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EXHIBIT 16(d)-9
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(1998 EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN)
COMPANY: UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
0000 XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX, XXXXX 000
XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX 00000
EMPLOYEE: XXXXXX X. XXXXXX XX
DATE OF GRANT: MARCH 2, 1999
NO. OF SHARES: 100,000
SHARE PRICE: $5.56/SHARE
This Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement ("Agreement") is made, subject
to the terms and conditions found herein or within the Plan (as defined below),
as of the Date of Grant by and among Company and Employee. If Employee is
presently or subsequently becomes employed by a subsidiary of the Company, the
term "Company" shall be deemed to refer collectively to Ugly Duckling
Corporation and the subsidiary or subsidiaries which employ the Employee.
RECITALS.
A. The Company has adopted, subject to stockholder approval of such Plan
at the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("1998 Annual Meeting") the Ugly
Duckling Corporation 1998 Executive Incentive Plan ("Plan") as an employee
incentive to encourage executives and key employees of the Company to remain in
its employment and to enhance the ability of the Company to attract new
employees whose services are considered valuable by providing an opportunity to
have a proprietary interest in the success of the Company; and
B. The Company's Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee
thereof ("Board") believes that the granting of the Option (as defined below)
to Employee is consistent with the stated purposes for which the Plan was
adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions
hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and
Employee agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and
Agreement, the Company hereby grants to Employee the right and option
(hereinafter referred to as the "Option") to purchase the aggregate number of
shares set forth on page 1 of this Agreement (such number being subject to
adjustment as provided in Article 14 of the Plan) of the common stock of the
Company ("Stock"). This Option may be exercised in whole or in part and from
time to time only to the extent the Option is vested and as hereinafter
provided, and the Employee is an employee of the Company at the time of
exercise, subject to paragraph 9 of this Agreement.
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2. Vesting. The Option shall vest and may be exercised as to the
following number of shares of Stock on and after the following dates:
a) 20% shall vest and may be exercised 12 months after the Date of Grant.
b) 20% shall vest and may be exercised 24 months after the Date of Grant.
c) 20% shall vest and may be exercised 36 months after the Date of Grant.
d) 20% shall vest and may be exercised 48 months after the Date of Grant.
e) 20% shall vest and may be exercised 60 months after the Date of Grant.
3. Purchase Price. The price at which the Employee shall be entitled to
purchase the Stock covered by the Option shall be the Share Price stated on
page 1 hereof, which Share Price the Board has determined is the Fair Market
Value on the Date of Grant.
4. Term of Option. The Option hereby granted shall be and remain in
force and effect for a period of 10 years from the Date of Grant, through and
including the normal close of business of the Company on the tenth anniversary
of the Date of Grant ("Expiration Date"), subject to earlier termination as
provided in paragraphs 9 and 10 hereof.
5. Exercise of Option. The Option may not be exercised by Employee as
to all or any part of the shares of the Stock then vested until 12 months and 1
day after the Date of Grant ("Exercise Commencement Date"). On or after the
Exercise Commencement Date and in accordance with paragraph 2 hereof, the
Option may be exercised from time to time by delivery to the Company of written
notice of exercise and payment of the purchase price as provided in paragraphs
7 and 8 hereof.
6. Change of Control. The Option granted by this Agreement shall be
subject to the Change of Control provisions set forth in Section 13.8 of the
Plan.
7. Method of Exercising Option. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Option may be exercised by timely delivery to the Company
of written notice, which notice shall be effective on the date received by the
Company ("Effective Date"). The notice shall state Employee's election to
exercise the Option, the number of shares in respect of which an election to
exercise has been made, the method of payment elected (see paragraph 8 hereof),
the exact name or names in which the shares will be registered and the Social
Security number of Employee. Such notice shall be signed by the Employee and
shall be accompanied by payment of the purchase price of such shares. In the
event the Option shall be exercised by a person or persons other than Employee
pursuant to paragraph 10 hereof, such notice shall be signed by such other
person or persons and shall be accompanied by proof acceptable to the Company
of the legal right of such person or persons to exercise the Option. All shares
delivered by the Company upon exercise of the Option as provided herein shall
be fully paid and nonassessable upon delivery.
8. Method of Payment for Options. Payment for shares purchased upon the
exercise of the Option shall be made by the Employee in cash or such other
method permitted by the Board in its sole discretion, including (i) tendering
shares, (ii) surrendering a stock award valued at Fair Market Value on the date
of surrender, (iii) authorizing a third party to sell the shares (or a
sufficient portion thereof) acquired upon exercise of a stock option and
assigning the delivery to
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the Company of a sufficient amount of the sale proceeds to pay for all the
shares acquired through such exercise, or (iv) any combination of the above.
9. Termination of Employment. In the event that Employee is terminated
as an employee of the Company for any reason other than for Cause, as defined
in the Plan, after the date of this Agreement, then Employee may at any time
within 3 months next succeeding the effective date of such termination exercise
the Option to the extent that Employee was entitled to exercise the Option at
the date of termination, provided that in no event shall the Option, or any
part thereof, be exercisable after the Expiration Date. If Employee's
employment is terminated for Cause, the Option shall lapse at the time of such
termination.
10. Death of Employee. In the event of the death of Employee within a
period during which the Option, or any part thereof, could have been exercised
by Employee, including 3 months after the date of Employee's death ("Option
Period"), the Option shall lapse unless it is exercised within the Option
Period and in no event later than 15 months after the date of Employee's death
by the Employee's legal representative or representatives or by the person or
persons entitled to do so under Employee's last will and testament or if the
Employee fails to make a testamentary disposition of such Option or shall die
intestate, by the person or persons entitled to receive such Option under the
applicable laws of descent and distribution. An Option may be exercised
following the death of the Employee only if the Option was exercisable by the
Employee immediately prior to his or her death. In no event shall the Option,
or any part thereof, be exercisable after the Expiration Date. The Board shall
have the right to require evidence satisfactory to it of the rights of any
person or persons seeking to exercise the Option under this paragraph 10 to
exercise the Option.
11. Nontransferability. The Option granted by this Agreement shall be
exercisable only during the term of the Option provided in paragraph 4 hereof
and, except as provided in paragraphs 9 and 10 above, only by Employee during
his lifetime and while an employee of or consultant to the Company. The Option
granted by this Agreement shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer as
set forth in Section 13.5 of the Plan.
12. Delivery of Shares. No shares of Stock shall be delivered upon
exercise of the Option until (i) the purchase price shall have been paid in
full in the manner herein provided, (ii) applicable taxes required to be
withheld have been paid or withheld in full; (iii) approval of any governmental
authority required in connection with the Option, or the issuance of shares
thereunder, has been received by the Company; and (iv) if required by the
Board, Employee has delivered to the Board an Investment Letter in form and
content satisfactory to the Company as provided in paragraph 13 hereof.
13. Securities Act. The Company shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to cause the shares of Stock issuable upon exercise of the Option
to be registered under the appropriate rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The Company shall not be required to deliver any
shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise of all or any part of the Option if,
in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such issuance would violate the
Securities Act of 1933 or any other applicable federal or state securities laws
or regulations. The Company may require that Employee, prior to the issuance of
any such shares pursuant to exercise of the Option, sign and deliver to the
Company a written statement ("Investment Letter") stating (i) that Employee is
purchasing the shares for investment and not with a view to the sale or
distribution thereof, (ii) that Employee will not sell any shares received upon
exercise of the Option or any other shares of the
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Company that Employee may then own or thereafter acquire except either (a)
through a broker on a national securities exchange or (b) with the prior written
approval of the Company; and (iii) containing such other terms and conditions as
counsel for the Company may reasonably require to assure compliance with the
Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable federal or state securities laws and
regulations. Such Investment Letter shall be in form and content acceptable to
the Company in its sole discretion. If shares of Stock or other securities
issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Option have not been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable federal or state securities laws
or regulations, such shares shall bear a legend restricting the transferability
thereof, such legend to be substantially in the form that follows:
"The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered or
qualified under federal or state securities laws. The shares may not be
offered for sale, sold, pledged or otherwise disposed of unless so
registered or qualified, unless an exemption exists or unless such
disposition is not subject to the federal or state securities laws, and the
availability of any exemption or the inapplicability of such securities
laws must be established by an opinion of counsel, which opinion and
counsel shall both be reasonably satisfactory to the Company."
14. FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES. Upon exercise of the Option, or any part
thereof, the Employee may incur certain liabilities for federal, state or local
taxes and the Company may be required by law to withhold such taxes for payment
to taxing authorities. Pursuant to Section 16.3 of the Plan, the Company shall
have the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Employee to remit to the
Company an amount sufficient to satisfy all taxes required by law to be withheld
with respect to any taxable event with respect to the Plan and/or the Option.
Upon determination by the Company of the amount of taxes required to be
withheld, if any, with respect to the shares to be issued pursuant to the
exercise of the Option, Employee may elect to pay all Federal, state and local
tax withholding requirements by having the Company withhold Stock (to the extent
that Stock is issued pursuant to the Award) having a Fair Market Value on the
date that the tax is to be determined equal to the tax otherwise required to be
withheld.
15. DEFINITIONS: COPY OF PLAN. To the extent not specifically provided
herein, all capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the same
meanings given to them in the Plan. By the execution of this Agreement, Employee
acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan.
16. ADMINISTRATION. This Agreement shall at all times be subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan and the Plan shall in all respects be
administered by the Board in accordance with the terms of and as provided in the
Plan. The Board shall have the sole and complete discretion with respect to all
matters reserved to it by the Plan and decisions of the majority of the Board
with respect thereto and to this Agreement shall be final and binding upon
Employee and the Company. In the event of any conflict between the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall
control.
17. OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE. Employee shall have no obligation to exercise
any option granted by this Agreement.
18. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be interpreted and administered
under the laws of the State of Arizona without regard to conflict of law
principles.
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19. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement
executed by the Company and Employee. The Company and Employee acknowledge that
changes in federal tax laws enacted subsequent to the Date of Grant, and
applicable to stock options, may provide for tax benefits to the Company or
Employee. In any such event, the Company and Employee agree that this Agreement
may be amended as necessary to secure for the Company and Employee any benefits
that may result from such legislation. Any such amendment shall be made only
upon the mutual consent of the parties, which consent (of either party) may be
withheld for any reason.
20. Disclaimer. Company disclaims any and all representations, warranties
and covenants regarding the value of the Option at any time and the income tax
consequences of the Option or the exercise thereof. Employee acknowledges that
no expressed and implied representations, warranties or covenants have been
made by Company or its directors, officers, employees or agents to Employee
regarding the value of the Option at any time or the income tax consequences of
the Option or the exercise thereof; and that Employee is solely responsible
for, and shall pay when due, all taxes assessed at any time on any income
recognized by Employee in connection with the Option or the exercise thereof or
the transfer of any Stock acquired by Employee. Employee further acknowledges
that all terms and conditions of the Option are stated entirely and exclusively
in the Plan and this Agreement and that there are no expressed and implied
statements, agreements, understandings or covenants of any kind regarding the
Option, other than those stated in the Plan and this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and Employee has hereunto set his hand as of the date first written
above.
COMPANY: UGLY DUCKING CORPORATION,
a Delaware Corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Its: President
EMPLOYEE: By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XX
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Print Name: XXXXXX X. XXXXXX XX
Social Security No.: ###-##-####
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