STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE OF STOCK TULLY'S COFFEE CORPORATION

Exhibit 10.6

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE OF STOCK

TULLY’S COFFEE CORPORATION

(the “Company”)

I am pleased to inform you that I am granting to you (the “Optionee”) an option to purchase stock of the Company (which term includes any subsidiary of the Company) pursuant to this Stock Option Agreement. This Stock Option Agreement is a contract between you and me, but for income tax purposes it will be treated as though it is a nonqualified option granted to you by the Company, Consequently, you may be subject to certain adverse tax ramifications on which you should seek the advice of tax counsel. This Stock Option Agreement warrants to you certain defined rights, at certain times, and under certain conditions, to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, which I own, and in exchange you accept certain obligations and responsibilities, as described below,

FOR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, I do hereby grant to the Optionee, as of the Date of Option Grant specified below, the right and option to purchase the Number of Option Shares of common stock of the Company specified below (the “Option Shares”) for the Exercise Price Per Share specified below, and the right to purchase the Option Shares under this Stock Option Agreement shall accrue and vest according to the Vesting Schedule specified below:

EXECUTED as of the Date of Option Grant.

By signing below and entering into this Stock Option Agreement, Optionee agrees to the terms hereof, and all obligations and responsibilities as described in Plan and the attached Terms and Conditions.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

1. Any Option Shares which become purchasable (“vest”) but are not purchased on a vesting date or anniversary date, as the case may be, may be purchased on any subsequent date, provided all options for the purchase of Option Shares must be exercised within the time periods specified in Section 2 below.

2. Subject to the terms hereof, all vested options (i.e., options for which the right to purchase has accrued) shall expire at the end of the Term of Option specified on the first page of this Agreement

3. This Stock Option may be exercised at different times for portions of the total number of Option Shares for which the right to purchase shall have accrued and vested hereunder, provided that such portions are in multiples often (10) shares if the Optionee holds vested portions for ninety-nine (99) or fewer shares and otherwise in multiples of one hundred (100) shares.

4. This Stock Option shall be adjusted for recapitalizations, stock splits, stock dividends, and the like as described in the Plan.

5. This is not an employment contract and while the benefits, if any, of this Stock Option may