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Exhibit 10.53




POLYMEDICA CORPORATION




Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement

Granted Under The 2000 Stock Incentive Plan




     1. Grant of Option.



     This agreement evidences the grant by PolyMedica Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the
“Company”), on                 (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 2000
Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), a total of
                shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $0.01
par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) at
$                per Share. Unless earlier terminated,
this option shall expire on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (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.




     [25% after one year and in equal installments quarterly thereafter]

This option is exercisable as to the number of Shares listed above at the times listed below:

on                 25% or ___ shares


on and after Date as to X additional shares

on and after Date as to X additional shares

on and after Date as to X additional shares

on and after Date as to X additional shares

on and after Date as to X additional shares

on and after Date as to X additional shares

on and after Date as to X additional shares

on and after Date as to X additional shares

on and after Date as to X additional shares

on and after Date as to X additional shares

on and after Date as to X additional shares

on and after Date as to X additional shares



     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,
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 parent or subsidiary of the Company as
defined in Section 424(e) or (f) of the Code (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 90 days 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 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,
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) Discharge for Cause. If the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, is
discharged by the Company for “cause” (as defined below), the right to exercise this option shall
terminate immediately upon the effective date of such discharge. “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 shall be considered to have been discharged for
“Cause” if the Company determines, within 30 days after the Participant’s resignation, that
discharge for cause was warranted.



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. Nontransferability of Option.




     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.



 









 





6. Provisions of the Plan.




     This option is subject to the provisions of 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.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	POLYMEDICA CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:

	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Address: 	11 State Street

Woburn, MA 01801







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 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan.



	 	 	 
	 

	 	PARTICIPANT: