EXHIBIT 10.3
7/23/2004
Non-Employee Directors
UGI CORPORATION
2004 OMNIBUS EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT LETTER
This STOCK OPTION GRANT, dated as of January 8, 2004 (the "Date of Grant"), is
delivered by UGI Corporation ("UGI") to _____________ (the "Participant").
RECITALS
The UGI Corporation 2004 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the "Plan")
provides for the grant of options to purchase shares of common stock of UGI. The
Board of Directors of UGI (the "Board") has decided to make a stock option grant
to the Participant.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Grant Letter, intending to be legally
bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant
Letter and in the Plan, the Board hereby grants to the Participant a
nonqualified stock option (the "Option") to purchase 4,250 shares of common
stock of UGI ("Shares") at an exercise price of $34.01 per Share. The Option
shall be fully and immediately exercisable on the Date of Grant.
2. Term of Option.
(a) The Option shall have a term of ten years from the Date of Grant and
shall terminate at the expiration of that period (5:00 p.m. EST on January 7,
2014), unless it is terminated at an earlier date pursuant to the provisions of
this Grant Letter or the Plan.
(b) The Option, to the extent that it has not previously been exercised,
will terminate when the Participant Separates from Service (as defined below)
with the Company (as defined below). However, if the Participant Separates from
Service by reason of Retirement (as defined below), Disability (as defined
below), or death, the Option will thereafter be exercisable pursuant to the
following:
(i) Retirement. If the Participant Separates from Service on account
of Retirement, the Option held by such Participant may be exercised at any
time prior to the earlier of the expiration date of the Option or the
expiration of the 36-month period following the Participant's Retirement.
(ii) Disability. If the Participant is determined to be Disabled by
the Board, the Option may be exercised at any time prior to the earlier of
the expiration date of the Option or the expiration of the 36-month period
following the Participant's Separation from Service on account of
Disability.
(iii) Death. In the event of the death of the Participant while
serving as a non-employee director or employee of the Company, the Option
may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant's
estate, or the personal representative under applicable law if the
Participant dies intestate, at any time prior to the earlier of the
expiration date of the Option or the expiration of the 12-month period
following the Participant's death.
(c) In no event may the Option be exercised after the date that is
immediately before the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant.
3. Exercise Procedures.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 2 above, the Participant may
exercise part or all of the exercisable Option by giving UGI irrevocable written
notice of intent to exercise on a form provided by UGI and delivered in the
manner provided in Section 11 below. Payment of the exercise price must be made
prior to issuance of the Shares. The Participant shall pay the exercise price
(i) in cash, (ii) by delivering Shares (or by attestation to ownership of
Shares), which shall be valued at their fair market value on the date of
delivery, which shall have been held by the Participant for at least six months,
and which shall have a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the
exercise price, (iii) by payment through a broker in accordance with procedures
permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board or (iv) by such other
method as the Board may approve.
(b) The obligation of UGI to deliver Shares upon exercise of the Option
shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations and such
approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed appropriate by the Board,
including such actions as UGI's counsel shall deem necessary or appropriate to
comply with relevant securities laws and regulations. UGI may require that the
Participant (or other person exercising the Option after the Participant's
death) represent that the Participant is purchasing Shares for the Participant's
own account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any
distribution of the Shares, or such other representation as UGI deems
appropriate.
(c) All obligations of UGI under this Grant Letter shall be subject to the
rights of the Company as set forth in the Plan to withhold amounts required to
be withheld for any taxes, if applicable.
4. Definitions. Whenever used in this Grant Letter, the following terms will
have the meanings set forth below:
(a) "Company" means UGI and its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Plan).
(b) "Disability" means the Participant's physical or mental disability, as
determined by the Board in its sole discretion.
(c) "Retirement" means the Participant's Separation from Service after (1)
attaining age 65 with five or more years of service with the Company or (2) ten
or more years of service with the Company.
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(d) "Separates from Service" or "Separation from Service" means the
Participant's termination of service as a non-employee director and as an
employee of the Company for any reason other than death.
5. Change of Control. The provisions of the Plan applicable to a Change of
Control shall apply to the Option, and, in the event of a Change of Control, the
Board may take such actions as it deems appropriate pursuant to the Plan.
6. Restrictions on Exercise. Only the Participant may exercise the Option during
the Participant's lifetime and, after the Participant's death, the Option shall
be exercisable by the Participant's estate, to the extent that the Option is
exercisable pursuant to this Grant Letter.
7. Grant Subject to Plan Provisions. This grant is made pursuant to the Plan and
the Terms and Conditions established by the Committee with respect to the Plan,
both of which are incorporated herein by reference, and in all respects shall be
interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The grant and exercise of the Option
are subject to interpretations, regulations and determinations concerning the
Plan established from time to time by the Board in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited to, provisions pertaining to
(i) the registration, qualification or listing of the Shares, (ii) changes in
capitalization of the Company and (iii) other requirements of applicable law.
The Board shall have the authority to interpret and construe the Option pursuant
to the terms of the Plan, and its decisions shall be conclusive as to any
questions arising hereunder.
8. No Shareholder Rights. Neither the Participant, nor any person entitled to
exercise the Participant's rights in the event of the Participant's death, shall
have any of the rights and privileges of a shareholder with respect to the
Shares subject to the Option, until certificates for Shares have been issued
upon the exercise of the Option.
9. Assignment and Transfers. Except as the Board may otherwise permit pursuant
to the Plan, the rights and interests of the Participant under this Grant Letter
may not be sold, assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred except, in the
event of the death of the Participant, by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. The rights and protections of the Company hereunder shall extend
to any successors or assigns of the Company and to the Company's parents,
subsidiaries, and affiliates.
10. Applicable Law. The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of
this instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to the conflicts of
laws provisions thereof.
11. Notice. Any notice to UGI provided for in this instrument shall be addressed
to UGI in care of the Corporate Secretary at UGI's headquarters, and any notice
to the Participant shall be addressed to such Participant at the current address
shown on the records of the Company, or to such other address as the Participant
may designate to the Company in writing. Any notice shall be delivered by hand,
sent by telecopy or enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as stated
above, registered and deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office regularly
maintained by the United States Postal Service.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, UGI has caused its duly authorized officers to execute
and attest this Grant Letter, and the Participant has executed this Grant
Letter, effective as of the Date of Grant.
UGI Corporation
Attest
______________________________ By:_____________________________________
Corporate Secretary Robert H. Knauss
Vice President and General Counsel
I hereby acknowledge receipt of the Plan and the Terms and Conditions
incorporated herein. I accept the Option described in this Grant Letter, and I
agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan, including the Terms and Conditions,
and this Grant Letter. I hereby further agree that all the decisions and
determinations of the Board shall be final and binding on me and any other
person having or claiming a right under this Grant.
___________________
Participant
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