Exhibit 10.9
THE OPTION
GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON
THE EXERCISE THEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY STATE BLUE SKY OR SECURITIES
LAWS IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
OF SUCH ACT AND BLUE SKY LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR
QUALIFICATION, OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION OR
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT OR LAWS.
POWERSAFE TECHNOLOGY
CORP.
OPTION AGREEMENT
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meanings set forth below.
" Agreement " shall mean this Option
Agreement.
" Committee " shall mean the Committee
referred to in Section 3 of the Plan.
" Company " shall mean Powersafe
Technology Corp., a Delaware corporation.
" Date of Grant " shall mean the date
specified in the Notice of Option Grant.
" Disability " shall mean the inability
of the Grantee to engage in any substantial gainful activity by
reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment,
as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.
" Grantee " or " Optionee ”
means the individual named in the Notice of Option
Grant.
" Notice of Option Grant " means the
Notice of Option Grant dated the date hereof granted to the
Grantee.
" Permitted Transferees " shall mean a
transfer (i) under a will or under the rules of intestate
succession or (ii) to the Grantee's spouse, children or
grandchildren or to a trust established by the Grantee for the
benefit of the Grantee or the Grantee's spouse, children or
grandchildren, provided in either case that the Permitted
Transferee agrees in writing, on a form prescribed by the
Committee, to be bound by all the provisions of this
Agreement.
" Plan " shall mean the Powersafe
Technology Corp. 2009 Stock Option Plan.
" Securities Act " shall mean the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
" Shares " or " Stock " shall mean
the Common Stock of the Company.
" Transfer " shall mean any direct or
indirect sale, assignment, transfer, gift, pledge, encumbrance or
other disposition.
" Transfer Notice " shall have the
meaning set forth on Section 5.2 of this Agreement.
Section
2.
Grant of Option .
2.1
Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Plan, the Notice of Option Grant and this Agreement,
the Company hereby grants to the Grantee the option to purchase the
amount of Shares indicated in the Notice of Option
Grant.
2.2 This
option is granted pursuant to the Plan, a copy of which the Grantee
acknowledges having received. The provisions of the Plan are
incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
Section
3.
Right to Exercise .
3.1 Subject
to the other provisions contained in this Agreement and the Notice
of Option Grant, the option may be exercised at any time prior to
its expiration date as set forth in the Notice of Option
Grant. The Grantee or the Grantee's authorized
representative may exercise this option by giving written notice to
the Company pursuant to Section 7.4. The notice shall be
signed by the person exercising this option and if the option is
being exercised by the representative of the Grantee, the notice
shall be accompanied by proof satisfactory to the Company of the
representative's right to exercise this option.
3.2 In
the event that the Company determines that it is required to
withhold any tax as a result of the exercise of this option, the
Grantee, as a condition to the exercise of this option, shall make
arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy
all federal, state and local withholding
requirements. The Optionee shall also make arrangements
satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy any withholding
requirements that may arise in connection with the vesting or
disposition of Shares issued in connection with exercising this
option.
Section
6.
Representations and Warranties .
Recognizing that the Company will be relying on
the information and on the representations and warranties set forth
herein, the Grantee hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants
to, and agrees with, the Company to the