Compass Minerals International, Inc. 2015 Incentive Award Plan Stock Option Grant Notice

Summary

This agreement is between Compass Minerals International, Inc. and an employee participant. It grants the participant non-qualified stock options under the company's 2015 Incentive Award Plan. The options vest in four equal annual installments over four years, starting from the grant date. The agreement is subject to the company's plan rules, a compensation clawback policy, and requires the participant to accept the terms and any decisions made by the company's Compensation Committee. The agreement outlines the number of shares, exercise price, and expiration date for the options.

EX-10.2 3 cmp-10qx1q17xex102.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 Exhibit

Exhibit 10.2

COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2015 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

Compass Minerals International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to the participant listed below (the “Participant”) the stock options (the “Options”) described in this Stock Option Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”), subject to the Compass Minerals International, Inc. 2015 Incentive Award Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) and the Rules, Policies and Procedures for Equity Awards Granted to Employees, dated February 21, 2017 (the “Rules”), each of which is incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference. In addition, the Options are subject to the Company’s Compensation Clawback Policy, dated February 2016 and any successor policy thereto (the “Clawback Policy). This Grant Notice will constitute an “Award Agreement” under the terms of the Plan.



Participant:	_______________________
Grant Date:	_______________________
Exercise Price per Share:	_______________________
Shares Subject to the Options:	_______________________
Final Expiration Date:	_______________________
Vesting Commencement Date:	Same date as Grant Date
Vesting Schedule:	[Subject to the Rules, the Options will vest and become exercisable in four equal installments as follow: • 25% of the first anniversary of the Grant Date; • 25% on the second anniversary of the Grant Date; • 25% on the third anniversary of the Grant Date; and • 25% on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date, so that all of the Options will be fully vested and exercisable on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date.]
Type of Option:	Non-Qualified Stock Option

By Participant’s signature below, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan, the Clawback Policy and the Rules. Participant has reviewed the Plan, this Grant Notice, the Clawback Policy and the Rules in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Plan, this Grant Notice, the Clawback Policy and the Rules. If there is any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Grant Notice and the Rules, the Rules will control. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors upon any questions arising under this Grant Notice, the Plan, the Clawback Policy and the Rules.



COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.			PARTICIPANT
By:
Name:			Participant Name:
Title: