Exhibit 10-qq
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR
NQSO
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. General. These Terms and Conditions constitute a part of the BellSouth
Corporation Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option
Agreement (this "Agreement") to which they are attached and apply to the NQSO
granted thereunder.
2. Date Exercisable. The NQSO shall be exercisable at any time in whole or in
part (but if in part, in an amount equal to at least 100 Shares or, if less, the
number of Shares remaining to be exercised under this Agreement) on any business
day of BellSouth before the date such option expires under Section 3 of this
Agreement and after the earlier of
(a) the first anniversary of the Grant Date; or
(b) in the event, prior to the date in (a) above, (1) Optionee
terminates service on the Board by reason of (A) death, (B) Disability
(as defined in the Plan), or (C) retirement (as determined in accordance
with the then applicable retirement policy for Directors), or (2) a
Change in Control shall occur, the date of the occurrence of such event.
3. Expiration. The NQSO shall expire and Optionee shall have no further
rights under this Agreement on the earlier of
(a) the first date on or after the Grant Date and prior to a Change in
Control on which Optionee (i) resigns from or is not re-elected to the
Board prior to being eligible for retirement under clause (1)(C) of
Section 2(b); or (ii) resigns as a result of an interest or affiliation
which would prohibit continued service as a director;
(b) the date the NQSO has been exercised in full; or
(c) one day after the expiration of the ten-year period which begins on
the Grant Date or, in the event Optionee dies within one year prior to such day,
the last day of the one-year period which begins on the date of Optionee's
death.
4. Method of Exercise. The NQSO may be exercised by properly completing and
actually delivering the applicable written notice of exercise form (the "Notice
of Exercise Form") to BellSouth, together with payment in full of the purchase
price for the Shares the Optionee desires to purchase through such exercise.
Subject to Section 6 of this Agreement, and as provided in the Notice of
Exercise Form, payment may be made in the form of cash or Shares, or
a combination of cash and Shares.
5. Effective Date of Exercise. An exercise under Section 4 shall be effective
on the date a properly completed Notice of Exercise Form, together with payment
of the purchase price, is delivered in person or by mail to, and accepted by,
the executive compensation group at BellSouth headquarters, or as otherwise
specified in the Notice of Exercise Form.
6. Value of Stock. Any Shares which are tendered to BellSouth as payment and
any Shares which are transferred by BellSouth shall be valued at their Fair
Market Value, which for this purpose, is defined as the average of the high and
low sales prices on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on the date of exercise
or, if there are no sales on the date of exercise, the average of the high and
low sales prices on the NYSE on the most recent prior day on which a Share was
sold on the NYSE.
7. Transferability. No rights granted under this Agreement shall be
transferable by Optionee during Optionee's lifetime, and such rights shall be
exercisable during Optionee's lifetime only by Optionee. If Optionee dies before
the expiration of the NQSO as described in Section 3 of this Agreement, any
rights under this Agreement that did not expire prior to Optionee's death and
any rights which arise as a result of Optionee's death shall be exercisable by
Optionee's Beneficiary as determined under the Plan and such Beneficiary shall
be treated as the Optionee under this Agreement upon the death of Optionee.
8. Stockholder Status. Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with
respect to any Shares under this Agreement before the date such Shares have been
duly issued to Optionee, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends of any
kind or description whatsoever or for distributions of other rights of any kind
or description whatsoever respecting such Shares except as expressly set forth
in the Plan.
9. Other Laws. BellSouth shall have the right to refuse to issue or transfer
any Shares under this Agreement if BellSouth, acting in its absolute discretion,
determines that the issuance or transfer of such Shares might violate any
applicable law or regulation or entitle BellSouth to recovery under Section
16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any payment tendered in such
event to exercise the NQSO shall be promptly refunded to Optionee.
10. Exercise Restrictions. BellSouth shall have the right to restrict or
otherwise delay the issuance of any Shares purchased or paid under this
Agreement until the requirements of any applicable laws or regulations and any
stock exchange requirements have been in BellSouth's judgment satisfied in full.
Furthermore, any Shares which are issued as a result of purchases or payments
made under this Agreement shall be issued subject to such restrictions and
conditions on any resale and on any other disposition as BellSouth shall deem
necessary or desirable under any applicable laws or regulations or in light of
any stock exchange requirements.
11. Taxes. BellSouth shall withhold from any payment of cash or Shares under
this Agreement or take such other action as is permissible under the Plan which
BellSouth deems
necessary to satisfy any income or other tax withholding requirements as a
result of an exercise under this Agreement. BellSouth shall have the right to
require the payment of any such taxes and require that any person furnish
information deemed necessary by BellSouth to meet any tax reporting obligation
before making any payment pursuant to this Agreement.
12. Jurisdiction and Venue. Acceptance of this Agreement shall be deemed to
constitute Optionee's consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior
Court of Xxxxxx County, Georgia and the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia for all purposes in connection with any suit,
action, or other proceeding relating to this Agreement, including the
enforcement of any rights under this Agreement and any process or notice of
motion in connection with such situation or other proceeding may be serviced by
certified or registered mail or personal service within or without the State of
Georgia, provided a reasonable time for appearance is allowed.
13. Miscellaneous.
(a) Optionee's rights under this Agreement can be modified, suspended or
canceled in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
(b) This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions, definitions,
terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, all of which are
incorporated by this reference in this Agreement and, unless defined in
this Agreement, any capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the
same meaning assigned to those terms under the Plan.
(c) The Plan and this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Georgia.
(d) The exercise of the NQSO shall not be affected by the exercise or
non-exercise of any other option.
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Non-Employee Director
Non-Qualified Stock Option
A G R E E M E N T
BellSouth Corporation ("BellSouth"), a Georgia corporation, pursuant to action
of its Board of Directors ("Board") and in accordance with the BellSouth
Corporation Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan ("Plan"), hereby grants a
Non-Qualified Stock Option ("NQSO") to the Optionee named above to purchase from
BellSouth the above stated number of shares of BellSouth common stock, $1.00 par
value ("Shares"), at the option price per share ("Option Price") stated above.
The NQSO is subject to the Terms and Conditions which are a part of and are
attached to this Agreement and to the further terms and conditions set forth in
the Plan. The NQSO is granted effective as of the Grant Date stated above. It
shall expire on the Expiration Date stated above, and accordingly shall not be
exercisable on and after that date, subject to its earlier expiration under
Section 3 of the attached Terms and Conditions.
BellSouth Corporation
By: ___________________________
Authorized Officer
