Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement for option grants to directors under the 2006 Stock Option Plan

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EX-10.3 4 exhibit10-3.htm FORM OF STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT FOR OPTION GRANTS TO DIRECTORS UNDER THE 2006 STOCK OPTION PLAN Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Turinco, Inc. - Exhibit 10.3

TURINCO, INC.

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(2006 Stock Option Plan – Director)

This STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT is made effective as of this u day of u, 200u between TURINCO, INC., a Nevada corporation, (the “Company”) and [NAME OF DIRECTOR] (the “Director”).

BACKGROUND

          A.      Director serves on the Board of Directors of the Company, or a subsidiary of the Company, or the Company desires to induce the Director to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company, or a subsidiary of the Company as an Director.

          B.      The Company has adopted the 2006 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to which shares of its common stock have been reserved for issuance under the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Grant of Option

1.                The Company hereby irrevocably grants under the Plan to the Director the right and option (hereinafter referred to as the “Option”) to purchase from the Company all or any portion of an aggregate of [Number of Options] (Number of Options) shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth.

2.                The number of Shares granted will be subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

Exercise Price

3.                The exercise price of the Shares covered by the Option shall be $u per Share.

Exercise and Vesting of Option

4.                The Option will vest on the following dates (each a “Vesting Date”):

Number of Vested Options Date of Vesting
u u
u u
u u

5.                Except as provided in Section 7 of this Agreement, the Option will only be exercisable with respect to that portion of the Option that has vested.

6.                In the event of termination of the Option prior to any Vesting Date, that portion of the Option scheduled to vest on such Vesting Date, and all portions of the Option scheduled to vest in the


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future, shall not vest and all of the Director’s rights to and under such non-vested portions of the Option shall terminate.

Term of Option

7.                To the extent vested, and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Option shall be exercisable until u (the “Expiration Date”). This Agreement and the right of the Director to exercise the Option will terminate upon the earliest of the following dates:

(a)      the date which is three (3) months from the date on which the Director ceases to be a Director of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, if applicable;

(b)      in the event of the removal of the Director for Cause (as defined in the Plan), the earliest date on which the Director is removed as a Director;

(c)      the date which is one (1) year from the date of the Director’s retirement, disability or death, in the event of termination as a result of the retirement, disability or death of the Director; or

(d)      the Expiration Date.

Upon termination of this Agreement and the right of Director to exercise the Option as set forth above, the Option shall terminate and become null and void.

Manner of Exercising Option

8.                Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written notice to the Company, specifying the number of Shares to be purchased and accompanied by the full exercise price for such Shares. Any such notice shall be deemed given when received by the Company at its corporate headquarters. The exercise price shall be payable:

(a)      in United States dollars upon exercise of the Option and may be paid by cash, uncertified or certified check or bank draft; or

(b)      at the election and sole discretion of the Company, in such other manner as is permitted pursuant to the Plan.

All Shares that shall be issued upon the exercise of the Option as provided herein shall be issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock.

Rights of Option Holder

9.                The Director, as holder of the Option, shall not have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares covered by the Option except to the extent that one or more certificates for such Shares shall be delivered to him or her upon the due exercise of all or any portion of the Option.

Non-Transferability

10.               The Option shall not be transferred, pledged or assigned except as provided in the Plan.


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No Employment or Right to Corporate Assets

11.               Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to grant the Director any right to employment or service with the Company for any period of time or to any right to continue his or her present or any other rate of compensation, nor shall this Agreement be construed as giving the Director, the Director’s beneficiaries or any other person any equity or interests of any kind in the assets of the Company or creating a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship of any kind between the Company and any such person.

Securities Law Matters

12.               The Director acknowledges that the Shares to be received by him or her upon exercise of the Option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Blue Sky laws of any state (collectively, the “Securities Acts”). The Director acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register, under the Securities Acts, the Shares received by him or her or to assist him or her in complying with any exemption from such registration if he or she should at a later date wish to dispose of the Shares. The Director acknowledges that if the Shares are not registered under the Securities Acts at the time of the exercise of the Option, or any part thereof, the Shares shall bear a legend restricting the transferability thereof, such legend to be substantially in the following form:

“The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or state securities laws. The shares may not be offered for sale, sold, pledged or otherwise disposed of unless so registered or qualified, unless an exemption exists or unless such disposition is not subject to the federal or state securities laws, and the Company may require that the availability of any exemption or the inapplicability of such securities laws be established by an opinion of counsel, which opinion of counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company.”

Director Representations

13.               The Director hereby represents and warrants that:

(a)      the Director has reviewed with his or her own tax advisors all applicable tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Director is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representation of the Company or any of its agents. The Director understands that he or she will be solely responsible for any tax liability that may result to him or her as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(b)      the Director has been advised to obtain his or her own legal advice in connection with the execution of this Agreement; and

(c)      the Option, if exercised, will be exercised for investment purposes and not with a view to the sale or distribution of the Shares to be received upon exercise thereof.

The Plan

14.               The Option is granted pursuant to the Plan and is governed by the terms thereof, which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern and control.


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Governing Law

15.               This Agreement, in its interpretation and effect, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada applicable to contracts executed and to be performed therein.

Further Assurances

16.               Each party hereto agrees to execute such further papers, agreements, assignments or documents of title as may be necessary or desirable to affect the purposes of this Agreement and carry out its provisions.

Entire Agreement

17.               This Agreement and the Plan embody the entire agreement made between the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered herein and shall not be modified except in writing signed by the party to be charged.

Counterparts

18.               This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by facsimile, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

TURINCO, INC.

 

Per:  
  Michael Jervis  
  President  


Signature of Director    
     
Name of Director    
     
Address of Director