Share option agreement
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- Length:6 pages (1250 words)
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About this share option agreement
This document may be bought and provided by either the company management or the person who will be the optioner. The optioner may be associated in any capacity and in any business. He may be a corporate body. Example: a third party Internet marketer working for an Internet business or a contracted operator of a hotel or adventure park or leisure facility. Conditions to trigger option to be entered by you. The optioner is not an employee.
It is assumed that the optioner will achieve some goal or target to qualify. The option is triggered by the performance criteria agreed between the company and the optioner and set down as a schedule to this agreement.
We have provided an example deal, but it is for you to enter details of your exact deal that may be any arrangement you like.
We have provided for the optioner to pay for the option and also to pay for the shares on exercise of the option. Either or both provisions may be deleted or the sums increased or reduced.
Alternatives to this share option agreement
Net Lawman sells variations on this agreement for:
- the trigger being a higher share price and not performance criteria;
- options for employees;
You can see these at Share option agreements.
This would also be a good time to put into place a new shareholders’ agreement whilst you are in charge of the shares. If you wait until the optioner is a new shareholder, you will have to take greater account of what he wants. Look at Shareholders’ agreements.
The law in this agreement
This document is drawn under basic contract law: no special rules, no tax arrangements, no complications.
Contents of this agreement
- Definitions and interpretation
- Optional reference to main contract for work
- Option data
- Grant of option
- Conditions for exercise of option
- What happens if main contract is terminated before option is exercised
- Warranties by the company
- Draft notice by optioner to exercise the option
- Draft list of matters which may affect optioner’s decision
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