Exhibit 10.1(b)
XXXXXX XXXX EDUCATORS CORPORATION
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(1991 Stock Incentive Plan)
(DIRECTOR VERSION)
This Stock Option Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of
the Date of Grant indicated below by and between Xxxxxx Xxxx Educators
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the person named below
as Director.
WHEREAS, the Company has offered shares of common stock, par value $.001
per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") to the public;
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to give its Directors an opportunity to acquire
shares of the Common Stock and to provide an incentive for its Directors to join
or remain with the Company; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Company's 1991 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"), the committee of the Board of Directors of the Company administering
the Plan (the "Committee") has approved the grant to Director of an option to
purchase shares of Common Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
covenants set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option; Certain Terms and Conditions. The Company hereby
grants to Director, and Director hereby accepts, as of the Date of Grant, an
option to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock indicated below (the
"Option Shares") at the Exercise Price per share indicated below, which option
shall expire at 5:00 o'clock p.m. (local time at the Company's principal
executive office) on the Expiration Date indicated below and shall be subject to
all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (the "Option"). The
Option shall be Vested as to all of the Option Shares immediately upon the Date
of Grant.
Director:
Date of Grant:
Number of
Option Shares:
Exercise Price
per Option Share:
Expiration Date:
The Option is not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.
2. Adjustments. In the event of any merger, reorganization,
consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, spin-off, extraordinary
distribution, with respect to the Common Stock, such substitution or adjustments
shall be made in the aggregate number of shares subject to other outstanding
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, and the number of shares subject to
other outstanding Awards granted under the Plan as may be determined to be
appropriate by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that
the number of shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.
3. Exercise. The Option shall be exercisable during Director's lifetime
only by Director or by his or her guardian or legal representative, and after
Director's death only by the person or entity entitled to do so under Director's
last will and testament or applicable intestate law, except as otherwise
provided for in this Agreement (see Section 6 Nontransferability.) The Option
may only be exercised by the delivery to the Company of a written notice of such
exercise, which notice shall specify the number of Option Shares to be purchased
(the "Purchased Shares") and the aggregate exercise Price for such shares (the
"Exercise Notice"), together with payment in full of such aggregate Exercise
Price in cash or by bank check payable to the Company; provided, however, that
payment of such aggregate Exercise Price may instead be made, in whole or in
part, by the delivery to the Company of a certificate or certificates
representing shares of Common Stock, duly endorsed and accompanied by a duly
executed stock power, which delivery effectively transfers to the Company good
and valid title to such shares, free and clear of any pledge, commitment, lien,
claim or other encumbrance (such shares to be valued on the basis of the
aggregate Fair Market Value thereof on the date of such exercise), provided that
the Company is not then prohibited from purchasing or acquiring such shares of
Common Stock.
4. Payment of Withholding Taxes. If the Company is obligated to withhold
an amount on account of any federal, state, or local tax imposed as a result of
the exercise of the option, including, without limitation, any federal, state or
other income tax, or any F.I.C.A., state disability insurance tax or other
employment tax, then Director shall, concurrently with such exercise, pay such
amount to the Company in cash or by check payable to the Company, or by reducing
the number of shares of Common stock to be issued and delivered to Director upon
such exercise (such reduction to be valued on the basis of the aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined on the date of such exercise) of the additional shares
of Common Stock that would otherwise have been issued and delivered upon such
exercise), provided that the Company is not then prohibited from purchasing or
acquiring such additional shares of Common Stock.
5. Stock Exchange Requirements; Applicable Laws. All certificates for
shares of Common Stock or other securities delivered under this Agreement shall
be subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee
may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the
Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is then listed and
any applicable Federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a
legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate
reference to such restrictions.
6. Nontransferability. Neither the Option nor any interest therein may be
sold, assigned, conveyed, gifted, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred
in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any
attempted sale, assignment, conveyance, gift, pledge, or hypothecation or other
disposition of the Option, other than in accordance with the terms set forth
herein, shall be void and of no effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Option may be transferred to the spouse or lineal descendant of Director or to
the trustee of a trust for the primary benefit of a spouse or lineal descendent.
Such assignee shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan
and of this Agreement.
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7. Plan. The Option is granted pursuant to the Plan, as in effect on the
Date of Grant, and is subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as
the same may be amended from time to time, and the Plan's definitions are hereby
incorporated by reference herein; provided, however, that no such amendment
shall deprive Director, without his or her consent, of the Option or of any of
Director's rights under this Agreement. The interpretation and construction by
the Committee of the Plan, this Agreement, the Option and such rules and
regulations as may be adopted by the Committee for the purpose of administering
the Plan shall be final and binding upon Director. Until the Option shall
expire, terminate or be exercised in full, the Company shall, upon written
request therefor, send a copy of the Plan, in its then-current form, to Director
or any other person or entity then entitled to exercise the Option.
8. Stockholder Rights. No person or entity shall be entitled to vote,
receive dividends, or be deemed for any purpose the holder of any Options Shares
until the Option shall have been duly exercised to purchase such Option Shares
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
9. Service. No provision of this Agreement or of the Option granted
hereunder shall (a) confer upon Director any right to continue in the service of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (b) confer upon Director any right to
participate in any employee welfare or benefit plan or other program of the
Company of any of its subsidiaries other than the Plan.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement and the Option granted hereunder shall
be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware.
11. Investment Representation and Agreement. The Committee may require
Director to furnish to the Company, prior to the issuance of any shares upon the
exercise of all or any part of this option, an agreement (in such form as such
committee may specify) in which Director represents that the shares acquired by
him upon exercise are being acquired for investment and not with a view to the
sale or distribution thereof.
12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Plan, constitutes
the entire obligation of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and shall supersede any prior expressions of intent or understanding with
respect to this transaction.
13. Amendment. Any amendment hereto shall be in writing and signed by the
parties hereto.
14. Waiver; Cumulative Rights. The failure or delay of either party to
require performance by the other party of any provision unless and until such
performance has been waived in writing. Each and every right hereunder is
cumulative and may be exercised in part or in whole from time to time.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two counterparts.
16. Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Director have duly executed this
Agreement as of the Date of Grant.
XXXXXX XXXX EDUCATORS CORPORATION
By
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Chairman of the Board,
President & Chief
Executive Officer
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Director
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