PREMIER EXHIBITIONS, INC.
2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Notice of
Stock Option Grant
Premier
Exhibitions, Inc., a Florida corporation (the
“Company”), grants to the Participant named below, in
accordance with the terms of the Premier Exhibitions, Inc. 2009
Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and this
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”),
an option (the “Option”) to purchase the number of
Shares at the exercise price per share (“Exercise
Price”) as follows:
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Christopher J.
Davino
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1,170,000
Shares
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$0.69 per
share
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September 3,
2009
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1. Grant
of Option . Subject to and upon the terms, conditions and
restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the
Company hereby grants to the Participant as of the Date of Grant
the Option to purchase the number of Shares at the Exercise Price
as set forth above. This Option is intended to be a nonqualified
stock option and shall not be treated as an “incentive stock
option” within the meaning of that term under
Section 422 of the Code.
(a) Unless
and until terminated as hereinafter provided, the Option shall vest
and become exercisable if the Participant shall have remained in
the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary through the
vesting dates set forth below with respect to the portion of Shares
set forth next to such date:
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Portion of Shares
Vested
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Vesting
Date
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and Exercisable
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1/3
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1/3
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1/3
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(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 2(a), the Option will become
immediately exercisable in full if, prior to the date the Stock
Option becomes fully vested and exercisable pursuant to
Section 2(a), and while the Participant is in the employ of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Participant dies or becomes
disabled (defined by reference to the Employment Agreement between
the Participant and the Company dated as of September 3, 2009,
as the same may be amended from time to time by the parties (the
“Employment Agreement”)) or a Change in Control
occurs.
(c) In
addition, the Option will vest in accordance with the terms of
Section 5(a) of the Employment Agreement, if and to the extent the
applicable provisions under Section 5(a) of the Employment
Agreement are triggered.
(d) For
purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the
Participant with the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be
deemed to have been interrupted, and the Participant shall not be
deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, by reason of the transfer of his employment among the
Company and its Subsidiaries or a leave of absence or layoff
approved by the Committee.
3. Forfeiture of Option . To the extent that the Option
has not yet vested pursuant to Section 2 above, it shall be
forfeited automatically without further action or notice if the
Participant ceases to be employed by the Company and its
Subsidiaries prior to the Vesting Date other than as provided in
Section 2(b) or (c).
(a) To
the extent that the Option becomes vested and exercisable in
accordance with this Agreement, it may be exercised in whole or in
part from time to time by written notice to the Company or its
designee stating the number of Shares for which the Option is being
exercised (which number must be a whole number), the intended
manner of payment, and such other provisions as may be required by
the Company or its designee. The Option may be exercised, during
the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant, or in the
event of his legal incapacity, by his guardian or legal
representative acting on behalf of the Participant in a fiduciary
capacity under state law and court supervision. If the Participant
dies before the expiration of the Option, all or part of this
Option may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the personal
representative of the Participant or by any person who has acquired
this Option directly from the Participant by will, bequest or
inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option was vested and
exercisable upon the Participant’s death.
(b) The
Exercise Price is payable (i) in cash or by certified or
cashier’s check or other cash equivalent acceptable to the
Company payable to the order of the Company, (ii) by surrender
of Shares (including by attestation) owned by the Participant
having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal
to the total Exercise Price, (iii) a cashless broker-assisted
exercise that complies with all Applicable Laws, or (iv) by a
combination of the foregoing methods.
5. Term
of Option . The Option will terminate on the earliest of the
following dates:
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(a) One
year after the Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company
or any Subsidiary as a result of his death or permanent disability
(defined by reference to the Company’s long-term disability
plan covering the Participant);
(b) Two
years after the Participant’s employment terminates under the
circumstances described in Section 5(a) of the Employment Agreement
(such period to be tolled pending final determination of any
controversy, dispute, disagreement, difference or claim arising out
of, under, in connection with or related to the Employment
Agreement);
(c) Ninety
days after the Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company
or any Subsidiary for any reason other than as described in Section
5(a) or 5(b) herein (such period to be tolled pending final
determination of any controversy, dispute, disagreement, difference
or claim arising out of, under, in connection with or related to
the Employment Agreement); or
(d) The
tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, the period during
which the Option can be exercised after a termination of employment
subject to Sections 5(a), (b), or (c) a
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