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Name of Participant:________________________________
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Date of Grant: ________________, 20___
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Total number of shares of Company common stock, $0.01 par value per share, that may be acquired pursuant to this Option:______________
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This Award is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. The Option will be an Incentive Stock Option to the maximum extent permitted under Code Section 422(d), which convers incentive tax treatment on the
first $100,000 of Incentive Stock Options (based on the exercise price of the Option) that vest in any one calendar year, provided the Participant holds the share(s) received on exercise for the longer of one year from the date of exercise
or two years from the date of grant of the Option.
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Please note that for purposes of determining the maximum number of Options that can vest in any one calendar year as Incentive Stock Options, the Options granted to you pursuant to this Agreement that vest in
a calendar year will be aggregated with any earlier Option grant you received that vest in the same calendar year. If you vest in the maximum number of Incentive Stock Options in which you are permitted to vest for a calendar year under a
prior Option Award, any Options that you receive under this Agreement that vest in the same calendar year will be considered Non-Qualified Stock Options.
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Exercise price per share: ________________
(subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 9 below)
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Expiration Date of Option: _________, 20 . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no part of this Option may be exercised at any time on or after the expiration date.
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Vesting Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Option first becomes exercisable, subject to the Option’s expiration date, in accordance with the vesting schedule specified
herein.
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Exercise Procedure and Delivery of Notice of Exercise of Option. This Option may be exercised in whole or in part by the Participant’s delivery to the Company of written notice (the “Notice of Exercise of Option” attached hereto as Exhibit A or as otherwise acceptable to the Company) setting forth the number of shares with respect to which this Option is to be exercised,
together with payment by cash or other means acceptable to the Committee, in accordance with the Plan.
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Delivery of Shares. Delivery of shares of Stock upon the exercise of this Option will comply with all applicable laws (including the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and the
applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.
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Adjustment Provisions. This Option, including the number of shares subject to the Option and the exercise price, will be adjusted upon the occurrence of the events specified in, and in accordance
with the provisions of Section 3.4 of the Plan.
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Accelerated Vesting and Exercisability Period.
The vesting of this Option will accelerate as set forth in the following provisions under the Plan:
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Death. In the event of the Participant’s Termination of Service by reason of death, any unvested portion of this Option will vest and any unexercised portion of the Option may thereafter be
exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or beneficiaries for a period of one (1) year from the Participant’s date of death.
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Disability. In the event of the Participant’s Termination of Service by reason of the Participant’s Disability, any unvested portion of this Option will vest and any unexercised portion of the
Option may thereafter be exercised by the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative for a period of one (1) year following the Termination of Service due to Disability.
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Change in Control. In the event of the Participant’s Involuntary Termination of Service at or following a Change in Control, any unvested portion of the Option will vest and any unexercised portion
of the Option may be exercised by the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative for a period of one (1) year following the Participant’s Involuntary Termination of Service.
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Retirement. In the event of the Participant’s Termination of Service by reason of the Participant’s Retirement, vested Options may be exercised for a period of one (1) year from the date of
Termination of Service. Options that have not vested will expire and be forfeited on the date of Termination of Service by reason of Retirement. “Retirement” has the meaning set forth in Article 8 of the Plan.
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Termination for Cause. In the event of the Participant’s Termination of Service for Cause, all Options subject to this Agreement that have not been exercised
will immediately expire and be forfeited.
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Other Termination. In the event of the Participant’s Termination from Service for any reason other than due to death, Disability, Retirement, Involuntary
Termination at or following a Change in Control, or for Cause, this Option may thereafter be exercised, only to the extent it was exercisable at the time of the termination and only for a period of three (3) months following the termination.
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Incentive Option Treatment. The Incentive Stock Options granted hereunder are subject to the requirements of Code Section 421. No Option will be eligible for treatment as an Incentive Stock Option
in the event such Option is exercised more than three (3) months following Termination of Service (except in the case of Termination of Service due to death or Disability). In order to obtain Incentive Stock Option treatment for Options
exercised by heirs or devisees of the Participant, the Participant’s death must have occurred while the Participant was employed or within three (3) months of the Participant’s Termination of Service.
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Miscellaneous.
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No Option will confer upon the Participant any rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the date on which the individual fulfills all conditions for receipt of such rights.
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Except as otherwise provided for in the Plan, this Agreement may not be amended or otherwise modified unless evidenced in writing and signed by the Company and the Participant.
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Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, Incentive Stock Options under the Plan are not transferable except (i) as designated by the Participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; (ii) to a trust established by the
Participant; or (iii) between spouses incident to a divorce or pursuant to a domestic relations order, provided, however, that in the case of a transfer described under (iii), the Option will not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as of
the day of the transfer.
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Under current tax laws, an Option that is exercised as an Incentive Stock Option is not subject to ordinary income taxes so long as it is held for the requisite holding period, which is two (2) years from the grant date of the Option and
more than one (1) year from the date of exercise.
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This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.
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The granting of this Option does not confer upon the Participant any right to be retained in the service of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
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This Option is subject to forfeiture in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.16 of the Plan or as otherwise adopted by the Company.
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This Option is subject to all laws, regulations and orders of any governmental authority which may be applicable thereto and, notwithstanding any of the provisions hereof, the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares of stock
hereunder if the issuance of such shares would constitute a violation of any such law, regulation or order or any provision thereof.
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Cash or personal, certified or cashier’s check in the sum of $_______, in full/partial payment of the purchase price.
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Stock of the Company with a fair market value of $______ in full/partial payment of the purchase price.*
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My check in the sum of $_______ and stock of the Company with a fair market value of $______, in full/partial payment of the purchase price.*
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A net settlement of the Option, using a portion of the shares obtained on exercise in payment of the exercise price of the Option (and, if applicable, any minimum required tax withholding).
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Selling ______ shares from my Option shares through a broker in full/partial payment of the purchase price.
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