N O N S T A T U T O R Y S T O C K O P T I O N C E R T I F I C A T E Non- transferable G R A N T TO _________________ (“Optionee”) the right to purchase from Journal Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) shares of its Class [A][B] Common Stock, $0.01,...
N O N S T A T U T O R Y S T O C K O P T I O N C E R T I F I C A T E
Non-transferable
G R
A N T TO
_________________
(“Optionee”)
the right to purchase from Journal Communications, Inc. (the “Company”)
shares of its Class [A][B] Common Stock, $0.01, at the price of $_____ per share (the “Option”)
pursuant to and subject to the provisions of the Journal Communications, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and to the terms and conditions set forth on the following page (the “Terms and Conditions”). By accepting the Option, Optionee shall be deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions set forth in this Certificate and the Plan. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Plan.
Unless vesting is accelerated in accordance with the Plan or in the discretion of the Committee, the Option shall vest (become exercisable) in accordance with the following schedule:
| Continuous Status as a Participant | ||
| after Grant Date | Percent of Option Shares Vested | |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Journal Communications, Inc., acting by and through its duly authorized officers, has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
| JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | |
By:____________________________ |
Grant Date:_____________________________________ |
| TERMS AND CONDITIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Vesting of Option. The Option shall vest (become exercisable)
in accordance with the schedule shown on the cover page of this Certificate.
Notwithstanding the vesting schedule, upon (i) Grantee’s death or
Disability during his or her Continuous Status as a Participant, (ii) a Change
in Control, unless the Option is assumed by the surviving entity or otherwise
equitably converted or substituted in connection with the Change in Control, or
(iii) if the Option is assumed by the surviving entity or otherwise equitably
converted or substituted in connection with a Change in Control, the
termination of Xxxxxxx’s employment by the Company without Cause (or
Xxxxxxx’s resignation for Good Reason as provided in any employment,
severance or similar agreement between Grantee and the Company or an Affiliate)
within two years after the effective date of the Change in Control, the Option
shall become fully vested and exercisable.
2. Term of Option and Limitations on Right to Exercise. The term of the Option will be for a period of ten years, expiring at 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”). To the extent not previously exercised, the Option will lapse prior to the Expiration Date upon the earliest to occur of the following circumstances: (a) Three months after the termination of Xxxxxxx’s Continuous Status as a Participant for any reason other than (i) for Cause, (ii) by reason of Xxxxxxx’s death, Disability, or Retirement, or (iii) following a Change in Control. (b) Twelve months after the date of the termination of Xxxxxxx’s Continuous Status as a Participant (i) by reason of his or her Disability, or (ii) for any reason other than Cause or Retirement following a Change in Control. (c) Twelve months after the Grantee’s death, if Xxxxxxx dies while employed, or during the three-month period described in subsection (a) above or during the twelve-month period described in subsection (b) above and before the Option otherwise lapses. Upon Xxxxxxx’s death, the Option may be exercised by Xxxxxxx’s beneficiary designated pursuant to the Plan. (d) 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on the Expiration Date if the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as a Participant is by reason of his or her Retirement. (e) 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on the date of the termination of Xxxxxxx’s Continuous Status as a Participant if such termination is for Cause. If Optionee returns to employment with the Company during the designated post-termination exercise period, then Optionee shall be restored to the status Optionee held prior to such termination but no vesting credit will be earned for any period Optionee was not in Continuous Status as a Participant. If Optionee or his or her beneficiary exercises an Option after termination of service, the Option may be exercised only with respect to the Shares that were otherwise vested on Optionee’s termination of service, including Option Shares vested by acceleration under Section 1. |
3. Exercise of Option. The Option shall be exercised by (a)
written notice directed to the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company or his
or her designee at the address and in the form specified by the Company from
time to time and (b) payment to the Company in full for the Shares subject to
such exercise (unless the exercise is a broker-assisted cashless exercise, as
described below). If the person exercising an Option is not Optionee, such
person shall also deliver with the notice of exercise appropriate proof of his
or her right to exercise the Option. Payment for such Shares shall be in (a)
cash, (b) Shares previously acquired by the purchaser, or (c) any combination
thereof, for the number of Shares specified in such written notice. The value
of surrendered Shares for this purpose shall be the Fair Market Value as of the
last trading day immediately prior to the exercise date. Alternatively, the
Company may permit Optionee to exercise the Option through a “net” exercise,
whereby the Company shall retain from the Option that number of Option shares
having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to some or all of the
exercise price. To the extent permitted under Regulation T of the Federal
Reserve Board, and subject to applicable securities laws and any limitations as
may be applied from time to time by the Committee (which need not be uniform),
the Option may be exercised through a broker in a so-called “cashless
exercise” whereby the broker sells the Option Shares on behalf of Optionee
and delivers cash sales proceeds to the Company in payment of the exercise
price. In such case, the date of exercise shall be deemed to be the date on
which notice of exercise is received by the Company and the exercise price
shall be delivered to the Company by the settlement date.
4. Withholding. The Company or any employer Affiliate has the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require Optionee to remit to the employer, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including Optionee’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the exercise of the Option. The withholding requirement may be satisfied, in whole or in part, at the election of the Company, by withholding from the Option Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the minimum amount (and not any greater amount) required to be withheld for tax purposes, all in accordance with such procedures as the Company establishes. 5. Limitation of Rights. The Option does not confer to Optionee or Optionee’s beneficiary any rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until Shares are in fact issued to such person in connection with the exercise of the Option. Nothing in this Certificate shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate Optionee’s service at any time, nor confer upon Optionee any right to continue in the service of the Company or any Affiliate. |
6. Restrictions on Transfer and Pledge. No right or interest of
Optionee in the Option may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in
favor of any party other than the Company or an Affiliate, or shall be subject
to any lien, obligation, or liability of Optionee to any other party other than
the Company or an Affiliate. The Option is not assignable or transferable by
Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, but the
Committee may (but need not) permit other transfers. The Option may be
exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by Optionee or any permitted
transferee.
7. Restrictions on Issuance of Shares. If at any time the Committee shall determine in its discretion, that registration, listing or qualification of the Shares covered by the Option upon any Exchange or under any foreign, federal, or local law or practice, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition to the exercise of the Option, the Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless and until such registration, listing, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. 8. Plan Controls. The terms contained in the Plan are incorporated into and made a part of this Certificate and this Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Plan. In the event of any actual or alleged conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Certificate, the provisions of the Plan shall be controlling and determinative. 9. Successors. This Certificate shall be binding upon any successor of the Company, in accordance with the terms of this Certificate and the Plan. 10. Notice. Notices and communications under this Certificate must be in writing and either personally delivered or sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Notices to the Company must be addressed to Journal Communications, Inc., 000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, 00000, Attn: Chief Accounting Officer, or any other address designated by the Company in a written notice to Optionee. Notices to Optionee will be directed to the address of Optionee then currently on file with the Company, or at any other address given by Optionee in a written notice to the Company. |
