EXHIBIT 99.8
E*TRADE GROUP, INC.
NON STATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
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RECITALS
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A. Optionee is to render valuable services to the Corporation (or a
Parent or Subsidiary), and this Agreement is executed in connection with the
Corporation's grant of an option to Optionee.
B. All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning
assigned to them in the attached Appendix.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. Grant of Option. The Corporation hereby grants to Optionee, as of
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the Grant Date, an option to purchase up to the number of Option Shares
specified in the Grant Notice. The Option Shares shall be purchasable from time
to time during the option term specified in Paragraph 2 at the Exercise Price.
2. Option Term. This option shall have a term of ten (10) years
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measured from the Grant Date and shall accordingly expire at the close of
business on the Expiration Date, unless sooner terminated in accordance with
Paragraph 5 or 6.
3. Limited Transferability. This option shall be neither
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transferable nor assignable by Optionee other than by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution following Optionee's death and may be exercised, during
Optionee's lifetime, only by Optionee. However, this option may, in connection
with the Optionee's estate plan, be assigned in whole or in part during
Optionee's lifetime to one or more members of the Optionee's immediate family or
to a trust established for the exclusive benefit of one or more such family
members. The assigned portion shall be exercisable only by the person or
persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to such
assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as
those in effect for this option immediately prior to such assignment and shall
be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Plan Administrator
may deem appropriate.
4. Dates of Exercise. This option shall become immediately
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exercisable for all of the Option Shares.
5. Cessation of Service. The option term specified in Paragraph 2
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shall terminate (and this option shall cease to be outstanding) prior to the
Expiration Date should any of the following provisions become applicable:
(i) Should Optionee cease to remain in Service for any
reason (other than death, Permanent Disability or Misconduct) while this
option is outstanding, then Optionee shall have a period of three (3)
months (commencing
with the date of such cessation of Service) during which to exercise this
option, but in no event shall this option be exercisable at any time after
the Expiration Date.
(ii) Should Optionee die while this option is outstanding,
then the personal representative of Optionee's estate or the person or
persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to Optionee's will or in
accordance with the laws of descent and distribution shall have the right
to exercise this option. Such right shall lapse, and this option shall
cease to be outstanding, upon the earlier of (A) the expiration of the
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twelve (12)- month period measured from the date of Optionee's death or (B)
the Expiration Date.
(iii) Should Optionee cease to remain in Service by reason
of Permanent Disability while this option is outstanding, then Optionee
shall have a period of twelve (12) months (commencing with the date of such
cessation of Service) during which to exercise this option. In no event
shall this option be exercisable at any time after the Expiration Date.
(iv) Upon the expiration of the post-service exercise
period or (if earlier) upon the Expiration Date, this option shall
terminate and cease to be outstanding for any Option Shares for which the
option has not been exercised.
(v) Should Optionee's Service be terminated for
Misconduct, then this option shall terminate immediately and cease to
remain outstanding.
6. Adjustment in Option Shares. Should any change be made to the
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Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the
outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation's receipt of
consideration, appropriate adjustments shall be made to (i) the total number
and/or class of securities subject to this option and (ii) the Exercise Price in
order to reflect such change and thereby preclude a dilution or enlargement of
benefits hereunder.
7. Stockholder Rights. The holder of this option shall not have any
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stockholder rights with respect to the Option Shares until such person shall
have exercised the option, paid the Exercise Price and become a holder of record
of the purchased shares.
8. Manner of Exercising Option.
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(a) In order to exercise this option with respect to all or any
part of the Option Shares for which this option is at the time exercisable,
Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the option) must take the
following actions:
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(i) Execute and deliver to the Corporation a Notice of
Exercise for the Option Shares for which the option is exercised.
(ii) Pay the aggregate Exercise Price for the purchased
shares in one or more of the following forms:
(A) cash or check made payable to the Corporation;
(B) a promissory note payable to the Corporation,
but only to the extent authorized by the Administrator in accordance
with Paragraph 12;
(C) shares of Common Stock held by Optionee (or any
other person or persons exercising the option) for the requisite
period necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's earnings for
financial reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the
Exercise Date; or
(D) to the extent the option is exercised for vested
Option Shares, through a special sale and remittance procedure
pursuant to which Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising
the option) shall concurrently provide irrevocable written
instructions (I) to a Corporation-designated brokerage firm to effect
the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the
Corporation, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement
date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate Exercise Price payable
for the purchased shares plus all applicable Federal, state and local
income and employment taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation
by reason of such exercise and (II) to the Corporation to deliver the
certificates for the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm
in order to complete the sale transaction.
Except to the extent the sale and remittance procedure is
utilized in connection with the option exercise, payment of the
Exercise Price must accompany the Notice of Exercise delivered to the
Corporation in connection with the option exercise.
(iii) Furnish to the Corporation appropriate documentation
that the person or persons exercising the option (if other than Optionee)
have the right to exercise this option.
(iv) Make appropriate arrangements with the Corporation
(or Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining Optionee) for the
satisfaction of all Federal, state and local income and employment tax
withholding requirements applicable to the option exercise.
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(b) As soon as practical after the Exercise Date, the
Corporation shall issue to or on behalf of Optionee (or any other person or
persons exercising this option) a certificate for the purchased Option Shares,
with the appropriate legends affixed thereto.
(c) In no event may this option be exercised for any fractional
shares.
9. Compliance with Laws and Regulations.
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(a) The exercise of this option and the issuance of the Option
Shares upon such exercise shall be subject to compliance by the Corporation and
Optionee with all applicable requirements of law relating thereto and with all
applicable regulations of any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if
applicable) on which the Common Stock may be listed for trading at the time of
such exercise and issuance.
(b) The inability of the Corporation to obtain approval from any
regulatory body having authority deemed by the Corporation to be necessary to
the lawful issuance and sale of any Common Stock pursuant to this option shall
relieve the Corporation of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or
sale of the Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained.
The Corporation, however, shall use its best efforts to obtain all such
approvals.
10. Successors and Assigns. Except to the extent otherwise provided
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in Paragraphs 3 and 5, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of, and be binding upon, the Corporation and its successors and assigns
and Optionee, Optionee's assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and
legatees of Optionee's estate.
11. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the
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Corporation under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed
to the Corporation at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to
be given or delivered to Optionee shall be in writing and addressed to Optionee
at the address indicated below Optionee's signature line on the Grant Notice.
All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in
the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be
notified.
12. Financing. The Administrator may, in its absolute discretion and
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without any obligation to do so, permit Optionee to pay the Exercise Price for
the purchased Option Shares by delivering a promissory note payable to the
Corporation. The terms of any such promissory note (including the interest
rate, the requirements for collateral and the terms of repayment) shall be
established by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
13. Construction. All decisions of the Administrator with respect to
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any question or issue arising under this Agreement shall be conclusive and
binding on all persons having an interest in this option.
14. Governing Law. The interpretation, performance and enforcement
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of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California
without resort to that State's conflict-of-laws rules.
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EXHIBIT I
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
I hereby notify E*TRADE Group, Inc. (the "Corporation") that I elect
to purchase ________________ shares of the Corporation's Common Stock (the
"Purchased Shares") at the option exercise price of $15.00 per share (the
"Exercise Price") pursuant to that certain option (the "Option") granted to me
on October 12, 1999.
Concurrently with the delivery of this Exercise Notice to the
Corporation, I shall hereby pay to the Corporation the Exercise Price for the
purchased Shares in accordance with the provisions of my agreement with the
Corporation (or other documents) evidencing the Option and shall deliver
whatever additional documents may be required by such agreement as a condition
for exercise. Alternatively, I may utilize the special broker-dealer sale and
remittance procedure specified in my agreement to effect payment of the Exercise
Price.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Optionee
Address:________________________________
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Print name in exact manner it is to
appear on the stock certificate: ________________________________________
Address to which certificate is to
be sent, if different from address
above: ________________________________________
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Social Security Number: ________________________________________
Associate Number: ________________________________________
APPENDIX
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The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:
A. Agreement shall mean this Stock Option Agreement.
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B. Associate shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the
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Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), subject to the control and direction
of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and
method of performance.
C. Board shall mean the Corporation's Board of Directors.
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D. Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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E. Common Stock shall mean the Corporation's common stock.
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F. Corporation shall mean E*TRADE Group, Inc., a Delaware
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corporation.
G. Exercise Date shall mean the date on which the option shall have
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been exercised in accordance with Paragraph 8 of the Agreement.
H. Exercise Price shall mean the exercise price per share as
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specified in the Grant Notice.
I. Expiration Date shall mean the date on which the option expires
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as specified in the Grant Notice.
J. Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date
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shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) If the Common Stock is at the time traded on the
Nasdaq National Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be the average of
the high and low selling prices per share of Common Stock on the date in
question, as the price is reported by the National Association of
Securities Dealers on the Nasdaq National Market or any successor system.
If there is no average of the high and low selling prices per share for the
Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be
the average of the high and low selling prices per share on the last
preceding date for which such quotation exists.
(ii) If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any
Stock Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the average of the high
and low selling prices per share of Common Stock on the date in question on
the Stock Exchange determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary
market for the Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the
composite tape of transactions on such exchange. If there is no average of
the high and low selling prices per share for the Common Stock on the date
in question, then the Fair
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Market Value shall be the average of the high and low selling prices per
share on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Date shall mean the date of grant of the option as
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specified in the Grant Notice.
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Notice shall mean the Notice of Grant of Stock Option
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accompanying the Agreement, pursuant to which Optionee has been informed of the
basic terms of the option evidenced hereby.
M. Incentive Option shall mean an option which satisfies the
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requirements of Code Section 422.
N. Misconduct shall mean the commission of any act of fraud,
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embezzlement or dishonesty by Optionee, any unauthorized use or disclosure by
Optionee of confidential information or trade secrets of the Corporation (or any
Parent or Subsidiary), or any other intentional misconduct by Optionee adversely
affecting the business or affairs of the Corporation (or any Parent or
Subsidiary) in a material manner. The foregoing definition shall not be deemed
to be inclusive of all the acts or omissions which the Corporation (or any
Parent or Subsidiary) may consider as grounds for the dismissal or discharge of
Optionee or any other individual in the Service of the Corporation (or any
Parent or Subsidiary).
O. Non-Statutory Option shall mean an option not intended to satisfy
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the requirements of Code Section 422.
P. Notice of Exercise shall mean the notice of exercise in the form
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attached hereto as Exhibit I.
Q. Option Shares shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock
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subject to the option as specified in the Grant Notice.
R. Optionee shall mean the person to whom the option is granted as
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specified in the Grant Notice.
S. Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in
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an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each
corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time
of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
in such chain.
T. Permanent Disability shall mean the inability of Optionee to
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engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which is expected to result in death
or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of twelve (12)
months or more.
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U. Administrator shall mean either the Board or a committee of the
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Board to which administration of this Agreement has been delegated acting in its
administrative capacity under this Agreement.
V. Service shall mean the Optionee's performance of services for the
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Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in the capacity of an Associate, a
non-employee member of the board of directors or a consultant or independent
advisor.
W. Stock Exchange shall mean the American Stock Exchange or the New
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York Stock Exchange.
X. Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the
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Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the
unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain.
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