Exhibit(d)(9)
KBII Holdings, Inc.
c/o Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
as of ____________________, 2000
[Letter for Non-Rollover Options]
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Re: Grant of Stock Options
Dear [Mr. or Mrs. ________]:
KBII Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and you hereby agree that the
terms and conditions regarding the stock options ("Options") under the Company's
Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") (a copy of which is attached hereto) are as
provided below.
1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms have the indicated meanings:
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Cause" has the meaning given such term in the Plan.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Committee" has the meaning given such term in the Plan.
"Initial Public Offering" means the Initial Public Offering of the
Company's Stock pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering registered
under the Securities Act and yielding net proceeds of at least [$20,000,000].
"Sale of the Company" has the meaning given such term in the Plan.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Subsidiary" means any subsidiary corporation (as such term is defined
in section 424(f) of the Code) of the Company.
2. Option Terms.
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(a) Grant. You hereby are granted Options to purchase up to ________
shares of common stock in the Company (the "Stock"). The Stock issuable on
exercise of the Options is hereinafter referred to as the "Option Stock." The
strike price per share of Stock, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 9
below for which all or any of the Option Stock may be purchased pursuant to the
terms hereunder and thereunder shall be $_____ per share of Option Stock (the
"Strike Price"), payable upon exercise as set forth in Section 3 below. Your
Options will expire at the close of business on the tenth (10th) anniversary of
the date hereof (the "Expiration Date"), subject to earlier expiration as
provided below.
(b) Exercisability.
(i) Vesting. Your Options will be exercisable only to the extent
that they have vested. Your Options will vest as follows: (i) one-third of the
total Options granted to you hereunder shall vest on January 1, 2002 provided
that BI Incorporated shall have reached an EBITDA for fiscal year 2001 of $17.1
million, (ii) one-third of the total Options granted to you hereunder shall vest
on January 1, 2003 provided that BI Incorporated shall have reached an EBITDA
for fiscal year 2002 of $19.5 million, and (iii) one-third of the total Options
granted to you hereunder shall vest on January 1, 2004 provided that BI
Incorporated shall have reached an EBITDA for fiscal year 2002 of $21.4 million;
provided further, however, (a) that vesting will occur if and only if you have
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been continuously employed by the Company or any Subsidiary (excluding periods
of temporary disability or approved leaves of absence) from the date of this
Agreement through such dates, (b) all unvested Options shall terminate as of the
date you ceased to be employed by the Company or any Subsidiary, (c) the
foregoing EBITDA targets are cumulative and to the extent a target is missed in
any fiscal year(s) but the EBITDA of any of the following years (up to and
including 2004) combined with the EBITDA of the missed year(s) is at least equal
to the cumulative EBITDA of all such years (the "Counted Years"), as of the last
Counted Year, your Options will vest to the extent they would have had the
target been made in each of the Counted Years. For purposes hereof, "EBITDA"
shall have the meaning given such term under GAAP. Also for purposes hereof, the
foregoing EBITDA targets may be revised in an equitable manner in the good faith
direction of the Board in the event that the Company or BI Incorporated acquires
other entities.
(ii) Exercise upon Sale of the Company. In connection with a Sale
of the Company, the Company may provide on not less than 30 days' notice to you
that any portion of your Options which has not been exercised prior to or in
connection with the Sale of the Company will be forfeited if not assumed by the
acquiring entity. In lieu of requiring such exercise, the Company may provide
for the cancellation of your Options in exchange for a payment per Option equal
to the excess (if any) of the consideration per share of Stock receivable in
connection with such Sale of the Company over the Strike Price.
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(iii) Acceleration of Vesting. Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Agreement to the contrary, all unvested Options shall automatically vest
on an Initial Public Offering or a Sale of the Company, subject to your
employment with the Company or any Subsidiary at the time of such Initial Public
Offering or Sale of the Company.
(c) Termination of Options. In no event shall any part of your
Options be exercisable after the Expiration Date set forth in Section 2(a). If
your employment by the Company or any Subsidiary terminates for any reason other
than for Cause, that portion of your Option that is not vested and exercisable
on the date of termination of your employment shall expire and be forfeited, and
the portion of your Option that is vested and exercisable on the date of such
termination shall expire, to the extent not theretofore exercised, ninety (90)
days following the date of such termination (or one year following the date of
such termination, if such termination occurs by reason of your death or
permanent and total disability) (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code).
If your employment with the Company or any Subsidiary terminates for Cause, all
of your Options not previously exercised shall expire and be forfeited whether
or not vested or exercisable.
3. Procedure for Exercise. You may exercise all or any portion of
your Options to the extent permitted hereby, at any time and from time to time
by delivering written notice to the Company (to the attention of the Company's
Secretary) accompanied by payment in full of an amount equal to the product of
(i) the Strike Price multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Option Stock to
be acquired. Payment of the Strike Price shall be payable (I) by certified or
bank check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or, (II) in the
discretion of the Committee, by delivery of a full recourse promissory note
bearing interest at a rate not less than the applicable federal rate determined
pursuant to Section 1274 of the Code as of the date of exercise or, (III) by
delivery of Stock (valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith
by the Committee). The Company may delay effectiveness of any exercise of your
Options for such period of time as may be necessary to comply with any
contractual provisions to which it may be subject relating to the issuance of
its securities; provided that such period of delay shall not count toward the
remaining term of your Options. As a condition to any exercise of your
Options, you agree to be bound by the Company's Shareholders' Agreement,
effective ________, 2000 as such shall be amended from time to time in
accordance with its provisions. In addition, you will permit the Company to
deliver to you all financial and other information regarding the Company
necessary to enable you to make an informed investment decision, and you will
make all customary investment representations which the Company requires.
4. Securities Law Restrictions. You represent that when you exercise
your Options you will be purchasing the Stock covered thereby for your own
account and not on
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behalf of others. You understand and acknowledge that federal and state
securities laws govern and restrict your right to offer, sell or otherwise
dispose of any Stock acquired upon exercise of your Options unless your offer,
sale or other disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act and
state securities laws or, in the opinion of the Company's counsel, such offer,
sale or other disposition is exempt from registration or qualification
thereunder. You agree that you will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any
Stock acquired upon exercise of your Options in any manner which would: (i)
require the Company to file any registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (or any similar filing under state law) or to amend or
supplement any such filing or (ii) violate or cause the Company to violate the
Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any other
state or federal law. You further understand that the certificates for any Stock
you purchase will bear such legends as the Company deems necessary or desirable
in connection with the Securities Act or other rules, regulations or laws. To
the maximum extent permissible, the Stock purchased under your Options will be
issued in compliance with the exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act provided by Rule 701 of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
5. Options Not Transferable. Your Options are personal to you and
are not transferable by you other than by Will or the laws of descent and
distribution. During your lifetime only you (or your legal guardian or legal
representative) may exercise your Options. In the event of your death, your
Options may be exercised only by the executor or administrator of your estate or
the person or persons to whom your rights under the Options shall pass by Will
or the laws of descent and distribution.
6. Conformity with Plan. Your Options are intended to conform in all
respects with, and is subject to all applicable provisions of, the Plan, which
is incorporated herein by reference. Inconsistencies between this Agreement and
the Plan shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Plan. By
executing and returning the enclosed copy of this Agreement, you acknowledge
your receipt of this Agreement and the Plan and agree to be bound by all of the
terms of this Agreement and the Plan.
7. Rights of Participants. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer
upon you any right of employment with the Company or any Subsidiary for any
period of time or to continue to receive your current (or other) rate of
compensation. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon you any right to be
selected again as a Plan participant.
8. Withholding of Taxes. The Company may, if necessary, withhold
from any amounts due and payable by the Company to you (or secure payment from
you in lieu of withholding) the amount of any withholding or other tax due from
the Company with respect to the exercise of your Options, and the Company may
defer any issuance of the securities purchased upon such exercise unless
indemnified by you to its satisfaction against the payment of any such amount.
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9. Adjustments. In the event of a reorganization, reclassification,
or combination or other change in the Stock, the Board or the Committee shall,
in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights under your Options,
make such adjustments in the number and type of Stock authorized by the Plan,
the number and type of Stock covered by your Options and the Strike Price
specified herein as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable.
10. Restrictions on Transfer.
(a) Restrictive Legend. The certificates or other document
representing the Stock issued pursuant to your Options will bear the following
legend:
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON
[DATE OF ISSUANCE], HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY
NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND
CERTAIN OTHER AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN A SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE
AS OF ________, 2000, AMONG THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY AND THE OPTION
HOLDERS AND WARRANT HOLDERS WHO ARE SIGNATORIES THERETO, A COPY OF WHICH
MAY BE OBTAINED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE HOLDER HEREOF AT THE COMPANY'S
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS."
(b) Opinion of Counsel. You may not sell, transfer or dispose of
any Stock issued pursuant to your Options (except pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act) without first delivering to the
Company an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the
Company that registration under the Securities Act or any applicable state
securities law is not required in connection with such transfer.
(c) Holdback. In addition to those obligations that may be
binding upon you under the Shareholders' Agreement effective as of , 2000, among
the Company, its stockholders and the persons holding options and warrants to
acquire Stock of the Company, you agree not to effect any public sale or
distribution of any equity securities of the Company, or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the
seven days prior to and the 180 days after the effectiveness of any registration
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statement with respect to a public offering of Stock (other than on Form S-8) by
or on behalf of the Company. This holdback restriction shall not apply to any
registered offering effected more than two years after an Initial Public
Offering, except to the extent requested by the underwriter(s).
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made entirely within the State.
12. Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be
given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally
or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage
prepaid, to the recipient. Such notices, demands and other communications shall
be sent to you and to the Company at the addresses indicated below:
(a) If to the Optionee:
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(b) If to the Company:
KBII Holdings, Inc.
c/o Kohlberg & Company
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Mt. Kisco, New York 10549
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
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With a copy to:
Hunton & Xxxxxxxx
Bank of America Plaza - Suite 0000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the
recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the send party.
13. Substitution. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
the Committee in its discretion may terminate your Option and/or the Plan and
substitute in lieu thereof a phantom unit award (under this Plan or any other
plan of the Company) that would entitle you to receive a payment for each
specified unit covered by the unexercised portion of your Option equal to the
fair market value of such unit on the date of payment less the Strike Price of
such unit set forth herein. The terms of the substituted phantom unit award
(including vesting) generally shall be comparable to the terms of the terminated
Option except that payment under the substituted phantom unit award generally
shall be only on the earliest to occur of an Initial public Offering or Sale of
the Company. The other terms of such substituted phantom unit award shall be as
the Committee, in its discretion, determines is appropriate. By signing below
you hereby consent to the termination of your Option and/or the Plan and the
substitution in lieu thereof of a phantom unit award and/or another plan of the
Company.
[Signatures on Following Page]
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Please execute the extra copy of this Agreement in the space below and
return it to the Company's Secretary at its executive offices to confirm your
understanding and acceptance of the agreements contained in this Agreement.
Very truly yours,
KBII HOLDINGS, INC.
By: _________________________
Name: _______________________
Title: ______________________
Enclosures:
1. Extra copy of this Agreement
2. Copy of the Plan
3. Copy of the Shareholders' Agreement
The undersigned hereby acknowledges that he has read this Agreement,
the Plan and the Shareholders' Agreement and hereby agrees to be bound by all
provisions set forth herein and therein.
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