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Exhibit 10.9
TIME ACCELERATED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
TIME ACCELERATED OPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
_____________, by and between Maxxim Medical, Inc., a Texas corporation (the
"Company"), and ________________ (the "Executive"), who is presently a
_________________ of the Company.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Maxxim Medical, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive
Plan (the "Plan"), the Committee (as defined in the Plan) has decided to award
Options (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to implement the foregoing and in
consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the meanings ascribed to them below. Any capitalized term used in this
Agreement and not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Plan.
"Acquisition" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of the Company, subject to adjustment pursuant to the third paragraph of
Section 3 of the Plan, under certain circumstances.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"Executive" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"Exercise Price" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
"Grant Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"IRR Vesting" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
"MYVS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
"Options" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.
In addition, certain other terms used herein have definitions
otherwise ascribed to them herein.
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2. Grant and Terms of Options.
2.1. Grant of Options. The Company hereby grants to the Executive as
of _________ (the "Grant Date") _______ Nonqualified Stock Options (the
"Options") each to purchase one share of Common Stock per Option on the terms
and conditions set forth below, and in reliance upon the representations and
covenants of the Executive set forth below. Unless sooner exercised or
forfeited as provided for in the Plan or this Agreement, the Options shall
expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement.
2.2. Exercise Price. The exercise price of the Options is $26.00 per
share of Common Stock subject thereto (the "Exercise Price").
2.3. Exercisability. Subject to the Maximum Yearly Vesting Schedule
set forth in Schedule I attached hereto (the "MYVS"), the Options shall vest
and become exercisable in specified increments as of the end of each fiscal
year of the Company commencing with fiscal year 1999 and continuing through and
including fiscal year 2003, and shall vest only if and to the extent the
Company attains certain operating performance objectives, all in accordance
with the provisions set forth in the MYVS. The MYVS shall be interpreted as
setting forth the maximum amount of Options that may vest as of the end of each
fiscal year of the Company commencing with fiscal year 1999 and continuing
through and including fiscal year 2003. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein or in the MYVS, any Options that have not previously
vested or been terminated shall become vested on the earlier of (a) the ninth
anniversary of the date hereof and (b) FPC (as defined in the Stockholders'
Agreement) having received cash proceeds from the sale or other disposition of
its common equity in the Company (which cash proceeds shall be deemed to
include the fair market value of freely tradeable marketable securities to the
extent the FPC entities actually distribute such freely tradeable marketable
securities to their equity holders as a distribution of capital, such fair
market value to be determined as of the date of such distribution),as well as
cash dividends, cash returns on capital or other cash distributions as a
stockholder such that it has received a return of the full amount of its
investment in the common equity of the Company, plus a 30% annualized internal
rate of return on its aggregate investment in the common equity of the Company
calculated from the date each such investment was made through the date of each
such sale, disposition or distribution (the "IRR Vesting"). Options that have
become exercisable shall remain exercisable until they terminate as set forth
in this Agreement or the Plan.
3. Plan Shares. The Executive shall not be permitted to sell,
assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber any Plan Shares or Options,
except as provided in the Plan or, in the case of Plan Shares, as provided in
Sections 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 of the Stockholders' Agreement. Any transfer of Plan
Shares otherwise permitted pursuant to this Agreement shall remain subject to
the terms of the Stockholders' Agreement, and shall not be permitted other than
in accordance with the terms thereof, notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement that would otherwise permit such transfer.
4. Executive's Representations, Warranties and Agreements. In
connection with the exercise of any Options, the Executive shall make to the
Company (i) representations, warranties and agreements in writing that such
Executive is acquiring the shares of Common
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Stock without a view to the distribution thereof and (ii) any other
representations that the Committee may reasonably deem appropriate.
5. Successors.
5.1. This Agreement is personal to the Executive, and, without the
prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by the Executive
otherwise than (a) by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or (b)
pursuant to a gift to the Executive's spouse, children, grandchildren or other
living descendants, whether directly or indirectly or by means of a trust,
partnership, limited liability company or otherwise, in each case, subject to
the restrictions of the Stockholders' Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's legal representatives.
5.2. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Company and its successors and assigns.
5.3. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise (an "Acquisition"))
to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company
expressly to assume and to agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner
and to the same extent that the Company would have been required to perform
this Agreement if no such succession had taken place (or by substituting for
such Options new options, based upon the stock of such successor, having an
aggregate spread between the Fair Market Value of the underlying stock and the
Exercise Price thereof, and the same term, immediately after such substitution,
equal to the spread on, the term of, and such other terms equivalent to such
Options immediately before such substitution); provided, however, that the
Company or such successor may, at its option, at the time of or promptly after
such Acquisition, terminate all of its obligations hereunder with respect to
the Options by paying to the Executive or the Executive's successors or assigns
an amount equal to the product of (a) the number of Options and (b) the Fair
Market Value per share of the shares underlying such Options at the time of
such Acquisition less the amount of such Options' Exercise Price (but not in
excess of such Fair Market Value per share), in either case, in exchange for
the Executive's Options. As used in this Agreement, the "Company" shall mean
both the Company as defined above and any such successor that assumes and
agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise.
6. Miscellaneous.
6.1. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. The captions of this Agreement are not
part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. Except as
otherwise provided in the Plan, this Agreement may not be amended or modified
except by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their
respective successors and legal representatives.
6.2. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed if to the Executive, at the address set forth
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on the signature page hereto, and if to the Company: 10300 49th Street North,
Clearwater, Florida 33762, Attn: Corporate Secretary, or at such other
addresses as either party furnishes to the other in writing in accordance with
this Section 6.2. Notices and communications shall be effective when actually
received by the addressee.
6.3. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement.
6.4. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes
includible in the gross income of the Executive for federal income tax purposes
with respect to any Options, the Executive shall pay to the Company, or if
appropriate, any of its Affiliates, or make arrangements satisfactory to the
Committee regarding the payment of, any United States federal, state or local
or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to
such amount. If approved by the Committee, withholding obligations may be
settled with Common Stock, including Common Stock that is part of the Award
that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company
under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the
Company and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the
right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Executive.
The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate, including
making irrevocable elections, for the settlement of withholding obligations
with Common Stock.
6.5. The Executive's or the Company's failure to insist upon strict
compliance with any provision of, or to assert any right under, this Agreement
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or of any other
provision of or right under this Agreement.
6.6. The Options are granted pursuant to the Plan, which is
incorporated herein by reference, and the Options shall, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, be governed by the terms thereof. The Executive
hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all
the terms and provisions thereof. The Executive and the Company each
acknowledges that this Agreement (together with the Stockholders' Agreement,
the Plan and the other agreements referred to herein and therein) constitutes
the entire agreement and supersedes all other agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, among the parties or either of them, with respect to the
subject matter hereof, including the Investor Participation Agreement, by and
among Fox Paine Medic Acquisition Corporation, a Texas corporation ("Fox Paine
Medic"), the Executive and certain other Stockholders of the Company, dated as
of June 13, 1999, as amended.
6.7. In connection with (a) the cash out of a Stock Option pursuant
to Section 5(g) of the Plan, or (b) the payment of the Exercise Price of a
Stock Option with fully vested Common Stock pursuant to Section 5(d) of the
Plan at any time following the date on which the Participant first becomes
entitled to exercise such Participant's Put Right (as defined in the
Stockholders' Agreement), but provided that the Participant does not actually
exercise the Put Right, the procedural protection with respect to the
determination of Fair Market Value that is set forth in the definition of "Fair
Market Value" in the Stockholders' Agreement shall be deemed to apply to the
definition of "Fair Market Value" as set forth in the Plan. If the Executive
exercises his or her right to pay the Exercise Price in full or in part in the
form of fully vested Common Stock pursuant to Section 5(d) of the Plan in
connection with an exercise of
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such Executive's Put Right, Fair Market Value for purposes of this Agreement
shall be equal to the Fair Market Value as determined under the Stockholders'
Agreement in connection with such Put Right.1
6.8. The Company and the Participant shall from time to time execute
and deliver all such further documents and do all such acts and things as may
be reasonably required to carry out effectively or better evidence or perfect
the full intent and meaning of this Agreement, including without limitation
obtaining the ratification and approval of the Committee of this Award.
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SCHEDULE I TO TIME ACCELERATED VESTING OPTION AGREEMENT
MAXIMUM YEARLY VESTING SCHEDULE
Vesting Schedule: Options shall vest according to the Company's
financial performance for each of the five fiscal
years from and including 1999 through 2003 pursuant
to the Time Accelerated Stock Option Agreement to
which this Schedule is attached (the "Option
Agreement"). At the end of each of such five full
fiscal years, 20% of the Options originally granted
to the Executive pursuant to the Option Agreement
shall be eligible for vesting, based upon the
achievement of the Target EBITDA Level (as set forth
on the chart below) for vesting in any such
then-current year in which they are eligible for
vesting. Options that do not so vest in any year due
to a failure to achieve the Target EBITDA Level in
any fiscal year shall again be eligible for vesting
at the end of any subsequent fiscal year for which
the Target EBITDA Level for such subsequent year (as
set forth on the chart below) is achieved. No Options
shall vest unless the participant is employed by, a
director of or a consultant (provided that expiration
of a consulting arrangement without the prior
termination thereof shall not be deemed a termination
of such arrangement (or cessation of being a
consultant) for purposes of the Plan unless the
consulting arrangement or the Time Accelerated Stock
Option Agreement expressly contemplates otherwise) to
the Company or one of its subsidiaries on the date
such Option would vest.
Options shall vest for each year as follows:
(i) If the calculated EBITDA (as defined below) for
any year meets or exceeds the Target EBITDA Level
(as set forth on the chart below) for such year,
100% of the Options that are eligible for vesting
in that year set forth in the chart below will be
vested.
(ii) If the calculated EBITDA for any year is less
than the Target EBITDA Level (as set forth on the
chart below) for such year, the Options eligible
for vesting in such year shall not vest in such
year but will be eligible to vest in any
subsequent year for which the Target EBITDA Level
for such subsequent year is achieved.
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"EBITDA" shall have the meaning set forth for
"Consolidated EBITDA" in the Credit Agreement, dated
as of the closing date of the merger by and between
the Company and Fox Paine Medic, as in effect on such
date, plus any fees or expenses paid or reimbursed to
Fox Paine & Company LLC ("FPC"), or its affiliates,
whether pursuant to the Management Agreement to and
among the Company, Maxxim Medical Group and FPC,
dated as of November 12, 1999, or otherwise to the
extent such fees reduced Consolidated EBITDA. EBITDA
shall be adjusted equitably by the Committee to
reflect any acquisitions or dispositions by the
Company and its subsidiaries or other events
described in Section 5.3 hereof.
The extent of vesting for any fiscal year shall be
determined based upon the audited financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries (on a
consolidated basis), and, once determined, shall be
deemed effective as of the last day of each such
fiscal year. The calculation of EBITDA for any year
and the determination of applicable vesting levels
shall be made by the Committee acting in good faith
and any such calculation or determination shall be
binding and conclusive. The Target EBITDA Levels for
each year are as follows:
% OF OPTION POOL
VESTING
"TARGET EBITDA THROUGH
FISCAL LEVEL" ACHIEVEMENT OF
YEAR (IN MILLIONS) EBITDA TARGET
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1999 $ 80.9 20%
2000 84.3 20%
2001 88.5 20%
2002 92.9 20%
2003 97.6 20%
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