EXHIBIT 10.14
IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED
IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED 1995 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
This Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement and the attached Non-Qualified
Stock Option Schedule (together, the "Option Agreement") made as of the "Date of
Grant" on the attached Non-Qualified Stock Option Schedule (the "Schedule") by
and between Iron Mountain Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
and the Optionee.
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, the Company has instituted the "Iron Mountain Incorporated 1995
Stock Incentive Plan," as amended (the "Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has authorized
the grant of a stock option upon the terms and conditions set forth below and
pursuant to the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein; and
WHEREAS, the Board has designated this stock option a non-qualified option
in accordance with Section 5 of the Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration
the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Optionee agree as follows.
1. GRANT. Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Option Agreement, the
Company hereby grants to the Optionee a stock option (the "Option") to purchase
from the Company the amount of Common Stock ("Stock") shown as the "Total Number
of Shares" on the Schedule. This Option is not intended to be an incentive stock
option or to qualify for special federal income tax treatment under Section 422
of the Code.
2. EXERCISE PRICE. This Option may be exercised at the "Exercise Price Per
Share" shown on the Schedule, subject to adjustment as provided herein and in
the Plan.
3. TERM AND EXERCISABILITY OF OPTION. Unless sooner terminated pursuant to
the Plan or this Section 3, this Option shall expire on the "Last Date to
Exercise" shown on the Schedule. This Option may be exercised to the extent
vested, as shown on the Schedule, provided that:
(a) at the time of exercise the Optionee is not in violation of any
Employee Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement with the Company;
(b) the Optionee's service relationship with the Company as a
non-employee director (the "Relationship") must be in effect on a given
date in order for any scheduled increment in vesting, as set forth in the
"Vesting Schedule" on the Schedule, to become effective; and
(c) this Option may not be exercised after one year following the
date of termination of the Relationship between the Optionee and the
Company.
For purposes of this Section 3, the term "Company" refers to the Company and all
Subsidiaries.
4. METHOD OF EXERCISE. Prior to its expiration and to the extent that the
right to purchase shares of Stock has vested hereunder, this Option may be
exercised from time to time by notice acceptable to the Company stating the
number of shares with respect to which this Option is being exercised and
accompanied by either (a) payment in full of the Exercise Price for the number
of shares to be delivered, by means of payment acceptable to the Company in
accordance with Section 5(c) of the Plan, or (b) a description of a "cashless
exercise" procedure and such other documents and undertakings as are necessary
to satisfy that procedure. The Company, or the Board, may from time to time
designate one or more forms or methods of providing notice of the exercise of an
Option and in that event the Optionee agrees to utilize such form or method. As
soon as practicable after its receipt of such notice, the Company shall, without
transfer or issue tax to the Optionee (or other person entitled to exercise this
Option), deliver to the Optionee (or other person entitled to exercise this
Option), at the principal executive offices of the Company or such other place
as shall be mutually acceptable, a stock certificate or certificates for such
shares out of theretofore authorized but unissued shares or reacquired shares of
its Stock as the Company may elect; provided, however, that the time of such
delivery may be postponed by the Company for such period as may be required for
it with reasonable diligence to comply with any applicable requirements of law.
Payment of the Exercise Price may be made in cash or cash equivalents or, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5(c) of the Plan, in whole
or in part in shares of Stock of the Company; provided, however, that the Board
reserves the right upon receipt of any written notice of exercise from the
Optionee to require payment in cash with respect to the shares contemplated in
such notice; and provided, further, that the Optionee may not make payment in
shares of Stock that he acquired upon the earlier exercise of any incentive
stock option, unless he has held the shares until at least two (2) years after
the date the incentive stock option was granted and at least one (1) year after
the date the incentive stock option was exercised. If the Optionee (or other
person entitled to exercise this Option) fails to pay for and accept delivery of
all of the shares specified in such notice upon tender of delivery thereof, his
right to exercise this Option with respect to such shares not paid for may be
terminated by the Company.
The Board may, in its discretion at the time of exercise of the Option,
grant to the Optionee a new option (a "Reload Option") to permit the Optionee to
purchase that number of shares of Stock delivered by the Optionee to the Company
in full or partial payment of the Exercise Price, or in full or partial payment
of the tax withholding obligations incurred on account of the exercise of the
Option, on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine under the terms
of the Plan. The Exercise Price for shares subject to a Reload Option shall be
not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the shares
on the date of grant of the Reload Option, and the duration of a Reload Option
shall be equal to the unexpired term of the exercised Option on the date of
exercise.
5. WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Optionee hereby agrees, as a condition to any
exercise of this Option, to provide to the Company an amount sufficient to
satisfy the Company's obligation to withhold certain federal, state and local
taxes arising by reason of such exercise
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(the "Withholding Amount"), if any, by (a) authorizing the Company and/or any
Subsidiary to withhold the Withholding Amount from his cash compensation or (b)
remitting the Withholding Amount to the Company in cash; provided, however, that
to the extent that the Withholding Amount is not provided by one or a
combination of such methods, the Company may at its election withhold from the
Stock that would otherwise be delivered upon exercise of this Option that number
of shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise sufficient to
eliminate any deficiency in the Withholding Amount.
6. NON-ASSIGNABILITY OF OPTION. This Option shall not be assignable or
transferable by the Optionee except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. During the life of the Optionee, this Option shall be exercisable
only by him, by a conservator or guardian duly appointed for him by reason of
the Optionee's incapacity or by the person appointed by the Optionee in a
durable power of attorney acceptable to the Company's counsel.
7. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES ACT; LOCK-UP AGREEMENT. The Company shall not
be obligated to sell or issue any shares of Stock or other securities pursuant
to the exercise of this Option unless the shares of Stock or other securities
with respect to which this Option is being exercised are at that time
effectively registered or exempt from registration under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws. In the event shares or other securities shall
be issued that shall not be so registered, the Optionee hereby represents,
warrants and agrees that he will receive such shares or other securities for
investment and not with a view to their resale or distribution, and will execute
an appropriate investment letter satisfactory to the Company and its counsel.
The Optionee further hereby agrees that as a condition to the purchase of shares
upon exercise of this Option, he will execute an agreement in a form acceptable
to the Company to the effect that the shares shall be subject to any
underwriter's lock-up agreement in connection with a public offering of any
securities of the Company that may from time to time apply to shares held by
officers and employees of the Company, and such agreement or a successor
agreement must be in full force and effect.
8. LEGENDS. The Optionee hereby acknowledges that the stock certificate or
certificates evidencing shares of Stock or other securities issued pursuant to
any exercise of this Option may bear a legend setting forth the restrictions on
their transferability described in Section 7 hereof, if such restrictions are
then in effect.
9. RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER. The Optionee shall have no rights as a
stockholder with respect to any shares covered by this Option until the date of
issuance of a stock certificate to him for such shares. No adjustment shall be
made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the
date such stock certificate is issued.
10. TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT OF PLAN. The Board may terminate or amend the
Plan at any time. No such termination or amendment will affect rights and
obligations under this Option to the extent it is then in effect and
unexercised.
11. EFFECT UPON EMPLOYMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES. Nothing in this
Option or the Plan shall be construed to impose any obligation upon the Company
or any Subsidiary to employ or utilize the services of the Optionee or to retain
the Optionee in its employ or to engage or retain the services of the Optionee.
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12. TIME FOR ACCEPTANCE. Unless the Optionee shall evidence his acceptance
of this Option by execution of the Schedule within thirty (30) days after its
delivery to him, the Option shall be null and void.
13. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) AMENDMENT; WAIVERS. This Option Agreement, including the Plan,
contains the full and complete understanding and agreement of the parties
hereto as to the subject matter hereof, and except as otherwise permitted
by the express terms of the Plan and this Option Agreement, it may not be
modified or amended nor may any provision hereof be waived without a
further written agreement duly signed by each of the parties; provided,
however, that a modification or amendment that does not materially diminish
the rights of the Optionee hereunder, as they may exist immediately before
the effective date of the modification or amendment, shall be effective
upon written notice of its provisions to the Optionee. The waiver by either
of the parties hereto of any provision hereof in any instance shall not
operate as a waiver of any other provision hereof or in any other instance.
(b) BINDING EFFECT. This Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, representatives, successors and assigns.
(c) GOVERNING LAW. This Option Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.
(d) CONSTRUCTION. This Option Agreement is to be construed in
accordance with the terms of the Plan. In case of any conflict between the
Plan and this Option Agreement, the Plan shall control. The titles of the
sections of this Option Agreement and of the Plan are included for
convenience only and shall not be construed as modifying or affecting their
provisions. The masculine gender shall include both sexes; the singular
shall include the plural and the plural the singular unless the context
otherwise requires. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the
meanings given to them in the Plan.
(e) NOTICES. Any notice in connection with this Option Agreement
shall be deemed to have been properly delivered if it is in writing and is
delivered by hand or facsimile or sent by registered mail, postage prepaid,
to the party addressed as follows, unless another address has been
substituted by notice so given:
To the Optionee: To his address as set forth on the Schedule
To the Company: Iron Mountain Incorporated
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
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Copy to: Xxxxxxxx & Worcester LLP
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
(f) VERSION NUMBER. This document is Version 2 of the Non-Qualified
Stock Option Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Option Agreement to be
issued as of the date set forth in the Schedule.
IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED
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