EXHIBIT 99.1
FORM OF
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
UNDER THE
STOCK PLAN FOR NEW DIRECTORS OF LITTELFUSE, INC.
THIS NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT is entered into as of July 7,
2006, between _______________________ (the "Optionee") and LITTELFUSE, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), with reference to the
following facts:
A. Pursuant to provisions of the Stock Plan for New Directors of
Littelfuse, Inc. (the "Plan"), the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation may grant to "Eligible Directors," as such term is
defined under the Plan, options to purchase certain shares of the common stock,
$.01 par value, of the Corporation (the "Common Stock").
B. The Optionee is an "Eligible Director," as such term is defined under
the Plan, and the Compensation Committee deems it to be in the best interests of
the Corporation to grant the Optionee options under the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the foregoing facts, the Corporation
hereby grants the following options:
1. Grant of Option. The Corporation hereby grants to the Optionee an
irrevocable option to purchase up to 1,500 shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation at the price of $33.19 per share. The number and kind of shares
subject to this option and the purchase price per share are subject to
adjustment as provided in the Plan. This option shall expire on the day
before the seventh (7th) anniversary of the date hereof unless earlier
terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof.
2. Exercise of Option. Subject to the terms of the Plan, this option
may be exercised as follows: with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of
the Common Stock covered hereby during the six (6) year period commencing
one (1) year following the date of grant; with respect to an additional
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Common Stock covered hereby during the
five (5) year period commencing two (2) years following the date of grant;
with respect to an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of the Common Stock
covered hereby during the four (4) year period commencing three (3) years
following the date of grant; and with respect to the remaining twenty-five
percent (25%) of the Common Stock covered hereby during the three (3) year
period commencing four (4) years following the date of grant. This option
shall be exercised by delivery of written notice to the Corporation stating
the number of shares with respect to which the option is being exercised,
together with full payment of the purchase price therefor. Payment may be
made in cash or in such other form or combination of forms permitted by the
Plan as shall be acceptable to the Committee.
3. Reserved Shares. The Corporation has duly reserved for issuance a
number of authorized but unissued shares adequate to fulfill its
obligations under this Agreement. During the term of this Agreement the
Corporation shall take such action as may be necessary to maintain at all
times an adequate number of shares reserved for issuance or treasury shares
to fulfill its obligations hereunder.
4. Termination of Service as Director. In the event that the Optionee
ceases to serve as a director of the Corporation for any reason other than
as set forth in paragraph 10 of the Plan, this option may, subject to the
provisions of the Plan, be exercised (but only to the extent that the
Optionee was entitled to do so at the time of such cessation of service as
a director) at any time within three (3) months after such cessation of
service as a director, but in no case later than the date on which this
option was originally scheduled to expire. Any portion of this option which
was not exercisable by the Optionee at the time of any such cessation of
service shall be cancelled and forfeited and the Optionee shall not have
any further rights whatsoever with respect thereto.
5. Assignment or Transfer. This option may not be assigned or
transferred except by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, and by
gift pursuant to the provisions of Section 8c of the Plan, and shall be
exercisable only by the Optionee during the Optionee's lifetime.
6. Plan and Committee. The construction of the terms of this Agreement
shall be controlled by the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit A and hereby made a part hereof as though set forth herein
verbatim, and the rights of the Optionee are subject to modification and
termination in certain events as provided in the Plan. All words and
phrases not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in
the Plan. The Committee's interpretations of and determinations under any
of the provisions of the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive.
7. Compliance with Law. This option shall not be exercised and no
shares shall be issued in respect hereof, unless in compliance with
applicable federal and state tax and securities laws.
7.1. Certificate Legends. The certificates for shares purchased
pursuant to this option shall bear any legends deemed necessary by the
Committee.
7.2. Representations of the Optionee. As a condition to the
exercise of this option, the Optionee will deliver to the Corporation
such signed representations as may be necessary, in the opinion of
counsel satisfactory to the Corporation, for compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws.
7.3. Resale. The Optionee's ability to transfer shares purchased
pursuant to this option or securities acquired in lieu thereof or in
exchange
therefor may be restricted under federal or state securities
laws. The Optionee shall not resell or offer for resale such shares or
securities unless they have been registered or qualified for resale
under all applicable federal and state securities laws or an exemption
from such registration or qualification is available in the opinion of
counsel satisfactory to the Corporation.
8. Notice. Every notice or other communication relating to this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed or delivered to the party
for whom it is intended at such address as may from time to time be
designated by such party in a notice mailed or delivered to the other party
as herein provided; provided, however, that unless and until some other
address be so designated, all notices or communications by the Optionee to
the Corporation shall be mailed or delivered to the Corporation to the
attention of its Secretary at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, and all notices or communications by the Corporation to the
Optionee may be given to the Optionee personally or may be mailed to the
Optionee at the most recent address which the Optionee has provided in
writing to the Corporation.
9. Tax Treatment. This option is a non-qualified option and shall not
be treated as an incentive stock option pursuant to Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Optionee acknowledges that
the tax treatment of this option, shares subject to this option or any
events or transactions with respect thereto may be dependent upon various
factors or events which are not determined by the Plan or this Agreement.
The Corporation makes no representations with respect to and hereby
disclaims all responsibility as to such tax treatment.
10. Withholding Taxes. The Corporation shall have the right to require
the Optionee to remit to the Corporation an amount sufficient to satisfy
any federal, state or local withholding tax requirement prior to the
delivery of any shares of Common Stock acquired by the exercise of the
option granted hereunder. In each case of the exercise of the option, the
Corporation will notify the Optionee of the amount of the withholding tax
which must be paid under federal and, where applicable, state and local
law. Upon receipt of such notice, the Optionee shall promptly remit to the
Corporation the amount specified in such notice. No amounts of income
received by the Optionee pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered
compensation for purposes of any pension or retirement plan, insurance plan
or any other employee benefit plan of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and the Optionee have executed this
Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement effective as of the date first set forth
above.
LITTELFUSE, INC. Optionee:
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