CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. FORM OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT [This is a Transferable Agreement/This is a Non-Transferable Agreement]
EXHIBIT 10.7
CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
FORM OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
[This is a Transferable Agreement/This is a Non-Transferable Agreement]
THIS NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION CONTRACT (“the Contract”) is made and entered into on , 20 (the “Granting Date”), by and between CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Kansas corporation (the “Company”), and (the “Optionee”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”) have adopted the CEC Entertainment, Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to which the President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company (the “Committee”) may grant, from time to time, on or prior to the termination date specified in the Plan, options to purchase shares of the Common Stock of the Company to individuals who are non-employee directors of the Company or of any of its Affiliates (as that term is defined in the Plan), in such amounts and under such form of agreement as shall be determined by the Committee; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan, the Committee has determined that the Optionee shall be granted an option to purchase shares of the Common Stock of the Company on the terms and conditions herein set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1. Incorporation of the Plan. A copy of the Plan is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and all of the terms, conditions and provisions contained therein shall be deemed to be terms, conditions and provisions of this Contract. All terms used herein which are defined in the Plan shall have the meanings given them in the Plan. The terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail in the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Contract and the Plan.
2. Grant of Option. Pursuant to the authorization of the Committee, and subject to the terms, conditions and provisions contained in the Plan and this Contract, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee, an option (the “Option”) to purchase from the Company all or any part of an aggregate of shares of Common Stock of the Company, at the purchase price of $ per share. The date first written above shall be deemed to be the Granting Date of the Option.
3. Period of Exercise. The Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable from time to time by the Optionee subject to the following restrictions:
(a) Vesting and Expiration Dates. Optionee may exercise up to an aggregate of fifty percent (50%) of the option after January , 20 , and an aggregate of one hundred percent (100%) of the option after January , 20 . The Option shall expire at 12:00 midnight on January , 20 .
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(b) Exercise During Lifetime of Optionee. Except as my otherwise be provided for in the Plan and this Contract, the Option shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionee only by him or her.
(c) Exercise after Death of Optionee. If an Optionee dies while serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Option shall be exercisable (whether or not exercisable on the date of the death of such Optionee) by the person or persons entitled to do so under the Optionee’s will, or, if the Optionee shall fail to make testamentary disposition of said Option or shall die intestate, by the Optionee’s legal representative or representatives, at any time prior to the Expiration Date of the Option or within the time period provided for in the Plan from the date of such death, whichever is the shorter period. If an Optionee dies during the time period described in subsection (d) below, the Option shall be exercisable (but only to the extent exercisable on the date of death of such Optionee) by the person or persons described above at any time within the time period provided for in the Plan after the date of such death, but in no event after the Expiration Date of the Option.
(d) Cessation of Employment. If the directorship of the Optionee is terminated for any reason other than (i) death of the Optionee, or (ii) on account of any act of fraud or intentional misrepresentation or embezzlement, misappropriation or conversion of assets or opportunities of the Company or any Affiliate, an Option (to the extent otherwise exercisable on the date of such termination) shall be exercisable by the Optionee at any time prior to the Expiration Date of the Option or within the time period provided for in the Plan, whichever is the shorter period. The Option of the Optionee shall automatically terminate as of the date his or her directorship is terminated, if the directorship is terminated on account of any act of (a) fraud or intentional misrepresentation, or (b) embezzlement, misappropriation or conversion of assets or opportunities of the Company or any Affiliate.
4. Manner of Exercise. The Option granted hereunder shall be exercised by delivering to the Company from time to time within the time limits specified in Paragraph 3 hereof a notice specifying the number of shares the Optionee then desires to purchase (and with respect to which the Optionee has acquired the right to purchase, as described in Paragraph 3(a) above), together with either: (i) cash or other instrument acceptable to the Company for an amount equal to the option price for such number of shares; or (ii) with the prior consent of the Committee, and upon receipt of all regulatory approvals, certificate for Common Stock of the Company, valued at the Fair Market Value (determined as provided in the Plan) of such Common Stock on the date of exercise of this option, as payment of all or any portion of the option price for such number of shares; and (iii) such other instruments or agreements duly signed by the Optionee as may be specified by the Company in order that the issuance of such number of shares comply with applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), any appropriate state securities laws or any requirement of any national securities exchange or market system on which such stock may be traded. As soon as practicable after any such exercise of the Option in whole or in part by the Optionee, the Company will deliver to the Optionee a certificate or electronic recording of any such shares acquired by Optionee through the exercise of his or her Options.
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5. Withholding. To the extent required by law the Company shall withhold any taxes required to be withheld under any applicable Federal, state or other law and transmit such withheld amounts to the appropriate taxing authority. The Company may condition the transfer of stock after the exercise of the Option upon the Optionee’s remittance to the Company of the amount of employment taxes which are required to be withheld or, with the consent of the Committee, to satisfy such withholding obligation by means of Share Withholding, as such term is defined in the Plan.
6. Notices. All notices, surrenders and other communications required or allowed to be made or given in connection with the Option granted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be effective when received, and shall be hand delivered or sent by registered or certified mail (i) if to the Company, to CEC Entertainment, Inc., 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, or (ii) if to the Optionee, to the Optionee at the address shown beneath his or her signature hereto, or to such other address as to which may have notified the Company pursuant to this section.
7. Binding Effect. This Contract shall bind, and except as specifically provided in the Plan and this Contract, shall inure to the benefit of, the respective heirs and legal representatives of the parties hereto.
8. Governing Law. This Contract and the rights of all persons claiming hereunder shall be construed and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.
9. Multiple Counterparts. This Contract may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Contract to be executed by its officer hereunto duly authorized and the Optionee has hereunto set his or her hand, effective as of the date and year first written above.
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