Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement



 Exhibit 10.3 
 VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP. 
 2006 INCENTIVE PLAN 
 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 “Participant”:
                                 
 “Date of Award”:
                             
 This Agreement, effective as of the Date of Award set forth above, represents the grant of Nonqualified Stock Options by Vonage Holdings Corp., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to the Participant named above, pursuant to the provisions of the Vonage Holdings Corp. 2006 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Capitalized terms have the
meanings ascribed to them under the Plan, unless specifically set forth herein. 
 The parties hereto agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	Grant of Options 

 The Company hereby grants to the
Participant Nonqualified Stock Options to purchase Shares in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement as follows: 
 (a) Number of Shares Covered by the Options:                      
 (b) “Option Price”: $             per Share 

(c) “Option Term”: The Options have been granted for a period of ten years, ending on the tenth anniversary of the Date
of Award. 
  

	 	2.	Vesting of Options 

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2, the Options vest and become exercisable as to 1/4th of the
Shares on the calendar day before each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the Date of the Award. 
 (b) To the extent
not previously vested in accordance with this Section 2, in the event of a Change of Control (which, for purposes of this Agreement, shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 (or any successor section thereto) of that certain
Employment Agreement, dated as of July [_], 2008, between the Company and the Participant, as such agreement may be amended from time to time (the “Employment Agreement”)), the Options will fully vest and become exercisable
immediately prior to such Change of Control. 







 (c) To the extent not previously vested in accordance with this Section 2, in the event that the
Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason, the Options will (i) vest and become exercisable in accordance with Section 3(c) (or any successor section thereto) of the
Employment Agreement and (ii) remain exercisable until they terminate in accordance with Section 4 below. 
 (d) To the extent not
previously vested in accordance with this Section 2, in the event that the Employment Agreement is not renewed by the Company in accordance with Section 2 (or any successor section thereto) of the Employment Agreement, and the Participant
continues to be employed by the Company beyond the expiration of the Term (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the Options will (i) vest and become exercisable in accordance with Section 3(c) (or any successor section thereto) of the
Employment Agreement and (ii) remain exercisable until they terminate in accordance with Section 4 below. 
 (e) To the extent not
previously vested in accordance with this Section 2, in the event of the Participant’s death, the Options will (i) vest and become exercisable as of the date thereof as to one-half the number of unvested Shares covered thereby and
(ii) remain exercisable until they terminate in accordance with Section 4 below. 
 (f) To the extent not previously vested in
accordance with this Section 2, in the event of the Participant’s disability, the Options will (i) vest and become exercisable as of the date thereof as to one-half the number of unvested Shares covered thereby and (ii) remain
exercisable until they terminate in accordance with Section 4 below. 
 (g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the
Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company with Cause, the Options will terminate immediately and be of no force or effect. 
 (h) To the extent vested in accordance with this Section 2, the Options will remain exercisable until they terminate in accordance with Section 4 below. 
 (i) For purposes of this Section 2, the terms “Cause,” “Good Reason” and
“disability” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Employment Agreement. 
  

	 	3.	Exercise of Options 

 The Options may be exercised
by any means specified in Section 7(d) of the Plan, as well as by a broker cashless exercise procedure, all of which the Committee hereby approves. 
  

	 	4.	Termination of Options 

 To the extent vested in
accordance with Section 2 above, the Options will terminate, and be of no force or effect, upon the earlier of: 
  

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 (a) the date of termination of the Participant’s employment if such termination is for Cause, the
first anniversary of such date if the Participant’s employment terminates for a reason as set forth in Sections 2(e) or 2(f) above, 60 days following such date if such termination is due to the Participant’s resignation without Good
Reason, or 180 days following such date if such termination is for any other reason; and 
 (b) the expiration of the Option Term.

  

	 	5.	Rights as Stockholder 

 The Participant shall have
no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares covered by the Options until such time as the Option Price has been paid and the Shares have been issued and delivered to the Participant. 
  

	 	6.	Transferability 

 Unless permitted by the Committee
in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Options may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the Participant’s
lifetime, may be exercised only by the Participant or in the event of the Participant’s legal incapacity, the Participant’s legal guardian or representative. 
  


	 	7.	Miscellaneous 

 (a) This Agreement and the rights of
the Participant hereunder are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. If there is any
inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Agreement. 
 (b) This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national
securities exchanges as may be required or, the Committee determines are advisable. The Participant agrees to take all steps the Company determines are necessary to comply with all applicable provisions of federal and state securities law in
exercising his rights under this Agreement. The Committee shall have the right to impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option as it deems necessary or advisable under applicable federal securities laws, the
rules and regulations of any stock exchange or market upon which Shares are then listed or traded, and/or any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to Shares. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer,
construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon the Participant. 
  


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 (c) The Options are intended not to provide for a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning
of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the forgoing or any provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if any provision of this Agreement or the Plan contravenes Section 409A of the Code or could cause the Participant to incur any tax,
interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may, in its sole discretion and without the Participant’s consent, modify such provision in order to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or to
satisfy the conditions of any exception therefrom, or otherwise to avoid the imposition of the additional income tax and interest under Section 409A of the Code, while maintaining, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent and
economic benefit to the Participant, without materially increasing the cost to the Company, of the applicable provision. 
 (d) Delivery of
the Shares underlying the Options upon exercise will be subject to the Participant satisfying all applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes. The Company shall have authority to deduct or withhold from all amounts payable to the Participant
in connection with the Options, or require the Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable taxes required by law. The Participant shall have the right to cover the minimum statutory withholding by directing
the Company to withhold Shares that would otherwise be received by him, by utilization of a cashless broker transaction or by any other means permitted by Section 18 of the Plan. 
 (e) To the extent not preempted by federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have executed this Agreement as of the Date of Award. 
  

			
	VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:
		
		 	 
		 	Participant


  

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