EXHIBIT 10.4
AMENDED AND RESTATED
NON-INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(non-Plan)
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED NON-INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
("Agreement") is dated as of July 23, 1997, as amended and restated as of
January 28, 1998, and is by and between NATIONAL MEDIA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation with its principal office located at Eleven Penn Center,
Suite 1100, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the
"Company"), and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx.
On July 23, 1997, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company (the "Committee") determined to grant to the Optionee an option
to purchase 750,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock in order to provide
the Optionee with an added incentive to contribute to the Company's future
success and prosperity. The option granted was issued outside of the Plan (as
hereinafter defined) in connection with the solicitation and commencement of
the Optionee's employment but, except as provided herein, subject to such
terms and conditions as if it were issued under the Company's Amended and
Restated Stock Option Plan, as it may be amended from time to time hereafter
(the "Plan"). The option granted is hereby amended and restated, as of
January 28, 1998, in its entirety as set forth herein. This option agreement
replaces and is in lieu of any and all prior option agreements between the
Company and Optionee. Capitalized terms contained herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
In consideration of the premises set forth herein, and for other good an
valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company
has granted the Optionee the option to acquire shares of the common stock of
the Company upon the following terms and conditions:
1. Grant of Option.
(a) In connection with Optionee's relinquishment and waiver of
50,000 of the 750,000 options referred to above, the Company hereby reaffirms
its grant to the Optionee of the right and option (the "Option") to purchase
up to Seven Hundred Thousand (700,000) fully paid and non-assessable shares
of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the "Shares"), to
be issued upon the exercise hereof.
(b) The Option may be exercised during the period ("Option Period")
commencing on the date hereof and, unless sooner terminated as provided
herein, expiring and terminating at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on July
22, 2007, at which time the Optionee shall have no further right to purchase
any Shares not then purchased. The Company shall at all time during the term
of this Agreement reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Agreement.
(c) It is not intended that the Option qualify as an Incentive Stock
Option within the meaning of Section 422A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code").
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2. Exercise Price. The exercise price of the Option (the "Exercise
Price") shall be lesser of (a) $4.75 per share or (b) if there is a
Triggering Event (as hereinafter defined) occurring between January 28, 1998
and June 30, 1998, the "Triggering Event Price" (as hereinafter defined) per
share less $4.00, but in no event less than $.01 per share. For purposes of
this paragraph, a "Triggering Event" shall be defined as (i) a sale of
substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) a merger of the Company
into another company, or a merger of another company into the Company or some
other combinative transaction with another company after which the
shareholders of such other company have the right to elect a majority of the
board of directors of the Company or the resulting entity, or (iii) an
investment by another company , which under the rules of the NYSE requires
shareholder approval (whether or not such requirement is waived). "Triggering
Event Price" shall be deemed to be the closing price of the Company's stock
on the NYSE on the day of the closing of such sale, merger, combination or
investment. The exercise price shall be payable by certified or bank check
payable to the order of the Company in full at the time of the exercise in
cash or, with the consent of the Committee in its sole discretion, by
delivering (i) shares of Common Stock already owned by the Optionee and
having a fair market value (as determined under the Plan) on the date of
exercise equal to the Exercise Price, or (ii) a combination of cash and
shares of Common Stock with a fair market value equal to the Exercise Price.
3. Exercise of Option. The Optionee may exercise this Option to
purchase Shares by providing notice to the Company by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, addressed to its principal office, or by hand
delivery, signed by the Optionee, indicating the number of whole Shares which
Optionee desire to purchase under the Option. The notice shall be accompanied
by payment of the Exercise Price therefor as specified in Paragraph 2 above,
any amounts payable pursuant to Paragraph 10 below and any required written
representation as specified pursuant to Paragraph 7 below. As soon as
practicable after the receipt of such notice of exercise, payments and
written representation, the Company shall issue to the Optionee a
certificate(s) issued in the Optionee's name evidencing the Shares purchased
by the Optionee hereunder, subject to the Company's right to require that
Optionee hereunder, subject to the Company's right to require that Optionee
execute such other documents as it deems reasonably necessary.
4. Limitations on Right to Exercise. Should the Optionee cease to be an
Eligible Participant for any reason other than the Optionee's death or
disability, the Option shall be exercisable for a period of two years after
the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Participant or until the expiration of
the Option Period, whichever shall occur first.
5. Death or Disability of Optionee. In the event of the death or
disability of the Optionee while the Optionee is an Eligible Participant (or
the death of the Optionee within two years after the date on which the
Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Participant), any unexercised portion of
the Option shall be exercisable for a period of one year after the Optionee's
death or disability or upon the expiration of the Option Period, whichever
shall occur first, and, in the event of the death of the Optionee, shall be
exerciseable only by the Optionee's personal representative or such person or
persons to whom the Optionee's rights pass under the Optionee's will or by
the Laws of descent and distribution.
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6. Non-Transferability of Option. Except as provided in Paragraph 5
herein, the Option shall be exercisable only the Optionee. The Optionee may
not give, grant, sell, exchange, transfer legal title, pledge, assign or
otherwise encumber or dispose of the Option herein granted or any interest
therein, otherwise than by will or the laws of the descent and distribution
or, if permitted under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and by the Committee in its sole discretion pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Code or Title 1 of ERISA
or the rules promulgated thereunder. Upon any attempt to so transfer the
Option, or upon the levy or attachment or similar process of the Option, the
Option shall automatically become null and void.
7. Restriction on Issuance of Shares-Investment Representation. The
Optionee agreed for himself, his heirs and legatees that, unless the time of
exercise there exists an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 concerning the Shares issuable pursuant to the Option
providing for the issuance of such Shares to the Optionee and/or the
subsequent transfer of the shares by Optionee, any and all Shares purchased
upon the exercise of the Option shall be acquired for investment and not for
distribution. Upon the issuance of any or all of the Shares subject to the
Option, the Company, in its discretion and in accordance with the foregoing,
may require the Optionee, or his heirs or legatees receiving such Shares, to
deliver to the Company a representation in writing, in a form satisfactory to
the Board, that such Shares are being acquired in good faith for investment
and not for distribution. In accordance with the foregoing, (i) the Company
may place with its transfer agent a "stop transfer" order with respect to
such Shares and may place an appropriate restrictive legend on the
certificate(s) evidencing such Shares; and (ii) any stock certificates issued
upon the exercise of the Option may bear an appropriate restrictive legend,
if deemed necessary by the Company.
8. No Rights as Shareholder. The Optionee shall have no rights as a
shareholder of the Company in respect of the Shares as to which the Option
shall not have been exercised and payment made as herein provided.
9. No Obligation Relating to Engagement of Optionee. Nothing herein
shall obligate the Company or any of its subsidiaries to engage the Optionee,
nor shall this Agreement constitute an agreement of employment or for
services, nor confer upon the Optionee any right to continue to render
services to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or interfere in any way
with the right of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to terminate the
services of the Optionee at any time without liability to the Company or the
subsidiary.
10. Taxes. The Company may make such provisions as it may deem
appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which it determines is required
in connection with any options granted under the Plan. The Company may
further require notification from the Optionee upon any disposition of Shares
acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option.
11. Conflict between Option Agreement and Plan. In the event of any
conflicts between this Agreement and the Terms and Condition of the Plan, the
terms and conditions of the Plan shall control.
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12. Binding Effect. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto, their legal representatives and assigns.
13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements
made and to be performed wholly within the State of Delaware.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date and year first above written.
NATIONAL MEDIA CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Chairman of the Board
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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