Exhibit 10.2
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made as of the [__] day of [_____] (the "Grant
Date") between Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company"), and [__________] (the
"Optionee"), entered pursuant to the Marvel Enterprises, Inc. 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Plan in order to provide
additional incentive to certain officers, employees, consultants and directors
of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and
WHEREAS, the Committee responsible for administration of the Plan
has determined to grant options to the Optionee as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option.
1.1 The Company hereby grants to the Optionee the right
and option (the "Option") to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of
[_______] whole Shares subject to, and in accordance with, the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
1.2 The Option is not intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
1.3 This Agreement shall be construed in accordance and
consistent with, and subject to, the provisions of the Plan (the provisions of
which are incorporated herein by reference).
2. Purchase Price.
The price at which the Optionee shall be entitled to purchase
Shares upon the exercise of the Option shall be $[____] per Share.
3. Duration of Option.
The Option shall be exercisable to the extent and in the manner
provided herein for a period of five (5) years from the Grant Date (the
"Exercise Term"); provided, however, that the Option may be earlier terminated
as provided in Section 6 hereof.
4. Exercisability of Option.
Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Plan, the
Option shall entitle the Optionee to purchase, in whole at any time or in part
from time to time, one-third of the total number of Shares covered by the Option
after the expiration of one (1) year from the Grant Date and an additional
one-third of the total number of Shares covered by the Option after the
expiration of each of the second and third anniversaries of the Grant Date, and
each such right of purchase
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shall be cumulative and shall continue, unless sooner exercised or terminated as
herein provided during the remaining period of the Exercise Term; provided,
however, that in the event of a Third Party Change in Control (as hereinafter
defined), the Option shall become immediately exercisable in full. For purposes
of this Agreement, a Third Party Change in Control shall be deemed to have
occurred if (i) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act")), other than an Excluded Person or Excluded Group (as defined
below) (hereinafter, a "Third Party"), is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or
more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities
entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company, (ii) the Company
is a party to any merger, consolidation or similar transaction as a result of
which the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction
beneficially own securities of the surviving entity representing less than fifty
percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the surviving entity's outstanding
securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of the surviving entity
or (iii) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company are acquired by a
Third Party. "Excluded Group" means a "group" (as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that includes one or more Excluded Persons;
provided that the voting power of the voting stock of the Company "beneficially
owned" (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act)
by such Excluded Persons (without attribution to such Excluded Persons of the
ownership by other members of the "group") represents a majority of the voting
power of the voting stock "beneficially owned" (as such term is used in Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) by such group. "Excluded Person" means
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxx Xxxx or any of their affiliates, any spouse or any
lineal descendants of Messrs. Xxxxxxxxxx or Arad, and any trust established
solely for the benefit of, and any charitable trust or foundation established
by, Messrs. Xxxxxxxxxx or Arad or their spouses or lineal descendants and each
of their respective affiliates. Any fractional number of Shares resulting from
the application of the foregoing percentages shall be rounded to the next higher
whole number of Shares, but shall not exceed the total number of Shares subject
to the Option.
5. Manner of Exercise and Payment.
5.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Plan, the Option may be exercised by delivery of written
notice to the Company, in the form attached hereto as Appendix A, at its
principal executive office. Such notice shall state that the Optionee is
electing to exercise the Option and the number of Shares in respect of which the
Option is being exercised and shall be signed by the person or persons
exercising the Option. If requested by the Committee, such person or persons
shall (i) deliver this Agreement to the Secretary of the Company who shall
endorse thereon a notation of such exercise and (ii) provide satisfactory proof
as to the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option.
5.2 The notice of exercise described in Section 5.1
hereof shall be accompanied by the full purchase price for the Shares in respect
of which the Option is being exercised, in cash, or, with the consent of the
Committee, by transferring Shares held for at least six months to the Company
having a Fair Market Value on the day preceding the date of exercise equal to
the cash amount for which such Shares are substituted. In addition, the Optionee
may provide instructions to the Company that upon receipt of the purchase price
for the Option in cash,
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certified check or wire transfer of immediately available funds, from a broker
or dealer acting at the direction of the Optionee, in payment for any Shares
pursuant to the exercise of an Option, the Company shall issue such Shares
directly to the designated broker or dealer.
5.3 Upon receipt of notice of exercise and full payment
for the Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, the Company
shall, subject to Section 17 of the Plan, take such action as may be necessary
to effect the transfer to the Optionee of the number of Shares as to which such
exercise was effective.
5.4 The Optionee shall not be deemed to be the holder
of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to any Shares subject
to the Option until: (i) the Option shall have been exercised pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement and the Optionee shall have paid the full purchase price
for the number of Shares in respect of which the Option was exercised; (ii) the
Company shall have issued and delivered the Shares to the Optionee; and (iii)
the Optionee's name shall have been entered as a stockholder of record on the
books of the Company, whereupon the Optionee shall have full voting and other
ownership rights with respect to such Shares.
6. Termination of Employment.
6.1 Termination of Employment or Service for Death or
Disability. If the Optionee's employment with or service to the Company is
terminated because of the Optionee's death or disability, the Option shall
continue to be exercisable, in whole or in part (to the extent exercisable on
the date of such termination of employment or service, as the case may be,
because of death or disability), at any time within twelve (12) months after the
date of such termination of employment or service, but in no event after the
expiration of the Exercise Term. In the event of the Optionee's termination of
employment or service because of death, the Option shall be exercisable, to the
extent provided in the Plan and this Agreement, by the legatee or legatees under
the Optionee's will, or by the Optionee's personal representatives or
distributees and such person or persons shall be substituted for the Optionee
each time the Optionee is referred to herein.
6.2 Termination of Employment or Service for Cause. If the
Optionee's employment with or service to the Company is terminated for Cause (as
defined in the Plan), the Option shall terminate on the date of the Optionee's
termination of employment or service, as the case may be, whether or not
exercisable.
6.3 Termination of Employment or Service for Any Other Reason.
If the Optionee's employment with or service to the Company is terminated for
any reason other than pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2 hereof, then (i) the Option
shall continue to be exercisable (to the extent exercisable on the date of such
termination of employment or service) at any time within ninety (90) days after
the date of the Optionee's termination of employment or service, as the case may
be, but in no event after the expiration of the Exercise Term and (ii) if the
Optionee's employment agreement with the Company provides, in its "Severance"
section, for vesting and exercisability terms that are more favorable to the
Optionee than those set forth in clause (i) of this Section 6.3, then the those
terms of the employment agreement shall apply, but in no event shall the Option
be exercisable after the expiration of the Exercise Term.
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7. Nontransferability.
The Option shall not be transferable other than by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution. During the lifetime of the Optionee, the
Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee.
8. No Right to Continued Employment.
Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall be interpreted or
construed to confer upon the Optionee any right with respect to continuance of
employment by the Company, nor shall this Agreement or the Plan interfere in any
way with the right of the Company to terminate the Optionee's employment at any
time.
9. Adjustments.
In the event of a Change in Capitalization, the Committee may
make appropriate adjustments to the number and class of Shares or other stock or
securities subject to the Option and the purchase price for such Shares or other
stock or securities. The Committee's adjustment shall be made in accordance with
the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan and shall be effective and final,
binding and conclusive for all purposes of the Plan and this Agreement.
10. Certain Transactions.
Subject to Section 4 hereof, upon the effective date of (i) the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (ii) a merger or consolidation of
the Company (a "Transaction"), the Option shall continue in effect in accordance
with its terms and the Optionee shall be entitled to receive in respect of all
Shares subject to the Option, upon exercise of such Option, the same number and
kind of stock, securities, cash, property or other consideration that each
holder of Shares was entitled to receive in the Transaction.
11. Withholding of Taxes and Notice of Disposition.
The Company shall have the right to deduct from any distribution
of cash to the Optionee an amount equal to the federal, state and local income
taxes and other amounts as may be required by law to be withheld (the
"Withholding Taxes") with respect to the Option. If the Optionee is entitled to
receive Shares upon exercise of the Option, the Optionee shall pay the
Withholding Taxes to the Company in cash prior to the issuance of such Shares.
In satisfaction of the Withholding Taxes, the Optionee may make a written
election (the "Tax Election"), which may be accepted or rejected in the
discretion of the Committee, to have withheld a portion of the Shares issuable
to him or her upon exercise of the Option, having an aggregate Fair Market
Value, on the date preceding the date of such issuance, equal to the Withholding
Taxes.
12. Receipt of Plan
The Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan.
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13. Modification of Agreement.
This Agreement may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated,
and any terms or conditions may be waived, but only by a written instrument
executed by the parties hereto.
14. Severability.
Should any provision of this Agreement be held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected by such holding and
shall continue in full force in accordance with their terms.
15. Governing Law.
The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without
giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.
16. Successors in Interest.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
any successor corporation to the Company. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of the Optionee's legal representatives. All obligations imposed upon
the Optionee and all rights granted to the Company under this Agreement shall be
final, binding and conclusive upon the Optionee's heirs, executors,
administrators and successors.
17. Resolution of Disputes.
Any dispute or disagreement which may arise under, or as a result
of, or in any way relate to, the interpretation, construction or application of
this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee. Any determination made
hereunder shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Optionee and Company for
all purposes.
COMPANY:
MARVEL ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
OPTIONEE:
__________________________________
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF OPTION Appendix A
UNDER THE
MARVEL ENTERPRISES, INC. 1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Corporate Secretary
Gentlemen:
I hereby exercise my option to purchase common stock of Marvel
Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company"), par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), under the terms and conditions of that certain Incentive Stock Option
Agreement, dated ___________, by and between ______________ and the Company, as
follows:
(1) Number of shares: ________________________________________
(2) Option price per share: __________________________________
(3) Aggregate purchase price [(1) x (2)]: $___________________
Enclosed is payment in the form of:
(a) Cash. Cash, certified check, bank draft or money order in United
States dollars payable to the order of the Company in the amount
of the aggregate purchase price [(3) above].
(b) Common Stock (only with the prior approval of the Committee).
Certificates duly endorsed in blank for shares of Common Stock of
the Company with a Fair Market Value on the day preceding the
date of this notice equal to the aggregate purchase price [(3)
above].
(c) Any combination of cash and Common Stock.
Note: If any portion of the payment is to be made in Common Stock,
please consult the Company prior to submitting this form for
approval and for the proper method of payment.
For a period of one (1) year from this date, I hereby agree to respond
to any Company questionnaire regarding the sale or disposition of the shares
purchased under this exercise of option, and to notify the Company in writing
within ten (10) days of any disposition (whether by sale, exchange, gift or
otherwise) of shares within one (1) year of the transfer of such shares to me.
Upon receipt of the aggregate purchase price [(3) above], please issue
the certificates as follows:
(a) In my name; or
(b) In the name of my designated broker or dealer, to the
extent the Company has received in cash, certified check
or wire transfer of immediately available funds, the
aggregate purchase price [(3) above] from such broker or
dealer acting at my direction.
Please deliver the certificates (including those representing excess
shares submitted) and/or any excess cash to:
Issue to: Mail or Deliver to:
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Name Name
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Address Address
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City State Zip Code City State Zip Code
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Social Security Number
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Dated:
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(Signature)
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