Nabi Biopharmaceuticals 1998 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Option Plan Anniversary Award Letter to Employee
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals grants an employee the option to purchase a specified number of company shares at a set price under its 1998 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Option Plan. The option is fully exercisable immediately, expires after ten years, and is subject to conditions such as termination of employment, death, or disability. The option is non-transferable except by inheritance, and any taxes or brokerage fees are the employee’s responsibility. The agreement requires the employee to accept all terms of the plan and the award letter.
Exhibit 10.7
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Re: | Letter Agreement for Stock Option Grant and Acceptance Between Nabi Biopharmaceuticals and XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
Dear | XXXXXXXXXXX: |
I am pleased to report that for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, a Delaware corporation (the Company), does hereby grant to you (the Optionee) an option to purchase XXXXXXXXXX (XXXXX) shares of Common Stock of the Company (the Option), pursuant to the terms of the Companys 1998 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Option Plan (the Plan) and the terms and conditions set forth below. A copy of the Plan is attached hereto and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. These options are issued in recognition of your years of service with Nabi Biopharmaceuticals.
The Optionee hereby accepts the Option subject to all of the provisions of the Plan, and upon the following additional terms and conditions:
1. The price at which the shares of Common Stock may be purchased pursuant to the Option is $XXXXX per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan.
2. (a) The Option shall expire at the close of business on the tenth anniversary of the date hereof (the Expiration Date). Subject to the following provisions of the Section 2 and to the provisions of the Plan, the Option shall be fully exercisable as of the date of this award.
(b) If the Optionees employment is terminated by the Company for cause, the Option shall terminate automatically and without notice to the Optionee on the date the Optionees employment is terminated. For purposes hereof, cause shall mean (i) illegal or involves the misappropriation of funds or other property of the Company, (ii) willful misconduct by the Optionee or willful failure to perform his or her responsibilities In the best interests of the Company (including, without limitation, breach by the Optionee of any provision of any employment, advisory, consulting, nondisclosure, non-competition or other agreement between the Optionee and the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, (iii) refusal or failure to carry out any employment duties reasonably assigned to the Optionee other than by reason of death or disability, or (iv) demonstrated negligence or gross inefficiency in the execution of the Optionees employment duties for the Company. Any resignation in anticipation of discharge for cause that is accepted by the Company in lieu of a formal discharge for cause shall be deemed a termination of employment for cause for purposes hereof.
(c) If the Optionee dies while employed by the Company or with ninety (90) days after the Optionee ceases active employment due to disability, each option held by the Optionee immediately prior to death may be exercised, to the extent it was exercisable immediately prior to death, by the Optionees executor or administrator or by the person or persons to whom the option is transferred by will or applicable laws of decent and distribution, at any time within a one-year period beginning with the date of the Optionees death, but in no event beyond the Expiration Date.
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(d) If the Optionees employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than cause or death, all options held by the Optionee shall be exercisable by the Optionee during the ninety (90) days following such termination, but in no event after the Expiration Date.
(e) In the event exercise of the Option shall require the Company to issue a fractional share of Common Stock of the Company, such fraction shall be disregarded and the such fractional share shall be carried forward and added to any shares covered by future exercise(s) of the Option.
3. The Option shall not be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the Optionees lifetime only by Optionee.
4. Options may be exercised only in writing and in the manner described in the Nabi Stock Options Information Brochure and the Salomon Smith Barney Automated Stock Access Program brochure, copies of which are attached hereto.
5. This Option shall not be treated as an incentive stock option.
6. Any brokerage fees or commissions, and all taxes are the responsibility of the Optionee.
WITNESS the execution hereof as of XXXXXXXXX XX of 200X.
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals | ||
By |
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Thomas H. McLain, Chairman | ||
Chief Executive Officer & President |
By singing this Letter Agreement below, the Optionee hereby acknowledges and agrees that he/she has read, understands and accepts all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and set forth in the Nabi 1998 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Option Plan.
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Optionee Signature |
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Print Name |
1998 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Option Plan
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