EXHIBIT 10.2
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
FORM OF INCENTIVE PLAN STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the____day of__________, _______.
BETWEEN:
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP, a company amalgamated under the laws of
the Province of British Columbia and having its head office at Suite
3123, Three Bentall Centre, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X. Xxx 00000,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, X0X 0X0
(hereinafter called the "Company")
AND:
NAME
(hereinafter called the "Optionee")
WHEREAS:
(A) The Optionee was granted options to acquire_____ common shares of the
Company on___________ , (the "Option Date").
(B) The Optionee is eligible to participate in the Company's Employees'
and Directors' Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") by virtue of being
an Eligible Employee or an Eligible Director; and
(C) The Company and the Optionee are entering into this Agreement to
confirm their agreement relating to the Company options (the
"Options") granted to the Optionee hereunder.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants and
conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. INTERPRETATION
Terms denoted herein with initial capital letters, unless otherwise defined
herein, have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.
2. GRANT
The Company hereby grants to the Optionee an Option to purchase, upon the terms
and conditions set forth herein, up to________ Shares (the "Optioned Shares").
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3. EXERCISE PRICE
The exercise price for the Optioned Shares shall be $___ per Optioned Share.
4. EXERCISE
The Optionee may exercise the Option, from time to time, by giving written
notice to the Company and delivering to the Company a certified cheque in an
amount equal to the number of Optioned Shares in respect of which the Option is
being exercised multiplied by the exercise price specified in paragraph 3
hereof.
5. TERMS OF OPTION
The Option may be exercised (in each case to the nearest full Share) during the
Option Period as follows:
(a) at any time from the first anniversary until the second
anniversary of the Option Date, the Optionee may exercise the
Option in respect of up to 33 1/3% of the total number of
Optioned Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Option;
(b) at any time after the second anniversary of the Option Date
until the third anniversary of the Option Date, the Optionee
may exercise the Option in respect of an additional 33 1/3% of
the total number of Optioned Shares reserved for issuance
pursuant to the Option less the number of Optioned Shares
previously acquired by the Optionee pursuant to any partial
exercise of the Option; and
(c) at any time after the third anniversary of the Option Date
until the Expiry Date (as defined below), the Optionee may
exercise the Option in respect of up to 100% of the total
number of Optioned Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
the Option less that number of Optioned Shares previously
acquired by the Optionee pursuant to any partial exercise of
the Option.
6. OPTION PERIOD
Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement or the Plan, the Option will be exercisable by the Optionee until
_______________ (the "Expiry Date") whereupon the Option will terminate.
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7. SHARE APPRECIATION RIGHTS
The Optionee may have, at the discretion of the Board, in respect of the Option,
the Rights described in Section 2.6 of the Plan, which Rights may be exercised
by the Optionee, by giving written notice to the Company, at any time and from
time to time during the Option Period, but only to the extent that the Option is
then exercisable.
8. TERMINATION OF OPTION
As more specifically provided for in the Plan and, in particular Section 2.8
thereof, the Option shall terminate, to the extent not previously exercised,
upon the first to occur of the following dates:
(a) the Expiry Date;
(b) the date which is six months following the date of the
Optionee's death;
(c) the date the Optionee ceases, for cause, to be an Eligible
Employee or an Eligible Director under the Plan; or
(d) the date which is six months following the date the Optionee
ceases to be an Eligible Employee or an Eligible Director
under the Plan for any reason other than cause or death.
9. TRANSFER OF OPTIONS
The Options are non-transferable except by will, by the laws of descent and
distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order.
10. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE
The Optionee agrees that transfer restrictions may be imposed by the Company in
respect of the Optioned Shares should the Company deem it necessary or
appropriate to do so in order to comply with the requirements of applicable law
or of any regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the securities of the
Company.
11. PROFESSIONAL ADVICE
The acceptance and exercise of the Option and the sale of Optioned Shares issued
pursuant to exercise of the Option may have consequences under federal,
provincial, and state tax and securities laws which may vary depending on the
individual circumstances of the Optionee. The Optionee acknowledges that the
Optionee has been advised to consult a personal, legal and tax advisor in
connection with this Agreement and the Optionee's dealings with respect to the
Option or the Optioned Shares.
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12. NOTICES
Any notice to be given hereunder shall be deemed to have been well and
sufficiently given if mailed by prepaid registered mail, telexed, telecopied,
telegraphed, or delivered to the parties at the addresses specified above or at
such other address as each party may from time to time direct in writing. Any
such notice shall be deemed to have been received if mailed, telexed,
telecopied, or telegraphed, forty-eight hours after the time of mailing,
telexing, telecopying, or telegraphing and if delivered, upon delivery. If
normal mail service is interrupted by a labour dispute, slowdown, strike, force
majeure, or other cause, a notice sent by mail shall not be deemed to be
received until actually received, and the party giving such notice shall use
such other services as may be available to ensure prompt delivery or shall
deliver such notice.
13. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
All of the terms of the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule
"A", are incorporated in this Agreement by reference and if there is any
conflict between the terms herein set out and the terms of the Plan, the terms
of the Plan will govern.
14. QUEBEC OPTIONEES
If the Optionee is a resident in the Province of Quebec, the Optionee
acknowledges receipt of an information memorandum in respect of the Plan dated
as of November 13, 1997.
15. LANGUAGE OF AGREEMENT
The parties hereto have requested that this Agreement and the certificates,
documents or notices relating thereto be drafted in the English language. Les
parties a cet accord ont exige que cet accord et tous certificats, documents ou
avis y afferent soit redige en langue anglaise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed these presents as of the day and
the year first above written.
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT
CORP.
Per:____________________________
Authorized Signatory
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SPOUSAL CONSENT
In consideration of the execution of the foregoing Incentive Plan Stock Option
Agreement by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. with my spouse, I _________________,
the spouse of the Optionee therein named, do hereby agree to be bound by all of
the terms and provisions thereof and of the Plan.
__________________
Date
_________________________________
Signature of Spouse
I, ______________________ hereby confirm that I do not have a spouse as defined
in the Family Act.
__________________
Date
_________________________________
Signature of Optionee
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SCHEDULE "A"
[EMPLOYEES' AND DIRECTORS' EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN]
