EX-10.28






Exhibit 10.28




NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD

PURSUANT TO THE 2007 PET DRx CORPORATION

STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN




     THIS AWARD is made as of the Grant Date, by Pet DRx Corporation (the “Company”) to
_______________ (the “Optionee”). Upon and subject to the Terms and Conditions attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference, the Company hereby awards as of the Grant Date to
Optionee a non-qualified stock option (the “Option”), as described below, to purchase the Option
Shares.




	A.	 	Grant Date: _______________
	 
	B.	 	Type of Option: Non-Qualified Stock Option.
	 
	C.	 	Plan (under which Option is granted): 2007 Pet DRx Corporation Stock Incentive Plan.
	 
	D.	 	Option Shares: _________ shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”), subject
to adjustment as provided in the attached Terms and Conditions.
	 
	E.	 	Exercise Price: $______ per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the attached Terms
and Conditions. The Exercise Price not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the Grant Date.
	 
	F.	 	Option Period: The Option may be exercised only during the Option Period which commences on
the Grant Date and ends on the earliest of:






	 	(i)	 	the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	three (3) months following the date the Optionee ceases to be an employee,
director, or contractor of the Company and all Affiliates (as defined in the Plan) for
any reason other than death, Disability (defined in the Plan) or termination by the
Company or any Affiliate with Cause; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	twelve (12) months following the date the Optionee ceases to be an employee,
director, or contractor of the Company and all Affiliates due to death or Disability.





     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option shall cease to be exercisable upon the earliest of:




	 	(i)	 	the date the Optionee ceases to be an employee, director, or contractor of the
Company or an Affiliate due to termination of employment by the Company or any Affiliate
with Cause; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the date the Optionee violates any non-solicitation or non-compete agreement with
the Company or an Affiliate.






	 	 	The Option may only be exercised as to the vested Option Shares determined pursuant to the
Vesting Schedule. Note that other restrictions to exercising the Option, as described in the
attached Terms and Conditions and the Plan, may apply.
	 
	G.	 	Vesting Schedule: The Option shall become vested in accordance with the vesting schedule
attached hereto as Schedule 1. Any portion of the Option which is not vested at the time of
Optionee’s termination of employment or services with the Company shall be forfeited to the
Company with no consideration due to the Optionee.





     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Optionee and the Company have executed and sealed this Award as of the
Grant Date set forth above.





	 	 	 	 	 
	 	OPTIONEE 

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 






	 	 	 	 	 
	 	
PET DRx CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 









 









 





TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO THE

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD

PURSUANT TO THE

2007 PET DRx CORPORATION STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN




     1. Exercise of Option. Subject to the provisions provided herein or in the Award made
pursuant to the 2007 Pet DRx Corporation Stock Incentive Plan;




     (a) the Option may be exercised with respect to all or any portion of the vested Option
Shares at any time during the Option Period by the delivery to the Company, at its principal
place of business, of (i) a written notice of exercise in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 1, which shall be actually delivered to the Company at least ten (10) days
prior to the date upon which Optionee desires to exercise all or any portion of the Option
(unless such prior notice is waived by the Company, in which case the notice shall be
delivered at such time before the exercise as may be required by the Company) and (ii)
payment to the Company of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares
being purchased (the “Purchase Price”) in the manner provided in Subsection (b). Upon
acceptance of such notice and receipt of payment in full of the Purchase Price and any tax
withholding liability, the Company shall cause to be issued a certificate representing the
Option Shares purchased; provided, however, that in the event the Optionee is given notice
of termination for Cause under any employment agreement between the Optionee and the Company
or any Affiliate or otherwise, the Optionee’s ability to exercise the Option shall be
suspended from the giving of such notice until such time as the Optionee cures the
circumstance(s) constituting Cause, if expressly permitted by the applicable employment
agreement or otherwise, or, if there is no opportunity to cure or no cure is timely
effected, from and after the giving of such notice through and including the effective date
that the Optionee’s employment is terminated for Cause.




     (b) The Purchase Price shall be paid in full upon the exercise of an Option and no
Option Shares shall be issued or delivered until full payment therefor has been made.
Payment of the Purchase Price for all Option Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an
Option shall be made in cash, certified check, or, alternatively, as follows:




     (i) by delivery to the Company of a number of shares of Common Stock having a
Fair Market Value, as determined under the Plan, on the date of exercise either
equal to the Purchase Price or in combination with cash to equal the Purchase Price;
or




     (ii) if permitted by the Committee at the time of exercise, by receipt of the
Purchase Price in cash from a broker, dealer or other “creditor” as defined by
Regulation T issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
following delivery by the Optionee to the Committee (defined in the Plan) of
instructions in a form acceptable to the Committee regarding delivery to such
broker, dealer or other creditor of that number of Option Shares with respect to
which the Option is exercised.



     2. Withholding. The Optionee must satisfy his federal, state, and local, if any,
withholding taxes imposed by reason of the exercise of the Option either by paying to the Company
the full amount of the withholding obligation (i) in cash; (ii) by tendering shares of Common Stock
having a Fair Market Value equal to the withholding obligation; (iii) by electing, irrevocably and
in writing, to have the smallest number of whole shares of Common Stock withheld by the Company
which, when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock as of the date the Option is
exercised, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of withholding tax; or (iv) by any combination of
the above.



     3. Rights as Shareholder. Until the stock certificates reflecting the Option Shares
accruing to the Optionee upon exercise of the Option are issued to the Optionee, the Optionee shall
have no rights as a shareholder with respect to such Option Shares. The Company shall make no
adjustment for any dividends or distributions or other rights on or with respect to Option Shares
for which the record date is prior to the issuance of that stock certificate, except as the Plan or
this Award otherwise provides.



 









 





     4. Restriction on Transfer of Option and Option Shares. The Option evidenced hereby
is nontransferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be
exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee (or in the event of his
disability, by his legal representative) and after his death, only by legal representative of the
Optionee’s estate.



     5. Changes in Capitalization.




     (a) The number of Option Shares and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately
adjusted for nonreciprocal transactions between the Company and the holders of capital stock
of the Company that causes the per share value of the shares of Common Stock underlying the
Option to change, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spinoff, rights offering, or
recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend (each, an “Equity
Restructuring”).




     (b) In the event of a merger, consolidation, extraordinary dividend, sale of
substantially all of the Company’s assets or other material change in the capital structure
of the Company, or a tender offer for shares of Common Stock, or a Change in Control, that
in each case is not an “Equity Restructuring,” the Committee shall take such action to make
such adjustments in the Option or the terms of this Award as the Committee, in its sole
discretion, determines in good faith is necessary or appropriate, including, without
limitation, adjusting the number and class of securities subject to the Option, with a
corresponding adjustment in the Exercise Price, substituting a new option to replace the
Option, accelerating the termination of the Option Period or terminating the Option in
consideration of a cash payment to the Optionee in an amount equal to the excess of the then
Fair Market Value of the Option Shares over the aggregate Exercise Price of the Option
Shares. Any determination made by the Committee pursuant to this Section 5(b) will be final
and binding on the Optionee. Any action taken by the Committee need not treat all optionees
equally.




     (c) The existence of the Plan and this Award shall not affect in any way the right or
power of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, reclassification, reorganization
or other change in its capital or business structure, any merger or consolidation of the
Company, any issue of debt or equity securities having preferences or priorities as to the
Common Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any sale
or transfer of all or any part of its business or assets, or any other corporate act or
proceeding.



     6. Special Limitations on Exercise. Any exercise of the Option is subject to the
condition that if at any time the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine that the listing,
registration or qualification of the shares covered by the Option (including, but not limited to,
on a Form S-8 Registration Statement) upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal
law is necessary or desirable as a condition of or in connection with the delivery of shares
thereunder, the delivery of any or all shares pursuant to the Option may be withheld unless and
until such listing, registration or qualification shall have been effected. The Optionee shall
deliver to the Company, prior to the exercise of the Option, such information, representations and
warranties as the Company may reasonably request in order for the Company to be able to satisfy
itself that the Option Shares being acquired in accordance with the terms of an applicable
exemption from the securities registration requirements of applicable federal and state securities
laws.



     7. Legend on Stock Certificates. Certificates evidencing the Option Shares, to the
extent appropriate at the time, shall have noted conspicuously on the certificates a legend
intended to give all persons full notice of the existence of the conditions, restrictions, rights
and obligations set forth in this Award and in the Plan.



     8. Governing Laws. This Award shall be construed, administered and enforced according
to the laws of the State of Delaware; provided, however, no option may be exercised except, in the
reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors, in compliance with exemptions under applicable state
securities laws of the state in which the Optionee resides, and/or any other applicable securities
laws.



 









 





     9. Successors. This Award shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the parties.



     10. Notice. Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices and other
communications under this Award shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if
personally delivered or if sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the proposed recipient at the last known address of the
recipient. Any party may designate any other address to which notices shall be sent by giving
notice of the address to the other parties in the same manner as provided herein.



     11. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion
thereof contained in this Award shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other
provisions of this Award, and this Award shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.



     12. Entire Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Award
expresses the entire understanding and agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter
hereof.



     13. Violation. Except as provided in Section 4, any transfer, pledge, sale,
assignment, or hypothecation of the Option or any portion thereof shall be a violation of the terms
of this Award and shall be void and without effect.



     14. Headings. Paragraph headings used herein are for convenience of reference only
and shall not be considered in construing this Award.



     15. Specific Performance. In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or
breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Award, the party or parties who are
thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunction in addition to any
and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be
cumulative.



     16. No Right to Continued Service. Neither the establishment of the Plan nor the
award of Option Shares hereunder shall be construed as giving the Optionee the right to continued
employment or other service relationship with the Company.



     17. Definitions. As used in these Terms and conditions and this Award,




     (a) “Cause” means “Cause” as defined in any employment or other agreement
between the Optionee and the Company or an Affiliate, or if no such definition or agreement
exists, “Cause” means (i) willful and continued failure (other than such failure resulting
from his incapacity during physical or mental illness) by the Optionee to substantially
perform his duties with the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) willful misconduct by the
Optionee; (iii) gross negligence by the Optionee causing material harm to the Company or an
Affiliate; (iv) any act by the Optionee of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty or
embezzlement; (v) commission by the Optionee of a felony or any other crime involving moral
turpitude or dishonesty; or (vi) illegal drug use.




     (b) “Change in Control” means (i) the sale of all, or substantially all, of the
Company’s assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions; (ii) the
acquisition by any person, entity or group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of Common Stock possessing a majority of the
ordinary voting power to elect directors of the Company; or (iii) any merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (regardless of which entity is
the surviving corporation) if, after giving effect to such merger or consolidation the
holders of the Company’s voting securities immediately prior to the merger or consolidation
own, directly or indirectly, voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation
representing less than a majority of the ordinary voting power to elect directors of the
surviving or resulting corporation.



 









 






     (c) “Good Reason” means “Good Reason” as defined in any employment or other
agreement between the Optionee and the Company or an Affiliate, or if no such definition or
agreement exists, “Good Reason” means (i) a material diminution in the authority,
responsibilities or duties of the Optionee; (ii) a material reduction of the Optionee’s
annual base salary from its then current rate, other than a reduction that also is applied
to substantially all other similarly situated employees of the Company; or (iii) a
relocation of the Optionee’s primary office or worksite to a place that is more than fifty
(50) miles removed from the principal office of the Company; provided, however, that for a
termination of employment by the Optionee to be for Good Reason, the Optionee must notify
the Company in writing of the event giving rise to Good Reason within thirty (30) days
following the occurrence of the event (or, if later, thirty (30) days following the
Optionee’s knowledge of occurrence of the event), the event must remain uncured after the
expiration of thirty (30) days following the delivery of written notice of such event to the
Company by the Optionee, and the Optionee must resign effective no later than sixty (60)
days following the Company’s failure to cure the event and must give at least thirty (30)
days advance written notice prior to the Optionee’s effective date of resignation.




     (d) Other capitalized terms that are not defined herein have the meaning set forth in
the Plan, except where the context does not reasonably permit.