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FORM OF GRANT OF EMP. STOCK OPTION

Stock Option Agreement

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Title: FORM OF GRANT OF EMP. STOCK OPTION
Governing Law: Michigan     Date: 6/14/2006
Industry: Biotechnology and Drugs     Sector: Healthcare

FORM OF GRANT OF EMP. STOCK OPTION, Parties: caraco pharmaceutical laboratories ltd
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EXHIBIT 10.19

FORM OF GRANT OF EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION

Date:

 

 

Re:

Non-qualified Stock Options

          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.

 

 

1.

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:

 

 

 

 

 

Grantee

Number of Option Shares

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Additional Terms. The Options are also subject to the following provision:

 

 

 

 

(a)

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.”

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

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 :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

Cumulative Percentage of
Option Shares Vested
and Exercisable

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33 1/3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33 1/3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33 1/3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

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.

 

 

 

 

3.

Transferability Of The Options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

The Company may assign its rights and delegate its duties under this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

4.

Transferability Of Exercise Shares.

 

 

 

 

 

          ( 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.

 

 

 

          ( 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.

 

 

 

 

5.

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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