EVENT-BASED VESTING INCENTIVE
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
This Stock Option
Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into
and effective as of December 15, 2005 (the “ Grant
Date ”) between FGX International Holdings Limited, a
British Virgin Islands company (the “ Company ”)
and Alec Taylor (“ Optionee ”).
The Company is
desirous of increasing the incentive of the Optionee whose
contributions are important to the continued success of the Company
and its subsidiaries by means of the grant to the Optionee of
options to purchase the Company’s ordinary shares, $1.00 par
value per share (“ Ordinary Shares ”), under the
FGX International Holdings Limited 2004 Key Executive Stock Option
Plan (f/k/a/ the Envision Worldwide Holdings Limited 2004 Key
Executive Stock Option Plan) (the “ Plan ”), a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A
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NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Company
hereby grants to the Optionee an option (the “ Option
”) to purchase an aggregate of 1.319994 Ordinary Shares (the
“ Option Shares ”). This Option is intended to
be treated as an option which qualifies as an “incentive
stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code
”). The number of Option Shares shall be subject to
adjustment in the event of changes in the capitalization of the
Company as set forth in Section 19 of the Plan.
Subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan, the exercise price (the “
Option Price ”) of this Option shall be $2,453,728 per
Option Share (prorated for any partial Option Share), which is not
less than the fair market value of the Ordinary Shares on the date
of grant. The Option Price of this Option shall be subject to
adjustment in the event of changes in the capitalization of the
Company, as set forth in Section 19 of the Plan.
3. TERM
AND VESTING OF OPTION
(a)
Option Period . Subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan, this Option shall terminate and all rights to purchase shares
hereunder shall cease on the tenth anniversary of the Grant
Date.
(b)
Vesting and Exercisability . Subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan, this Option shall become exercisable upon
the occurrence of the events
described in
the following schedule and shall be exercisable as to not more than
the vested percentage of the shares subject to this Option as
follows:
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Incremental
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Percentage of Option
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Cumulative Percentage
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Event
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Exercisable
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of Option Exercisable
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The date that
is immediately
following (i) the Company’s
Initial Public Offering (as
defined in the Plan) and (ii)
the Company’s maintaining
a Market Capitalization of
$1,000,000,000 or greater
for 30 consecutive trading
days
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50
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The date that
is immediately
following (i) the Company’s
Initial Public Offering (as
defined in the Plan) and (ii)
the Company’s maintaining
a Market Capitalization of
$1,500,000,000 or greater
for 30 consecutive trading
days
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50
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100
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For purposes
hereof, the term “ Market Capitalization ” shall
mean the closing sale price for an Ordinary Share on the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, or
the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares
are then listed, or if the Ordinary Shares are not quoted on the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
System and is not listed on a U.S. national or regional exchange,
as reported on the principal other market on which the Ordinary
Shares are then traded, multiplied by the total number of Ordinary
Shares issued and outstanding as of such date.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company (“
Board ”) may in its sole discretion provide that any
vesting requirement or other such limitation on the exercise of
this Option may be rescinded, modified or waived by the Board, in
its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time after the
Grant Date, so as to accelerate the time at which this Option may
be exercised; provided that the Optionee’s written consent be
obtained prior to any such rescission or modification which would
adversely effect the Optionee’s rights hereunder.
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The provisions of
the Plan shall govern if and to the extent that there are
inconsistencies between those provisions and the provisions hereof.
By execution of this Agreement, the Optionee acknowledges receipt
of a copy of the Plan and represents that he or she (a) is
familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, (b) accepts
this Option granted hereby subject to all of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, and (c) after
reviewing the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, has had
the opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel and fully
understands all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and
the Plan prior to the execution hereof.
5. MANNER
OF EXERCISE AND PAYMENT
(a)
Exercise . This Option may be exercised to the extent vested
as provided in Section 3 hereof by delivery to the Company on any
business day, at its principal office, addressed to the attention
of the President of written notice of exercise, which notice shall
specify the number of shares with respect to which this Option is
being exercised, and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the
Option Price of the shares for which this Option is being
exercised, by one or more of the methods provided below.
(b)
Payment . Payment of the Option Price for the Ordinary
Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of this Option shall be
made (i) in cash or in cash equivalents; (ii) through the
tender to the Company of Ordinary Shares, which shares shall be
valued, for purposes of determining the extent to which the Option
Price has been paid thereby, at their fair market value (determined
in good faith by the Board) on the date of exercise; (iii) by
delivering a written direction to the Company that this Option be
exercised pursuant to a “cashless” exercise/sale
procedure (pursuant to which funds to pay for exercise of this
Option are delivered to the Company by a broker upon receipt of
stock certificates from the Company) or a cashless exercise/loan
procedure (pursuant to which the Optionee would obtain a margin
loan from a broker to fund the exercise) through a licensed broker
acceptable to the Company whereby the stock certificate or
certificates for the Ordinary Shares for which this Option is
exercised will be delivered to such broker as the agent for the
individual exercising this Option and the broker will deliver to
the Company cash (or cash equivalents acceptable to the Company)
equal to the Option Price for the Ordinary Shares purchased
pursuant to the exercise of this Option plus the amount
(i
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