MET-PRO CORPORATION STANDARD FORM FOR THE EMPLOYEE NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit
(10) (as)
MET-PRO
CORPORATION
STANDARD
FORM FOR THE
EMPLOYEE
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT made as of the 11th day of December, 2009,
between MET-PRO CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), and
____________________, an employee of the Company (“Optionee”).
Pursuant
to and under the terms of the Met-Pro Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”), the Company hereby grants the Optionee the option to acquire
Common Shares, par value $.10 per share, of the Company on the following terms
and conditions:
1.
GRANT OF
OPTION. The
Company hereby grants to Optionee the right and option (the “Option”) to
purchase up to _________________ (________) Common Shares, par value $.10 per
share, of the Company (the “Shares”), to be transferred to the Optionee upon the
exercise hereof, fully paid and nonassessable. This Option is a
non-statutory stock option under the Plan and is not intended to be an incentive
stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
2.
OPTION
PRICE. The exercise
price of the Option shall be ___________ dollars and ________ cents ($______)
per share. The Company shall pay all original issue or transfer taxes
on the exercise of the Option.
3.
VESTING OF
OPTION.
(a) Subject
to Section 3(b) and Section 4 hereof and the other provisions hereof, the Option
shall be exercisable commencing upon the date hereof as follows:
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Number
of Shares
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Date
first exercisable
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December
11, 2010
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December
11, 2011
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December
11, 2012
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(b) Any
portion of the Option that shall not yet be exercisable under the terms of
Section 3(a) shall immediately and without action by any party become
exercisable upon the earlier to occur of the following: (i) a Change of Control
(as hereafter defined); (ii) the death of Optionee; (iii) a declaration of
permanent and total disability of the Optionee (as defined in Section 22(e) of
the Internal Revenue Code)(hereafter, “permanent and total disability”) together
with a declaration of Optionee’s eligibility for Social Security disability
benefits; and (iv) the cessation of the Optionee’s services to the Company as an
employee of the Company, other than voluntarily or for cause.
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(c) For
purposes of this Agreement, (i) the term “Change in Control” shall have the same
definition as set forth in any Key Employee Severance Agreement from time to
time in effect between the Company and any key employee of the Company; and (ii)
the cessation of Optionee’s services to the Company as a result of retirement
pursuant either to (A) a pension or retirement plan adopted by the Company or
(B) at or after the normal retirement date prescribed from time to time by the
Company, shall be deemed to be a cessation other than voluntarily or for
cause.
4.
EXPIRATION OF
OPTION.
(a) Subject
to earlier expiration as provided for by Section 4(b), Section 4(c) or Section
4(d) hereof, the Option shall not be exercisable after and, if not previously
exercised, shall expire at 5:00 P.M., Harleysville, PA time, on December 11,
2019.
(b) If
the Optionee’s services as an employee of the Company or of a parent or
subsidiary corporation of the Company are terminated or shall otherwise cease
without regard to the reason therefor, this Option shall expire prior to the
date set forth in Section 4(a), as provided below:
| (i) | One year after the date of termination or cessation of such services, if the termination or cessation is caused by permanent and total disability of the Optionee; | |
| (ii) | One year after the date of death of the Optionee, (x) if such death occurs while Optionee is serving as an employee of the Company, or a parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company, or (y) if such death occurs prior to the expiration of three months after the cessation of serving as an employee of the Company; or | |
| (iii) | Three (3) months after the date of termination or cessation of such services, if such termination or cessation is for any reason other than for any of those reasons set forth in Subsections (i) or (ii) above. |
(c) The
provisions of Section 4(b) shall not be deemed to apply where Optionee has
retired as an employee of the Company or has otherwise ceased to provide
services to the Company as an employee and (i) such retirement, or cessation of
services, occurs after Optionee has attained the age of 65 and has completed at
least ten (10) years of service as an employee of the Company, or (ii) without
regard to Optionee’s age, the retirement, or the other cessation of service as
an employee of the Company, is as a result of Optionee’s permanent and total
disability, and Optionee has completed at least ten (10) years of service as an
employee of the Company and is eligible for Social Security disability benefits
(either of such circumstances, a “Retirement after Extended Service”). In the
event of a Retirement after Extended Service, this Option shall expire at the
earlier of (i) two years after the date of such retirement or other cessation of
services as an employee of the Company, or (ii) the expiration date provided for
by Section 4(a) hereof.
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(d) In
addition to the earlier expirations provided for by Section 4(b) and 4(c)
hereof, this Option, whether vested or not, shall expire prior to the date set
forth in Section 4(a), without any further act by the Company, as
follows:
| (i) | Upon the commission of any act for which either criminal or civil penalties may be sought; | |
| (ii) | Upon the willful violation of any of the Company’s written policies; | |
| (iii) | Upon engaging in any activity which is competition with the Company, or any parent or subsidiary of the Company; or | |
| (iv) | Upon any unauthorized disclosure of the confidential information or trade secrets of the Company or of any parent or subsidiary of the Company. |
(e) No
provision of Section 4(b) or Section 4(c) hereof shall be deemed to extend the
expiration date of the Option beyond the expiration date set forth in Section
4(a) hereof.
(f) In
the event of death, Optionee’s rights may be exercised by the estate of the
Optionee or by the person acquiring the right to exercise the Option by bequest,
inheritance or by reason of the death of the Optionee.
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6.
NON-ASSIGNABILITY
OF OPTION. The Option shall not be
given, granted, sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or
otherwise encumbered or disposed of by Optionee, excepting by Will or the
laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of Optionee, shall
not be exercisable by any other person, but only by Optionee.
7.
METHOD OF
EXERCISE OF OPTION. Optionee shall notify
the Company by written notice sent by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, addressed to its President at its principal office, or by
hand delivery to such person at such office, properly receipted. The
notice shall specify the number of Shares which Optionee desires to purchase
under the Option (which number shall be in multiples of One Hundred (100)
Shares, excepting any last unexercised amount of less than One Hundred (100)
Shares), and shall be accompanied by a check payable to the order of the Company
for the full exercise price of the Shares purchased. Alternatively,
Optionee may make payment for the Shares utilizing any of the payment methods
permitted by the Plan. As soon as practicable after the receipt of
such written notice and payment, the Company shall, at its principal office,
tender to Optionee a certificate or certificates issued in Optionee’s name
evidencing the Shares thus purchased by Optionee hereunder.
8.
ADJUSTMENTS UPON
CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. In the event of changes
in the outstanding Common Shares of the Company by reason of stock dividends,
stock splits (whether forward or reverse), split-ups, recapitalization, mergers,
consolidations, combinations, exchanges of shares, separations,
reclassifications, reorganizations, or liquidations, the number of Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Option, the Option price thereof and the number of
Shares subject to vesting as set forth in Section 3(a) hereof shall be
correspondingly adjusted by the Company. Any such adjustment in the
number of Shares and the price thereof shall apply proportionately only to the
then unexercised portion of the Option. If fractional shares would
result from any such adjustment, the adjustment shall be revised to the next
lower whole number of shares.
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9.
NO RIGHTS AS
SHAREHOLDER. Optionee shall have no
rights as a shareholder in respect to the Shares as to which the Option shall
not have been exercised and payment made as herein provided.
10.
BINDING
EFFECT. Excepting as herein
otherwise expressly provided, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto, their legal representatives, successors
and assigns.
11.
CONFLICT. In the event of any
conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall take
precedence. A provision set forth herein which is not addressed by the Plan
shall be given effect to except to the extent to which it is in conflict with
the Plan.
12.
GOVERNING
LAW. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
| MET-PRO CORPORATION | |
| By: | |
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ | |
| Chairman, CEO & President | |
| ,Optionee |
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