MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of the
21st day of July 2000, between Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), and ____________
(hereinafter referred to as "Optionee").
R E C I T A L S
(a) The Company grants a stock option to key employees and directors to
encourage such persons to continue to work for the Company and obtain a larger
ownership interest in the Company.
(b) The Optionee is an employee and/or a director of the Company, and the
Company and the Optionee desire that Optionee be granted a stock option.
Now, Therefore, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the
mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Optionee agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Optionee an option to
purchase up to _____ shares (the "Shares") of the Company's Common Stock, $0.002
par value ("Common Stock"), at a purchase price of $_____ per share (the
"Option").
2. Incentive Stock Option Status.
(a) The Option granted hereby is intended to be an incentive stock option.
Optionee understands that in order for the Option granted herein to qualify as
an incentive stock option, he must hold the shares acquired from the exercise of
such Option for a period of two years from the date of grant of the Option and
one year from the date of exercise of such Option. Optionee further understands
that he must continue to be an employee or director of the Company or a parent
or subsidiary of the Company until the earlier of (i) the date which is three
months before the date of exercise of the Option or (ii) the termination of the
Option as provided in Section 3(d) or (e) below.
(b) Optionee shall notify the Company if he makes any disposition of any
shares acquired hereunder prior to the time specified by paragraph (a).
3. Exercise of Option.
(a) Subject to Section 4 below, Optionee shall have the right to purchase
any or all of the Shares at any time prior to July 21, 2005, unless this Option
is sooner terminated or expires as provided in this Agreement.
(b) Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, if
the Company shall be the surviving corporation in any merger, consolidation or
reorganization, the Option granted hereunder shall pertain to and apply to the
securities to which a holder of the number of shares of stock subject to the
Option would have been entitled.
(c) If the Company shall not be the surviving corporation in any merger,
consolidation or reorganization, then the Board of Directors of the Company or
the Board of Directors of any corporation assuming the obligations of the
Company, shall, as to the unexercised portion of the Option, (i) make
appropriate provision for the protection of such Option by the substitution on
an equitable basis of appropriate securities of the Company, or of the merged,
consolidated or otherwise reorganized corporation, which will be issuable in
respect of the unexercised portion of the Option or (ii) immediately prior to
such merger, consolidation or reorganization, the unexercised portion of the
Option, whether or not exercisable, shall immediately be exercisable.
(d) Except as provided in paragraph (e) below, this Option shall terminate
with respect to any unexercised portion of the Option and may no longer be
exercised on the date the Optionee ceases to be an employee or director of the
Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.
(e) If the Optionee dies or becomes totally and permanently disabled prior
to the expiration of this Option, the Optionee or his representative, as
applicable, may exercise the Option with respect to any shares which Optionee
could have purchased on his date of death or total and permanent disability. The
exercise of this Option under this paragraph (e) must occur prior to the earlier
of twelve (12) months after the Optionee's death or disability or, the
expiration of the term of this Option under paragraph (a).
4. Vesting of Options. The Option granted hereunder shall be fully vested
and exercisable in installments as provided below:
Beginning Number of Shares
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July 21, 2000 ____
July 21, 2001 ____
July 21, 2002 ____
July 21, 2003 ____
July 21, 2004 ____
To the extent not exercised, installments shall accumulate and be
exercisable, in whole or in part, in any subsequent period. No part of the
Option may be exercised after the date set forth in Section 3.
5. Manner of Exercise and Payment for Stock Upon Exercise of Option. Each
exercise of this Option or a part of this Option shall be made by notice in
writing to the Company, specifying the number of shares to be purchased and
accompanied by a certified or cashier's check in payment in full for the shares
then being purchased. The Company shall cause certificates representing the
shares so purchased to be issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable
thereafter, subject to compliance with all laws which affect such issuance.
6. Nontransferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred either
voluntarily or involuntarily except as provided in Section 3(e). The Option may
be exercised only by Optionee during his lifetime.
7. No Rights Prior to Exercise of Option. The Optionee shall not be deemed
to be a holder of any shares pursuant to the exercise of this Option until
payment of the option price by him and delivery of a stock certificate to him
for such shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for
which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is delivered.
8. Restriction of Issuance of Shares. This Option shall be subject to the
requirement that if any time the Board of Directors of the Company shall
determine, in its sole discretion, that the listing, registration or
qualification of the Common Stock under any federal or state law, or the consent
or approval of any regulatory agency, is necessary or desirable as a condition
of, or in connection with, the purchase or issuance of Common Stock hereunder,
this Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or
obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Board of Directors.
9. Registration. The Company shall endeavor, but shall not be obligated, to
register the Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Option under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as well as any applicable state statutes. In
the event that the Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Option is not
so registered, the Company may, as a condition precedent to the exercise of the
Option, require from the Optionee (or, in the event of his death, his legal
heirs, legatees or distributees) such written representations as, in the opinion
of counsel for the Company, may be
necessary to ensure that such exercise and subsequent disposition will not
involve a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as well as any
applicable state statutes.
10. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only in a writing executed by
both parties hereto. If additional options are granted to Optionee, such
additional options may be made subject to the terms of this Agreement by an
addendum hereto. Any restrictions on shares purchased pursuant to such
additional options shall be effective beginning on the date of execution of such
addendum unless otherwise provided therein.
11. Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. In the event that any
judicial proceedings are instituted concerning the interpretation or enforcement
of this Agreement, exclusive venue over such proceedings shall be vested in the
Federal and State Courts located in Dallas County, Texas.
12. Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon
the Optionee and upon his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns. The Board of Directors' interpretation or resolution of any conflicts
or inconsistencies, application of provisions and determination in the event of
omission, shall be binding and conclusive upon the Optionee.
13. Notice. Any notices required or permitted to be given under this Option
by the Company or the Board of Directors shall be deemed delivered when placed
in the United States mails, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to the
last address of the Optionee which was communicated in writing to the person
giving the notice.
14. Severability. In the event that any provisions of this Option shall for
any reason be held to be invalid, such holding shall not affect any other
provision hereof, and the remaining provisions of this option shall be construed
as if such invalid provision had not been contained in the Option.
15. Gender and Number. As used in this Agreement, the masculine gender
shall include the feminine gender and the singular number shall include the
plural number and vice versa.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Optionee have caused this Agreement
to be executed as of the date first above written.
MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.
By: _______________________________
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, President and CEO
OPTIONEE:
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Employee
EXHIBIT A
Date of Date of Exercise
Year Name Issue Expiration Price Amount
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00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx 7/21/00 7/21/05 6.62500 3,000
00 Xxxxx Xxxx 7/21/00 7/21/05 6.62500 3,000
00 Xxxxx Xxxxx 7/21/00 7/21/05 6.62500 5,000
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 3/02/00 3/02/05 3.43750 10,000
00 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx 7/21/00 7/21/05 6.62500 10,000
