EXHIBIT 10.19
FORM OF GRANT OF EMPLOYEE STOCK
OPTION
Date:
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Re:
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Non-qualified Stock
Options
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The
Committee, which administers The 1999 Equity Participation Plan of
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. (the “Plan”),
hereby grants you (the “Grantee”) a non-qualified stock
option (each an “Option”), pursuant to the Plan, in
consideration for your rendering faithful and efficient service to
the Company. Certain capitalized terms used in this agreement (the
“Agreement”) are defined in paragraph 12 hereof.
Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement, which are not
defined herein, have the meanings indicated for such terms in
Article I of the Plan. As used herein reference to the
“Company” refer to Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories,
Inc.
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1.
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Stock
Option. The Option
entitles the Grantee (and such Grantee’s permitted transferee
as described in paragraph 3(a) below)(each such person, a
“Purchaser”) to purchase up to the number of shares of
the Company’s Common Stock, no par value (the “Option
Shares”), specified below opposite such Grantee’s name,
at an option price of $ per share,
the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock at the
close on the date prior to the grant (the “Option
Price”), subject to the terms and condition of this
Agreement:
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Grantee
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Number of Option Shares
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Additional
Terms. The Options
are also subject to the following provision:
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(a)
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Exercisability. Each Option may be exercised and Option Shares
may be purchased at any time and from time to time after the
execution of this Agreement, subject to the vesting limitations
imposed by paragraph 2(b) of this Agreement. The Option Price for
Option Shares shall be paid in full in cash or by check by the
Purchaser of such Option Shares prior to the time of the delivery
of Option Shares, or, at the written request of such Purchaser, the
Committee may (but need not) permit payment to be made by (i)
delivery to the Company of outstanding Shares, (ii) retention by
the Company of one or more of such Option Shares or (iii) any
combination of cash, check, such Purchaser’s delivery of
outstanding Shares and retention by the Company of one or more of
such Option shares. Option Shares acquired by Purchaser under this
Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Exercise
Shares.”
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(b)
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Vesting/Exercisability.
(i) Grantee may only exercise the
Option to purchase Option Shares to the extent that such Option has
vested and become exercisable with respect to such Option Shares.
Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 2(b)(ii) below, the
Option Shares will vest and become exercisable in accordance with
the following schedule, if as of each such date the Grantee is
still employed with the Company :
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Date
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Cumulative Percentage of
Option Shares Vested
and Exercisable
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33 1/3%
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33 1/3%
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33 1/3%
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Option Shares, which have become
vested and exercisable, are referred to herein as “Vested
Shares” and all other Option Shares are referred to herein as
“Unvested Shares.”
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(ii) Upon the occurrence of a
Change in Control of the Company, each Option shall vest and all
Unvested Shares shall become Vested Shares if, but only if, the
Grantee is employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries on
the date of such occurrence.
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(c)
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Procedure For
Exercise. Subject to
the vesting limitation of Paragraph 2(b) above, a Purchaser may
exercise all or any portion of the Option, so long as it is valid
and outstanding, at any time and from time to time prior to its
termination by delivering written notice to the Company as provided
in Section 5.2 of the Plan and Written acknowledgement
substantially in the form of Exhibit “A” hereto that
such Purchaser has read, and has been afforded an opportunity to
ask questions of the Company’s management regarding all
financial and outer information provided to Purchaser concerning
the Company, together with payment of the Option Price time the
number of Option shares purchased. Subject to Section 5.2 and 5.3
of the Plan, at the time of exercise, Purchaser will be entitled to
review all financial and other information regarding the Company it
believes necessary to enable such Purchaser to make an informed
investment decision.
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3.
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Transferability Of The
Options.
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(a)
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The Grantee shall not sell,
transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of (a
“Transfer”) any interest in any Option with respect to
any Unvested Shares. Any Option with respect to any Vested Shares
of the
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Grantee shall not be Transferred
other than as a result of the death of such Grantee, testate or
intestate, and the restrictions herein shall apply to any Transfer
by any such permitted transferee.
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(b)
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The Company may assign its rights
and delegate its duties under this Agreement.
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4.
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Transferability Of Exercise
Shares.
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a ) No Purchaser shall Transfer any Exercise Shares or any
interest therein except in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement. Grantee shall promptly notify the Company of any
disposition of shares of common stock acquired upon the exercise of
the Option within (i) two years from the date of grant (including
the date the Option is modified, extended or renewed for purposes
of Section 424(h) of the Code), or (ii) one year after the transfer
of such shares to the Grantee.
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b ) No holder of any Exercise Shares may Transfer any such
shares (except pursuant to an effective registration statement
and/or re-offer prospectus, as applicable, under the Securities
Act) without first delivering to the Company an opinion of counsel
(reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Company) that
neither registration nor qualification under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities law is required in connection with such
transfer.
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5.
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Conformity With
Plan. The options are
intended to conform in all respects with, and are subject to all
applicable provisions of, the Plan, which is incorporated herein by
reference. Except with respect to Paragraph 17 hereof,
inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Plan shall be
resolved in accordance with the term of the Plan, except as
modified by Paragraph 2(b)(ii) of this Agreement. By executing this
Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges receipt of the Plan and agrees
to be bound
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