FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.14
FEDERAL
HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT is dated
,
2004 (“Grant Date”) by and between the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation (the “Corporation”) and
(the “Grantee”), pursuant to the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation 1995 Stock Compensation Plan (the
“Plan”):
1. Grants. (a) Nonqualified
Stock Options. The Corporation has granted to
Grantee a Nonqualified Stock Option (the “Option”) to
purchase
( ) shares of the
Common Stock of the Corporation ($.21 par value) at a
purchase price of
$
per share. The Option is subject to all applicable provisions of
the Plan and to the terms and conditions set forth herein. The
Option is not intended to constitute an incentive stock option
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
(b) Dividend Equivalents. The
Corporation also has granted to Grantee the right to receive
from the Corporation an amount equivalent to the dividends
declared on the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to
which the Option is exercised or has expired, the record dates
for which dividends have occurred during the period the Option
was outstanding (“Dividend Equivalents”), subject to
Section 3 hereof. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be
subject to all terms and conditions (including forfeitures)
otherwise applicable to the Option. Payment of such Dividend
Equivalents shall be made in cash upon exercise of the Option
(in whole or in part) or, to the extent that the Option is not
exercised, upon the Expiration Date (as defined below).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount so payable shall be
reduced by the amount of all Federal, state, local and other
taxes that may be required to be withheld by the Corporation
with respect to such payment.
(c) Coordination with Plan. All of
the terms, conditions and other provisions of the Plan are
hereby incorporated by reference into this Nonqualified Stock
Option Agreement (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms
used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the
same meanings as in the Plan. If there is any conflict between
the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan,
the provisions of the Plan shall govern. Grantee acknowledges
receipt of a copy of the Plan and hereby agrees to be bound by
the Plan (as presently in effect or hereafter amended) and this
Agreement, and by all decisions and determinations of the
Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of
Directors (including any delegate) (the “Committee”)
thereunder.
2. Rights of Exercise. (a)
Exercisability and Expiration Date. The Option
may be exercised by Grantee, in whole or in part, at any time or
from time to time within a period beginning on the first
anniversary of the Grant Date and ending on the day prior to
tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration
Date”); provided, however, that, except as provided in
Paragraph 2(c) below, such Option: (i) may not be
exercised unless Grantee is at the time of exercise an employee
of the Corporation and shall have been such continuously from
the date hereof to the date of such exercise; (ii) may not
be exercised unless Grantee has been an employee of the
Corporation for not less than one year; and (iii) shall be
exercisable only at the
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times and to the extent set forth below:
Additional percentage of shares in |
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During the period |
respect of which the |
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commencing
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Option may be exercised
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1st
anniversary of the Grant Date
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25% | |
April 1, 2006
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25% | |
April 1, 2007
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25% | |
April 1, 2008
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25% |
Except as provided in this Agreement, the Option may not be
exercised at any time other than as specified in this
Section 2, and shall expire if not exercised in full on or
before the Expiration Date.
(b) Form of Exercise. The Option
shall be exercised by Grantee giving notice of such exercise to
the Corporation (or its designee), in such form as the
Corporation may require in its sole discretion. Such notice
shall specify the number of shares to be purchased and shall be
accompanied by full payment of the purchase price of such
shares, plus an additional amount equal to the Federal, state,
local and other taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation
with respect to delivery of the shares of Common Stock for which
the Option is exercised (the “Exercise Price”).
Payment of the Exercise Price shall be made (i) in cash,
(ii) in shares of Common Stock of the Corporation having a
“Fair Market Value” (as defined in the Plan) on the
date of exercise at least equal to such purchase price, or
(iii) in a combination of cash and shares of the
Corporation’s Common Stock. In addition, such Exercise
Price may be paid by irrevocably instructing such broker-dealer
as may be designated by the Corporation to sell part or all of
the shares to be purchased, simultaneously with such exercise or
as soon as practicable thereafter, at the market in a
broker’s transaction (within the meaning of
section 4(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended),
the proceeds of which sale shall be at least equal to the
Exercise Price for the shares to be purchased, plus applicable
transaction costs, and to remit to the Corporation an amount
equal to such Exercise Price.
(c) (i) Upon Death While
Employed. In the event of the death of Grantee
while in the employ of the Corporation but prior to the
Expiration Date, any restrictions on exercise otherwise
applicable to the Option under Paragraph 2(a) shall lapse
immediately and Grantee’s Beneficiary shall have the right
to exercise the unexercised portion of the Option during the
thirty-six month period that begins as of the date of death (but
ends not later than the Expiration Date); provided, however,
that, at the end of such thirty-six month period, the Option
shall cease to be exercisable.
(ii) Upon Disability. In the event
Grantee ceases to be an employee of the Corporation prior to the
Expiration Date by reason of Disability (as defined in the
Plan), any restrictions on exercise otherwise applicable to the
Option, under Paragraph 2(a), shall lapse immediately and
Grantee shall have the right to exercise the unexercised portion
of the Option at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
(iii) Upon a Qualifying Retirement. In
the event Grantee ceases to be an employee of the Corporation
prior to the Expiration Date by reason of a Qualifying Retirement
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(as defined below), any restrictions on exercise otherwise
applicable to the Option under Paragraph 2(a)(i) and
(ii) shall lapse immediately but restrictions on exercise
under Paragraph 2(a)(iii) (if any) shall continue, and
Grantee may exercise such Option in accordance with
Paragraph 2(a)(iii) at any time prior to the Expiration
Date. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Qualifying
Retirement” shall mean Grantee’s ceasing to be an
employee of the Corporation (whether or not such Termination is
a “Retirement” as defined in the Plan), other than a
Termination by the Corporation for Gross Misconduct (as defined
in Corporate Policy
No. 3-254.1
(as may be amended or replaced from time to time) as determined
by the CEO or a Termination subject to Section 2(c)(i) or
(ii), at least one year after the date of grant of the Option,
if, at the time of such Termination, (A) Grantee has
attained (or exceeded) age 55 and has at least ten years of
service with the Corporation or has attained (or exceeded)
age 62 and at least five years of service with the
Corporation, and (B) Grantee has executed and is subject to
a written agreement containing such non-competition,
non-solicitation, and other covenants in form and substance
satisfactory to CEO in order to protect to the maximum extent
practicable the confidential and proprietary business
information of the corporation and its subsidiaries, affiliates
or joint ventures. The Corporation’s remedies under any
such agreement may include but shall not be limited to
cancellation and forfeiture of the unexercised portion of the
Option. For purposes of this Section 2(c)(iii), “years
of service” shall be defined (and calculated) in the same
manner as “year of qualifying service” under the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Employees’ Pension
Plan.
(iv) Forfeiture. In the event Grantee
ceases to be an employee of the Corporation prior to the
Expiration Date for any reason other than death, Disability or
Qualifying Retirement, the portion of the Option which, as of
the date of termination, remains subject to the exercise
restrictions shall be forfeited, and Grantee shall have ninety
days after the date of Termination in which to exercise any
portion of the Option which, as of the date of Termination, was
exercisable, during which
ninety-day
period the restrictions on exercise under Paragraph 2(a)(i)
shall not apply.
(v) Upon Death After Employment. In the
event of the death of Grantee after Grantee has ceased to be in
the employ of the Corporation but at a time that any portion of
the Option remains exercisable under clauses (ii), (iii) or
(iv) of this Paragraph 2(c), any restrictions on
exercise otherwise applicable to such portion of the Option
under Paragraph 2(a) shall lapse immediately and
Grantee’s Beneficiary shall have the right to exercise the
unexercised portion of the Option during the thirty-six month
period that begins as of the date of death; provided, however,
that, at the end of such thirty-six month period, the Option
shall cease to be exercisable (the provisions of
clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Paragraph 2(c)
notwithstanding). The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing
contained in this Paragraph 2(c) shall be deemed to permit
the exercise of any portion of the Option after the Expiration
Date.
3. Dividend Equivalents. (a)
Generally. Dividend Equivalent rights granted
under Paragraph 1(b) hereof confer upon Grantee a right to
receive Dividend Equivalents in respect of the Option, as
follows:
(i) Relating to Cash Dividends. If the
Corporation declares and pays any cash dividend or distribution
on Common Stock, the record date of which occurs while all or a
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portion of the Option remains outstanding, the Corporation shall
credit to a bookkeeping account maintained on behalf of Grantee,
as promptly as practicable after the payment date of such
dividend or distribution, a cash amount equal to the amount of
cash actually paid as a dividend or distribution per share of
Common Stock multiplied by the number of shares subject to the
Option on such record date.
(ii) Relating to Extraordinary Stock Dividends, Stock
Splits, and Other Extraordinary Dividends Resulting in
Adjustments to Options. If the Corporation
declares and pays a dividend or distribution in the form of
Common Stock payable on Common Stock, or if there occurs a
forward stock split of the Common Stock, or if there occurs
another extraordinary dividend resulting in an adjustment under
Paragraph 4(c) hereof, the record date of which occurs
while all or a portion of the Option remains outstanding, the
Corporation shall not credit any dividend equivalents to
Grantee’s bookkeeping account in connection therewith,
except as otherwise determined by the Committee in accordance
with Paragraph 4(c).
(b) Forfeiture. In the event any
portion of an Option is forfeited, the Dividend Equivalents
theretofore credited to Grantee’s bookkeeping account in
respect of that portion of the Option shall likewise be
forfeited.
4. Miscellaneous. (a)
Limitations on Transfer. Neither the Option
nor any of Grantee’s rights or interests therein shall be
assignable or transferable by Grantee other than by will or the
laws of descent and distribution or to a designated Beneficiary
in the event of the Participant’s death. During the
lifetime of Grantee the Option shall be exercisable only by
Grantee (or his guardian or legal representative). The Option
shall not be pledged or encumbered in any way and shall not be
subject to execution, attachment or similar legal process. Other
provisions of this Agreement notwithstanding, the portion of the
Option which is not at that time subject to a risk of forfeiture
upon termination of the employment of the Grantee to the
Corporation shall be transferable, solely for estate-planning
purposes, if and to the extent that rules adopted by the
Committee and then in effect permit such transfers (the
“Rules”), and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in such Rules. In addition, each agreement evidencing an
option granted to Grantee under the Plan and outstanding at the
Date of the Grant of the Option is hereby amended by inserting
the preceding sentence as additional text at the end of any
provision setting forth limitations on transferability.
(b) No Right to Continued
Employment. Nothing contained herein or in the
Plan shall be construed as giving Grantee any right to be
retained in the employ of the Corporation, or interfere in any
way with the right of the Corporation to terminate the
employment of Grantee at any time, with or without cause,
without incurring any liability to Grantee due to the inability
of Grantee thereafter to exercise the Option.
(c) Adjustments. In the event of
any change in the Common Stock of the Corporation by reason of
any stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, or
similar corporate transaction or event that affects the Common
Stock such that the Committee determines that an adjustment to
the Option is appropriate, then the Committee will adjust the
terms of the Option in a manner that is equitable to prevent
substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights of Grantee.
Any such
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adjustment shall be effective and binding for all purposes under
the Option. The Committee shall give notice of such adjustment
to Grantee.
(d) Surrender of Options. If
permitted or required by the Committee, the Option may be
surrendered by Grantee conditioned on the grant of a new option
for the same or different number of shares, or shall be
surrendered by the Grantee as a condition to the grant of such a
new option. Upon such surrender, and to the extent thereof, the
Option shall be of no further force or effect.
(e) No Stockholder Rights. Grantee
shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Corporation with
respect to any shares of Common Stock subject to the Option
prior to the valid exercise of the Option.
(f) Legal Effect. This Agreement
shall be legally binding when executed by the Corporation and
delivered to Grantee. This Agreement is governed by applicable
federal law and, to the extent not governed by federal law, the
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia (without regard to
conflicts of law provisions), and is deemed executed in the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
(g) General. This Agreement shall
be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators and
successors of the parties. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the Option, and
supersedes any prior agreements or documents with respect to the
Option. Copies of this Agreement shall not represent additional
obligations of the Corporation. No amendment, alteration,
suspension, discontinuation or termination of this Agreement
which may impose any additional obligation upon the Corporation
or impair the rights of Grantee with respect to the Option shall
be valid unless in each instance such amendment, alteration,
suspension, discontinuation or termination is expressed in a
written instrument duly executed in the name and on behalf of
the Corporation and by Grantee.
Date of grant of the Nonqualified Stock Option:
,
2004.
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE
CORPORATION
CORPORATION
By: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Senior Vice President
Human Resources
Senior Vice President
Human Resources
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