Form of hhgregg, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan Option Award



 EXHIBIT 10.27 
 Option No:               
 HHGREGG, INC. 
 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 THIS
AGREEMENT dated as of [Date of Grant], between hhgregg, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and the individual identified in paragraph 1 below,
currently residing at the address set out at the end of this Agreement (the “Optionee”). 
 1. Grant of
Option. Pursuant and subject to the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”), the Company grants to you, the Optionee identified in the table below, an option (the
“Option”) to purchase from the Company all or any part of a total of the number of shares identified in the table below (the “Optioned Shares”) of the common stock, par value $.0001 per share, in the Company (the
“Stock”), at the exercise price per share set out in the table below. 
  

			
		
	Optionee	 	 
		
	Number of Shares	 	 
		
	Exercise Price Per Share	 	$
		
	Grant Date	 	 
		
	Expiration Date	 	 

 2. Character of Option. This Option is not intended to be treated as an
“incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 3.
Expiration of Option. This Option shall expire at 5:00 p.m. on Expiration Date or, if earlier, the earliest of the dates specified in whichever of the following applies: 
 (a) If the termination of your employment or other association is on account of your death or disability, the first anniversary of the
date your employment ends. 
 (b) If the termination of your employment or other association is due to any other reason,
ninety (90) days after your employment or other association ends. 







 (c) If the Company terminates your employment or other association for cause, or at the
termination of your employment or other association the Company had grounds to terminate your employment or other association for cause (whether then or thereafter determined), immediately upon the termination of your employment or other
association. 
 4. Exercise of Option. 
 (a) Until this Option expires, you may exercise it as to the number of Optioned Shares identified in the table below, in full or in part, at any time on or after the applicable exercise date or dates identified in the
table. However, during any period that this Option remains outstanding after your employment or other association with the Company and its Affiliates ends, you may exercise it only to the extent it was exercisable immediately prior to the end of
your employment or other association. The procedure for exercising this Option is described in Section 7.1(e) of the Plan. 
  

			
	 Number of Shares
 in Each Installment
	  	 Initial Exercise Date
 for Shares in Installment

		  	
		  	
		  	
		  	
		  	

 5. Transfer of Option. You may not transfer this Option except by will or the laws
of descent and distribution, and, during your lifetime, only you may exercise this Option. 
 6. Incorporation of Plan Terms.
This Option is granted subject to all of the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan, including but not limited to the limitations on the Company’s obligation to deliver Optioned Shares upon exercise set forth in Section 9
(Settlement of Awards). 
 7. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor or assign of the Company and any executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or other legal
representative of you. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned under the Plan. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts all of which together shall constitute but one instrument. 
 8. Tax Consequences. The Company makes no representation or warranty as to the tax treatment to you of your receipt or exercise of this
Option or upon your sale or other disposition of the Optioned Shares. You should rely on your own tax advisors for such advice. 







 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have
executed this Agreement as a sealed instrument as of the date first above written. 
  

									
	HHGREGG, INC.	 		 	
					
	By:	 	 	 		 		 	 
		 		 		 		 	Signature of Optionee
	Title:	 	 	 		 		 	
		 		 		 		 	Optionee’s Address:








 HHGREGG, INC. 
 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
 OPTION EXERCISE FORM

 hhgregg, Inc. 
 4151 East 96th Street 
 Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 
  

	 	Attention: Chief	Financial Officer 

 Dear Sir: 
 In accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the hhgregg, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, I hereby elect to exercise my option granted under
the agreement dated                     , to purchase
                     (            ) shares of the common stock, par value
$.0001 per share, in hhgregg, Inc. (the “Company”). 
 Enclosed herewith is payment to the Company in the amount of
             Dollars ($            ) in full payment of the option price for said shares. 
  

	
	Sincerely yours,