SecondAmended and Restated Cabot Microelectronics Corporation 2000 Equity IncentivePlan [Initial][Annual]Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement for Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Director Name]

 

Non-Qualified Stock Option

 

 

[_____]

 

 [FMV/closing price on Grant Date, which is Annual Meeting Date for Annual; Date of Election/ Appointment for Initial]

 

[xxx-xx-xxxx]

 

[Annual Meeting Date for Annual; Date of Election/ Appointment for Initial ]

 

[for annual grant:

25%    1st anniv. GD

25%    2d anniv. GD

25%    3d anniv. GD

25%    4th anniv. GD]

[for initial grant:

25% GD

25% 1st anniv. GD

25% 2d anniv. GD

25% 3d anniv. GD]

 

10th anniv. GD

 

[xxxxxx]

 

1.

Vesting and Exercise. The Award shall become vested and exercisable in accordance with the following table:

 

25%

25%

25%

25%

 

For annual/initial:

1st anniv. GD/GD

2d anniv. GD/1st anniv. GD

3d anniv. GD/2d anniv. GD

4th anniv. GD/3d anniv. GD

 

 

2.

Termination/Cancellation/Rescission.  The Company may terminate, cancel, rescind or recover an Award immediately under certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s:

                     (a)

actions constituting Cause, as defined in the Plan, or the Company’s By-laws or Articles of Incorporation, as applicable;

                     (b)

rendering of services for a competitor prior to, or within six (6) months after, the exercise of any Option or the termination of Participant’s Service with the Company;

                     (c)

unauthorized disclosure of any confidential/proprietary information of the Company to any third party;

 

3.

Expiration.  The Option, including vested Options, shall not be exercisable after the Company’s close of business on the last business day that occurs on or prior to the Expiration Date. The “Expiration Date” shall be the earliest to occur of:

(a)  

[Ten Years from GD];

(b)  

If the Participant’s termination of Service as a Director of the Company occurs by reason of Cause, the date preceding the date of such termination;

If the Participant’s termination of Service as a Director of the Company is for any reason other than (b) above, all Options vested and exercisable as of the date of termination will remain exercisable until [ten years from GD].  In such case of termination of Service as a Director of the Company occurring by reason of death or Disability, then any Options unvested prior to the date of such termination shall be fully vested and exercisable as of such date of termination. For purposes hereof, Disability shall have the meaning of permanent and total disability provided within the meaning of Section 22 (e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

4.

Method of Option Exercise. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the Participant may exercise, in whole or in part, the vested portion of the Option at any time by complying with any exercise procedures established by the Company in its sole discretion.  The Participant shall pay the exercise price for the portion of the Option being exercised to the Company in full, at the time of exercise, either:

(a)  

in cash;

(b)  

in shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price  for the shares of Stock being purchased and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Committee; provided, that, such shares of Stock have been held by the Participant for no less than six (6) months;

(c)  

partly in cash and partly in such shares of Stock; or

(d)  

through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the aggregate exercise price for the shares of Stock being purchased (“cashless exercise”).

 

5.

 

         (a)

All deliveries and distributions under this Agreement are subject to all applicable taxes.  As a Director of the Company, the Participant is subject to Section 16 (an “Insider”), of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), as well as other relevant securities laws, and any surrender of previously owned shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising upon exercise of an Option, or a ‘cashless exercise’ must comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Rule 16b-3”), and other relevant law, regulations and Company guidelines.

 

         (b)

If the Fair Market Value of a share of stock on the date the Participant exercises the Option is greater than the Exercise Price, the Participant will be taxed on the difference multiplied by the number of shares purchased with cash at the date of exercise.  This income is taxed as ordinary income and subject to various taxes.  The income will be reported to the Participant as part of the Participant’s compensation on the Participant’s annual Form 1099 issued by the Company.

 

         (c)

If the Participant sells the shares acquired under the Option, a long-term or short-term capital gain or loss may also result depending on:  (i) the Participant’s holding period for the shares, and (ii) the difference between the Fair Market Value of the shares at the time of the sale and the Participant’s tax basis in the shares.  The holding period is determined from the date the Option is exercised.  Under current law, the capital gain or loss is long term if the property is held for more than one (1) year, and short term if the property is held for less than one (1) year. If the Exercise Price of an Option is paid in cash, the tax basis of the shares thereby acquired is the sum of (i) the Exercise Price paid for the shares, and (ii) the ordinary income, if any, determined by the difference between the Fair Market Value of the shares when exercised and the Exercise Price.

 

6.

Transferability.  The Option is not transferable other than: (a) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; (b) pursuant to a domestic relations order; or (c) to members of the Participant’s immediate family, to trusts solely for the benefit of such immediate family members or to partnerships in which family members and/or trusts are the only partners, all as provided under the terms of the Plan.  After any such transfer, the Option shall remain subject to the terms of the Plan.

 

7.

Adjustment of Shares.  In the event of any transaction described in Section 8.6 of the Plan, the terms of this Option (including, without limitation, the number and kind of shares subject to this Option and the Exercise Price) shall be adjusted as set forth in Section 8.6 of the Plan.

 

8.

Not an Employment Contract; Shareholder Rights.  The grant of an Option does not confer on the Participant any contractual employment or shareholder rights.  The Participant will not have shareholder rights with respect to any shares of stock subject to the Option until the Option is exercised and the shares are issued and transferred on the books of the Company to the Participant.  No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to such date, except as provided under the Plan.

 

9.

Severability.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction for any reason, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10.

Waiver.  Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the Plan shall not be deemed a waiver of such term or condition.

11.

Notices.  Any notices provided for in this Agreement or the Plan must be in writing and hand delivered, sent by fax or overnight courier, or by postage paid first class mail.  Notices are to be sent to the Participant at the address indicated by the Company’s records and to the Company at its principal executive office.

12.

Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Illinois.