CAPRIUS, INC. STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT This Stock Option is granted to:
EXHIBIT
10.1
CERTIFICATE
No.
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CAPRIUS,
INC.
This
Stock Option is granted to:
Name:
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(“Optionee” or “you”)
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Address:
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_______________________
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in
accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the 2002 Stock Option Plan (the
“Plan”) of CAPRIUS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
The
terms
of the Plan are incorporated by reference and shall be considered to be a part
of this Stock Option Agreement. A copy of the Plan is attached hereto as
Exhibit
A.
Because
this Option Agreement covers just the basic terms of your Stock Option, you
should carefully review the Plan in order that you fully understand your rights
regarding the Stock Option granted to you.
1. Grant.
The Company hereby grants to you, the Optionee, a stock option (the “Option”)
under the Plan to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of _________ shares
(the “Option Shares”) of the Common Stock, $.01 par value (the “Common Stock”),
of the Company, at an exercise price of $__________ per share, subject to
adjustment in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section
13
of the Plan. This Option is granted as of ___________ (the “Grant
Date”).
2. Incentive
Stock Option. This Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option
("ISO") within the meaning of §422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"). Under the Code, the grant to you of this Option is not
considered a taxable event. You may have tax consequences at the time of
exercise of the Option and you will have tax consequences at the time of
disposition of the Option Shares. In addition, under Section 16 of the Plan
you
are required to give notice to the Company of any “disqualifying disposition” of
the Option Shares.
Or
Non-Qualified
Stock
Option.
This
Option is a Non-Qualified Stock Option (i.e., it is not an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Code”).
3. Exercise.
This Option, to the extent vested, shall be exercisable until __________ [2016],
the day immediately preceding the [tenth] anniversary of the Grant Date subject
to earlier termination upon the occurrence of an event described in Sections
9
and 10 of the Plan, or in connection with a Change in Control, as provided
in
Section 13.4 of the Plan.
4. Vesting.
You shall have the right to exercise this Option only to the extent of the
Option Shares you are then vested in, subject to accelerated vesting and also
subject to termination of vesting upon your termination of employment or
cessation as service, as provided for in the Plan. Your vesting schedule is
as
follows:
Number
of Option Shares
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Date
Vested and Exercisable
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5. Method
of Exercise. You may exercise this Option, to the extent vested and
exercisable, by completing and sending to the Company the Exercise Letter in
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B. In this Exercise Letter you will identify
the
Option to be exercised and specify the number of Option Shares to be purchased,
and also you will include payment by check payable to the Company, unless the
Company has permitted you to make payment by some other means. Within five
business days after due receipt of your Exercise Letter and payment, the Company
will issue a certificate for the purchased Option Shares. The purchased Option
Shares shall be fully-paid and non-assessable shares of the Common Stock of
the
Company.
6. Transfer.
You may not transfer or assign this Stock Option Agreement or any rights in
the
Option granted herein except (i) by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined
in Section 414(p) of the Code or (iii) as otherwise provided in the Plan. The
Option may be exercised only by you or your legal representative, as provided
in
the Plan. Any transfer or attempted transfer in violation of this Section may
cause termination of the Option.
7. No
Implied Rights. Nothing contained in this Option Agreement or in the Plan
shall (i) confer on you any right with respect to the terms of or continuation
of your employment with the Company, or to interfere with the right of the
Company to terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause (subject
to any then existing employment agreement), or (ii) give you any rights to
dividends, voting or other rights with respect to the Option Shares except
as to
Option Shares which are issued to you upon exercise hereunder.
8. Interpretation.
The interpretation, construction, performance and enforcement of this Option
Agreement and the Plan shall lie in the sole and absolute discretion of the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. Its
determination shall be conclusive and binding on you, and shall be given the
maximum deference permitted by law. Defined terms in this Option Agreement
without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. In
the
event of any discrepancy between the terms of this Option Agreement and the
Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.
9. Binding.
This Option shall be subject to exercise as provided herein and as provided
by
the terms of the Plan and shall, in accordance with such terms, be binding
upon
the Company and you.
10. Taxes.
The Company is not making any representations to you, by way of this Option
Agreement or otherwise, with respect to the actual tax consequences of your
grant or exercise of this Option or any subsequent disposition of the Option
Shares acquired upon exercise hereunder. You agree to make appropriate
arrangements with the Company for the satisfaction of all federal, state and
local income and employment tax withholding requirements applicable to the
Option. You acknowledge and agree that the Company may refuse to honor the
exercise and refuse to deliver the Option Shares if such withholding amounts,
if
required, are not delivered at the time of exercise.
11. Governing
Law. This Certificate shall be governed by and constituted in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of laws
provisions.
12. Entire
Agreement. This Stock Option Agreement and the Plan comprise the entire
agreement with respect to the Option granted to you herein, and this Agreement
cannot be amended or modified except in accordance with a writing executed
by
the Company and you.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Caprius, Inc. has hereunto set its hand on the ___day of
________________ 2006.
CAPRIUS,
INC.
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By:
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
CFO
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Agreed
to: