HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 2002 stock option and incentive plan NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT FOR NON-OFFICER DIRECTORS
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
2002 stock option and incentive plan
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
FOR NON-OFFICER DIRECTORS
THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of __________, is entered into between HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and __________ ("Optionee"). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Company's 2002 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
W I T N E S S E T H:
A. Optionee is a non-officer director of the Company; and
B. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, on __________, the date of the annual meeting of the Company's stockholders (the "Date of Grant"), Optionee was automatically granted a nonqualified option to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Shares");
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, the Company and Optionee agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Optionee, effective as of the Date of Grant, an option (the "Option") to purchase __________ Common Shares (the "Option Shares") at the price of $_____ per share (the "Option Price"). This Agreement constitutes an Evidence of Award under the Plan.
2. Type of Option. The Option is intended to be a nonqualified stock option
and shall not be treated as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code.
3. Date of Expiration. This Option shall expire on the tenth anniversary of the
Date of Grant (the "Date of Expiration"), unless earlier terminated under Section 6(a).
4. Vesting of Option.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Option shall become vested
and exercisable to the extent of one-fifth of the Option Shares on each of the first five
anniversaries of the Date of Grant.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4(a) above, the Option shall become
immediately exercisable in full upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined
below) on or before the Termination Date. A "Change in Control" means the occurrence of
any of the following events:
(i) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act")) (a "Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of the combined voting power of
the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (the "Voting Shares"); provided,however, that for purposes of this Section 4(b)(i),
the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any issuance of
Voting Shares directly from the Company that is approved by the Incumbent Board (as
defined in Section 4(b)(ii) below), (B) any acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of
Voting Shares, (C) any acquisition of Voting Shares by any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary or (D) any
acquisition of Voting Shares by any Person pursuant to a Business Combination that
complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of Section 4(b)(iii) below;
(ii) individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the
"Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;
provided,however, that any individual becoming a Director after the date hereof whose
election, or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, was approved by a
vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors then constituting the Incumbent Board (either
by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such
person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be
deemed to have been a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose,
any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or
threatened election contest (within the meaning of Rule 14a‑12 of the Exchange Act) with
respect to the election or removal of Directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of
proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board;
(iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, a sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or other transaction
(each, a "Business Combination"), unless, in each case, immediately following the Business
Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
beneficial owners of Voting Shares immediately prior to the Business Combination
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the
then outstanding Voting Shares of the entity resulting from the Business Combination
(including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the
Company or all or substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or through one
or more subsidiaries), (B) no Person (other than the Company, such entity resulting from
the Business Combination, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Company, any Subsidiary or such entity resulting from the Business
Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding Voting Shares of the entity resulting from the
Business Combination and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors
of the entity resulting from the Business Combination were members of the Incumbent
Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board
providing for the Business Combination; or
(iv) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company, except pursuant to a Business Combination that complies
with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of Section 4(b)(iii) hereof.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(a) above, the Option shall become
immediately exercisable in full if Optionee's service on the Board terminates because
Optionee dies or becomes permanently disabled on or before the Date of Expiration.
5. Manner of Exercise.
(a) To the extent the Option is exercisable in accordance with Section 5, the vested
portion of any Option may be exercised by Optionee at any time, or from time to time, in
whole or in part on or prior to the Termination Date; provided, however, that Optionee
must exercise the Option in multiples of 50 Option Shares unless fewer than 50 Option
Shares are available for purchase by Optionee under this Agreement at the time of exercise.
(b) Optionee shall exercise the Option by delivering a signed written notice to the
Company, which notice shall specify the number of Option Shares to be purchased and be
accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price and any required taxes (as provided in
the Plan) for the number of Option Shares specified for purchase.
(c) Upon full payment of the Option Price and any required taxes, and subject to the
applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Company will cause certificates for the Option Shares purchased hereunder
to be delivered to Optionee.
6. Termination.
(a) The Option shall terminate on the earliest of the following dates (such date, the
"Termination Date"):
(i) 90 days after Optionee ceases to be a Director for any reason other than
death or permanent disability;
(ii) one year after the death or permanent disability of Optionee, if Optionee
dies or becomes permanently disabled while a Director;
(iii) the date the Option is terminated by the Committee (as such term is defined
in the Plan) under the circumstances described in Section 17(g) of the Plan; or
(iv) the Date of Expiration.
(b) During the 90 day period referred to in Section 6(a)(i) above and the one year
period referred to in Section 6(a)(ii) above, the Option may be exercised only to the
extent that, at the time that Optionee ceases to be a Director, it is exercisable pursuant to
Section 4 hereof.
7. Share Certificates. All certificates evidencing Option Shares purchased
pursuant hereto, and any certificates for Common Shares issued as dividends on, in
exchange of, or as replacements for, certificates evidencing Option Shares which, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, are subject to similar legal requirements, shall have
endorsed thereon before issuance such restrictive or other legends as the Company's
counsel may deem necessary or advisable. The Company and any transfer agent shall not
be required to register or record the transfer of any such shares unless and until the
Company or its transfer agent shall have received from Optionee's counsel an opinion, in
a form satisfactory to the Company, that any such transfer will not be in violation of any
applicable law, rule or regulation. Optionee agrees not to sell, assign, pledge or
otherwise dispose of any Option Shares or any Common Shares that are subject to
restrictions on transfer described in this Section 7 without the Company first receiving
such an opinion.
8. Transfer. The Option may not be transferred by Optionee except by will
or the laws of descent and distribution and may not be exercised during the lifetime of
Optionee except by Optionee or Optionee's guardian or legal representative acting on
behalf of Optionee in a fiduciary capacity under state law and court supervision.
9. Compliance with Law. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to
comply with all applicable federal or state securities laws; provided,however, that
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Option shall not be
exercisable if the exercise would result in a violation of any such laws.
10. Communications. All notices, demands and other communications
required or permitted hereunder or designated to be given with respect to the rights or
interests covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to have been properly given or
delivered when delivered personally or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, U.S. mail or reputable overnight carrier, with full postage prepaid and
addressed to the parties as follows:
If to the Company, at: 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 1010
Washington, D.C. 20004
Attention: Vice President-Financial Operations
If to Optionee, at: Optionee's address provided by Optionee on the last
page hereof
Either the Company or Optionee may change the above designated address by written notice to
the other specifying such new address.
11. Interpretation. The interpretation and construction of this Agreement by
the Committee shall be final and conclusive. No member of the Committee shall be
liable for any such action or determination made in good faith.
12. Amendment in Writing. This Agreement may be amended as provided in
the Plan; provided, however, that all such amendments shall be in writing.
13. Integration. The Option is granted pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement is subject to all of the terms
and conditions of the Plan, a copy of which is available upon request and which is
incorporated herein by reference. As such, this Agreement and the Plan embody the
entire agreement and understanding of the Company and Optionee and supersede
any prior understandings or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the
Option.
14. Severance. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any
provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof
and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.
15. Governing Law. This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed by a duly authorized
representative of the Company on the day and year first above written.
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES,
INCORPORATED
By:
Name:
Title:
The undersigned Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of an executed original of this Agreement and accepts the Option subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions hereinabove set forth.
Date:
Optionee
OPTIONEE: Please complete/update the following information.
Name:
Address:
Social Security Number:
