Exhibit 10.15.2

GENZYME CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS

 

ID: 06-1047163

AND OPTION AGREEMENT

 

500 Kendall Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cambridge, MA 02142

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTIONEE NAME

 

OPTION NUMBER:

OPTIONEE ADDRESS

 

PLAN:

 

 

 

 

 

ID:

 

Effective                   , you have been granted a(n) Non-Qualified Stock
Option to buy                    shares of GENZYME CORPORATION (the Company)
stock at $                   per share.

The total option price of the shares granted is $                  .

Shares in each period will become fully vested on the date shown.

Shares

 

Vest Type

 

Full Vest

 

Expiration

 

MAINTAIN THIS COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS.

These options are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the
Company’s Stock Option plan as amended and the Option Agreement, all of which
are attached and made a part of this document.

 

Date:

 

 

Time:

 

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GENZYME CORPORATION 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Officer (Tier I/II)

Nonstatutory Stock Option Terms And Conditions

1.  Plan Incorporated by Reference. This Stock Option is issued pursuant to the
terms of the Plan and may be amended as provided in the Plan. Capitalized terms
used and not otherwise defined in this certificate have the meanings given to
them in the Plan. This certificate does not set forth all of the terms and
conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. Copies of
the Plan may be obtained upon written request without charge from the
Shareholder Relations Department of the Company.

2.  Option Price. The price to be paid for each share of Stock issued upon
exercise of the whole or any part of this Stock Option is the option price set
forth on the face of this certificate (the “Option Price”).

3.  Exercisability Schedule. This Stock Option may be exercised at any time and
from time to time up to the number of shares and in accordance with the
exercisability schedule set forth on the face of this certificate, but only for
the purchase of whole shares. This Stock Option may not be exercised as to any
shares after the date of expiration set forth on the face of this certificate
(the “Expiration Date”).

4.  Method of Exercise. To exercise this Stock Option, the Participant shall
deliver written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of
shares with respect to which the Stock Option is being exercised accompanied by
payment of the Option Price for such shares in cash, by certified check or in
such other form, including shares of Stock of the Company valued at their Fair
Market Value on the date of delivery, as the Administrator may approve. Promptly
following such notice, the Company will deliver to the Participant a certificate
representing the number of shares with respect to which the Stock Option is
being exercised.

5.  Recapitalization, Mergers, Etc. In the event of a Covered Transaction, the
Administrator may upon written notice to the Participant provide that this Stock
Option shall terminate on a date not less than 20 days after the date of such
notice unless theretofore exercised. In connection with such notice, the
Administrator may in its discretion accelerate or waive any deferred exercise
period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a change in control of
the Company (as defined in a vote of the Compensation Committee adopted May 29,
2002), this Stock Option shall become exercisable as to all shares without
regard to any deferred exercisability schedule or deferred exercise period.

6.  Transferability. This Stock Option may be transferred without consideration
(or for such consideration as the Administrator may from time to time deem
appropriate) by the holder thereof to any Family Member; provided, however, that
no subsequent transfer of such option shall be permitted except for transfers:
(i) to a Family Member; (ii) back to the Participant; or (iii) pursuant to the
applicable laws of descent and distribution.  For this purpose, “Family Member”
shall mean (i) any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent,
grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law,
father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law,
including any adoptive relationships, and any other person sharing the
Participant’s household (other than as a tenant or employee); (ii) any trust in
which any of the persons described in clause (i) holds a greater than 50%
beneficial interest; (iii) any foundation in which any of the persons described
in clause (i) or the Participant controls the management of assets; or (iv) any
other entity in which any of the persons described in clause (i) or the
Participant holds more than 50% of the voting interests.

7.  Exercise of Stock Option After Termination of Employment. If the
Participant’s employment with (a) the Company, (b) an Affiliate, or (c) a
corporation (or parent or subsidiary corporation of such corporation) issuing or
assuming a stock option in a transaction to which section 424(a) of the Code
applies, is terminated for

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any reason other than by disability (within the meaning of section 22(e)(3) of
the Code) death or retirement, the Participant may exercise the rights which
were available to the Participant at the time of such termination only within
three months from the date of termination. If Participant’s employment is
terminated as a result of disability, such rights may be exercised within twelve
months from the date of termination.  If Participant’s employment is terminated
as a result of retirement (which is defined as a minimum of age 60 plus a
minimum of five years of service provided employment is not terminated for
cause), this Stock Option shall become exercisable as to all shares without
regard to any deferred exercise period, and such rights may be exercised within
three years from the date of termination.  Upon the death of the Participant,
his or her Designated Beneficiary shall have the right, at any time within
twelve months after the date of death, to exercise in whole or in part any
rights that were available to the Participant at the time of death.  If the
Participant’s employment is terminated for cause, the Participant may exercise
the rights which were available to the Participant at the time of such
termination only within three months from the date of termination.  Termination
by the Company of the Participant’s employment for “cause” shall mean
termination upon (A) the willful and continued failure by him or her to
substantially perform his or her duties with the Company (other than any such
failure resulting from his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness)
after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the
Participant by the Company, which demand specifically identifies the manner in
which the Company believes that he or she has not substantially performed his or
her duties, or (B) the willful engaging by the Participant in conduct which is
demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. 
No act, or failure to act, on the Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful”
unless done, or omitted to be done, by him or her not in good faith and without
reasonable belief that his or her action or omission was in the best interest of
the Company.  In the case of any Participant who is a corporate officer of the
Company, determination for purposes of this section of whether termination of
such Participant’s employment is for “cause” shall be made by the Committee.  In
the case of any Participant who is not a corporate officer of the Company,
determination for purposes of this section of whether termination of such
Participant’s employment is for “cause” shall be made by the Senior Vice
President, Chief Human Resources Officer, in his sole discretion, whose decision
shall be final. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no rights under this Stock
Option may be exercised after the Expiration Date.

8.  Payment of Taxes. The Participant shall pay to the Company, or make
provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of any taxes required by law
to be withheld with respect to the exercise of this Stock Option. The
Administrator may, in its discretion, require any other federal or state taxes
imposed on the sale of the shares to be paid by the Participant.  In the
Administrator’s discretion, such tax obligations may be paid in whole or in part
in shares of Stock, including shares retained from the exercise of this Stock
Option, valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of delivery.  The Company
and its Affiliates may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such tax
obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant.

9.  Rights Limited.  The Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine
from the group of eligible persons whether an individual shall be a Participant
under the Plan.  Any grant made under the Plan shall be made in the sole
discretion of the Administrator and no prior grant shall entitle a person to any
future grant.  Nothing in the Plan or any Stock Option grant will be construed
as giving any person the right to continued employment or service with the
Company or its Affiliates, or any rights as a shareholder except as to shares of
Stock actually issued under the Plan.  In no event shall the Plan, or any grant
made under the Plan, form a part of an employee’s or consultant’s contract of
employment or service, if any.  The loss of existing or potential profit in
Stock Options will not constitute an element of damages in the event of
termination of employment or service for any reason, even if the termination is
in violation of an obligation of the Company or Affiliate to the Participant.

10.  Acceptance.  Failure of the Participant to accept the terms and conditions
of this Stock Option in accordance with the requirements of the Administrator
can result in adverse consequences to the Participant, including cancellation of
the Stock Option.

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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

 

 

 

 

Participant Signature

 

 

 

 

Participant Name (Print)

 

 

 

 

Date

 

Revised 12/4/06

 

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