MASTER OPTION
AGREEMENT
2002 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK
COMPENSATION PLAN
Composite
Technology Corporation (“Company”) has granted to the
individual (the "Optionee") named in the Stock Option Notice of
Modification and Reissuance (the "Notice") to which this Master
Option Agreement (the "Option Agreement") is attached an option
(the "Option") to purchase certain shares of the Company’s
$.001 par value common stock, subject to the terms and conditions
of the Composite Technology Corporation 2002 Non-Qualified Stock
Compensation Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), this Option Agreement,
and the Notice. By signing this Option Agreement and the Notice,
the Optionee: (a) represents that the Optionee has read, is
familiar with and agrees to the terms and conditions of the Notice,
the Plan and this Option Agreement, including the Effect of
Termination of Service set forth in Section 4, (b) accepts the
Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Notice,
the Plan and this Option Agreement, (c) agrees to accept all
interpretations of the Plan by the Company’s Board of
Directors (“Board”) as binding, conclusive and final,
and (d) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Notice, the Plan and
this Option Agreement.
WHEREAS, pursuant to a decision of the Board,
acting as the Compensation Committee of the Board
(“Committee”) administrating the Plan, and having
considered the at will employment arrangement, employment
agreement, consulting agreement or other arrangement between the
parties, as the case may be (the “Optionee
Relationship”), the Board has agreed to provide the Optionee
with options to acquire shares in the common stock of the Company,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Option Agreement, the
Notice and the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE,
the parties agree as follows:
Pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth or incorporated
herein and in the Notice and the Plan, the right to purchase from
the Company all or any part of an aggregate of the number of shares
indicated on the Notice of the Company’s $.001 par value
common stock, as such common stock is now constituted,
(“Shares”) at the purchase price set forth in Section 2
below.
The vested
portion of the Option may be exercised at any time, whether in a
single transaction or in multiple transactions, and in the amounts
and at the times determined by the Optionee, provided however, that
the exercise of such Options is not prohibited by regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or
other applicable laws, or regulations at the time of exercise,
including without limitation, Company-imposed non-trading or
blackout periods in which event the exercise date shall be deemed
to be the first business day in which the exercise is permissible
under such laws, rules, regulations, and
restrictions. The provisions of the Plan governing the
terms and conditions of the Option granted hereby are incorporated
in full herein by reference.
This Option is
granted to the Optionee pursuant to the Optionee Relationship to
provide incentive to the Optionee in the performance of his duties
and responsibilities under the Optionee Relationship.
The purchase price for each Share subject to the
Option shall be as set forth in the Notice. The purchase
price shall be subject to adjustments in the event of an adjustment
or change in the capitalization of the Company in accordance with
Section 8 hereof.
The Option
shall be exercisable in whole or in part on or before December 31,
2016 for the number of options according to the vesting schedule
set forth in the Notice, provided that the cumulative number of
vested Shares as to which this Option may be exercised (except in
the event of a change of control as provided in paragraph 8.2 of
the Plan and/or section 7 below) shall not exceed the vested
amounts on any given date.
The Board or
the Committee may, at its sole and entire discretion, accelerate
the vesting of all or any portion of any unvested
Options.
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4.
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Effect of
Termination of Optionee Relationship
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If the Optionee
voluntarily terminates the Optionee Relationship, or if the Company
terminates the Optionee Relationship for any reason, then as of the
effective date of such termination, the unvested portion of the
Option shall terminate and shall be of no force or
effect. This paragraph shall not apply to a termination
by the Optionee as a result of a Change in Control specified in
Section 7 below.
If the Optionee
voluntarily terminates the Optionee Relationship, or if the Company
terminates the Optionee Relationship for any reason, then as of the
effective date of such termination, the vested portion of the
Option as of the date of termination shall terminate 91 days after
the date of termination and thereafter shall be of no force or
effect. This paragraph shall not apply to a termination by the
Optionee as a result of a Change in Control specified in Section 7
below.
The termination
of the Optionee Relationship shall not affect the Optionee’s
right to exercise the vested portion of the Option at any time
prior to December 31, 2016.
A. Form of Exercise: If at
any time the Optionee elects to exercise all or any part of the
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