EXHIBIT 99.3
NON-QUALIFIED OPTION AGREEMENT
(Consultant)
under the
HEALTHOLOGY, INC. STOCK OPTION PLAN
1. Grant of Option. Healthology, Inc. (the "Company") hereby grants to
the Optionee named on the Certificate of Stock Option Grant on the AST Stockplan
website (the "Certificate"), under the Healthology, Inc. Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan"), a Non-Qualified Option to purchase, on the terms and conditions set
forth in this agreement (this "Option Agreement"), the number of Company Common
Shares indicated on the Certificate ("Common Shares"), at the option price per
Common Share set forth on the Certificate. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Plan.
The Non-Qualified Option granted hereby (this "Option") is granted in
connection with certain covenants and undertakings made by Optionee.
2. Period of Option and Limitations on Right to Exercise. This Option
will, to the extent not previously exercised, lapse at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time,
on the day immediately prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant (the
"Expiration Date").
3. Exercise of Option; Vesting. The terms, times and conditions of
exercise of this Option (i.e., vesting) is indicated on the Certificate. This
Option shall be exercised by a Cash Letter of Authorization which is a written
notice, accompanied by full payment by check made out to Healthology, Inc.,
directed to the Secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices of
the Company
Subject to the terms of this Option Agreement, this Option may be
exercised at any time and without regard to any other option held by the
Optionee to purchase Common Shares of the Company. In addition, the terms
contained in the Plan are incorporated into and made a part of this Option
Agreement and this Option Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the Plan.
4. Non-Transferability. This Option is not assignable or transferable
by the Optionee and is subject to the provisions of Section 8 hereof. This
Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee (if Optionee is a
natural person) only by the Optionee.
5. Limitation of Rights. This Option does not confer to the Optionee or
the Optionee's personal representative any rights of a Shareholder of the
Company unless and until Common Shares are in fact issued to such person in
connection with the exercise of this Option. Nothing in this Option Agreement
shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any
Subsidiary to modify or terminate the Optionee's consulting engagement at any
time and for any reason, nor confer upon the Optionee any right to continue such
engagement by the Company or any Subsidiary.
6. Reserve. The Company shall at all times during the term of this
Option Agreement reserve and keep available such number of Common Shares as will
be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Option Agreement.
7. Optionee's Covenant. The Optionee hereby agrees to use his or her
best efforts to provide services to the Company in a timely and workmanlike
manner and to promote the Company's interests.
8. Restrictions on Transfer and Pledge. No right or interest of the
Optionee in this Option may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in
favor of any party other than the Company or a Subsidiary, or shall be subject
to any lien, obligation, or liability of the Optionee to any other party other
than the Company or a Subsidiary.
9. Restrictions on Issuance of Common Shares. If at any time the Board
shall determine in its discretion that listing, registration or qualification of
the Common Shares covered by this Option upon any securities exchange or under
any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental
regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition to the exercise of
this Option, this Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless and
until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have
been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Board.
10. Plan Controls. In the event of any actual or alleged conflict
between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Option Agreement,
the provisions of the Plan shall be controlling and determinative.
11. Successors. This Option Agreement shall be binding upon any
successor of the Company, in accordance with the terms of this Option Agreement
and the Plan.
12. Condition of Exercise. The Optionee agrees that upon an exercise of
this Option, as a condition to the issuance of Common Shares resulting
therefrom, the Optionee shall agree to become a party to any shareholders'
agreement then in existence between Healthology, Inc. and its Shareholders. In
the event the Optionee fails or refuses to comply with this condition, this
Option may become null and void in the sole discretion of the Board.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Healthology, Inc., acting by and through its duly
authorized officers has caused this Option Agreement to be executed, and the
Optionee has executed this Option Agreement, all as of the day of grant.
HEALTHOLOGY, INC.
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