Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement



 Exhibit 10.9 

ZIPCAR, INC. 

Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement  

Granted Under 2010 Equity Incentive Plan 

1. Grant of Option. 

This agreement evidences the grant by Zipcar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on
                 , 20     (the “Grant Date”) to
                    , an employee of the Company (the “Participant”), of an option to purchase, in whole or in part, on the
terms provided herein and in the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), a total of          shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $0.001 par value per share,
of the Company (“Common Stock”) at $         per Share. Unless earlier terminated, this option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on
                 , 20     (the “Final Exercise Date”). 

It is intended that the option evidenced by this agreement shall not be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”). Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term “Participant”, as used in this option, shall be deemed to include any
person who acquires the right to exercise this option validly under its terms. 
 2. Vesting Schedule. 

This option will become exercisable (“vest”) as to 25% of the original number of Shares on the first anniversary of the Vesting
Commencement Date and as to an additional 6.25% of the original number of Shares at the end of each successive three-month period following the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date until the fourth anniversary of the Vesting
Commencement Date. For purposes of this Agreement, “Vesting Commencement Date” shall mean                  , 20    .

 The right of exercise shall be cumulative so that to the extent the option is not exercised in any period to the maximum
extent permissible it shall continue to be exercisable, in whole or in part, with respect to all Shares for which it is vested until the earlier of the Final Exercise Date or the termination of this option under Section 3 hereof or the Plan.

 3. Exercise of Option. 

(a) Form of Exercise. Each election to exercise this option shall be in writing, in substantially the form of Notice of Stock
Option Exercise attached hereto as Exhibit A, signed by the Participant, and received by the Company at its principal office, accompanied by this agreement, and payment in full in the manner provided in the Plan. The Participant may purchase
less than the number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this option may be for any fractional share. 







 (b) Continuous Relationship with the Company Required. Except as otherwise provided
in this Section 3, this option may not be exercised unless the Participant, at the time he or she exercises this option, is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee, officer or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the
Company or any other entity the employees, officers, directors, consultants, or advisors of which are eligible to receive option grants under the Plan (an “Eligible Participant”). 

(c) Termination of Relationship with the Company. If the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then,
except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the right to exercise this option shall terminate three months after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date), provided that this option shall be
exercisable only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise this option on the date of such cessation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, violates the non-competition or
confidentiality provisions of any employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon written notice to the
Participant from the Company describing such violation. 
 (d) Exercise Period Upon Death or Disability. If the
Participant dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to the Final Exercise Date while he or she is an Eligible Participant and the Company has not terminated such relationship for “cause” as
specified in paragraph (e) below, this option shall be exercisable, within the period of one year following the date of death or disability of the Participant, by the Participant (or in the case of death by an authorized transferee),
provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that this option was exercisable by the Participant on the date of his or her death or disability, and further provided that this option shall not be exercisable after
the Final Exercise Date. 
 (e) Termination for Cause. If, prior to the Final Exercise Date, the Participant’s
employment or other relationship with the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below), the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such termination of employment or other
relationship. If, prior to the Final Exercise Date, the Participant is given notice by the Company of the termination of his or her employment or other relationship by the Company for Cause, and the effective date of such employment or other
termination is subsequent to the date of the delivery of such notice, the right to exercise this option shall be suspended from the time of the delivery of such notice until the earlier of (i) such time as it is determined or otherwise agreed
that the Participant’s employment or other relationship shall not be terminated for Cause as provided in such notice or (ii) the effective date of such termination of employment or other relationship (in which case the right to exercise
this option shall, pursuant to the preceding sentence, terminate immediately upon the effective date of such termination of employment or other relationship). If the Participant is party to an employment, consulting or severance agreement with the
Company that contains a definition of “cause” for termination of employment or other relationship, “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in such agreement. Otherwise, “Cause” shall mean willful misconduct
by the Participant or willful failure by the Participant to perform his or her responsibilities to the Company (including, without limitation, breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure,
non-competition or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company), as determined by the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. The Participant’s employment or other relationship shall be considered to have been
terminated for “Cause” if the Company determines, within 30 days after the Participant’s resignation, that termination for Cause was warranted. 
  

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 4. Withholding. 

No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision
satisfactory to the Company for payment of, any federal, state or local withholding taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of this option. 

5. Transfer Restrictions. 

(a) This option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by
operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this option shall be exercisable only by the Participant. 

(b) The Participant agrees that he or she will not transfer any Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of this option unless the
transferee, as a condition to such transfer, delivers to the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of Section 4 and Section 5; provided that such a written
confirmation shall not be required with respect to (1) Section 4 after such provision has terminated in accordance with Section 4(g) or (2) Section 5 after the completion of the lock-up period in connection with the
Company’s initial underwritten public offering. 
 6. Provisions of the Plan. 

This option is subject to the provisions of the Plan (including the provisions relating to amendments to the Plan), a copy of which is
furnished to the Participant with this option. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this option to be executed under
its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This option shall take effect as a sealed instrument. 
  

					
	ZIPCAR, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

			
		 	Name:	 	  

		 	Title:	 	  




 

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 PARTICIPANT’S ACCEPTANCE 

The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing option and agrees to the terms and conditions thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges
receipt of a copy of the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. 
  

			
	PARTICIPANT:
	
	  

		
	Address:	 	  

		
		 	 



  


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 Exhibit A 

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION EXERCISE 

Date:                     

 Zipcar, Inc. 
 25 First Street, 4th
Floor 
 Cambridge, MA 02141 

Attention: Treasurer 
 Dear Sir or Madam:

 I am the holder of a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted to me under the Zipcar, Inc. (the “Company”) 2010 Equity
Incentive Plan on                      for the purchase of          shares of Common Stock of
the Company at a purchase price of $         per share. 
 I hereby exercise my
option to purchase          shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”), for which I have enclosed              in the amount of
$        . Please register my stock certificate as follows: 
  

					
	Name(s) to appear on stock certificate:	  	  
	  	
			
		  	  
	  	
			
	Address:	  	  
	  	
			
	Tax I.D. #:	  	  
	  	

  

					
	Very truly yours,
	
	  

	(Signature)