Movie Star, Inc. Non-Employee Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (December 6, 2004)

  EXHIBIT 10.14 FORM OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of the 6th day of December 2004, by and between Movie Star, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Company"), and __________________ (the "Director"). WHEREAS, the Director is presently a director of the Company and the Company is desirous of increasing the incentive of the Director to exert his utmost efforts in improving the business of the Company; WHEREAS, on December 6, 2004, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company's 2000 Performance Equity Plan (the "Plan"), the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Committee") authorized that each non-employee director be granted an immediately exercisable option ("Option") to purchase 12,000 shares of the authorized but unissued common stock of the Company, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), conditioned upon the Director's acceptance thereof upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and subject to the terms of the Plan (capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan); and WHEREAS, the Director desires to acquire the Option on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and subject to the terms of the Plan; IT IS AGREED: 1. Grant of Stock Option. The Company hereby grants to the Director the Option to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of 12,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Option Shares") on the terms and conditions set forth herein and subject to the provisions of the Plan. 2. Non-Qualified Stock Option. The Option represented hereby is not intended to be an Option which qualifies as an "Incentive Stock Option" under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 3. Exercise Price. The exercise price of the Option shall be $1.36 per share, subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided.  4. Exercisability. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Option is exercisable immediately to the extent of all of the Option Shares, and shall remain exercisable, except as otherwise provided herein, until the close of business on December 5, 2014 (the "Exercise Period"). 5. Effect of Termination of Directorship. If Director's status as a Director of the Company terminates for any reason, the Option may thereafter be exercised by the Director or by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the Director under the will of the Director until the expiration of the Exercise Period. 6. Withholding Tax. Not later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of the Director for Federal income tax purposes with respect to the Option, the Director shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding the payment of, any Federal, state and local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld or paid with respect to such amount ("Withholding Tax"). The obligations of the Company under the Plan and pursuant to this Agreement shall be conditional upon such payment or arrangements with the Company and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any Withholding Taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Director from the Company. 7. Adjustments. 7.1 In the event of a stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, or any other similar change in the Common Stock of the Company as a whole, the Board of Directors of the Company shall make equitable, proportionate adjustments in the number and kind of shares covered by the Option and in the option price hereunder. 7.2 In the event of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock other than a change covered by Section 7.1 or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock, or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), the Employee shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of the right of exercise of this Option) to receive upon the exercise hereof after such event, for the same aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder immediately prior to such reclassification, reorganization, merger or 2  consolidation, the amount and kind of consideration receivable by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company obtainable upon exercise of this Option immediately prior to such event. The provisions of this Section 7.2 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. 8. Method of Exercise. 8.1 Notice to the Company. The Option shall be exercised in whole or in part by written notice in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A directed to the Company at its principal place of business accompanied by full payment as hereinafter provided of the exercise price for the number of Option Shares specified in the notice and of the Withholding Taxes, if any. 8.2 Delivery of Option Shares. The Company shall deliver a certificate for the Option Shares to the Director as soon as practicable after payment therefor. 8.3 Payment of Purchase Price. The Director shall make cash payments by certified or bank check, in each case payable to the order of the Company; the Company shall not be required to deliver certificates for Option Shares until the Company has confirmed the receipt of good and available funds in payment of the purchase price thereof and of the Withholding Taxes, if any. 9. Nonassignability. The Option shall not be assignable or transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution in the event of the death of the Director. No transfer of the Option by the Director by will or by the laws of descent and distribution shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Company shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of the will and such other evidence as the Company may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions of the Option. 10. Company Representations. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Director that: (i) the Company, by appropriate and all required action, is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and consummate all of the transactions contemplated hereunder; and 3  (ii) the Option Shares, when issued and delivered by the Company to the Director in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. 11. Director Representations. The Director hereby represents and warrants to the Company that: (i) he is acquiring the Option and shall acquire the Option Shares for his own account and not with a view towards the distribution thereof; (ii) he has received a copy of all reports and documents required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the last 24 months and all reports issued by the Company to its stockholders; (iii) he understands that he must bear the economic risk of the investment in the Option Shares, which cannot be sold by him unless they are registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") or an exemption therefrom is available thereunder and that the Company is under no obligation to register the Option Shares for sale under the 1933 Act; (iv) in his position with the Company, he has had both the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the officers and directors of the Company and all persons acting on its behalf concerning the terms and conditions of the offer made hereunder and to obtain any additional information to the extent the Company possesses or may possess such information or can acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense necessary to verify the accuracy of the information obtained pursuant to clause (ii) above; (v) he is aware that the Company shall place stop transfer orders with its transfer agent against the transfer of the Option Shares in the absence of registration under the 1933 Act or an exemption therefrom as provided herein; and (vi) in the absence of an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, the certificates evidencing the Option Shares shall bear the following legend: "The shares represented by this certificate have been acquired for investment and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The shares may not be sold 4  or transferred in the absence of such registration or an exemption therefrom under said Act." 12. Restriction on Transfer of Option Shares. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Director hereby agrees that he shall not sell, transfer by any means or otherwise dispose of the Option Shares acquired by him without registration under the 1933 Act, or in the event that they are not so registered, unless (i) an exemption from the 1933 Act registration requirements is available thereunder, and (ii) the Director has furnished the Company with notice of such proposed transfer and the Company's legal counsel, in its reasonable opinion, shall deem such proposed transfer to be so exempt. 13. Miscellaneous. 13.1 Notices. All notices, requests, deliveries, payments, demands and other communications which are required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, or by private courier, return receipt requested, postage prepaid to the parties at their respective addresses set forth herein, or to such other address as either shall have specified by notice in writing to the other. Notice shall be deemed duly given hereunder when delivered or mailed as provided herein. 13.2 Plan Paramount; Conflicts with Plan. This Agreement and the Option shall, in all respects, be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, whether or not stated herein. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall in all respects be controlling. 13.3 Stockholder Rights. The Director shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Option Shares until such shares have been issued after the due exercise of the Option. 13.4 Waiver. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. 13.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended except by writing executed by the Director and the Company. 5  13.6 Binding Effect; Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and, to the extent not prohibited herein, their respective heirs, successors, assigns and representatives. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto and as provided above, their respective heirs, successors, assigns and representatives any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities. 13.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (without regard to choice of law provisions). 13.8 Headings. The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. DIRECTOR: MOVIE STAR, INC. By: - ------------------------------ ------------------------------------- Name: Melvyn Knigin President and Chief Executive Officer Address: - --------------------- - --------------------- 6  EXHIBIT A FORM OF NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF OPTION - -------------------- DATE Movie Star, Inc. 1115 Broadway 11th Floor New York, New York 10010 Attention: The Board of Directors Re: Purchase of Option Shares ------------------------- Gentlemen: In accordance with my Stock Option Agreement dated as of December 6, 2004 ("Agreement") with Movie Star, Inc. (the "Company"), I hereby irrevocably elect to exercise the right to purchase _________ shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), which are being purchased for investment and not for resale. As payment for my shares, enclosed is a certified or bank check payable to Movie Star, Inc. in the sum of $_____________. I hereby represent, warrant to, and agree with, the Company that (i) I acquired the Option and shall acquire the Option Shares for my own account and not with a view towards the distribution thereof; (ii) I have received a copy of all reports and documents required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the last 24 months and all reports issued by the Company to its stockholders; (iii) I understand that I must bear the economic risk of the investment in the Option Shares, which cannot be sold by me unless they are registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") or an exemption therefrom is available thereunder and that the Company is under no obligation to register the Option Shares for sale under the 1933 Act; (iv) in my position with the Company, I have had both the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the officers and directors of the Company and all persons acting on its behalf concerning the terms and conditions of the offer made hereunder and to obtain any additional information to the extent the Company possesses or may possess such information or can acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense necessary to verify the accuracy of the information obtained pursuant to clause (ii) above; (v) I am aware that the Company shall place stop transfer orders with its transfer agent against the transfer of the Option Shares in the absence of registration under the 7  1933 Act or an exemption therefrom as provided herein; (vi) my rights with respect to the Option Shares shall, in all respects, be subject to the terms and conditions of this Company's 2000 Performance Equity Plan and this Agreement; and (vii) in the absence of an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, the certificates evidencing the Option Shares shall bear the following legend: "The shares represented by this certificate have been acquired for investment and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The shares may not be sold or transferred in the absence of such registration or an exemption therefrom under said Act." Kindly forward to me my certificate at your earliest convenience. Very truly yours, - ------------------------------ ------------------------------ (Signature) (Address) - ------------------------------ ------------------------------ (Print Name) (Address) ------------------------------ (Social Security Number) 8