SFSB, Inc. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.3
This Stock Option Agreement is entered into as of the ___day of ___, 2005 by and
between SFSB, Inc. (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, and ______(“Grantee”).
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
Definitions. As used in this Agreement, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere
herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital
letters:
(a) “Agreement” shall mean this Stock Option Agreement and shall include the applicable
provisions of any Plan which are hereby incorporated into and made a part of the Agreement.
(b) “Common Stock” shall mean shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share,
or any security into which such Common Stock may be changed by reason of any transaction or event
of the type referred to in Section 17 of the Plan.
(c) “Grant Date” shall mean the date on which the Committee formally acts to grant an Option
to Grantee.
(d) “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an Option that is intended to be an “incentive stock
option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(e) “Option Price” shall mean the price per share of Common Stock at which the Option may be
exercised.
(f) “Plan” or “2005 Option Plan” shall mean the SFSB, Inc. 2005 Stock Option Plan (the “2005
Option Plan”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
In addition, other capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning
ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
ARTICLE 2
GRANT OF OPTION
GRANT OF OPTION
Section 2.1 Grant of Options. The Company, pursuant to the 2005 Option Plan, hereby
grants to Grantee, as of the date hereof, the following Options:
Grant Date
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Number of Options | Option Price |
The Option Price is equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date.
Section 2.2 Type of Option. The Options granted pursuant to Section 2.1 is intended
to be an Incentive Stock Option.
Section 2.3 Term of Option. The Option granted pursuant to Sections 2.1 shall expire
on the tenth anniversary of its grant date, unless the Option terminates earlier pursuant to other
provisions of this Agreement or the Plan.
Section 2.4 Vesting. Subject to the terms of the Plan with respect to vesting, the
Options granted pursuant to Section 2.1 shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the
vesting schedule set forth on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference
herein. The extent to which the Options are vested and exercisable as of a particular vesting date
shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share. However, vesting is rounded up to the nearest
whole share on the last vesting date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may a vested
Option be exercised until at least one year after the date of this Grant Date.
Section 2.5 Compliance with Regulations of the OTS; Forfeiture. Subject to the terms
of the Plan, the grant of Options made hereby are subject to the provision of the regulation
promulgated by the Office of Thrift Supervision (the “OTS”). In addition, in accordance with the
rules and regulation of the OTS applicable to the Company, the Options granted herby must be
exercised or forfeited in the event the Company, or its affiliates, including Slavie Federal
Savings Bank, becomes critically undercapitalized (as defined in 12 C.F.R. §565.4, or any successor
law or regulation), is subject to OTS enforcement action, or receives a capital directive under 12
C.F.R § 565.7 or any successor law or regulation.
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ARTICLE 3
EXERCISE OF OPTION
EXERCISE OF OPTION
Section 3.1 Manner of Exercise. The Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by
delivering written notice to the Secretary of the Company in such form as the Board of Directors
may require from time to time. Such notice shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to the Option as to which the Option is being exercised, and shall be accompanied by full
payment of the Option Price of the shares of Common Stock as to which the Option is being
exercised. In addition, if the shares subject to the Plan are not registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or are not otherwise exempt from such registration, such notice shall be
accompanied by a written statement that the shares are purchased for investment and not with a view
to distribution and acknowledgment of restrictions on the transferability of the shares. Payment
of the Option Price shall be made as provided in the Plan. The Option may be exercised only in
multiples of whole shares and no partial shares of Common Stock shall be issued. A form of notice
is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Section 3.2 Issuance of Shares and Payment of Option Price Upon Exercise. Upon
exercise of the Option, in whole or in part, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and
upon payment of the Option Price for the shares of Common stock as provided in the 2005 Stock
Option Plan, the Company shall issue to Grantee the number of shares of Common Stock paid for, in
the form of fully paid and non-assessable Common Stock.
ARTICLE 4
TERMINATION OF OPTION
TERMINATION OF OPTION
Unless the Option has been terminated earlier pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement,
the Option granted to Grantee hereunder shall terminate as provided in the Plan.
ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.1 Non-Guarantee of Employment. Nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement
shall confer upon any Grantee the right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any
Subsidiaries, to be entitled to any remuneration or benefits not set forth in the Plan or this
Agreement or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to
terminate such Grantee’s employment.
Section 5.2 No Rights of Stockholder. Grantee shall not have any of the rights of a
stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of the
Option until such shares of Common Stock have been issued to him or her upon the due exercise of
the Option.
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Section 5.3 Agreement Subject to Charter and By-Laws. This Agreement is subject to
the Charter and By-Laws of the Company, and any applicable federal or state laws, rules or
regulations.
Section 5.4 Gender. As used herein the masculine shall include the feminine as the
circumstances may require.
Section 5.5 Headings. The headings in the Agreement are for reference purposes only
and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of the Agreement.
Section 5.6 Notices. All notices and other communications made or given pursuant to
the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently made or given if hand delivered or
mailed by certified mail, addressed to Grantee at the address contained in the records of the
Company or an affiliate, and to the Company for the attention of its Secretary at its principal
office.
Section 5.7 Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct from all
Options granted any federal, state, local or employment taxes which it deems are required by law to
be withheld with respect to such grants. In addition, the Company shall have the right to require
a Grantee, upon grant or exercise of an option, to pay to the Company the minimum amount of any
federal or state taxes, including payroll taxes, if any, that the Company is required to withhold.
Section 5.8 Notice of Disqualifying Disposition. If Grantee makes a disposition (as
that term is defined in Section 424(c) of the Code) of any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant
to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within two (2) years of the Grant Date or within one
(1) year after the shares of Common Stock are transferred to Grantee, Grantee shall notify the
Board of Directors or the Committee of such disposition in writing.
ARTICLE 6
SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
Section 6.1 Entire Agreement; Modification. The Agreement, along with the Plan,
contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained
herein and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings between the parties with respect to
the Option described in this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except as
provided in the Plan or in a written document signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 6.2 Conformity with Plan. This Agreement is intended to conform in all
respects with, and is subject to all applicable provisions of, the Plan, which is incorporated
herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Plan, the
Plan shall control.
Section 6.3 Counterparts. The Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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Section 6.4 Acknowledgment. BEFORE SIGNING HEREUNDER, THE GRANTEE SHOULD READ AND
THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT C. BY SIGNING HEREUNDER, THE GRANTEE
ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE PLAN AND REPRESENTS THAT GRANTEE HAS READ AND THOROUGHLY REVIEWED THE
PLAN.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed the Agreement as of the date first above
written.
| ATTEST: | SFSB, Inc | |||||
| By: | ||||||
| WITNESS: | GRANTEE | |||||
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EXHIBIT A
VESTING SCHEDULE
1/5 — _________, 20___;
1/5 — _________, 20___;
1/5 — _________, 20___;
1/5 — _________, 20___; and
1/5 —
_________, 20___.
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EXHIBIT B
Dear Secretary:
I hereby exercise the Option granted to me on , by SFSB, Inc. (the “Company”), subject to all
the terms and provisions of that certain Stock Option Agreement between me and the SFSB, Inc. 2005
Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), and notify you of my desire to purchase _________
shares of Common Stock of
the Company at a price of $_________
per share pursuant to the exercise of said Option.
Total Amount Enclosed: $
Date:
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