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Exhibit 10.10




VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC CORPORATION




EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT



     THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), made and entered into effective this                                          by and
between VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the
“Corporation”) and                                         , an employee of the Corporation (“Employee”).



     WHEREAS, the Corporation considers it desirable and in its best interests that Employee be
given an inducement to acquire a proprietary interest in the Corporation and an added incentive to
advance the interests of the Corporation, by possessing an option to purchase common shares of the
Corporation, in accordance with the Virtual Radiologic Corporation Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”).



     NOW THEREFORE, on the basis of the premises and of the mutual considerations provided herein,
the parties agree as follows:




	1.	 	Definitions. Words and phrases not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them, respectively, in the Plan.
	 
	2.	 	Grant of Option. The Corporation grants to Employee an Option (the “Option”) to
purchase all or any part of an aggregate of
                      shares of the Corporation’s common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) at the exercise price of
$        per share, in
the manner and subject to the conditions provided herein and in the Plan. The Option hereby
granted shall be treated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and as provided in the Plan.
	 
	3.	 	Time of Vesting and Exercise of Option.






	 	a.	 	This Option shall vest for, and Employee may first exercise the Option with
respect to [INSERT VESTING TERMS].
	 
	 	b.	 	In the event of Employee’s death or termination of employment due to
Disability, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as to the greater of:
(i) the number of Shares for which the Option was otherwise, in accordance with this
Option Agreement, vested and exercisable (or previously exercised) on the date of death
or Disability, or (ii) that percentage of the total number of Shares subject to the
Option (including any Shares for which the Option may have been previously exercised)
which is determined by dividing the Employee’s number of complete months of employment
as an employee of the Corporation, by the total number of months of employment which
would otherwise be required for the Option to fully vest under the terms of the Option
agreement (to a maximum of 100%)




 









 












	 	c.	 	To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date
an Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Options are exercisable for
the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under the Plan and any other
incentive stock option plans of the Company or any Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000 (or
such other amount as may be prescribed by the Code from time to time), such excess
Options will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.
	 
	 	d.	 	Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no case may
the Option be exercised to any extent by anyone after                                         .






	4.	 	Method of Exercise. The Option may be exercised in whole or in part from
time to time by (i) written notice to the Corporation of intent to exercise the Option
with respect to a specified number of Shares; (ii) tendering to the Corporation this original
Option agreement (or a replacement Option agreement satisfactory to the Board of Directors or
the Compensation Committee thereof (the “Committee”)); and (iii) payment to the Corporation of
the exercise price for the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is then
exercised. Except as set forth in the next sentence, payment of the exercise price may be
made in any of the following manners:






	 	(1)	 	cash, including certified check, bank draft or postal or express money order;
	 
	 	(2)	 	personal check (provided that if payment of the exercise price is made by personal check
and such personal check is not timely paid by the drawer’s bank, such payment shall be
deemed not to have been made and any Shares issued upon such exercise shall be deemed void
and never issued);
	 
	 	(3)	 	by surrender for cancellation of Shares of Stock which:






	 	(a)	 	were acquired by the Employee (or person exercising the Option)
other than by exercise of an Option;
	 
	 	(b)	 	were acquired by the Employee (or person exercising the Option)
upon exercise of an Option where the Option Shares being surrendered have been
held by the Employee (or person exercising the Option) for at least six months
after such exercise; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	were acquired by the Employee (or person exercising the Option)
upon exercise of an Option where the Option Shares being surrendered have been
held by the Employee (or person exercising the Option) for six months or less
after such exercise but only if the Employee (or person exercising the Option)
has obtained prior approval of the specific surrender (such approval to specify
at least the date of grant of the Option being exercised, the dates of grant
and exercise of the Option pursuant to which Shares to be surrendered were
acquired, and the number of Option Shares to be surrendered) by the Committee;
and which have a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price of the Options
being exercised (if the Shares surrendered have a Fair Market Value in excess
of the exercise price of the Options being exercised, the Corporation shall
promptly pay




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	 	 	 	to the Employee or person exercising the Option an amount equal to the
excess of such Fair Market Value over the exercise price, not to exceed the
Fair Market Value of one Share); or






(4) by delivery of a notice of “net exercise” to the Corporation, pursuant to which Employee
shall receive the number of Shares underlying the Options so exercised reduced by the number
of Shares equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Options divided by the Fair Market
Value on the date of exercise; or




(5) by any other method of payment which the Committee shall approve before, at, or after
the date of grant of such Options.



     An Option shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately prior to the close of business on
the date the Corporation is in receipt of the original Option agreement, written notice of intent
to exercise the Option, and payment for the number of Shares being acquired upon exercise of the
Option. Employee shall be treated for all purposes as the holder of record of the Option Stock as
of the close of business on such date, except where Shares are held for unpaid withholding taxes.
As promptly as practicable on or after such date, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to
Employee a certificate or certificates for the Option Stock issuable upon such exercise; provided,
however, that such delivery shall be deemed effected for all purposes when the Corporation, or the
stock transfer agent for the Corporation, shall have deposited such certificates in the United
States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Employee at the address specified in the written
notice of exercise.



     Notwithstanding the foregoing listing of permissible manners of payment of exercise price, the
Committee shall have the right from time to time to cancel, limit or suspend as to any one, some,
or all Option(s) and as to any one, some, or all Employees, the right to make payment under any one
or more manners of payment (other than the payment by cash, certified check, bank draft or postal
or express money order), including other methods of payment previously approved by the Committee.
There shall be no exercise at any one time for fewer than one hundred (100) Shares (or such lesser
number of Shares as the Committee may from time to time determine in its discretion) or all of the
remaining Shares then purchasable by Employee or person exercising the Option.




	5.	 	Termination of Option. Except as herein otherwise provided, the Option granted
under this Agreement, to the extent not heretofore exercised, shall terminate upon the first
to occur of the following events:






	 	a.	 	The expiration of three months from the date on which Employee ceases to be
employed by the Corporation for a reason other than death Disability or for Cause.
	 
	 	b.	 	The expiration of twelve months after the date on which the Employee ceases to
be an employee by reason of death or Disability.
	 
	 	c.	 	The date on which Employee ceases to be an employee for Cause; or
	 
	 	d.	 	Midnight on ________________.




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	6.	 	Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger.






	 	a.	 	If and to the extent that the number of issued common shares of the Corporation
shall be increased or reduced by change in par value, split up, reverse split,
reclassification, distribution of a dividend payable in stock, or the like, the number
of common shares subject to the Option and the option price per share shall be
proportionately adjusted in accordance with the Plan.
	 
	 	b.	 	If the Corporation is reorganized or consolidated or merged with another
Corporation, Employee shall be entitled to receive an option (the “New Option”)
covering common shares of such reorganized, consolidated or merged Corporation in the
same proportion, at an equivalent price, and subject to the same conditions as the
Option. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the excess of the fair market value of
the common shares subject to the Option immediately after the reorganization,
consolidation or merger over the aggregate option price of such common shares shall not
be more than the excess of the aggregate fair market value of all common shares subject
to the Option immediately before such reorganization, consolidation or merger over the
aggregate option price of such common shares, and the New Option or assumption of the
Option shall not give Employee additional benefits which he does not have under this
Option, or deprive him of benefits which he has under this Option. In the event of
such reorganization, consolidation or merger, the Committee may also elect to cash out
any awards as described in the Plan.






	7.	 	Rights Prior to Exercise of Option. This Option is non-transferable by Employee,
except in the event of his or her death, and during Employee’s lifetime is exercisable only by
Employee; provided, however, that this Option may be transferred by Employee for estate
planning purposes subject to prior or other written approval by the Corporation, in its sole
discretion or pursuant to any policy and requirements concerning such transfers as may then be
in effect. In the event of death, this Option may be exercised by Employee’s personal
representative or the party inheriting the Option. No person shall have any rights as a
stockholder with respect to any common shares purchasable hereunder until payment of the
option price and delivery to him of such common shares as herein provided.
	 
	8.	 	Restriction on Disposition.






	 	a.	 	All common shares acquired by Employee pursuant to this Agreement shall be
subject to the restrictions on sale, encumbrance and other disposition contained in the
Corporation’s Bylaws, or imposed by applicable laws or regulations of the State of
Delaware or the United States of America regarding the registration or qualification of
such acquisition of common shares. The Corporation may require a prior opinion of its
counsel, which the Corporation shall use its best efforts to obtain, that the transfer
or other disposition of common shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement will not
violate the Securities Act of 1933 or any applicable state law regulating the sale of
securities.
	 
	 	b.	 	Disposal or transfer or Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement within two
(2) years from the date of grant of this Option or within on (1) year after the
exercise of the Option shall terminate the application of the provisions of Section 422
of the Code, and the federal tax advantages therefrom.




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	 	c.	 	All Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to
reacquisition by the Corporation upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan.




9. Merger and Supersession. This Agreement merges and supersedes all prior negotiations or
agreements between the Corporation and the Employee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
sets forth in their entirety all rights Employee has or may claim for any reason to receive
options, shares or other equity rights in the Corporation hereunder.





	10.	 	Binding Effect; Plan Governs; Survival.
	 
	10.1	 	This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
	 
	10.2	 	This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and shall be governed by the terms of
the Plan as adopted and approved by the Board of the Corporation within the meaning of the
Code, as the Plan may be amended from time to time by the Board and, if appropriate the
shareholders of the Corporation. Employee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan prior
to the execution hereof and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan. If possible, this
Agreement shall be construed along with and in addition to any other agreement which the
Corporation and Employee may enter into, but any provision in this Agreement which contradicts
any provision of any other agreement shall take precedence and be binding over such other
provision. In order to provide the Corporation with the opportunity to claim the benefit of
any income tax deduction which may be available to it upon the exercise of the Option and in
order to comply with all applicable federal or state income tax laws or regulations, the
Corporation may take such action as it deems appropriate to insure that, if necessary, all
applicable federal or state withholding, income or other taxes are withheld or collected from
Employee.
	 
	10.3	 	The provisions of this Agreement, the Plan or other documents incorporated therein, shall be
governed by, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware,
unless and to the extent they are pre-empted by the laws of the United States of America.
	 
	10.4	 	Sections 8, 9 and 10 of this Agreement shall survive the exercise or termination of the
Option, the delivery of any Option shares, or termination of this Agreement.




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This Agreement shall be effective as of the date first written above.




	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EMPLOYEE	 	CORPORATION
	 
	[Name]

	 		VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC CORPORATION
 	 
	 

	 	By:  	 

	 
	Dated:

	 
	 	Dated: 	 







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