DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit
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Del Monte Foods Company (the “Company”) hereby grants you, Employee Name (the “Participant”),
a non-qualified stock option under the Del Monte Foods Company 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), to purchase shares of common stock of the Company (“Shares”). The date of this Agreement
is Date of Xxxxx (the “Grant Date”). The latest date this option will expire is the ten (10) year
anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”). However, as provided in Appendix A
(attached hereto), this option may expire earlier than the Expiration Date. Subject to the
provisions of Appendix A and of the Plan, the principal features of this option are as follows:
Maximum Number of Shares Purchasable with this Option: 00,000
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Purchase Price per Share: $00.00 |
| Scheduled Vesting Dates: | Number of Shares: | |||
September 22, 2005 |
0,000 | |||
September
22, 2006 |
0,000 | |||
September
22, 2007 |
0,000 | |||
September
22, 2008 |
0,000 | |||
| Event Triggering | Maximum Time to Exercise After | |
| Termination of Option: | Triggering Event:* | |
Termination of Employment for Cause
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None | |
Termination of Employment without Cause;
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90 days as to vested portion; | |
Termination of Employment other than for Retirement
or Disability
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None as to unvested portion | |
Termination of Employment due to Retirement
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Expiration Date as to vested portion; | |
| None as to unvested portion | ||
Termination of Employment due to Disability or death
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Expiration Date | |
Death within 3 months after Termination of
Employment without Cause
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Expiration Date or 1 year from date of death, whichever is sooner, as to vested portion; None as to unvested portion |
| * | However, in no event may this option be exercised after the Expiration Date. |
Your signature below indicates your agreement and understanding that this option is subject to
all of the terms and conditions contained in Appendix A and the Plan. For example, important
additional information on vesting and termination of this option is contained in Paragraphs 4 and 5
of Appendix A. ACCORDINGLY, PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL OF APPENDIX A, WHICH CONTAINS THE SPECIFIC
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS OPTION.
| DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY | PARTICIPANT | |||||
By: |
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| Title: Vice President, Human Resources | EMPLOYEE NAME | |||||
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APPENDIX A
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to the Participant under the Plan, as a
separate incentive in connection with his or her employment and not in lieu of any salary or other
compensation for his or her services, a non-qualified stock option to purchase, on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, all or any part of an aggregate of 00,000
Shares. This option is not intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
2. Exercise Price. The purchase price per Share for this option (the “Exercise
Price”) shall be $00.00.
3. Number of Shares. The number of Shares specified in Paragraph 1 above, and/or the
Exercise Price specified in Paragraph 2 above, are subject to adjustment by the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) (subject to any required
stockholder approval) in the event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares
resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of Shares or the payment of a stock dividend on
Shares, or any other increase or decrease in the number of such Shares effected without receipt or
payment of consideration by the Company, or change in the capitalization of the Company. Further,
the Committee in its discretion will determine whether the option granted pursuant to this
Agreement will, in the context of a Change of Control or any other transaction, be converted into a
comparable option of a successor entity or redeemed for payment in cash or kind or both.
4. Vesting Schedule. Subject to earlier termination as described in Paragraph 5 below
and as provided in Section 6(c) of Plan, the option granted under this Agreement is scheduled to
vest as to the number of Shares and on the dates shown on the first page of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the option will vest immediately as to one hundred percent (100%) of
the Shares upon the occurrence of a Change of Control. The Committee in its discretion will
determine whether the option will vest immediately in the event of other transactions including,
without limitation, a liquidation or dissolution of the Company; provided that the option in no
case will be exercisable after the Expiration Date.
5. Termination of Option. In the event of termination of employment of the
Participant with the Company for Cause, this option will expire and be cancelled upon such
termination. In the event of termination of employment without Cause, or in the event that the
Participant resigns for a reason other than Disability or Retirement, this option will remain
exercisable to the extent vested as of the date of termination until the expiration of ninety (90)
days after such termination, on which date it will expire; to the extent not vested as of the date
of termination, this option will expire at the close of business on the date of termination. In
the event of termination of employment as a result of Retirement, this option will remain
exercisable to the extent vested as of the date of termination until the Expiration Date; to the
extent not vested as of the date of termination, this option will expire at the close of business
on the date of termination. In the event of termination of employment on account of Disability or
death of the Participant, this option will remain exercisable with respect to all Shares, whether
or not vested as to such Shares as of the date of termination, until the Expiration Date. In the
event that the Participant dies within three (3) months following involuntary termination without
Cause, this option will remain exercisable to the extent vested as of the date of termination until
the Expiration Date or, if sooner, one year from the Participant’s death; to the extent not vested
as of the date of termination, this option will expire at the close of business on the date of
termination.
6. Persons Eligible to Exercise Option. This option shall be exercisable during the
Participant’s lifetime by the Participant or, to the extent lawful, by a broker-dealer acting on
behalf of the
Participant under the terms set forth in the Plan, or by a transferee to whom the option or
the right to exercise the option has been transferred pursuant to Paragraph 7 or Paragraph 13
below.
7. Death of Participant. The Committee, in its discretion, may permit the Participant
to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom any vested but unexercised portion of this
option shall be transferred. In the absence of such designation, such vested but unexercised
portion will be transferred to the Participant’s estate. No such transfer of the option, or the
right to exercise any option, will be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have
been furnished with written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the
Committee deems necessary to establish the validity of such transfer or right to exercise, and an
agreement by the transferee, administrator, or executor (as applicable) to comply with all the
terms of this Agreement that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound
by the acknowledgements made by the Participant in connection with this grant.
8. Exercise of Option. This option may be exercised by the person then entitled to do
so as to any vested portion by giving written notice of exercise to the Company, specifying the
number of full Shares with respect to which the option is being exercised and the effective date of
the proposed exercise; accompanied by full payment of the Exercise Price in a method provided in
Section 6(c) of the Plan (and, if required by the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy
any withholding tax requirements under federal, state, or local law as determined by the Company).
Satisfactory assurances must be given in writing, if requested by the Company, signed by the person
exercising the option, that the Shares to be purchased upon such exercise are being purchased for
investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof. No partial exercise of this option may
be for less than ten (10) Share lots or multiples thereof.
9. Deferral of Effectiveness of Exercise. The Company may, in its discretion, defer
the effectiveness of any exercise of this option in order to allow the issuance of Shares to be
made pursuant to registration or an exemption from registration or other methods for compliance
available under federal or state securities laws. In the case of such deferral, the Participant
shall have such rights with respect to this option as are set forth in the Plan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company is under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to federal or
state securities laws of any Shares to be issued pursuant to this option.
10. No Rights of Stockholder. Neither the Participant (nor any beneficiary or
transferee) shall be or have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in
respect of any of the Shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of this option, unless and until the
date of the issuance of a stock certificate with respect to such Shares. Except as expressly
provided in Paragraph 3 above or in Section 10 of the Plan, no adjustment to this option shall be
made for dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date such
certificates representing such Shares are issued.
11. No Effect on Employment. The Participant’s employment with the Company is on an
at-will basis only. Accordingly, subject to any written, express employment contract with the
Participant, nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to
continue to be employed by the Company, or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights
of the Company, which are hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the employment of the Participant
at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause. Such reservation of rights can be
modified only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.
12. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of
this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company, in care of its Treasury Department, at One Market
@ the Landmark, San Francisco, CA 94105, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter
designate in writing.
13. Transferability. Except as provided in Paragraph 7, this option only may be
transferred or assigned to a member or members of the Participant’s “immediate family,” as such
term is defined in
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Rule 16a-1(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or to a trust for the
benefit solely of a member or members of the Participant’s immediate family, or to a partnership or
other entity whose only owners are members of the Participant’s immediate family, provided that the
instrument of transfer is approved by the Company’s Employee Benefits Committee. If the option is
so transferred, it is not again transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, and following any such transfer, the option will remain subject to substantially the
same terms as were applicable while held by the Participant, unless the Committee determines
otherwise.
14. Other Benefits. Except as provided below, nothing contained in this Agreement
shall affect the Participant’s right to participate in and receive benefits under and in accordance
with the then current provisions of any pension, insurance or other employee welfare plan or
program of the Company. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, in the event
that the Participant receives a hardship withdrawal from his or her pre-tax account under any
tax-qualified retirement plan that contains a cash or deferred arrangement and is sponsored by the
Company (the “401(k) Plan”), this option may not be exercised during the twelve (12) month period
following the receipt of such withdrawal, unless the Committee determines that such exercise (or a
particular manner of exercise) would not adversely affect the continued tax qualification of the
401(k) Plan.
15. Maximum Term of Option. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
this option is not exercisable after the Expiration Date.
16. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this
option contained herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
17. Conditions to Exercise. The Exercise Price for this option must be paid in cash
or its equivalent, or, in the Committee’s sole discretion, in Shares of equivalent value that (a)
were previously issued to the Participant and (b) have been held by the Participant for at least
six (6) months prior thereto, or by such other means as the Committee, in its discretion, permits.
Exercise of this option will not be permitted until satisfactory arrangements have been made for
the payment of the appropriate amount of withholding taxes (as determined by the Company).
18. Plan Governs. This Agreement is subject to all of the terms and provisions of the
Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more
provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms and phrases
used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
19. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of California, without reference to its principles of conflicts of law.
20. Committee Authority. The Committee shall have all discretion, power, and
authority to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration,
interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith. All actions taken and all
interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall be final and binding
upon the Participant, the Company and all other interested persons, and shall be given the maximum
deference permitted by law. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action,
determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.
21. Captions. The captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to
serve as a basis for the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
22. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Agreement shall be
held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.
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23. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, words and phrases bearing initial
capital letters shall have the meanings assigned in the Plan.
24. Modifications to the Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. The Participant expressly warrants that he
or she is not executing this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements
other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in
an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.
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