STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
FOR INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS UNDER SECTION
422
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
PURSUANT TO THE
CECIL BANCORP, INC.
2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN
FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
STOCK OPTIONS for a total of
__________ shares of Common Stock of Cecil Bancorp, Inc. (the
“Company”), which Option is intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, is hereby granted to ______________, (the
“Optionee”), at the price determined as provided in,
and in all respects subject to the terms, definitions and
provisions of the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”) adopted by the Company which is incorporated by
reference herein, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged.
1.
Option Price . The Option price is $_____ for each
Share, being 100% of the fair market value, as determined by the
Committee, of the Common Stock on the date of grant of this Option
(_____________, 2009).
2.
Exercises of Option . This Option shall be
exercisable in accordance with provisions of the Plan, provided the
holder of such Option is an employee, director or director emeritus
of Cecil Bank (the “Bank”) or the Company as of such
date, as follows:
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(a)
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Schedule of Rights to Exercise.
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Date
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Options
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Percentage of
Total Shares
Awarded Which
Are Exercisable/
Non-forfeitable
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Upon grant
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0
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0%
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As of _______, 2010
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_____
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20%
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As of _______, 2011
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_____
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40%
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As of _______, 2012
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_____
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60%
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As of _______, 2013
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_____
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80%
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As of _______, 2014
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_____
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100%
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A. Such
Options awarded to the Optionee are intended to satisfy the
requirements of (incentive stock options( ((ISOs() within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. In the event that the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock subject
to such grant to the Optionee
exceeds $100,000 per vesting event, then the excess of each
installment shall be deemed non statutory stock options (not
qualifying as ISOs).
B. Options
awarded to the Optionee shall continue to vest annually during such
period that he serves as an employee, director or director emeritus
of the Bank or the Company.
C. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Options
granted herein be exercisable for a period of six months from the
Date of Grant, except in the event of the death or Disability of
the Optionee or a Change in Control of the Company or the Bank.
Upon the death or Disability of the Optionee or a Change in
Control, all such Options shall be immediately 100% vested and
exercisable.
D. Upon
termination of service for any reason, other than Disability or
death, such Options shall cease to be exercisable three months from
the date of termination of employment.
E. Upon
Disability, all Options shall be deemed immediately exercisable for
a period not to exceed one year from such date of
Disability.
F. Upon
death, all Options shall be immediately exercisable by the estate
for two years from the date of death, not to exceed initial option
term.
G. Upon
termination of employment with the Company or the Bank, if the
Optionee continues status as a director or director emeritus of the
Bank or the Company, the Optionee is entitled to continue to
exercise any such Options during such continued service as a
director or director emeritus, provided that if such Options are
not exercised within three months of termination of employment,
then such Options shall thereafter be deemed a Non-Statutory Stock
Option.
(b)
Method of Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable by a
written notice which shall:
(i) State
the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares with
respect to which it is being exercised, the person in whose name
the stock certificate or certificates for such Shares of Common
Stock is to be registered, his address and Social Security Number
(or if more than one, the names, addresses and Social Security
Numbers of such persons);
(ii) Contain
such representations and agreements as to the holder’s
investment intent with respect to such shares of Common Stock as
may be satisfactory to the Company’s counsel;
(iii) Be
signed by the person or persons entitled to exercise the Option
and, if the Option is being exercised by any person or persons
other than the Optionee, be accompanied by proof, satisfactory to
counsel for the Company, of the right of such person or persons to
exercise the Option; and
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(iv) Be in
writing and delivered in person or by certified mail to the
Treasurer of the Company.
Payment of the purchase price of any
Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised shall be
by shares of Company Common Stock, certified check, bank
cashier’s or teller’s check. Common Stock utilized in
full or partial payment of the exercise price must have been owned
by the party exercising such Option for not less than six months
prior to the date of exercise of such Option, and such Common Stock
shall be valued at the Fair Market Value at the date of exercise.
The Company shall accept full or partial payment in Common Stock
only to the extent permitted by applicable law. The certificate or
certificates for shares of Common Stock as to which the Option
shall be exercised shall be registered directly in the name of the
person or persons exercising the Option or held in a brokerage or
trust account for the benefit of such person or persons.
(c)
Restrictions on Exercise . This Option may not be exercised
if the issuance of the Shares upon such exercise would constitute a
violation of any applicable federal or state securities or other
law or valid regulation. As a condition to the Optionee’s
exercise of this Option, the Company may require the person
exercising this Option to make any representation and warranty to
the Company as may be required by any applicable law or
regulation.
3.
Non-transferability of Option . This Option may not
be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or the laws of
descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of
the Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms of this Option shall
be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors
and assigns of the Optionee.
4.
Term of Option . This Option may not be exercised
more than ten (10) years from the Date of Grant of this Option, as
set forth below, and may be exercised during such term only in
accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option Award
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein in to the contrary, to
the extent that the Optionee shall be deemed a 10% stockholder in
accordance with Sections 422 and 318 of the Code, then with respect
to ISOs, the Option exercise price shall be 110% of the exercise
price noted above, and the option term shall be only 5 years from
the Date of Grant.
5.
Adjustments . Subject to any required action by the
stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares of Common Stock
covered by this Award and the exercise price per Share shall be
proportionately adjusted for the following ev