Exhibit 10.7
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT ("Option Agreement") is made effective
September 22, 1999 by and between XxxxxxXxx.xxx Inc., a Florida corporation,
located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the
"Company"), and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, whose address is 000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 80132("Executive"):
RECITALS
I. Executive as the Data Base Administrator (DBA) is an employee of the
Company that owns less than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding stock of the
Company and is not a Director of the Company.
II. The Board of Directors has authorized the granting to Executive the
right but not the obligation ("Option") to purchase shares of the Company's
Common Stock, no par value ("Stock"), upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
stated and pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
III. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that on or about July 27,
1999, the Company merged into a Florida corporation, Sentry Accounting, Inc.
("Sentry"), a fully reporting public company under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Exchange Act") requiring the filing of various reports on Securities
Exchange Commission forms. Sentry is the surviving entity with fifty million
(50,000,000) shares of common stock, no par value, and twenty-five million
shares of preferred stock, no par value, authorized by its Articles of
Incorporation. Sentry changed its name to XxxxxxXxx.xxx Inc. and ten million
three hundred twenty-four thousand three hundred four (10,324,304) shares of
common stock, no par value, are issued and outstanding. Two million five hundred
seventy-two thousand five hundred two (2,572,502) shares are registered and
freely tradeable and seven million seven hundred fifty-one thousand eight
hundred two (7,751,802) are restricted.
IV. The parties to this Option Agreement acknowledge the need to remain at
all times in full compliance with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the
Internal Revenue Code ("Code").
V. The Employee is being granted five (5) separate options to purchase
thirty thousand (30,000) shares of the Company's restricted Common Stock, no par
value ("Shares"), each having a distinct option price ("Exercise Price") and
exercise date ("Exercise Date").
AGREEMENT
1. Shares/Price. Company hereby grants to Executive the right to purchase,
upon and subject to the terms and conditions stated in this Option Agreement,
the number of shares of Stock referred to in subparagraphs 3(a) through 3(e)
below for cash at the price per Share set forth in subparagraphs 3(a) through
3(e) titled Option One, Option Two, Option Three, Option Four and Option Five.
2. Term of Options; Continuation of Service. The termination date of this
Option Agreement ("Expiration Date")shall be the earlier of the following: (1)
the date of termination upon the occurrence of an event under paragraph 6 or 7,
or (2) the Fifth Anniversary date of this Option Agreement provided that the
termination date for any installment exercisable on the Fifth Anniversary Date
of this Option Agreement shall be the ninetieth day after the Fifth Anniversary
date of this Option Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall confer upon
Executive the right to the continuation of Executive's employment by the Company
or to interfere with the right of the Company to terminate such employment or to
increase or decrease the compensation of Executive from the rate in existence at
the date hereof.
3. Option Information. Options One through Five referred to in
subparagraphs 3.(a) through 3.(e)may sometimes collectively be referred to as
("Options").
(a) Option One
(1) Date of Grant: September 22, 1999
(2) Number of Shares: Six Thousand (6,000)
(3) Exercise Price: Five Dollars ($5.00)
(b) Option Two
(1) Date of Grant: September 22, 1999
(2) Number of Shares: Six Thousand (6,000)
(3) Exercise Price: Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per share
(c) Option Three
(1) Date of Grant: September 22, 1999
(2) Number of Shares: Six Thousand (6,000)
(3) Exercise Price: Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) per share
(d) Option Four
(1) Date of Grant: September 22, 1999
(2) Number of Shares: Six Thousand (6,000)
(3) Exercise Price: Forty-Five Dollars ($50.00) per share
(e) Option Five
(1) Date of Grant: September 22, 1999
(2) Number of Shares: Six Thousand (6,000)
(3) Exercise Price: Sixty Dollars ($65.00) per share
4. Exercise of Options One through Five.
4.1. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Option
Agreement, Options One through Five may be exercised as set forth in
subparagraphs 4(a) through 4(c).
(a) Options One, Four and Five may each be exercised by Executive
during the term of Executive's employment by the Company in three (3) equal
installments. The first installment may be exercised on the First
Anniversary Date of this Option Agreement, the second and third
installments may be exercised on the Second and Third Anniversary Dates of
this Option Agreement.
(b) Option Two may be exercised by Executive during the term of
Executive's employment by the Company in three (3) equal installments. The
first installment may be exercised on the Second Anniversary Date of this
Option Agreement, the second and third installments may be exercised on the
Third and Fourth Anniversary Dates of this Option Agreement.
(c) Option Three may be exercised by Executive during the term of
Executive's employment by the Company in three (3) equal installments. The
first installment may be exercised on the Third Anniversary Date of this
Option Agreement, the second and third installments may be exercised on the
Fourth and Fifth Anniversary Dates of this Option Agreement.
4.2. Cumulative Installments. The installments shall be cumulative,
i.e.,Options One, Two, Three, Four and Five may be exercised, as to any or all
shares covered by an installment with respect to that Option, at any time or
times after an installment becomes exercisable and until expiration or
termination as provided in paragraph 2 of this Option Agreement.
5. Mechanics of Exercise of Option. Each Option shall be exercised by
delivery to the Company of (a) written notice of exercise ("Notice of Exercise")
stating the number of Shares being purchased (in whole shares only) and such
other information set forth on the form of Notice of Exercise attached hereto as
Appendix A, (b) a check or cash in the amount of the Exercise Price of the
Shares covered by the Notice (or such other consideration as has been approved
by the Board of Directors) and (c) a written investment representation as
provided for in paragraph 12 hereof. This Option shall not be assignable or
transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and
shall be exercisable only by Executive during his lifetime, except as provided
in paragraph 7 hereof.
6. Termination of Employment; Termination of Option.
6.1. Cessation of Employment. If Executive ceases to be employed by the
Company for any reason, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, other than by his
death, Executive (or if the Executive dies after such termination, but prior to
such exercise date, Executive's personal representative or the person entitled
to succeed to each Option) shall have the right at any time within three (3)
months following such termination of employment or the remaining term of this
Option Agreement, whichever is the lesser, to exercise in whole or in part this
Option Agreement to the extent, but only to the extent that these Options are
exercisable as of the date of termination of employment and have not previously
been exercised; provided, however: (a) if Executive is permanently disabled
(within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) at the time of termination
or if the Executive is terminated without cause, the foregoing three (3) month
period shall be extended to six (6) months; or (b) if Executive is terminated
under any applicable state or federal law which law covers any willful breach of
duty, or habitual neglect of duty or commits any action or fails to take any
action which inhibits Executive from fully performing Executive's
responsibilities to the Company in good faith, including but not limited to
actions that lead to (i) a felony criminal conviction; (ii) any other criminal
conviction involving Executive's lack of honesty or moral turpitude; (iii) acts
of dishonesty, gross carelessness or gross misconduct; or, (iv) drug or alcohol
abuse, these Options shall automatically terminate as to all Shares covered by
this Option Agreement not exercised prior to termination.
6.2. Termination of Option Agreement. Unless earlier terminated, all rights
under this Option Agreement shall terminate in any event on the Expiration Date
of this Option Agreement as provided in paragraph 2 hereof.
7. Death of Executive. If the Executive shall die while in the employ of
the Company, Executive's personal representative or the person entitled to
Executive's rights hereunder may at any time within six (6) months after the
date of Executive's death, or during the remaining term of this Option
Agreement, whichever is the lesser, exercise any of these Options and purchase
Shares to the extent, but only to the extent, that Executive could have
exercised any of these Options as of the date of Executive's death.
8. No Rights as Shareholder. Executive shall have no rights as a
shareholder with respect to the Shares covered by any installment of these
Options until the effective date of issuance of the Shares following exercise of
any of these Options, and no adjustment will be made for dividends or other
rights for which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate or
certificates are issued except as provided in paragraph 9 hereof.
9. Recapitalization.
9.1. Adjustments due to Recapitalization. Subject to any required action by
the shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each Option,
and its Exercise Price, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares resulting from a subdivision or
consolidation of shares or the payment of a stock dividend, or any other
increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that the conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed having been "effected
without receipt of consideration by the Company."
9.2. Termination or Extension of Option Agreement under Reorganization. In
the event of a proposed (1) dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (2) a
merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, or (3)
a sale of all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of the Company
(collectively, (1), (2) and (3) shall be referred to as a "Reorganization"),
this Option Agreement shall terminate immediately prior to the Effective Date
of the Reorganization set by the Board of Directors, which date shall be no
later than the consummation of such Reorganization (referred to as the "Event
Date"). In such event, Executive shall have the right for a period commencing
thirty (30) days prior to the Event Date or during the remaining term of the
Option, whichever is the lesser, to exercise any unexpired Option or Options
without regard to the installment provisions of paragraph 4; provided, however,
that such exercise shall be subject to the consummation of such Reorganization.
9.3. Reasonable Conversion of Option under Recapitalization. Subject to any
required action by the shareholders of the Company, if the Company shall be the
surviving entity in any merger or consolidation, this Option Agreement
thereafter shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of
Shares equal to the Shares subject to this Option Agreement would have been
entitled by reason of such merger or consolidation, and the installment
provisions of paragraph 4 shall continue to apply.
9.4. Par Value Status under Recapitalization. In the event of a change in
the shares of the Company as presently constituted, which is limited to a change
of all of its authorized Stock without par value into the same number of shares
of Stock with a par value, the shares resulting from any such change shall be
deemed to be the Shares within the meaning of this Option Agreement.
9.5. Class of Stock under Recapitalization. To the extent that the
foregoing adjustments relate to shares or securities of the Company, such
adjustments shall be made by the Board of Directors, whose determination in that
respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as herein before
expressly provided in this paragraph 9, Executive shall have no rights by reason
of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of Stock of any class or the
payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of
shares of stock of any class, and the number and price of Shares subject to this
Option Agreement shall not be affected by, and no adjustments shall be made by
reason of, any dissolution, liquidation, merger, consolidation or sale of assets
or capital stock, or any issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class.
9.6. Right of Recapitalization or Change. The grant of these Options shall
not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments,
reclassifications, reorganizations or changes in its capital or business
structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve or liquidate or to sell or transfer
all or any part of its business or assets.
10. Taxation upon Exercise of Options. Executive understands that, upon
exercise of these Options, Executive will recognize income, for Federal and
state income tax purposes, in an amount equal to the amount by which the fair
market value of the Shares, determined as of the Exercise Date, exceeds the
Exercise Price. The acceptance of the Shares by Executive shall constitute an
agreement by Executive to report such income in accordance with then applicable
law and to cooperate with Company in establishing the amount of such income and
corresponding deduction to the Company for its income tax purposes. Withholding
for federal or state income and employment tax purposes will be made, if and as
required by law, from Executive's then current compensation, or, if such current
compensation is insufficient to satisfy withholding tax liability, the Company
may require Executive to make a cash payment to cover such liability as a
condition of the exercise of any of these Options.
11. Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options. The Board of Directors
may modify, extend or renew this Option Agreement or accept the surrender
thereof (to the extent not theretofore exercised) and authorize the granting of
a new option agreement in substitution therefore (to the extent not theretofore
exercised), subject at all times, to the Code and the corporate securities rules
of Florida and Missouri. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
paragraph 11, no modification, without the consent of the Executive, shall alter
to the Executive's detriment or impair any rights of Executive hereunder.
12. Investment Intent; Restrictions on Transfer.
(a) Investment Intention. Executive represents and agrees that if
Executive exercises any of these Options in whole or in part, Executive
will in each case acquire the Shares upon such exercise for the purpose of
investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any
distribution thereof; and that upon such exercise of any of these Options
in whole or in part, Executive (or any person or persons entitled to
exercise the Options under the provisions of paragraphs 6 and 7 hereof)
shall furnish to the Company a written statement to such effect,
satisfactory to the Company in form and substance. If the Shares
represented by this Option Agreement are registered under the Securities
Act, either before or after the exercise of these Options in whole or in
part, the Executive shall be relieved of the foregoing investment
representation and agreement and shall not be required to furnish the
Company with the foregoing written statement.
(b) Full Disclosure. Executive further represents that Executive has
had access to the financial statements or books and records of the Company,
has had the opportunity to ask questions of the Company concerning its
business, operations and financial condition, and to obtain additional
information reasonably necessary to verify the accuracy of such
information.
(c) Legend. Unless and until the Shares represented by this Option
Agreement are registered under the Securities Act, all certificates
representing the Shares and any certificates subsequently issued in
substitution therefor and any certificate for any securities issued
pursuant to any stock split, share reclassification, stock dividend or
other similar capital event shall bear legends in substantially the
following form:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR OTHERWISE
QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE 'SECURITIES
ACT') OR UNDER THE APPLICABLE OR SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE. NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY
BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN
THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, UNLESS PURSUANT TO
EXEMPTIONS THEREFROM.
and/or such other legend or legends as the Company and its counsel deem
necessary or appropriate. Appropriate stock transfer instructions with respect
to the Shares have been placed with the Company's transfer agent.
13. Stand-off Agreement. Executive agrees that, in connection with any
registration of the Company's securities under the Securities Act, and upon the
request of the Company or any underwriter managing an underwritten offering of
the Company's securities, Executive will not sell, short any sale of, loan,
grant an option for, or otherwise dispose of any of the Shares (other than
Shares included in the offering) during any period that any of the foregoing
activities, with respect to the Shares, would violate the Securities Act of 1933
or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
14. Notices. Any notice required to be given pursuant to this Option
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered upon receipt
or, in the case of notices by the Company, five (5) days after deposit in the
U.S. mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Executive at the address last provided
by Executive for his employee records.
15. Applicable Law. In the event either party brings an action against the
other based on a controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
contract, or breach thereof, or for the purpose of resolving any dispute
relating to the subject matter of this Agreement the parties agree that (1)if
the action is initiated by the Company, venue of the proceeding will be in
Denver, Colorado and the state or federal court in which the action is brought
will have exclusive jurisdiction over the parties and this Agreement will be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri
applicable to contracts made and performed in Missouri without regard to
conflict of law principles; (2)if the action is initiated by Executive, venue of
the proceeding will be in Xxxxxx County, Missouri and the state or federal court
in which the action is brought will have exclusive jurisdiction over the parties
and this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Colorado applicable to contracts made and performed in Colorado
without regard to conflict of law principles. In the event the application of
applicable corporate law of the state of Florida or any state or federal
securities law would render any section or part of this Option Agreement
inoperable or ineffective or void as a violation of law, the parties agree to
modify or amend this Option Agreement with the good faith intention to bring
this Option Agreement into full compliance with those laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Option Agreement
effective as of the date first above written.
XxxxxxXxx.xxx Inc.
By:
Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Executive
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
By his or her signature, the spouse of Executive hereby agrees to be bound by
the provisions of the foregoing STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Spouse of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
