STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT UNDER THE
CONSUMER NET MARKETPLACE, INC.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
This Stock Option Agreement (the "Agreement") is dated as of _______,
1998, by and between Consumer Net Marketplace, Inc., a California corporation
(the "Company"), and ___________ (the "Optionee") pursuant to the Company's
Stock Option Plan for Directors, Employees and Key Consultants to Consumer
Net Marketplace, Inc. and its Subsidiaries (the "Plan"). For purposes of this
Agreement, references to "Company" include its Parent and Subsidiaries (as
those terms are defined in the Plan).
Pursuant to authorization by the Committee of the Plan (the "Committee")
appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company, the parties agree as
follows:
1. GRANT OF OPTION.
The Company hereby grants to the Optionee the right (the
"Option") to purchase all or any portion of twenty thousand (20,000) shares
(the "Shares") of the Class A Common Stock of the Company (the "Common
Stock") at a purchase price of $2.00 per share (the "Option Price").
2. TERM OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of the following
events:
(a) Three (3) years from the date of vesting of the last Options
to vest pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) In the case of the termination of the Optionee's position as
a director of the Company which results in a "Severance as defined in
Section 2(t) of the Plan, this Agreement shall terminate with respect to
all unvested Options on the date of the Severance, and with respect to
vested Options, the earlier of (i) three (3) years from the date of vesting
or (ii) one (1) year from the date of Severance if the Optionee was
disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code) at the time of his or her Severance, or (iii) if the Optionee dies
while employed by the Company or during the three (3) month period
immediately subsequent to his or her Severance, the Agreement shall
terminate one (1) year from the date of the Severance.
(c) The Optionee's Severance (whether by reason of death or
otherwise) shall not accelerate the number of Shares with respect to which
an Option may be exercised.
3. EXERCISABILITY. The Option shall vest and be exercisable in accordance
with the following schedule:
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Name of Grantee Date of Number of Vesting Exercise Expiration
Grant Options Schedule Price Date
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20,000 4,000: 07/01/98 $2.00 (1) 07/01/2001
4,000: 07/01/99 07/01/2002
4,000: 07/01/2000 07/01/2003
4,000: 07/01/2001 07/01/2004
4,000: 07/01/2002 07/01/2005
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(1) The exercise price is equal to the fair market value on the date of the
issuance of the options. Each stock option will confer upon the holder the
right to purchase one share of the Company's common stock for a price of
$2.00 per share at any time form the vesting date to the expiration date.
4. METHOD OF EXERCISING. This Option may be exercised by the Optionee
upon delivery of the following documents to the Company at its principal
executive offices:
(a) Written notice specifying the number of full Shares to be
purchased;
(b) Payment of the full purchase price therefor in cash, by check, or
in such other form of lawful consideration as the Company may approve from
time to time
(c) Such agreements or undertakings that are required by the
Committee pursuant to the Plan; and
(d) Payment of any taxes which may be required.
5. ASSIGNMENTS.
(a) This Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee during the
Optionee's lifetime.
(b) The rights of the Optionee under this Agreement may not be
assigned or transferred except by will or by laws of descent and
distribution.
6. NO RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. The Optionee shall have no rights as a
shareholder of any Shares covered by this Option until the date a certificate
for such Shares has been issued to him or her following the exercise of the
Option.
7. INTERPRETATION OF AGREEMENT.
(a) This Agreement is made under the provisions of the Plan and shall
be interpreted in a manner consistent with it.
(b) Any provision in this Agreement inconsistent with the Plan shall
be superseded and governed by the Plan. A copy of the Plan is attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
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8. LEGENDS ON CERTIFICATES. The Optionee acknowledges that the
certificates representing the Shares issued upon exercise of this Option may
bear such legends and be subject to such restrictions on transfer as the Company
may deem necessary to comply with all applicable state and federal securities
laws and regulations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Optionee have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
OPTIONEE CONSUMER NET MARKETPLACE, INC.
(signed) By:
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XXXXXXXX XXXX, PRESIDENT AND
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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