfer of all or substantially all the Company’s assets, or
(iii) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company (as to any
of the foregoing, a “Covered Transaction”), the option
shall terminate and cease to be exercisable as of the effective
time of the Covered Transaction; provided, however, that
immediately prior to the consummation of the Covered Transaction
the option shall be exercisable in full as to all Common Shares,
unless the Board of Directors provides for one or more substitute
or replacement options or awards from, or the assumption of the
option by, the acquiring entity (if any) or its affiliates. |
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Further, Optionee agrees that the Board of Directors may
provide that the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall also
apply to (i) mergers or consolidations involving the Company
that do not constitute a Covered Transaction, or (ii) other
transactions, not constituting a Covered Transaction, that involve
the acquisition of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock.
Optionee expressly consents to the modification of the option to
conform with any such determination by the Board. |
3. Effect of Termination of Employment
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In the event that Optionee shall cease to be employed by the
Company or its subsidiaries, if any, for any reason other than
Optionee’s serious misconduct or Optionee’s death or
disability (as such term is defined in Section 3(c) hereof),
Optionee shall have the right to |
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