NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
FOR
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT ("Option Agreement") dated the 19th
day of May, 1997, providing for the granting of an option by XXX XXX ROO, INC.,
a Delaware corporation ("Company"), to Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx ("Optionee").
The Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Optionee is
to be granted an option to buy shares of the Company's common stock, par value
$.01 ("Shares"), on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter
provided. This Option Agreement shall supercede the Option Agreement dated 28
October 1996 ("October Option Agreement") and render the October Option
Agreement null and void and of no force and effect.
1. NUMBER OF SHARES, OPTION PRICE. The Company hereby grants to the
Optionee a non-qualified option ("Option"), to purchase 75,000 Shares ("Option
Shares") at a price per Share ("Option Price") of $3.719 on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein. The Optionee shall not have any of
the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Option Shares covered hereby
unless and until the Optionee has paid the Option Price with respect thereto.
The Company will, at the Company's expense, file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission a registration statement covering the Option Shares.
2. PERIOD OF OPTION AND CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE.
2.1 The term of the Option shall commence on 19 May 1997 ("Date of
Grant") and shall terminate as of 18 May 2000 ("Expiration Date"). Upon
termination of the Option, all rights of the Optionee hereunder shall cease.
Optionee understands and agrees that the Option granted to him is intended to
comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and is subject to the express terms thereof and the
interpretations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
2.2 The Option Shares shall immediately vest.
2.3 The Option may be exercised only to purchase whole Shares, and in
no case may a fraction of a Share be purchased. The right of the Optionee to
purchase Option Shares may be exercised in whole at any time or in part from
time to time, provided that no partial exercise of the Option for less than ten
(10) Option Shares will be permissible.
3. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. The Option and this Option Agreement
shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution; and the Option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the
Optionee, only by the Optionee, regardless of any community property interest
therein of the spouse of the Optionee, or such spouse's successors in interest.
If the spouse of the Optionee shall have acquired a community property interest
in the Option, the Optionee, or the Optionee's permitted successors in interest
may exercise the Option on behalf of the spouse of the Optionee or such spouse's
successors in interest. More particularly, but without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the
Option may not be assigned, transferred (except as provided above), pledged or
hypothecated in any way, shall not be assignable by operation of law and shall
not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted
assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option
contrary to the provisions hereof shall be null and void and without effect.
4. HOLDING OF STOCK AFTER EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. By accepting the Options,
each Optionee represents and agrees, for the Optionee and the Optionee's
permitted transferees, that none of the Option Shares acquired upon exercise of
the Options will be acquired with a view to any sale, transfer or distribution
of said shares in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the
person entitled to exercise the same shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the
Company (including a written and signed representation) to that effect in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company, including an indemnification of the
Company in the event of any violation of the Securities Act by such person.
Each Optionee acknowledges that in the event of the exercise of Options,
unless the Option Shares received upon such exercise shall have been registered
under an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, such shares
will constitute "restricted securities", as defined in Rule 144 promulgated
under such Act, and agrees that such shares (a) may not be sold except in
compliance with the applicable provisions of such Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and (b) have been acquired for investment
purposes, and not with a view to the distribution thereof. The Company may
issue stop-transfer restrictions to its transfer agent with respect to the
Option Shares. The certificate or certificates representing the Option Shares
may in the discretion of the Board of Directors bear any legend which the Board
of Directors deems necessary, including but not limited to the following legend:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED
WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1993 ("the
"ACT) AND UPON THE REPRESENTATION OF THE HOLDER HEREOF THAT
SUCH SHARES ARE BEING HELD FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH THE
VIEW TO THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND NO SALE,
TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION THEREOF MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT."
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5. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CERTAIN CHANGES. In the event of a merger,
consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, stock dividend or
stock split, or combination or other increase or reduction in the number of
issued shares of common stock, or extraordinary cash dividend or any other
similar event, the Board of Directors shall, in order to prevent the dilution or
enlargement or rights under this Option Agreement, make such adjustments in the
number and type of Option Shares subject to the Options and the Option Price as
may be determined to be appropriate and equitable. Adjustments made by the
board of Directors shall be final, binding and conclusive. No fractional shares
of stock will be issued on any such adjustment.
6. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. The Options shall not be exercised, and no
Shares shall be issued in respect hereof, unless in compliance with federal and
applicable state securities laws.
7. TAX TREATMENT. Optionee acknowledges that the tax treatment of the
Options, the Shares subject to this Option Agreement or any events or
transactions with respect thereto may be dependent upon various factors or
events which are not determined by this Agreement. Company makes no
representations with respect to and hereby disclaims all responsibility as to
such tax treatment.
8. NON-QUALIFIED STATUS. The Options are not intended to be "Incentive
Stock Options" as defined in Section 422A of the Code and it shall not be
treated as an incentive stock option, whether or not, by its terms, it meets the
requirements of Section 422A.
9. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted under this Option Agreement
shall be deemed given when delivered personally, or when deposited in a United
States Post Office as registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed, as
appropriate, either to the Optionee at his or her address set forth below or
such other address as he or she may designate in writing to the Company at 00000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention:
President, or such other address(es) as the Company may designate in writing to
the Optionee.
10. FAILURE TO ENFORCE NOT A WAIVER. The failure of the Company to
enforce at any time any provision of this Option Agreement shall in no way be
construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.
11. GOVERNING LAW. The Option Agreement shall be governed by and
construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware.
(Signature page on page 4)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Option Agreement in
duplicate on the date and year first above written.
XXX XXX ROO, INC.
By: /s/ XXX XXXX
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Xxx Xxxx
Chairman & CEO
The undersigned hereby accepts and agrees to all of the terms and provisions of
the foregoing Option Agreement.
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
(Signature page to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx)
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