Exhibit 10.71





Exhibit 10.71




MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP.




NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT




THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the       day of                     , between Meade Instruments Corp., a
Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and                      (the “Director”).



WITNESSETH




WHEREAS, the Corporation has adopted and the stockholders of the Corporation have approved the
Meade Instruments Corp. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).



WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 8 of the Plan, the Corporation has granted an option to the
Director upon the terms and conditions evidenced hereby, as required by the Plan, which Option is
not intended as and shall not be deemed to be an incentive stock option within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code.



NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the services rendered and to be rendered by the Director,
the Corporation and the Director agree to the terms and conditions set forth herein as required by
the terms of the Plan.



1. Grant of Option. This Agreement evidences the Corporation’s grant to the Director,
as of                      (the “Option Date”), of the right and option to purchase, under Section 8 of the
Plan, on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, all or any part of an aggregate
of                      shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, at the price of $                     per
share (the “Option”), which amount represents the Fair Market Value of the shares as of the Option
Date, exercisable from time to time, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan,
prior to the close of business on the day before the tenth anniversary of the Option Date (the
“Expiration Date”).



2. Option Exercisability and Term. Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8.6 of
the Plan, the Option shall first become and remain exercisable as to       of the shares on the
first anniversary of the Option Date and as to an additional       of the shares on each of the
                                         of the Option Date.



3. Exercisability of Option. To the extent the Director does not in any year purchase
all or any part of the shares to which the Director is entitled, the Director has the right
cumulatively thereafter to purchase any shares not so purchased and such right shall continue until
the Option terminates or expires. Fractional share interests shall be disregarded, but may be
cumulated. No fewer than ten (10) shares may be purchased at any one time, unless the number
purchased is the total number at the time available for purchase under the Option.



4. Method of Exercise of Option. The Option shall be exercisable by the delivery to
the Corporation of a written notice stating the number of shares to be purchased pursuant to the
Option and accompanied by payment made in accordance with and in a form permitted by Section 8.3 of
the Plan for the full purchase price of the shares to be purchased.


 


 









 





5. Non-Transferability of Option. Subject to limited exceptions set forth in the
Plan, the Option and any other rights of the Director under this Agreement or the Plan are
nontransferable.



6. Service and Effect of Termination of Service. The Director agrees to serve as a
director in accordance with the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation,
Bylaws and applicable law. If the Director’s service as a member of the Board shall terminate,
this Option shall terminate at the times and to the extent set forth in Section 8.5 of the Plan.



7. Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be in
writing and addressed to the Corporation at its principal office to the attention of the Chief
Financial Officer, and to the Director at the address given beneath the Director’s signature
hereto, or at such other address as either party may hereafter designate in writing to the other.
Any such notice shall be deemed to have been duly given when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope
addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified, and deposited (postage and registry or
certification fee prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the
United States Government.



8. General Terms. The Option and this Agreement are subject to, and the Corporation
and the Director agree to be bound by, the provisions of the Plan that apply to the Option. Such
provisions are incorporated herein by this reference. The Director acknowledges receiving a copy
of the Plan and reading its applicable provisions. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency
between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and of the Plan, the terms and conditions of the
Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned
to such terms in the Plan.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP., a Delaware corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 	 
	 	 	 	Print Name: 	 	 
	 	 	 	Its:	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR:

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Signature	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Print Name 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Address: 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 




 


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SPOUSAL CONSENT




In consideration of the execution of the foregoing Stock Option Agreement by Meade Instruments
Corp., I,                                         , the spouse of the Director therein named, do hereby agree
to be bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof and of the Plan.



	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:                     , 20      
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Signature of Spouse	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Print Name	 	 







 


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