NONTRANSFERABLE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT dated as of [ , ]
between Osteotech, Inc., and [______________] (the "Optionee", which
term as used herein shall be deemed to include any successor to the
Optionee by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, unless
the context shall otherwise require.)
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Company's 1991 Stock Option Plan (the "1991 Plan")
the Board of Directors of the Company approved the issuance to the Optionee,
effective as the date set forth above, of an incentive option to purchase up to
an aggregate of [ ] shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"),
of the Company at a price (the "Option Price") of $[ ] per share, upon the terms
and conditions hereinafter stated.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and undertakings
hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Option; Option Price. The Company hereby grants to the Optionee the
option (the "Option") to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, [_______] shares of Common Stock at an exercise price per share equal
to the Option Price. The Option is qualified for Federal income tax purposes as
an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
2. Term. The term (the "Option Term") of the Option shall commence on the
date of this Agreement and shall expire at 5:00 p.m. local time at the location
of the Company's principal executive offices ("local time") on the tenth
anniversary of such date, unless the Option shall have been terminated earlier
in accordance with the terms hereof:
3. Time of Exercise. Unless accelerated in the discretion of the Company or
as otherwise provided herein, the Option shall become exercisable as to a
specified percentage of the shares subject thereto, determined based on the
period of continuous employment of the Optionee through the applicable date
below, as follows:
SHARES FOR WHICH OPTION IS EXERCISABLE
DATE PERCENTAGE NUMBER
[1st anniversary of grant date] 25% [ ]
[2nd anniversary of grant date] 25% [ ]
[3 rd anniversary of grant date] 25% [ ]
[4th anniversary of grant date] 25% [ ]
4. Termination of Option. (a) The unexercised portion of the Option issued
under this Agreement shall automatically terminate and shall become null and
void and be of no further force or effect upon the first to occur of the
following:
(i) the expiration of the Option Term;
(ii) The expiration of 12 months from the date of an Involuntary
Termination provided, however, that the Option may be exercised only to the
extent that the Optionee had the right to exercise such Option as of the date of
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termination of employment;
(iii) the expiration of three (3) months from the date of the termination
of the Optionee's employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, unless
such termination is an Involuntary Termination or a Termination of Association
provided, however, that the Option may be exercised only to the extent that the
Optionee had the right to exercise such Option as of the date of termination of
employment;
(iv) upon the date of a Termination of Association;
(v) the effective date of a corporate transaction as defined in Section 10
of the 1991 Plan to which Section 10 of the 1991 Plan relating to assumptions
and substitutions of Options does not apply; provided, however, that an
Optionee's right to exercise any Option outstanding prior to such effective date
shall in all events be suspended during the period commencing 10 days prior to
the proposed effective date of such corporate transaction and ending on either
the actual effective date of such corporate transaction or upon receipt of
notice from the Company that such corporate transaction will not in fact occur;
and
(vi) except to the extent permitted by Section 10 of the 1991 Plan, the
date on which such Option or any part thereof or right or privilege relating
thereto is transferred (otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or
distribution), assigned, pledged, hypothecated, attached or otherwise disposed
of by the Optionee.
(b) As used in this Agreement, the following definitions apply:
Termination for Exceptional Cause shall mean:
(i) the Optionee's willful misconduct with respect to the business and
affairs of the Company or any subsidiary thereof;
(ii) the Optionee's gross neglect of duties or failure to act which
materially and adversely affects the business or affairs of the Company or any
subsidiary thereof; or
(iii) the Employee's commission of an act involving embezzlement or fraud
or conviction for any felony.
"Involuntary Termination" means a termination caused by death or total
disability, or by retirement.
"Termination of Association" shall mean a Termination for Exceptional Cause
and/or a termination by the Company attributable to a material breath by the
Optionee of an agreement with the Company or a subsidiary thereof. The Board of
Directors of the Company shall have the power to determine what constitutes a
Termination of Association and the date upon which such Termination of
Association occurs. Any such determination shall be final, conclusive and
binding upon the Optionee.
(c) In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or
reorganization, merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the
surviving company, a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company to another person or entity, or a transaction in which all of the
stockholders of the Company exchange their Common Stock for cash and/or
securities, the provisions of Section 10 of the 1991 Plan (or similar successor
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provisions thereof) shall apply.
5. Procedure for Exercise. (a) The Option may be exercised, in whole or
part (for the purchase of whole shares only), by delivery of a written notice
(the "Notice") from the Optionee to the Secretary of the Company, which Notice
shall:
(i) state that the Optionee elects to exercise the Option;
(ii) state the number of shares with respect to which the Optionee is
exercising the Option (the "Optioned Shares");
(iii) state the method of payment for the Optioned Shares pursuant to
Section 5(b);
(iv) in the event that the Option shall be exercised by any person other
than the Optionee pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii), include appropriate proof of the
right of such person to exercise the option;
(v) state the date upon which the Optionee desires to consummate the
purchase of the Optioned Shares (which date must be prior to the termination of
the Option and within 30 days of the date of delivery of the Notice); and
(vi) include any representation of the Optionee required pursuant to
Section 8(b) hereof.
(b) Payment of the Option Price for the Optioned Shares shall be made in
cash or by personal or certified check.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to require as a condition of delivery of
the Optioned Shares that the Optionee remit or, in appropriate cases, agree to
remit when due, an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy all current or estimated
future Federal, state and local withholding tax and employment tax requirements
relating hereto.
(d) Within 30 days of the exercise of the Option, the Optionee shall
deliver to the Company a copy of any election filed by the Optionee with the
Internal Revenue Service under Section 83(b) of the Code.
6. No Rights as Stockholder; No Rights to Employment. (a) The Optionee
shall not have any privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect to
any Optioned Shares, nor shall the Company have any obligation to issue any
dividends or otherwise afford any rights to which shares of Common Stock are
entitled with respect to any Optioned Shares, until the date of the issuance to
the Optionee of a stock certificate evidencing such Optioned Shares.
(b) This Agreement shall not entitle the Optionee to any right or claim to
be retained as an employee of the Company or limit the right of the Company to
terminate the employment of the Optionee or to change the terms of such
employment.
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7. Adjustments. If at any time while the Option is outstanding the number
of outstanding shares of Common Stock is changed by reason of a stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividend or recapitalization, or is converted into or
exchanged for other securities as a result of a merger, consolidation or
reorganization, the Board of Directors shall make appropriate adjustments to the
number and class of shares of stock subject to the Option and the Option Price.
Each such adjustment shall be subject to the provisions of Section 10 of the
1991 Plan.
8. Additional Provision Related to Exercise. (a) The Option shall be
exercisable only in accordance with Section 5 on such date or dates and during
such period and for such number of shares of Common Stock as are set forth in
this Agreement.
(b) Upon the exercise of the Option at a time when there is not in effect a
registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the Optioned Shares,
the Optionee hereby represents and warrants, and by virtue of such exercise
shall be deemed to represent and warrant, to the Company that the Optioned
Shares shall be acquired for investment and not with a view to the distribution
thereof, and the Optionee shall provide the Company with such further
representations and warranties as the Company may require in order to ensure
compliance with applicable Federal and State securities, blue sky and other
laws. No Optioned Shares shall be purchased upon the exercise of the Option
unless and until the Company and/or the Optionee shall have complied with all
applicable Federal or State registration, listing and/or qualification
requirements and all other requirements of law or of any regulatory agencies
having jurisdiction.
9. Restriction on Transfer of Option. The Option may not be transferred,
pledged, assigned, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way by the
Optionee, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and may be
exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee. If the
Optionee dies, the Option shall thereafter be exercisable, during the period
specified in subparagraph (ii) of Section 4 hereof, by the Optionee's executors
or administrators to the full extent to which the Option was exercisable by the
Optionee at the time of Optionee's death. The Option shall not be subject to
execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted assignment, transfer,
pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option contrary to the
provisions hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process
upon the Option, shall be null and void and without effect.
10. Restrictive Legend. In order to reflect the restrictions on disposition
of Optioned Shares, all stock certificates representing the Optioned Shares
shall, if required by the Committee, have affixed thereto a legend substantially
in the following form:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SHARES HAVE BEEN
ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR
THE SHARES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
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11. Notices. All notices or other communications which are required or
permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be sufficient if contained in a written
instrument given by personal delivery, telex, telecopier, telegram, air courier
or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested,
addressed to such party at the address set forth below or such other address as
may thereafter be designated in a written notice from such party to the other
party:
if to Company, to:
Osteotech, Inc.
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if to Optionee, to:
[Optionee's Name]
[Optionee's Address]
All such notices, advances and communication shall be deemed to have been
delivered and received (a) in the case of personal delivery, telex, telecopier
or telegram, on the date of such delivery, (b) in the case of air courier, on
the business day after the date when sent and (c) in the case of mailing, on the
third business day following such mailing.
12. No Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall
be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition, whether
of like or different nature.
13. Optionee Undertaking. The Optionee shall take whatever additional
actions and execute whatever additional documents the Company may in its
judgment deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more
of the obligations or restrictions imposed on the Optionee pursuant to the
express provisions of this Agreement.
14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof,
merging any and all prior agreements.
17. Duration. The rights and obligations of the Optionee and Company under
Sections 10 and 11 of this Agreement shall terminate on the date of consummation
of a sale of shares of Common Stock of the Company pursuant to a public offering
registered under the Securities Act. All other provisions of this Agreement
shall survive in accordance with then terms.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.
OSTEOTECH, INC.
By: _________________________
Name:
Title:
OPTIONEE:
By: _______________________
[Optionee]
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO NONTRANSFERABLE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION
AGREEMENT
This Amendment, dated as of [________,_____], is made by and between OSTEOTECH,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and [_____________] (the
"Optionee"), pursuant to the Company's 1991 Stock Option Plan.
Recitals
WHEREAS, the Company and the Optionee entered into that certain Nontransferable
Incentive Stock Option Agreement (the "Original Option Agreement"), dated as of
[________,_____], pursuant to which the Company granted Optionee the right and
option to purchase the Company's shares of common stock;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Optionee desire to amend Sections 4 and 9 of the
Original Option Agreement to extend the exercise period of the Option in the
event of the Optionee's termination of employment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants set
forth herein, the Company and the Optionee hereby agree to the following:
1. Section 4 of the Original Option Agreement is hereby amended and
restated with the following:
"4. Termination of Option. (a) The unexercised portion of the Option
issued under this Agreement shall be automatically terminated and shall
become null and void and be of no further force or effect upon the first to
occur of the following:
(i) The expiration of the Option Term;
(ii) In the event that Optionee shall cease to be employed by the
Company or its subsidiaries, if any, for any reason, the Optionee
shall have the right to exercise the Option through the expiration of
the Option Term;
(iii) The effective date of a corporation transaction as defined
in Section 10 of the 1991 Plan to which Section 10 of the Plan
relating to assumptions and substitutions of Options does not apply;
provided, however, that an Optionee's right to exercise any Option
outstanding prior to such effective date shall in all events be
suspended during the period commencing 10 days prior to the proposed
effective date of such corporate transaction and ending on either the
actual effective date of such corporate transaction or upon receipt of
notice from the Company that such corporate transaction will not in
fact occur;
(iv) Except to the extent permitted by Section 10 of the 1991
Plan, the date on which such Option or any part thereof or right or
privilege relating thereto is transferred (otherwise than by will or
the laws of descent or distribution), assigned, pledged, hypothecated,
attached or otherwise disposed of by the Optionee; and
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(v) In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the
Company, or reorganization, merger or consolidation in which the
Company is not the surviving company, a sale of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company to another person or entity, or a
transaction in which all of the stockholders of the Company exchange
their Common Stock for cash and/or securities, the provisions of
Section 10 of the 1991 Plan (or similar successor provisions thereof)
shall apply.
2. Section 9 of the Original Option Agreement is hereby amended and
restated with the following:
"9. Restriction on Transfer of Option. The Option may not be
transferred, pledged, assigned, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of
in any way by the Optionee, except by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the
Optionee only by the Optionee. If the Optionee dies or becomes
disabled, the Option shall thereafter be exercisable at any time
through the expiration of the Option Term, by Optionee, personal
representatives or administrators, or guardians of Optionee, as
applicable, or by any person or perons to whom the Option is
transferred by will or the applicable laws of descent and
distribution. The Option shall not be subject to execution, attachment
or similar process. Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge,
hypothecation or other disposition of the Option contrary to the
provisions hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment or
similar process upon the Option, shall be null and void and without
effect."
3. Optionee acknowledges that all Options issued pursuant to the Original
Option Agreement, as amended, that are exercised more than 90 days after the
Optionee's termination of employment with the Company will no longer be deemed
to be incentive stock options and will automatically become non-qualified
options.
4. Except as set forth herein, the Original Option Agreement remains
unchanged and in full force and effect. In case of any conflict between the
Original Option Agreement, as amended, and the 1991 Stock Option Plan, the
Original Option Agreement, as amended, shall control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Optionee hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
OSTEOTECH, INC.
By. _____________________ By. _____________________
Name: [Optionee]
Title:
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