CENTRAL BANCORP, INC.
1999 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
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Agreement for Incentive Stock Options
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STOCK OPTION (the "Option") for a total of ___________
shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Central
Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), which Option is intended to
qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), is
hereby granted to ____________________________________ (the
"Optionee") at the price set forth herein, and in all respects
subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Central
Bancorp, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Plan")
which was adopted by the Company and which is incorporated by
reference herein, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
1. Exercise Price. The exercise price per share is
$_______, which equals 100% */ of the fair market value, as
determined by the Committee, of the Common Stock on the date of
grant of this Option.
2. Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable
in accordance with the Plan and the following provisions:
(i) Schedule of rights to exercise.
Percentage of Total Shares
Years of Continuous Employment Subject to Option Which May
After Date of Grant of Option Be Exercised
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Upon Grant ___%
1 year but less than 2 years ___%
2 years but less than 3 years ___%
3 years but less than 4 years ___%
4 years but less than 5 years ___%
5 years or more ___%
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*/ 110% in the case of an Optionee who owns shares representing
more than 10% of the outstanding common stock of the Company
on the date of grant of this Option.
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(ii) Method of Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable
by a written notice by the Optionee which shall:
(a) state the election to exercise the Option, the number
of shares with respect to which it is being exercised,
the person in whose name the stock certificate or
certificates for such shares of Common Stock owned for more
than six months is to be registered, his address and
Social Security Number (or if more than one, the names,
addresses and Social Security Numbers of such persons);
(b) contain such representations and agreements as to the
holder's investment intent with respect to such shares of
Common Stock owned for more than six months as may be
satisfactory to the Company's counsel;
(c) be signed by the person or persons entitled to
exercise the Option and, if the Option is being exercised
by any person or persons other than the Optionee, be
accompanied by proof, satisfactory to counsel for the
Company, of the right of such person or persons to exercise
the Option; and
(d) be in writing and delivered in person or by certified
mail to the Treasurer of the Company.
Payment of the purchase price of any shares with respect to
which the Option is being exercised shall be by cash, Common
Stock owned for more than six months, or such combination of
cash and Common Stock owned for more than six months as the
Optionee elects. The certificate or certificates for shares of
Common Stock owned for more than six months as to which the
Option shall be exercised shall be registered in the name of the
person or persons exercising the Option.
(iii) Restrictions on exercise. This Option may not be
exercised if the issuance of the shares upon such exercise would
constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state
securities or other law or valid regulation. As a condition to
the Optionee's exercise of this Option, the Company may require
the person exercising this Option to make any representation and
warranty to the Company as may be required by any applicable law
or regulation.
3. Withholding. The Optionee hereby agrees that the
exercise of the Option or any installment thereof will not be
effective, and no shares will become transferable to the
Optionee, until the Optionee makes appropriate arrangements with
the Company for such tax withholding as may be required of the
Company under federal, state, or local law on account of such
exercise. The amount of the withholding requirement shall be
applicable statutory minimum federal, state or local income tax
with respect to the award of the date that the amount of tax is
to be held.
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4. Non-transferability of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or the laws of
descent or distribution. The terms of this Option shall be
binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors
and assigns of the Optionee.
5. Term of Option. This Option may not be exercisable
for more than ten **/ years from the date of grant of this
Option, as stated below, and may be exercised during such term
only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option.
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Date of Grant CENTRAL BANCORP, INC.
1999 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
By: __________________________________
Authorized Member of the Committee
Witness: _________________________
______________
**/ Five years in the case of an Optionee who owns shares
representing more than 10% of the outstanding common stock
of the Company on the date of this Option.
CENTRAL BANCORP, INC.
1999 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
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Form for Exercise of
Incentive Stock Options
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Date
Treasurer
Central Bancorp, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Central Bancorp, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
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Dear Sir:
The undersigned elects to exercise the Incentive Stock
Option to purchase __________ shares, par value $1.00, of Common
Stock of Central Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") under and
pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement dated ____________, 199__.
Delivered herewith is a certified or bank cashier's or
teller's check and/or shares of Common Stock, valued at the fair
market value of the stock on the date of exercise, as set forth
below.
$______ of cash or check
$______ in the form of _______ shares of Common
Stock, valued at $____ per share
$ TOTAL
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The name or names to be on the stock certificate or
certificates and the address and Social Security Number of such
person(s) is as follows:
Name ___________________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________
Social Security Number _________________________________________
Very truly yours,
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