Exhibit 10.4
IWO HOLDINGS, INC.
2005 EQUITY AWARD PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
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THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"),
dated as of __________, 200_ (the "Date of Grant"), is made by and between IWO
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and ____________ (the
"Participant").
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the IWO Holdings, Inc.
2005 Equity Award Plan (the "Plan"), pursuant to which options may be granted to
purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock; and
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Committee") has determined that it is in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant to the Participant a
nonqualified stock option to purchase the number of shares of the Company's
Common Stock provided for herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises
and the covenants of the parties contained in this Agreement, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto, for themselves, their successors and assigns, hereby agree as
follows:
1. Grant of Option.
The Company hereby grants on the Date of Grant to the
Participant an option (the "Option") to purchase ___ shares of Common Stock
(such shares of Common Stock, the "Option Shares"), on the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement and as otherwise provided in the Plan. The Option is
not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code.
2. Incorporation by Reference, Etc.
The provisions of the Plan are hereby incorporated herein
by reference. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement
shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and any
capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the
definitions set forth in the Plan. The Committee shall have final authority to
interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement and to make any and all
determinations under them, and its decision shall be binding and conclusive upon
the Participant and his legal representative in respect of any questions arising
under the Plan or this Agreement.
3. Terms and Conditions.
(a) Option Price. The price at which the Participant shall
be entitled to purchase the Option Shares upon the exercise of all or any
portion of the Option shall be $__________ per Option Share.
(b) Expiration Date. Subject to Section 3(d) hereof, the
Option shall expire at the end of the period commencing on the Date of Grant and
ending at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the day preceding the tenth
anniversary of the Date of Grant (the "Option Period").
(c) Exercisability of the Option.
(i) Subject to the Participant's continued employment with
the Company or an Affiliate and except as may otherwise be provided herein, the
Option shall become vested and exercisable as to ___________ percent (__%) of
the Option Shares on each of the _____ through _____ anniversaries of the Date
of Grant.
(ii) The Option may be exercised only by written notice,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (or a successor form
provided by the Committee) delivered in person or by mail in accordance with
Section 6(a) hereof and accompanied by payment therefor. The purchase price of
the Option Shares shall be paid by the Participant to the Company (i) in cash
and/or shares of Common Stock valued at the Fair Market Value at the time the
Option is exercised (including by means of attestation of ownership of a
sufficient number of shares of Stock in lieu of actual delivery of such shares
to the Company); provided, that, if deemed necessary by the Company's
independent accounting firm in order to avoid an accounting charge to earnings
for compensation on account of the exercise of the Option, such shares of Stock
shall be Mature Shares, (ii) in the discretion of the Committee, either (A) in
other property having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the
Option Price or (B) by delivering to the Committee a copy of irrevocable
instructions to a stockbroker to deliver promptly to the Company an amount of
loan proceeds, or proceeds from the sale of the Option Shares, sufficient to pay
the Option Price or (iii) by such other method as the Committee may allow in
writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Participant be
permitted to exercise an Option in the manner described in clause (ii) or (iii)
of the preceding sentence if the Committee determines that exercising an Option
in such manner would violate the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended, or any
other applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission or the applicable rules and regulations of any
securities exchange or inter dealer quotation system on which the securities of
the Company or any Affiliates are listed or traded.
(d) Effect of Termination of Employment on the Option.
(i) Death/Disability. If the Participant's employment with
the Company and its Affiliates terminates on account of the Participant's death
or by the Company or any Affiliate due to Disability, the unvested portion of
the Option shall expire on the date of termination and the vested portion of the
Option shall remain exercisable by the Participant through the earlier of (A)
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the expiration of the Option Period or (B) one year following the date of
termination on account of death or Disability.
(ii) Termination Other than due to Death/Disability or for
Cause. If the Participant's employment with the Company and its Affiliates is
terminated for any reason other than on account of the Participant's death or by
the Company or any Affiliate due to Disability or for Cause, the unvested
portion of the Option shall expire on the date of termination and the vested
portion of the Option shall remain exercisable by the Participant through the
earlier of (A) the expiration of the Option Period or (B) ninety (90) days
following such termination.
(iii) Termination for Cause. If the Participant's
employment with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated by the Company or
any Affiliate for Cause, both the unvested and the vested portions of the Option
shall terminate on the date of such termination.
(e) Compliance with Legal Requirements. The granting and
exercising of the Option, and any other obligations of the Company under this
Agreement shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules and
regulations and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as
may be required. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may postpone the
issuance or delivery of Option Shares as the Committee may consider appropriate
and may require the Participant to make such representations and furnish such
information as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or
delivery of Option Shares in compliance with applicable laws, rules and
regulations.
(f) Transferability. The Option shall not be transferable
by the Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
(g) Rights as Stockholder. The Participant shall not be
deemed for any purpose to be the owner of any shares of Common Stock subject to
this Option unless, until and to the extent that (i) this Option shall have been
exercised pursuant to its terms, (ii) the Company shall have issued and
delivered to the Participant the Option Shares, and (iii) the Participant's name
shall have been entered as a stockholder of record with respect to such Option
Shares on the books of the Company.
(h) Tax Withholding. Prior to the delivery of a certificate
or certificates representing the Option Shares, the Participant must pay in the
form of a certified check to the Company any such additional amount as the
Company determines that it is required to withhold under applicable federal,
state or local tax laws in respect of the exercise or the transfer of Option
Shares; provided that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, allow such
withholding obligation to be satisfied by any other method described in Section
12(d) of the Plan.
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4. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. All notices, demands and other communications
provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be by
registered or certified first-class mail, return receipt requested, telecopier,
courier service or personal delivery:
if to the Company:
IWO Holdings, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx.
Albany, NY 12203
Attn: [Secretary]
if to the Participant, at the Participant's last known address on file with the
Company.
All such notices, demands and other communications shall be deemed to have been
duly given when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when delivered by
courier, if delivered by commercial courier service; five (5) business days
after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; and when receipt
is mechanically acknowledged, if telecopied.
(b) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this
Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.
(c) No Rights to Employment. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall be construed as giving the Participant any right to be retained,
in any position, as an employee, consultant or director of the Company or its
Affiliates or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the right of the
Company or its Affiliates, which are hereby expressly reserved, to remove,
terminate or discharge the Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever.
(d) Bound by Plan. By signing this Agreement, the
Participant acknowledges that he has received a copy of the Plan and has had an
opportunity to review the Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and
provisions of the Plan.
(e) Beneficiary. The Participant may file with the
Committee a written designation of a beneficiary on such form as may be
prescribed by the Committee and may, from time to time, amend or revoke such
designation. If no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, the executor
or administrator of the Participant's estate shall be deemed to be the
Participant's beneficiary.
(f) Successors. The terms of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and
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assigns, and of the Participant and the beneficiaries, executors,
administrators, heirs and successors of the Participant.
(g) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan contain
the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter contained herein and supersede all prior communications,
representations and negotiations in respect thereto. No change, modification or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same be in
writing and signed by the parties hereto. The Participant agrees and
acknowledges that this Agreement supersedes all prior stock option agreements
between the Participant and the Company, and that all such prior agreements are
void and unenforceable.
(h) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard
to principles of conflicts of law thereof, or principals of conflicts of laws of
any other jurisdiction which could cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
(i) Headings. The headings of the Sections hereof are
provided for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation
or construction, and shall not constitute a part, of this Agreement.
(j) Signature in Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed
in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if
the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the day first written above.
IWO Holdings, Inc.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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[ Name of Participant]
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT]
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF OPTION EXERCISE
PURSUANT TO THE IWO HOLDINGS, INC.
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2005 EQUITY AWARD PLAN
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To exercise your option to purchase shares of IWO Holdings, Inc. (the "Company")
Common Stock ("Shares"), please FILL OUT THIS FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE
[SECRETARY] OF THE COMPANY, TOGETHER WITH EITHER A CERTIFIED CHECK IN THE AMOUNT
OF THE EXERCISE PRICE DUE, which is the product of the number of Shares with
respect to which you are exercising the Option and the per share exercise price,
OR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WITH A FAIR MARKET VALUE EQUAL TO THE EXERCISE PRICE
DUE. You are not required to exercise your option with respect to all Shares
thereunder. You also must include, as applicable, either a certified check in
the amount of any required payroll taxes and income tax withholding due in
connection with your exercise or shares of Common Stock with a Fair Market Value
equal to the amount of any required payroll taxes and income tax withholding due
in connection with your exercise, unless the Committee administering the IWO
Holdings, Inc. 2005 Equity Award Plan specifically provides for such obligation
to be satisfied in a different manner.
I hereby exercise my right to purchase ____ Shares under the option granted to
me pursuant to the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement between myself and the
Company, dated as of __________, 200_. I am vested in my option as to the Shares
being purchased hereunder. I have enclosed either (a) one or more certified
checks covering both the exercise price of $_______ and the required payroll
taxes and income tax withholding of $_______ or (b) shares of Common Stock with
a Fair Market Value equal to both the exercise price of $_______ and, if so
permitted by the Committee the required payroll taxes and income tax withholding
of $_______ (if not so permitted, please enclose a certified check for the
withholding). (Please contact the office of the [Secretary] of the Company to
determine the amount of any required payroll taxes and income tax withholding.)
I hereby represent that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, I am legally
entitled to exercise this Option.
Signature: _____________________
Printed Name: _____________________
Social Security Number: _____________________
Date: _____________________
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