CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
EXHIBIT
10.2
CHURCH
& XXXXXX CO., INC.
2008
OMNIBUS EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
GRANT
This
STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of _________________
(the “Date of Grant”), is delivered by Church & Xxxxxx Co., Inc. (the
“Company”) to _______________ (the “Grantee”).
RECITALS
A. The
Church & Xxxxxx Co., Inc. 2008 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”)
provides for the grant of options to purchase shares of common stock of the
Company. The Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of
Directors (the “Committee”), which administers the Plan, has decided to make a
stock option grant as an inducement for the Grantee to continue in the employ of
the Employer (as defined in the Plan) and promote the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders. References in this Agreement to the
Committee shall include any successor thereto appointed under and in accordance
with the Plan.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. Grant of
Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee a
nonqualified stock option (the “Option”) to purchase ___________ shares of
common stock of the Company (“Shares”) at an exercise price of $_________ per
Share. The Option shall become exercisable according to Paragraph 2
below.
2. Exercisability of
Option. Except as provided in Paragraphs 3(b) and 5 below or
the Plan, the Option shall become exercisable on the following dates, if the
Grantee continues to be employed by the Employer on the applicable vesting date
(“Vesting Date”):
Vesting
Date
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Shares for Which the Option is
Exercisable on the Vesting
Date
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Third
anniversary of the Date of Grant
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100
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3. Term of
Option.
(a) The
Option shall have a term of ten years from the Date of Grant and shall terminate
on the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant, unless it is terminated at an
earlier date pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or the
Plan.
(b) The
Option shall automatically terminate upon the happening of the first of the
following events:
(i) The
expiration of the 30-day period after the Grantee ceases to be employed by the
Employer, if the termination is for any reason other than Disability (as defined
below), death, Retirement (as defined below) or Cause (as defined
below). If the Grantee’s employment is involuntarily terminated by
the Employer without Cause and if the Grantee executes and does not revoke a
written release, in a form acceptable to the Company, of any and all claims
against the Employer and all related parties with respect to all matters arising
out of the Grantee’s employment with the Employer, and the termination thereof
(the “Release”), then the Option shall continue to become exercisable in
accordance with Paragraph 2 above during the 30-day period set forth in this
clause (i).
(ii) The
expiration of the three-year period after the Grantee ceases to be employed by
the Employer on account of the Grantee’s Disability, and the Option shall
continue to become exercisable in accordance with Paragraph 2 above during such
three-year period. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“Disability” shall mean the Grantee’s inability to render services to the
Employer for a period of six consecutive months by reason of permanent
disability, as determined by the written medical opinion of an independent
medical physician reasonably acceptable to the Employer. In no event
shall the Grantee be considered Disabled for purposes of this Agreement unless
the Grantee is deemed disabled pursuant to the Employer’s long-term disability
plan, if one is maintained by the Employer at the time of the claimed
disability.
(iii) The
expiration of the three-year period after the Grantee ceases to be employed by
the Employer, if the Grantee dies while employed by the Employer, and the Option
shall continue to become exercisable in accordance with Paragraph 2 above during
such three-year period.
(iv) The
expiration of the three-year period after the Grantee ceases to be employed by
the Employer on account of the Grantee’s Retirement, and the Option shall
continue to become exercisable in accordance with Paragraph 2 above during such
three-year period. For purposes of this Agreement, a Grantee shall be
considered to meet the requirements of “Retirement” if:
(1) The
Grantee’s termination of employment is voluntary and without Cause and the
Grantee (A) has provided the Employer with at least 120 days prior written
notice of the termination date, (B) has entered into a separation agreement with
the Employer that contains confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation,
non-disparagement and invention assignment provisions, and (C) is age 55 or
above with at least five years of service at the Grantee’s termination date and
the sum of the Grantee’s age and years of service at the termination date is
equal to or greater than 65; or
(2) The
Grantee’s termination of employment is involuntary without Cause and the Grantee
(A) pursuant to the request of the Employer, has entered into
a separation agreement with the Employer that contains
confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disparagement
provisions, and (B) is age 55 or above with at least five years of service at
the Grantee’s termination date and the sum of the Grantee’s age and years of
service at the termination date is equal to or greater than 65.
(v) The date
on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Employer for
Cause. In addition, upon a termination for Cause, the Grantee shall
automatically forfeit all Shares underlying any exercised portion of an Option
for which the Company has not yet delivered the Share certificates, upon refund
by the Company to the Grantee of the exercise price paid by the Grantee for such
Shares. Notwithstanding the prior provisions of this Paragraph 3, if
the Grantee engages in conduct that constitutes Cause with respect to the
Employer after the Grantee’s employment terminates, the Option shall immediately
terminate. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Cause” shall
mean the Grantee’s dishonesty, fraud, insubordination, willful misconduct or
refusal to attempt to perform services (for any reason other than illness or
incapacity), as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in no event may the Option be exercised on or after the tenth
anniversary of the Date of Grant. Any portion of the Option that is
not exercisable at the time the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Employer,
and that will not subsequently become exercisable as provided in subparagraph
3(b)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, shall immediately terminate. The
portion of the Option that is exercisable or will become exercisable under
subparagraph 3(b)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) after the Executive’s termination of
employment shall be determined as of the Executive’s termination date based on
the vesting schedule in Paragraph 2 (without regard to any Change of Control
that could occur after termination of employment), and the remainder of the
Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding as of the Executive’s
termination date.
4. Exercise
Procedures.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of Paragraphs 2 and 3 above, the Grantee may exercise part or
all of the exercisable Option by giving the Company written notice of intent to
exercise in the manner provided in this Agreement, specifying the number of
Shares as to which the Option is to be exercised and the method of
payment. Payment of the exercise price shall be made in accordance
with procedures established by the Company from time to time based on type of
payment being made but, in any event, prior to issuance of the
Shares. The Grantee shall pay the exercise price (i) in cash, (ii)
with the approval of the Committee, by delivering Shares of the Company, which
shall be valued at their fair market value on the date of exercise, or by
attestation (on a form prescribed by the Company) to ownership of Shares having
a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price, (iii)
by payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by
Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board or (iv) by such other method as the
Committee may approve. The Committee may impose from time to time
such limitations as it deems appropriate on the use of Shares of the Company to
exercise the Option.
(b) The
Company’s obligation to deliver Shares upon exercise of the Option shall be
subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and also to such approvals
by governmental agencies as may be deemed appropriate by the Company, including
such actions as Company counsel shall deem necessary or appropriate to comply
with relevant securities laws and regulations.
(c) All
obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be subject to the rights
of the Company as set forth in the Plan to withhold amounts required to be
withheld for any taxes, if applicable. Subject to Committee approval,
the Grantee may elect to satisfy any tax withholding obligation of the Employer
with respect to the Option by having Shares withheld up to an amount that does
not exceed the minimum applicable withholding tax rate for federal (including
FICA and Medicare), state and local tax liabilities.
5. Change of
Control. The provisions of the Plan applicable to a Change of
Control (as defined in the Plan) shall apply to the outstanding Option, and, in
the event of a Change of Control, the Committee may take such actions as it
deems appropriate pursuant to the Plan.
6. Restrictions on
Exercise. Except as the Committee may otherwise permit
pursuant to the Plan, only the Grantee may exercise the Option during the
Grantee’s lifetime and, after the Grantee’s death, the Option shall be
exercisable (subject to the limitations specified in the Plan) solely by the
legal representatives of the Grantee, or by the person who acquires the right to
exercise the Option by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, to the
extent that the Option is exercisable pursuant to this Agreement.
7. Grant Subject to Plan
Provisions. This grant is made pursuant to the Plan, the terms
of which are incorporated herein by reference, and in all respects shall be
interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The grant and exercise of
the Option are subject to interpretations, regulations and determinations
concerning the Plan established from time to time by the Committee in accordance
with the provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited to, provisions
pertaining to (a) the registration, qualification or listing of the Shares, (b)
changes in capitalization of the Company and (c) other requirements of
applicable law. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret
and construe the Option pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and its decisions
shall be conclusive as to any questions arising hereunder. By
accepting the grant of the Option, the Grantee agrees to be bound by the terms
of the Plan and this Agreement and agrees that all of the decisions and
determinations of the Committee shall be final and binding.
8. No Employment or Other
Rights. The grant of the Option shall not confer upon the
Grantee any right to be retained by or in the employ of any Employer and shall
not interfere in any way with the right of any Employer to terminate the
Grantee’s employment at any time. The right of any Employer to terminate at will
the Grantee’s employment at any time for any reason is specifically
reserved.
9. No Stockholder
Rights. Neither the Grantee, nor any person entitled to
exercise the Grantee’s rights in the event of the Grantee’s death, shall have
any of the rights and privileges of a stockholder with respect to the Shares
subject to the Option, until certificates for Shares have been issued upon the
exercise of the Option.
10. Assignment and
Transfers. Except as the Committee may otherwise permit
pursuant to the Plan, the rights and interests of the Grantee under this
Agreement may not be sold, assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred except,
in the event of the death of the Grantee, by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. In the event of any attempt by the Grantee to alienate,
assign, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the Option or any right
hereunder, except as provided for in this Agreement, or in the event of the levy
or any attachment, execution or similar process upon the rights or interests
hereby conferred, the Company may terminate the Option by notice to the Grantee,
and the Option and all rights hereunder shall thereupon become null and
void. The rights and protections of the Company hereunder shall
extend to any successors or assigns of the Company and to the Company’s parents,
subsidiaries, and affiliates. This Agreement may be assigned by the
Company without the Grantee’s consent.
11. Applicable
Law. The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of
this instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws
provisions thereof.
12. Notice. Any
notice to the Company provided for in this instrument shall be addressed to the
Company in care of the General Counsel at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000, and any notice to the Grantee shall be addressed to such
Grantee at the current address shown on the payroll of the Employer, or to such
other address as the Grantee may designate to the Employer in
writing. Any notice shall be delivered by hand or by a recognized
courier service such as FedEx or UPS, sent by telecopy or enclosed in a properly
sealed envelope addressed as stated above, registered and deposited, postage
prepaid, in a post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal
Service.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused its duly authorized officer to execute
and attest this Agreement, and the Grantee has executed this Agreement,
effective as of the Date of Grant.
CHURCH
& XXXXXX CO., INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Grantee:
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Date:
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