DJSP ENTERPRISES, INC. CONSULTANT NONQUALIFIED SHARE OPTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 4.23
2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN
Dated:
___________
(Date of
xxxxx)
TO: _____________________
Pursuant
to the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of DJSP Enterprises, Inc.
(formerly Chardan 2008 China Acquisition Corp.) (the “Corporation”) and with the
approval of the Compensation Committee (“Committee”) of the Corporation’s Board
of Directors in accordance with the Plan, the Corporation grants you an option
(the “Option”) to purchase _______ Ordinary Shares of the Corporation (the
“Shares”) at $______ per Share, upon the terms and conditions contained in this
Share Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) and in the Plan. The Option
is intended to be a Nonqualified Stock Option. The Plan, as amended
from time to time, is made a part of this Agreement and is available upon
request. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement, but not otherwise
defined in this Agreement, shall have the meanings given them in the
Plan.
1. Right to
Exercise Option. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement,
you may purchase from the Corporation on and after the first anniversary of the
date of grant, one-third (1/3rd) of
the shares covered by the Option, and on each succeeding one year anniversary
thereof may exercise an additional one-third (1/3rd) of
the shares covered by the Option, and on the third anniversary of the date of
grant the Option shall be fully exercisable. To the extent not
exercised, installments shall accumulate and you may exercise them in whole or
in part in any subsequent period.
2. Expiration. The
Option will expire (to the extent not previously exercised) on _________________
(the “Expiration Date”), unless terminated earlier in accordance with the Plan
or Section 5.
3. Non-Transferable. The
Option may not be transferred by you other than by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution or as otherwise provided in the Plan and, during your
lifetime, the Option is exercisable only by you.
4. Change in
Control. In the event of a
Change in Control, any portion of this Option that is then not exercisable shall
become immediately exercisable.
5. Termination
of Services. If, prior to the date that this Option first
becomes exercisable, your service with the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries shall be terminated for any reason, your right to exercise this
Option shall terminate and all rights hereunder shall cease. If, on
or after the date that this Option shall first become exercisable, your services
shall be terminated for any reason other than death or Disability, then you
shall have the right to exercise this Option to the extent that it shall have
been exercisable and unexercised on the date of such termination of services, at
any time on or before the earlier of: (i) the expiration date of the Option, or
(ii) three (3) months after the date of such termination of your services,
subject to any other limitation on the exercise of such Option in effect at the
date of exercise. If, on or after the date that this Option first
becomes exercisable, your services are terminated due to death or Disability,
you or the executor or administrator of your estate (as the case may be) or the
person or persons to whom the Option shall have been transferred by will or by
the laws of descent and distribution, shall have the right to exercise this
Option, at any time on or before the earlier of: (i) the expiration date of the
Option, or (ii) one (1) year from the date of your death or Disability, to the
extent that it was exercisable and unexercised on the date of your death or
Disability, subject to any other limitation on exercise in effect at the date of
exercise. Your transfer from one corporation to another among the
Corporation and any of its Subsidiaries shall not be a termination of your
services for purposes of this Option. If you become an employee of
the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, then the later of your termination
of services as an employee or consultant to the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries shall be treated as a termination of services for purposes of this
Option.
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6. Manner of
Exercise. The exercise price for Shares upon exercise of the
Option shall be paid in full in cash or by personal check, bank draft or money
order at the time of exercise; provided, however, that in lieu of such form of
payment, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.4 of the Plan,
payment may be made by (a) delivery and transfer, in a manner acceptable to the
Corporation's President or his designee in their sole discretion, of Shares
already owned by you; (b) by delivery to the Corporation’s President or his
designee of a properly executed exercise notice, acceptable to the Corporation,
together with irrevocable instructions to your broker to deliver to the
Corporation sufficient cash to pay the exercise price and any applicable income
and employment withholding taxes, in accordance with a written agreement between
the Corporation and the brokerage firm; or (c) any other method permitted in
Section 2.4 of the Plan. Ordinary Shares surrendered upon exercise
shall be valued at the Stock Exchange closing price for the Ordinary Share on
the day prior to exercise.
7. Rights as
Shareholder. As the holder of the Option you shall not be, nor
have any of the rights or privileges of, a shareholder of the Corporation in
respect of any Shares unless a certificate or certificates representing such
Shares shall have been issued by the Corporation to you or a book entry
representing such Shares has been made and such Shares have been deposited with
the appropriate registered book-entry custodian. The Corporation
shall not be liable to you for damages relating to any delay in issuing shares
or a share certificate to you, any loss of a certificate, or any mistakes or
errors in the issuance of Shares or a certificate to you.
8. No
Guarantee of Continued Service. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in
the Plan, nor any action taken by the Corporation or the Committee, shall confer
upon you any right with respect to continuation of your services by or to the
Corporation or any Subsidiary, nor interfere in any way with the right of the
Corporation or any Subsidiary to terminate your services at any
time.
9. Personal
Data. By entering into this Agreement, you consent to the
disclosure, transfer and/or processing of any relevant personal data in relation
to the administration of the Plan by the Corporation or any third party
authorized by the Corporation to administer the Plan on its behalf, and in
particular such processing as is necessary in relation to your holding and
exercising the Option.
10. Plan
Terms Control. In the event of a conflict between the Plan and
this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control, it being understood that
variations in this Agreement from terms set forth in the Plan shall not be
considered to be in conflict if the Plan permits such variations.
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11. Notices. Any
notices to be given to the Corporation under the terms of this Agreement shall
be addressed to the Corporation in care of its President, and any notices to you
shall be addressed to you at the address stated in the Corporation’s
records.
12. Compliance
with Securities Laws. Anything to the contrary herein
notwithstanding, the Corporation's obligation to sell and deliver stock under
the Option is subject to such compliance with federal and state laws, rules and
regulations applying to the authorization, issuance or sale of securities, and
applicable stock exchange requirements, as the Corporation deems necessary or
advisable.
13. Governing
Law. Except
to the extent governed by applicable federal law, the validity, interpretation,
construction and performance of this Agreement, shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Florida without regard to its conflicts of law rules.
14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
15. Complete
Agreement. This Agreement shall constitute the entire
agreement between the parties hereto and shall supersede all proposals, oral or
written, and all other communications between the parties relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement.
16. Modifications. The terms of this
Agreement cannot be modified except in writing and signed by each of the parties
hereto.
Very truly yours,
By:
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Its: President
The above
is agreed to and accepted by:
Dated: ________________, 2010
Optionee’s
Signature
Optionee’s
Name
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE OF NONQUALIFIED SHARE OPTION
UNDER
THE
2009
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
[INSERT
COMPANY ADDRESS]
Attention:
[Insert Officer]
Dear Sir
or Madam:
A
nonqualified share option was granted to me on ,
to purchase
, Ordinary Shares of DJSP Enterprises, Inc. at a price of $
per share.
I hereby
elect to exercise my nonqualified share option with respect to
shares for an aggregate purchase price of $
. I hereby elect to pay for such shares as
follows:
Personal
Check
$_______
Cash
$_______
Bank
Draft
$_______
Money
Order $_______
Cashless
Exercise
$_______
DJSP
Enterprises, Inc. Ordinary
Shares
$_______
Total
$_______
[A
personal check [or cash, bank draft or money order] for the purchase price is
enclosed herewith.]
[Documents
as are required to effect a cashless exercise are enclosed.]
[I hereby
elect to exercise my option with respect to
shares through a combination of cash payments and Ordinary Shares
of DJSP Enterprises, Inc. A personal check for the purchase price to
be paid in cash is enclosed herewith. Certificates for
Ordinary Shares of DJSP Enterprises, Inc. are enclosed herewith,
along with a duly executed stock power in proper form for transfer, with all
signatures properly guaranteed.
Optionee
Dated
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