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UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2002 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made as of this
___ day of ______, 2008, between UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Colorado
corporation (together with its Affiliated Corporations, except
where the context requires otherwise, the "Company"), and
_____________ (the "Option Holder").
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Grant of Option . Pursuant to the
UQM Technologies, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company
hereby grants to the Option Holder a non-qualified option (the
"Option") to purchase ______ shares of the common stock of the
Company (the "Stock") at an exercise price per share of $______
(the "Option Price"). The Option grant shall be effective as of
________ (the "Effective Date"). The Option is not intended to
qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
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Requirements for Exercise; Vesting
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In General . Except as provided
otherwise in this Agreement, the Option shall not become
exercisable until the Option Holder has completed one full year of
continuous employment after the Effective Date. Upon the completion
of one full year of continuous employment after the Effective Date,
the Option shall become vested and exercisable in increments, if
the Option Holder is still in the employ of the Company on the
dates indicated in the following schedule:
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Employment
Vesting Date
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Percentage of Option
That Shall Become Vested
and Exercisable on Each Date
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| One year from date of grant
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33%
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| Two years from date of grant |
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an additional 33% |
| Three years from date of
grant |
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an additional 34% |
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Except as set forth in
Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement, the Option shall not
be exercisable as to any shares of Stock as to which the vesting
requirements of this Section 2 shall not be satisfied, regardless
of the circumstances under which the Option Holder's employment by
the Company shall be terminated. The number of shares of Stock as
to which the Option may be exercised shall be cumulative, so that
once the Option shall become vested and exercisable as to any
shares of Stock it shall continue to be vested and exercisable as
to such shares, until expiration or termination of the Option as
provided in Section 6 hereof. If at any time the number of
shares of Stock that are covered by the vested and exercisable
portion of the Option includes a fractional share, the number of
shares of Stock as to which the Option shall be actually vested and
exercisable shall be rounded down to the next whole share of
Stock.
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Accelerated Vesting in Certain
Circumstances . The Option Holder shall become 100% vested
with respect to the entire Option, and the entire Option shall
become exercisable, upon a reorganization or change in control of
the Company (as defined in Section 5(b) below).
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Method for Exercising the Option .
The Option may be exercised only by delivery of written notice of
exercise, together with payment of the Option Price as provided
below, in person or through certified or registered mail, fax or
overnight delivery to the Company at the following address: UQM
Technologies, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 425 Corporate
Circle, Golden, Colorado 80401, or such other address as shall be
furnished in writing to the Option Holder by the Company. Such
written notice shall specify that the Option is being exercised,
and the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Option
is exercised, the Option Price shall be paid no later than 30 days
after the notice of exercise is delivered. The Option shall be
exercised only when the Option Price is paid in full.
The Company intends to register the shares of
Stock subject to this Option and this Option on a Form S-8
Registration Statement (or any successor or replacement Form).
Notwithstanding such registration, the Company may require the
Option Holder, as a condition of exercise of this Option, to give
written assurance in substance and form satisfactory to the Company
and its counsel to the effect that the Option Holder is acquiring
the Stock for his own account for investment and not with any
present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the same,
and to such other effects as the Company deems necessary or
appropriate in order to comply with federal and state securities
laws. Legends evidencing such restrictions may be placed on the
Stock certificates.
The purchase of such Stock shall take place at
the address of the Company set forth above upon delivery of a
notice of exercise that specifies the number of shares with respect
to which the Option is being exercised and payment of the Option
Price for the Stock in full, within 30 days of the delivery of the
notice of exercise, (i) by certified or cashier's check payable to
the Company's order, or (ii) by wire transfer to such account as
may be specified by the Company for this purpose, or (iii) by
delivery to the Company of certificates representing the number of
shares of Stock then owned by the Option Holder, the Fair Market
Value of which equals the Option Price of the Stock to be purchased
pursuant to the Option, properly endorsed for transfer to the
Company; provided, however, that no Option may be exercised by
delivery to the Company of certificates representing Stock, unless
such Stock has been held by the Option Holder for more than six (6)
months, or (iv) by delivery to the Company of a properly executed
notice of exercise together with irrevocable instructions to a
broker to deliver to the Company promptly the amount of the
proceeds of the sale of all or a portion of the Stock or of a loan
from the broker to the Option Holder required to pay the Option
Price; provided, however, that if the Option Holder is subject to
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Option Price shall not be paid
with the proceeds of a loan. For purposes of this Option, the Fair
Market Value of any shares of Stock delivered in payment of the
Option Price upon exercise of the Option shall be the Fair Market
Value as of the exercise date; the exercise date shall be the day
of delivery of the certificates for the Stock used as payment of
the Option Price.
Upon such notice to the Company and payment of
the Option Price, the exercise of the Option shall be deemed to be
effective, and a properly executed certificate or certificates
representing the Stock so purchased shall be issued by the Company
and delivered to the Option Holder.
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Adjustment of the Option .
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Adjustment by Stock Split, Stock Dividend,
Etc. If at any time the Company increases or decreases the
number of its outstanding shares of Stock, or changes in any way
the rights and privileges of such shares, by means of the payment
of a stock dividend or the making of any other distribution on such
shares payable in Stock, or through a Stock split or subdivision of
shares, or a consolidation or combination of shares, or through a
reclassification or recapitalization involving the Stock, the
numbers, rights and privileges of the shares of Stock included in
the Option shall be increased, decreased or changed in like manner
as if such shares had been issued and outstanding, fully paid and
non-assessable at the time of such occurrence.
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Other Distributions and Changes in the
Stock . If the Company shall at any time distribute with
respect to the Stock assets or securities of persons other than the
Company (excluding cash or distributions referred to in subsection
(a)) or grant to the holders of its Stock rights to subscribe pro
rata for additional shares thereof or for any other securities of
the Company or there shall be any other change (except as described
in subsection (a)) in the number or kind of outstanding shares of
Stock or of any stock or other securities into which the Stock
shall be changed or for which it shall have been exchanged, and if
the Committee shall in its discretion determine that the event
equitably requires an adjustment in the number or kind of shares
subject to the Option, an adjustment to the Option Price, or the
taking of any other action by the Committee, including without
limitation, the setting aside of any property for delivery to the
Option Holder upon the exercise of the Option, then such adjustment
shall be made, or other actions taken, by the Committee and shall
be effective for all purposes of this Agreement.
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Apportionment of Option Price .
Upon any occurrence described in the preceding subsections (a) and
(b), the aggregate Option Price for the shares of Stock then
subject to the Option shall remain unchanged and shall be
apportioned ratably over the increased or decreased number or
changed kinds of securities or other properties subject to the
Option. Any fractional shares resulting from any of the foregoing
adjustments shall be disregarded and eliminated from this
Option.
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General Adjustment Rules . No
adjustment or substitution provided for in Section 4 or
Section 5 shall require the Company to sell a fractional Share
under any Option, or otherwise issue a fractional Share, and the
total substitution or adjustment with respect to each Option shall
be limited by deleting any fractional S
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