EXHIBIT 10.37
Published on September 27, 2011
Exhibit 10.37
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT
UNDER THE
CRYOPORT, INC.
2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
UNDER THE
CRYOPORT, INC.
2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
This Incentive Stock Option Award Agreement (Agreement) is between CryoPort, Inc.
(Company) and (the Optionee), and is effective as of the
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day of
, 20
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(Grant Date).
RECITALS
A. The Board of Directors of the Company (Board) has adopted the Plan to promote the
interests and long-term success of the Company and its shareholders by providing an incentive to
attract, retain and reward persons performing services for the Company and by motivating such
person to contribute to the continued growth and profitability of the Company.
B. The Compensation Committee (or any such committee designated by the Board) has approved the
granting of Incentive Stock Options to the Optionee pursuant to Article 6 of the Plan.
C. To the extent not specifically defined in this Agreement, all capitalized terms used in
this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Company and the Optionee agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and Article 6 of the Plan, the
Company grants to the Optionee the right and option to purchase from the Company all or any part of
an aggregate of shares of Stock (Option). The delivery of any document evidencing the
Option is subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(d) of the Plan. The Option granted under this
Agreement is intended to be an incentive stock option (ISO) under Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).
2. Purchase Price. The purchase price under this Agreement is $ per share of Stock,
as determined by the Committee, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a
share of Stock on the Grant Date.
3. Vesting of Option. The Option shall vest and be exercisable according to the following
schedule:
[INSERT VESTING SCHEDULE HERE]
4. Exercise of Option. This Option may be exercised, to the extent vested (under Section 3
above), in whole or in part at anytime before the Option expires by delivery of a written notice of
exercise (pursuant to Section 5 below) and payment of the purchase price. The
purchase price may be paid in cash or such other method permitted by the Committee under
Section 6.1(c) of the Plan and communicated to the Optionee before the date the Optionee exercises
the Option.
5. Method of Exercising Option. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Option may be
exercised by timely delivery to the Company of written notice, which notice shall be effective on
the date received by the Company. The notice shall state the Optionees election to exercise the
Option and the number of underlying shares in respect of which an election to exercise has been
made. Such notice shall be signed by the Optionee, or if the Option is exercised by a person or
persons other than the Optionee because of the Optionees death, such notice must be signed by such
other person or persons and shall be accompanied by proof acceptable to the Company of the legal
right of such person or persons to exercise the Option.
6. Term of Option. The Option granted under this Agreement expires, unless sooner terminated,
ten (10) years from the Grant Date, through and including the normal close of business of the
Company on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date (Expiration Date).
7. Termination of Employment.
(a) If the Optionee Terminates Employment for any reason other than death or Disability, the
Optionee may at any time within the 90-day period after the date of his or her Termination of
Employment exercise the Option to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option
at the date of termination, provided that in no event shall the Option be exercisable after the
Expiration Date.
(b) If the Optionee Terminates Employment by reason of his death or Disability the Option will
lapse on the earlier of (i) the Options expiration date, or (ii) one year after the date the
Participant Terminates Employment on account of Disability or death.
8. Nontransferability. The Incentive Stock Options granted by this Agreement shall not be
transferable by the Optionee or any other person claiming through the Optionee, either voluntarily
or involuntarily, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise provided
by the Plans Committee (See Article 13 of the Plan).
9. Continuation of Employment. This Agreement shall not be construed to confer upon the
Optionee any right to continue employment with the Company and shall not limit the right of the
Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, to terminate Optionees employment at any time.
10. Administration. This Agreement shall at all times be subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan and the Plan shall in all respects be administered by the Committee in accordance with
the terms of and as provided in the Plan. The Committee shall have the sole and complete
discretion with respect to all matters reserved to it by the Plan and decisions of the majority of
the Committee with respect thereto and to this Agreement shall be final and binding upon the
Optionee and the Company. In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
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11. Waiver and Modification. The provisions of this Agreement may not be waived or modified
unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by a representative of the Committee.
12. Adjustments. The number of shares of Stock issued to Optionee pursuant to this Agreement
shall be adjusted by the Committee pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Plan, in its discretion, in the
event of a change in the Companys capital structure.
13. Securities Act. The Company shall not be required to deliver any shares of Stock pursuant
to the vesting of Options if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such issuance would
violate the Securities Act of 1933 or any other applicable federal or state securities laws or
regulations.
14. Voting and Other Shareholder Related Rights. The Optionee will have no voting rights or
any other rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to any Incentive Stock Options until
exercised by the Optionee.
15. Copy of Plan. By the execution of this Agreement, the Optionee acknowledges receipt of a
copy of the Plan.
16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted and administered under the laws of the
State of Nevada.
17. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement executed by the
Company and the Optionee.
18. Tax upon Disposition of Shares Subject to § 422 Restrictions. In the event that a
Participant shall dispose (whether by sale, exchange, gift, the use of a qualified domestic
relations order (as defined by the Code or Title I of ERISA) in favor of a Spouse, or the rules
thereunder, or any like transfer) of any shares of Stock of the Company that are deemed to have
been purchased by the Participant pursuant to an incentive stock option and that the Participant
acquired within two (2) years of the Grant Date of the related Option or within one (1) year after
the acquisition of such shares of Stock, the Participant will notify the secretary of the Company
of such disposition no later than fifteen (15) days following the date of the disposition. Such
notification shall include the date or dates of the disposition, the number of shares of Stock of
which the Participant disposed, and the consideration received, if any, for such shares of Stock.
If the Company so requests, the Participant shall forward to the secretary of the Company any
amount requested by the Company for the purpose of satisfying its liability, if any, to withhold
federal, state or local income or earnings tax or any other applicable tax or assessment (plus
interest or penalties thereon, if any, caused by delay in making such payment) incurred by reason
of such disposition.
MANY OF THE PROVISION OF THIS AWARD AGREEMENT ARE SUMMARIES OF SIMILAR PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF THE
PLAN. TO THE EXTENT THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS SILENT ON AN ISSUE OR THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE
PLAN AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE PLAN PROVISIONS SHALL CONTROL.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly
authorized representative and Optionee has signed this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be
effective as of the day and year first written above.
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