EXHIBIT 10-A-2

 

HARTMARX CORPORATION

 

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION

GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE

2003 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

 

Section 1. Grant Date. This Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”) is granted
                     (the “Grant Date”), pursuant and subject to all of the
terms and conditions of the 2003 Incentive Stock Plan (the “Plan”) of Hartmarx
Corporation (the “Company”).

 

Section 2. Incentive Stock Option Grant. The Company hereby grants to Name of
Grantee (the “Grantee”) the option to acquire, by purchase or exchange, a total
of Number of Shares (Number of Shares) shares of Common Stock of the Company
(the “Common Stock”) at the option price of Price Dollars ($        ) per share,
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated. This option is intended to be,
and shall be treated as, an incentive stock option (as that term is defined in
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

 

Section 3. Term of this Incentive Stock Option. This ISO shall expire on
                     (the “Expiration Date”).

 

Section 4. Exercise.

 

4.1. Generally. This ISO shall first be exercisable, in whole or in part, after
the Grantee’s unbroken period in the employ of the Company or a subsidiary (the
“Employment Period”) continues to and including the first anniversary of the
Grant Date. If Grantee’s Employment Period on any anniversary of the Grant Date
equals or exceeds three years, 100% of this ISO shall be exercisable; if two
years, 67%; and if one year, 33%. However, this ISO may not be exercised, in
whole or in part, with respect to any fractional share.

 

4.2. Change In Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 100% of this ISO shall
become immediately exercisable in the event of any Change in Control, except a
Management Change in Control which is not approved by the Board, provided,
however, that 50% of the portion, if any, of this ISO not previously exercisable
pursuant to Subsection 4.1 hereof shall become immediately exercisable in the
event of any Management Change in Control not approved by the Board but which is
directly or indirectly attributable to, and with respect to which the first
public announcement occurs after, the Board’s receipt of a bona fide offer from
any Person other than Grantee (or any Person acting in concert with Grantee)
which, if accepted, would result in a Change in Control.

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4.3. Definitions. (a) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(i) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 25% or more of the combined voting power
of the Company’s then outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes
such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a merger or consolidation which would
result in the record holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent
(either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of
the surviving entity or any parent thereof) in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such merger or consolidation
at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the
Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately
after such merger or consolidation; provided that this exclusion shall only
apply to the percentage obtained by merger or consolidation and shall cease to
apply in the event additional securities are purchased in another transaction;
or

 

(ii) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior
to the date of the Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) (together with
any new directors whose election by the Board or whose nomination for election
by the shareholders of the Company was approved by a vote of at least 66 2/3% of
the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors at
the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was
previously so approved unless the initial assumption of office of such
subsequently-elected or appointed director was in connection with (i) an actual
or threatened election contest, including a consent solicitation, relating to
the election or removal of one or more members of the Board, (ii) a “tender
offer” (as such term is used in Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), (iii) a proposed merger or consolidation
of the Company, or (iv) a request, nomination or suggestion of any one or more
Beneficial Owners of voting securities of the Company representing 20% or more
of the aggregate voting power of the voting securities of the Company or the
surviving corporation, as applicable) cease for any reason to constitute at
least 66 2/3% of the Board then in office; or

 

(iii) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company (or any
direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company) with any other corporation, other
than a merger or consolidation which would result in the record holders of the
voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by
being converted into voting securities

 

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of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such merger or consolidation
at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the
Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately
after such merger or consolidation; or

 

(iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets,
other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of
the Company’s assets to an entity at least 75% of the combined voting power of
the voting securities of which are owned by Persons in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.

 

Provided, however, no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if
there is consummated any transaction or series of integrated transactions
immediately following which the record holders of the combined voting power of
the Company’s outstanding securities immediately prior to such transaction or
series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate
ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.

 

(b) The term “Management Change in Control” means a Change in Control which
occurs prior to the second anniversary of the Grant Date pursuant to which
Grantee (alone or with others) acquires or retains, directly or indirectly, the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the
Company (whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or
otherwise) and which is directly or indirectly attributable to a public
announcement by Grantee (or others acting in concert with Grantee) of an
intention to take actions which, if consummated, would constitute such
Management Change in Control.

 

(c) The term “Person” means any person (as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Exchange Act, as such term is modified in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act) other than (i) any employee plan established by the Company, (ii)
the Company or any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under
the Exchange Act) prior to the transaction resulting in the Change in Control,
(iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of
such securities, or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by
stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership of the Company.

 

(d) The term “Beneficial Owner” means beneficial owner as defined in Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

(e) The term “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

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(f) The term “Committee” means the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of
the Board, or successor thereto, as determined by the Board.

 

4.4. Other Acceleration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 100% of this ISO shall
become immediately exercisable if Grantee’s Employment Period terminates by
reason of Grantee’s Total Disability, retirement from the Company or a
subsidiary at or after becoming age 55, or death. Absence on approved leave
shall not be considered a termination or break in service of Grantee’s
Employment Period.

 

4.5. Post-Termination Exercise. Any portion of this ISO which shall become
exercisable shall, until exercised, continue to be exercisable for a period of
three years (but not after the Expiration Date) after Grantee’s retirement from
the Company or a subsidiary at or after becoming age 55; otherwise (except as
provided in Subsections 4.6 and 4.7 hereof) for a period of 90 days after the
end of Grantee’s Employment Period (but not after the Expiration Date), or for a
longer period (not extending beyond the Expiration Date) if extended by the
Committee.

 

4.6. Total Disability. In the event Grantee leaves the employ of the Company or
a subsidiary as a result of Grantee’s Total Disability, this ISO shall, until
exercised, continue to be exercisable for a period of three years after the end
of Grantee’s Employment Period (but not after the Expiration Date), provided
however, that continued qualification of this ISO as an incentive stock option
under federal income tax laws shall be subject to the provisions of Subsection
4.9. Grantee’s disability shall be deemed to be a “Total Disability” if Grantee
is prevented by bodily injury, illness or disease from performing each and every
duty of any occupation for which Grantee is reasonably fitted by training,
education or experience and such disability is reasonably expected to last for a
continuous period of 24 months (with the existence of such disability evidenced
by such medical certification as the Company may require).

 

4.7. Death. If Grantee dies, the executor of Grantee’s estate or Grantee’s heirs
may exercise this ISO at any time within three years after the date of Grantee’s
death or within a longer period if extended by the Committee in accordance with
its rules (but in neither case after the Expiration Date).

 

4.8. Limitations. Exercise of this ISO, and the issuance of any shares, shall be
limited to the extent necessary to comply with all applicable laws and
regulations and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or
similar entity.

 

4.9. Disqualifying Dispositions. This ISO may fail to qualify as an incentive
stock option for federal income tax purposes if all or any portion of it is: (i)
exercised more than three months after the end of the Grantee’s Employment
Period; or (ii) exercised more than one year after Grantee leaves the employ of
the Company or a subsidiary as a result of Grantee’s Total Disability; or (iii)
if the shares received by the Grantee upon exercise of this ISO are disposed of
earlier than the later of (A) one year after the date of exercise, or (B) two
years after the Grant Date, except in the case of

 

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shares received as a result of an exercise pursuant to Subsection 4.7 above.
Grantee hereby agrees to notify the Company in writing within thirty days after
the date of any such disposition by executing the Notice of Disqualifying
Disposition in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which shall state the
number of shares sold or transferred, the date the shares were sold or
transferred, and the sale price, if applicable.

 

Section 5. Exercise Procedure. In order to exercise this ISO, Grantee must give
written notice thereof to the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s main office.
The notice must (i) state the number of shares being purchased for cash (and the
number of shares being acquired in exchange for other shares of Common Stock
which have been held by Grantee for not less than six months, if any) upon
exercise of this ISO; (ii) Grantee’s agreement to promptly report to the
Secretary of the Company every disposition (by sale, gift, exchange or
otherwise) of any shares received upon exercise of this ISO which occurs earlier
than the later of (A) one year after the date of exercise, or (B) two years
after the Grant Date; and (iii) be satisfactory in form and substance to the
Company in all other respects. The notice must be accompanied by a check in the
amount of any cash payment required to effect such exercise, and, if payment of
all or any portion of the option price is made in shares of Common Stock which
have been held by Grantee for not less than six months, by stock certificates
then owned or held by Grantee (endorsed in blank and in proper form to transfer
ownership of such shares to the Company) representing shares having a cash value
at the time of exercise equal to the amount of the cash payment in lieu of which
such shares are being delivered. If it is determined that any agreement from
Grantee is appropriate in order to comply with any registration, listing or
other legal requirement applicable to the Company, Grantee will also be required
to deliver such an agreement.

 

Section 6. Transferability. This ISO is not transferable except by will or the
laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of
Grantee only by Grantee or his legal representative as provided above, and after
the death of Grantee only as provided above.

 

Section 7. Rights of Grantee. Nothing herein contained shall confer on Grantee
any right with respect to continued employment by the Company or a subsidiary,
or interfere with the right of the Company or such subsidiary to terminate the
employment of Grantee at any time or, except as to shares actually issued,
confer any rights as a Company stockholder upon Grantee. Rights of grantees are
governed by the Plan, under which the Committee may make adjustments necessary
to reflect changes made in the Company’s Common Stock.

 

HARTMARX CORPORATION

By

 

 

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Secretary

   

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

NOTICE OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION

 

To:

   Hartmarx Corporation

Attn:

   Corporate Secretary

Subject:

   Notice of Disqualifying Disposition

 

This is official notice that the undersigned disposed of Shares of Hartmarx
Corporation (the “Company”) Common Stock acquired by exercise of an incentive
stock option, under and pursuant to the Company’s 2003 Incentive Stock Plan, as
follows:

 

Date of Grant

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Exercise

Date

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Number of

Shares

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Option Price

(Per Share)

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Transfer/Sale

Date

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Market Value

(Per Share)

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Total Shares

Transferred/Sold

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I understand that for Federal Income Tax Purposes, Hartmarx Corporation (or my
employer) is required to report on a Form W-2 the compensation of employees who
dispose of Incentive Stock Options shares within one year from the Date of
Exercise, or within two years from the date of grant.

 

Optionee’s Signature:

 

 

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Print Name:

 

 

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Home Address:

 

 

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City, State, Zip Code:

 

 

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Daytime Phone:

 

 

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Social Security Number:

 

 

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You must use this form if you have disposed of ISO shares within two years of
the grant date or within one year of the date of exercise.

 

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