CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
EXHIBIT
10.3
CHURCH
& XXXXXX CO., INC.
2008
OMNIBUS EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
GRANT
This
STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of _________________
(the “Date of Grant”), is delivered by Church & Xxxxxx Co., Inc. (the
“Company”) to _______________ (the “Grantee”).
RECITALS
A. The
Church & Xxxxxx Co., Inc. 2008 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”)
provides for the grant of options to purchase shares of common stock of the
Company. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has decided
to make a stock option grant as an inducement for the Grantee to continue in the
service of the Company as a member of the Board and promote the best interests
of the Company and its stockholders.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. Grant of
Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee a
nonqualified stock option (the “Option”) to purchase ___________ shares of
common stock of the Company (“Shares”) at an exercise price of $_________ per
Share. The Option shall become exercisable according to Paragraph 2
below.
2. Exercisability of
Option. Except as provided in Paragraphs 3(b) and 5 below or
the Plan, the Option shall become exercisable on the following dates, if the
Grantee continues to provide service to the Company as a member of the Board on
the applicable vesting date (“Vesting Date”):
Vesting
Date
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Shares for Which the Option is
Exercisable on the Vesting
Date
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Third
anniversary of the Date of Grant
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100
%
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3. Term of
Option.
(a) The
Option shall have a term of ten years from the Date of Grant and shall terminate
on the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant, unless it is terminated at an
earlier date pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or the
Plan.
(b) The
Option shall automatically terminate upon the happening of the first of the
following events:
(i) The
expiration of the 30-day period after the Grantee ceases to provide service to
the Company as a member of the Board, if the termination is for any reason other
than Disability (as defined below), death, Retirement (as defined below) or
Cause (as defined below), and the Option shall continue to become exercisable in
accordance with Paragraph 2 above during such 30-day period.
(ii) The
expiration of the three-year period after the Grantee ceases to provide service
to the Company as a member of the Board on account of the Grantee’s Disability,
and the Option shall continue to become exercisable in accordance with Paragraph
2 above during such three-year period. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “Disability” shall mean the Grantee’s inability to render
services to the Company for a period of six consecutive months by reason of
permanent disability, as determined by the written medical opinion of an
independent medical physician reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(iii) The
expiration of the three-year period after the Grantee ceases to provide service
to the Company as a member of the Board, if the Grantee dies while providing
service to the Company, and the Option shall continue to become exercisable in
accordance with Paragraph 2 above during such three-year period.
(iv) The
expiration of the term described in Paragraph 3(a) if the Grantee ceases to
provide service to the Company as a member of the Board on account of the
Grantee’s Retirement, and the Option shall continue to become exercisable in
accordance with Paragraph 2 above during such term. For purposes of
this Agreement, a Grantee shall be considered to meet the requirements of
“Retirement” if the Grantee has at least three years of service with the Company
as a member of the Board at the Grantee’s termination date and the Grantee’s
termination of service is not for Cause.
(v) The date
on which the Grantee ceases to provide service to the Company as a member of the
Board for Cause. In addition, upon a termination for Cause, the
Grantee shall automatically forfeit all Shares underlying any exercised portion
of an Option for which the Company has not yet delivered the Share certificates,
upon refund by the Company to the Grantee of the exercise price paid by the
Grantee for such Shares. Notwithstanding the prior provisions of this
Paragraph 3, if the Grantee engages in conduct that constitutes Cause with
respect to the Company after the Grantee’s service has terminated, the Option
shall immediately terminate. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“Cause” shall mean the Grantee’s dishonesty, fraud or willful misconduct, as
determined by the Board in its sole discretion.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in no event may the Option be exercised on or after the tenth
anniversary of the Date of Grant. Any portion of the Option that is
not exercisable at the time the Grantee ceases to provide service to the
Company, and that will not subsequently become exercisable as provided in
subparagraph 3(b)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, shall immediately
terminate. The portion of the Option that is exercisable or will
become exercisable under subparagraph 3(b)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) after the
Executive’s separation from service shall be determined as of the Executive’s
separation date based on the vesting schedule in Paragraph 2 (without regard to
any Change of Control that could occur after separation from service), and the
remainder of the Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding
as of the Executive’s separation date.
4. Exercise
Procedures.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of Paragraphs 2 and 3 above, the Grantee may exercise part or
all of the exercisable Option by giving the Company written notice of intent to
exercise in the manner provided in this Agreement, specifying the number of
Shares as to which the Option is to be exercised and the method of
payment. Payment of the exercise price shall be made in accordance
with procedures established by the Company from time to time based on type of
payment being made but, in any event, prior to issuance of the
Shares. The Grantee shall pay the exercise price (i) in cash, (ii)
with the approval of the Board, by delivering Shares of the Company, which shall
be valued at their fair market value on the date of exercise, or by attestation
(on a form prescribed by the Company) to ownership of Shares having a fair
market value on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price, (iii) by
payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by Regulation T
of the Federal Reserve Board or (iv) by such other method as the Board may
approve. The Board may impose from time to time such limitations as
it deems appropriate on the use of Shares of the Company to exercise the
Option.
(b) The
Company’s obligation to deliver Shares upon exercise of the Option shall be
subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and also to such approvals
by governmental agencies as may be deemed appropriate by the Company, including
such actions as Company counsel shall deem necessary or appropriate to comply
with relevant securities laws and regulations.
(c) All
obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be subject to the rights
of the Company as set forth in the Plan to withhold amounts required to be
withheld for any taxes, if applicable. Subject to Board approval, the
Grantee may elect to satisfy any tax withholding obligation of the Company with
respect to the Option by having Shares withheld up to an amount that does not
exceed the minimum applicable withholding tax rate for federal (including FICA
and Medicare), state and local tax liabilities.
5. Change of
Control. The provisions of the Plan applicable to a Change of
Control (as defined in the Plan) shall apply to the outstanding Option, and, in
the event of a Change of Control, the Board may take such actions as it deems
appropriate pursuant to the Plan.
6. Restrictions on
Exercise. Except as the Board may otherwise permit pursuant to
the Plan, only the Grantee may exercise the Option during the Grantee’s lifetime
and, after the Grantee’s death, the Option shall be exercisable (subject to the
limitations specified in the Plan) solely by the legal representatives of the
Grantee, or by the person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by will
or by the laws of descent and distribution, to the extent that the Option is
exercisable pursuant to this Agreement.
7. Grant Subject to Plan
Provisions. This grant is made pursuant to the Plan, the terms
of which are incorporated herein by reference, and in all respects shall be
interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The grant and exercise of
the Option are subject to interpretations, regulations and determinations
concerning the Plan established from time to time by the Board in accordance
with the provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited to, provisions
pertaining to (a) the registration, qualification or listing of the Shares, (b)
changes in capitalization of the Company and (c) other requirements of
applicable law. The Board shall have the authority to interpret and
construe the Option pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and its decisions shall
be conclusive as to any questions arising hereunder. By accepting the
grant of the Option, the Grantee agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and
this Agreement and agrees that all of the decisions and determinations of the
Board shall be final and binding.
8. No Service or Other
Rights. The grant of the Option shall not confer upon the
Grantee any right to be retained by or in the service of the Company
and shall not interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate
the Grantee’s service at any time. The right of the Company to terminate at will
the Grantee’s service at any time for any reason is specifically
reserved.
9. No Stockholder
Rights. Neither the Grantee, nor any person entitled to
exercise the Grantee’s rights in the event of the Grantee’s death, shall have
any of the rights and privileges of a stockholder with respect to the Shares
subject to the Option, until certificates for Shares have been issued upon the
exercise of the Option.
10. Assignment and
Transfers. Except as the Board may otherwise permit pursuant
to the Plan, the rights and interests of the Grantee under this Agreement may
not be sold, assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred except, in the event
of the death of the Grantee, by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. In the event of any attempt by the Grantee to alienate,
assign, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the Option or any right
hereunder, except as provided for in this Agreement, or in the event of the levy
or any attachment, execution or similar process upon the rights or interests
hereby conferred, the Company may terminate the Option by notice to the Grantee,
and the Option and all rights hereunder shall thereupon become null and
void. The rights and protections of the Company hereunder shall
extend to any successors or assigns of the Company and to the Company’s parents,
subsidiaries, and affiliates. This Agreement may be assigned by the
Company without the Grantee’s consent.
11. Applicable
Law. The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of
this instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws
provisions thereof.
12. Notice. Any
notice to the Company provided for in this instrument shall be addressed to the
Company in care of the General Counsel at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000, and any notice to the Grantee shall be addressed to such
Grantee at the current address shown on the records of the Company, or to such
other address as the Grantee may designate to the Company in
writing. Any notice shall be delivered by hand or by a recognized
courier service such as FedEx or UPS, sent by telecopy or enclosed in a properly
sealed envelope addressed as stated above, registered and deposited, postage
prepaid, in a post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal
Service.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused its duly authorized officer to execute
and attest this Agreement, and the Grantee has executed this Agreement,
effective as of the Date of Grant.
CHURCH
& XXXXXX CO., INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Grantee:
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Date:
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