EX-10.1



 Exhibit 10.1 
 NVR, INC. 
 2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 NVR, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants an option to purchase shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Option”) to the Grantee named below, subject to
the vesting and other conditions set forth below. Additional terms and conditions of the grant are set forth in this cover sheet and in the attachment (collectively, the “Agreement”) and in the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (as
amended from time to time, the “Plan”). 
 Name of Grantee:
                                        

 Number of Shares Covered by Option:
                     
 Option Price per
Share: $ 
 Grant Date: 
 Vesting
Schedule: The Options shall vest on                     . 
 By your signature below, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described herein, in the attached Agreement and in the Plan, a copy of which is also attached. You further agree and acknowledge
that adequate consideration has been exchanged between the Company and you and that you have considered and agreed to execute this Agreement, which binds you to confidentiality, non-competition, non-recruitment and non-solicitation restrictive
covenants. You acknowledge that you have carefully reviewed the Plan, and agree that the Plan will control in the event any provision of this cover sheet or Agreement should appear to be inconsistent. 

 

											
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	Company:	 	  
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 Attachment 
 This is not a stock certificate or a negotiable instrument. 

  
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 NVR, INC. 
 2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

  

			
	Option	  	This Agreement evidences an award of an Option exercisable for that number of shares of Stock set forth on the cover sheet and subject to the vesting and other conditions set
forth herein, in the Plan and on the cover sheet. This option is not intended to be an incentive option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code and will be interpreted accordingly.
		
	Transfer of Unvested Options	  	During your lifetime, only you (or, in the event of your legal incapacity or incompetency, your guardian or legal representative) may exercise the Option. The Option may not be
sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may the Option be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process. If you attempt to do any of these things, this
Option will immediately become forfeited.
		
	Issuance and Vesting	  	Your rights under this Option grant and this Agreement shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth on the cover sheet so long as you continue in your Service on
the vesting dates set forth on the cover sheet. In the event of a termination of your employment resulting from your involuntary termination due to a reduction in force, death or disability or from your retirement at normal retirement age (age 65),
the Option shall become exercisable at the date of termination for a pro rata portion based on the number of full months of the current year that has expired prior to the termination of the previously nonexercisable portion of the Option which would
have been eligible to be exercised at the end of the year in which such termination occurs. You shall not be entitled to pro rata vesting if your employment is terminated for any other reason. An involuntary termination due to a reduction in force
shall be defined as a termination where the Company determines in its sole discretion that the termination is for economic reasons unrelated to job performance. Your Option is exercisable only as to its vested portion. For the avoidance of doubt and
by way of example, if the Option becomes exercisable as to a portion of the Stock subject to the Option on December 31, 2013, no exercise of the Option for such portion will be effective until, at the earliest, the first business day of 2014, at
which time you would not necessarily have to be an employee of the Company or an Affiliate to exercise the Option, subject to the earlier termination of the Option pursuant to this Agreement. No additional shares of Stock underlying your Option will
vest after your Service has terminated for any reason.


  
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	Corporate Transaction	  	 Notwithstanding the vesting schedule set forth above, upon the consummation of a Corporate Transaction, the Option will become 100%
vested (i) if the Option is not assumed, or equivalent restricted securities are not substituted for the Option by the Company or its successor, or (ii) if assumed and substituted for, upon your Involuntary Termination within the 12 month period
following the consummation of the Change in Control.
  
 “Involuntary
Termination” means termination of your Service by reason of your involuntary dismissal by the Company or its successor for reasons other than Cause.

		
	Evidence of Issuance	  	The issuance of the shares upon exercise of this Option shall be evidenced in such a manner as the Company, in its discretion, will deem appropriate, including, without limitation,
book-entry, registration or issuance of one or more share certificates.
		
	Forfeiture of Unvested Options	  	 Unless the termination of your Service triggers accelerated vesting of your Option, or other treatment pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, the Plan, or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable, and you, you will automatically forfeit to the Company all of the unvested Option in the event you are no longer providing Service for any
reason.
  
 Your Option will expire in any event at the close of business at
Company headquarters on the day before the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date, as shown on the cover sheet. Your Option will expire earlier if your Service terminates, as described below.

		
	Expiration of Vested Options After Service Terminates	  	 If your Service terminates for any reason, other than death, Disability or Cause, then the vested portion of your Option will expire at
the close of business at Company headquarters on the 90th day after your termination date.
  
 If your Service terminates because of your death or Disability, or if you die during the 90-day period after your termination for any reason (other than Cause), then the vested portion of your Option will
expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date twelve (12) months after the date of your death or termination for Disability. During that twelve (12) month period, your estate or heirs may exercise the vested portion of your
Option.
  
 If your Service is terminated for Cause, then you shall
immediately forfeit all rights to your entire Option and the Option shall immediately expire.

		
	Forfeiture of Rights	  	If you should take actions in violation or breach of or in conflict with any non-competition agreement, any agreement prohibiting solicitation of employees or customers of the
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		  	 or otherwise in competition with the Company or any Affiliate, the Company has the right to cause an immediate forfeiture of your rights
to the Option awarded under this Agreement and the Option shall immediately expire. Specifically, in consideration of this Award, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

 
 (i) Confidential Information. In connection with your
employment with the Company, you have had or may have access to confidential, proprietary, and non-public information concerning the business or affairs of the Company, including but not limited to trade secrets (as defined in Va. Code §
59.1-336) and other information concerning the Company’s customers, developers, lot positions, subcontractors, employees, pricing, procedures, marketing plans, business plans, operations, business strategies, and methods (collectively,
“Confidential Information”). Accordingly, both during and after termination of your Service (regardless of whether you, or the Company or an Affiliate terminates your Service), you shall not misappropriate, use or disclose to any third
party any Confidential Information for any reason other than as intended within the scope of your Service. In the event that you are required by law to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to give the Company prompt advance written
notice thereof and to provide the Company, if requested, with reasonable assistance in obtaining an order to protect the Confidential Information from public disclosure. Upon termination of your Service for any reason, or at any other time upon
request of the Company, you shall immediately deliver to the Company all documents, forms, blueprints, designs, policies, memoranda, or other data (and copies hereof), in tangible, electronic, or intangible form, relating to the business of the
Company or any Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information that (1) you had in your possession as of the commencement of your employment or Service to the Company or an Affiliate, provided that
such information is not subject to a confidentiality agreement with, or other obligation of secrecy to, the Company or an Affiliate, or (2) becomes publicly available otherwise than through disclosure by you in violation of this or any other
applicable Agreement.
  
 (ii) Non-Competition.
During your Service and for a period of twelve (12) months after your Service ends (regardless of whether you, or the Company or an Affiliate terminates your Service) (“the Restricted Period”), you shall not anywhere in the Restricted
Area (as defined below): (a) own more than 5% of outstanding shares or control any residential homebuilding, mortgage financing, or settlement services business that competes with the Company or an Affiliate in a type of business activity
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		  	 management responsibility at any time during the twenty-four (24) months prior to termination of your Service or (y) from which you
received, as part of your work duties, Confidential Information regarding, at any time during the twenty-four (24) months prior to termination of your Service; or (b) render services to (whether as an employee, consultant, independent
contractor, partner, officer, director, or board member) any person or entity that competes with the Company or an Affiliate in the residential homebuilding business, mortgage financing business, or settlement services business, where such services
are competitive with any of the services you provided to the Company or to an Affiliate during the twenty-four (24) months prior to termination of your Service. “Restricted Area” means only those counties and other units of local
government in which the Company engaged in residential homebuilding business activities, mortgage financing business activities, or settlement services business activities, as applicable, (x) over which you have had any managerial responsibility or
(y) from which you received, as part of your work duties, Confidential Information regarding, at any time during the 24-month period prior to the termination of your Service.

 
 (iii) Land Development. For the avoidance of doubt, if
you were employed as a Land Manager, VP of Land, otherwise had any managerial responsibility over the Company’s operations contracting for finished lots, or received, as part of your work duties, Confidential Information relating to land
development, at any time during the twenty-four (24) months prior to termination of your Service, you agree that you will not engage in any competitive residential land development activities during the Restricted Period within the Restricted
Area.
  
 (iv) Non-Recruitment. During the
Restricted Period, you will not, directly or indirectly, hire or attempt to hire for a position or role that competes with the Company or an Affiliate, any person, who, at any time during the twelve (12)-month period prior to the termination of your
Service, was an employee or contractor of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, a position or role competes with the Company or an Affiliate if it (x) requires the same or similar knowledge or skills as the recruited person’s current
position or role with the Company or Affiliate, and (y) involves the same type of business activity (i.e., residential homebuilding, mortgage financing, or settlement services).

 
 (v) Non-Solicitation of Developers. During the Restricted
Period, you will not, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of competing with the Company or an Affiliate, solicit the services of, or acquire or attempt to acquire real property, goods, or services from, any developer or subcontractor with which
the Company or any Affiliate contracted at any time during the twelve (12)-month period prior to the termination of your Service.



  
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		  	 (vi) Non-Solicitation of Customers. During the Restricted Period, you will not, directly or indirectly, on
your behalf or on behalf of another person or entity, solicit any customer or client, or prospective customer or client, of the Company in the twelve (12)-month period prior to the termination of your Service. For the avoidance of doubt, the
customers and prospective customers covered by this Clause (vi) include only those persons and entities either (x) with whom you had communications in your capacity as an employee or contractor of the Company or of an Affiliate at any time in the
twelve (12)-month period prior to the termination of your Service, or (y) about whom you possessed Confidential Information at any time during the twelve (12)-month period prior to your termination of Service.

 
 You acknowledge that the restrictions set forth herein are reasonable and necessary
to protect the business and interests of the Company and its Affiliates, and that it would be impossible to measure in money the damages that could or would accrue to the Company and its Affiliates in the event that you fail to honor your
obligations under this Agreement. Therefore, in addition to any other remedies they may have, the Company and its Affiliates may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance, temporary, preliminary, and/or permanent
injunctive relief, or other relief in order to enforce the obligations under this Agreement or prevent a violation of these obligations. You expressly acknowledge and agree that the Company and its Affiliates may pursue all relief to which they are
entitled, including without limitation damages, specific performance and injunctive relief. You further acknowledge that each of the restrictive covenants above is independent from the others, and, accordingly, if any is held to be illegal or
unenforceable in a judicial proceeding, such provision shall be severed and shall be inoperative, and the others shall remain operative and binding. Moreover, in the event of a breach or violation by you of the obligations in this Agreement, the
Restricted Period shall be extended until such breach or violation has been cured.
  
 In addition, if you have exercised any options during the one year period prior to your actions, you will owe the Company a cash payment (or forfeiture of shares of Stock) in an amount determined as
follows: (1) for any shares of Stock that you have sold prior to receiving notice from the Company, the amount will be the proceeds received from the sale(s), less the option price, and (2) for any shares of Stock that you still own, the amount will
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		  	receive notice from the Company, less the option price (provided, that the Company may require you to satisfy your payment obligations hereunder either by forfeiting and returning
to the Company any other shares of Stock or making a cash payment or a combination of these methods as determined by the Company in its sole discretion).
		
	Leaves of Absence	  	 For purposes of this Agreement, your Service does not terminate when you go on a bona fide leave of absence that was approved by
your employer in writing if the terms of the leave provide for continued Service crediting, or when continued Service crediting is required by applicable law. Your Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends unless you immediately
return to active employee work.
  
 The Company may determine, in its
discretion, which leaves count for this purpose, and when your Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

		
	Notice of Exercise	  	 The Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, to purchase a whole number of vested shares of Stock by following the procedures set
forth in the Plan and in this Agreement.
  
 When you wish to exercise this
Option, you must exercise in a manner required or permitted by the Company.
  

If someone else wants to exercise this Option after your death, that person must prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do
so.

		
	Form of Payment	  	 When you exercise your Option, you must include payment of the Option Price indicated on the cover sheet for the shares you are
purchasing. Payment may be made in one (or a combination) of the following forms:
  
 •    Immediately available funds.
  
 •    Shares of Stock which have been owned by you for at least six months and which are surrendered to the Company. The Fair Market Value of the shares as of the effective date of
the option exercise will be applied to the option price.
  
 •    By delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a licensed securities broker acceptable to the Company to sell Stock and to deliver all or
part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate option price and any withholding taxes.



  
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	Withholding Taxes	  	You agree as a condition of this grant that you will make acceptable arrangements to pay any withholding or other taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise within a
reasonable period of time, or you shall forfeit the shares of Stock. In the event that the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, determines that any federal, state, local or foreign tax or withholding payment is required relating to the exercise
of this Option or sale of Stock arising from this Option, the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, shall have the right to require such payments from you, or withhold such amounts from other payments due to you from the Company or an Affiliate,
as applicable, consistent with Section 14.3 of the Plan (including in connection with a same day sale). Payment must be made in immediately available funds.
		
	Retention Rights	  	This Agreement and the grant evidenced hereby do not give you the right to be retained by the Company or an Affiliate in any capacity. Unless otherwise specified in an employment or
other written agreement between the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, and you, the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, reserves the right to terminate your Service at any time and for any reason.
		
	Stockholder Rights	  	 You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a shareholder of the Company until Stock has been issued upon exercise of your Option
and either a certificate evidencing your Stock has been issued or an appropriate entry has been made on the Company’s books. No adjustments are made for dividends, distributions or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before your
certificate is issued (or an appropriate book entry is made), except as described in the Plan.
 Your grant shall be subject to the terms of any
applicable agreement of merger, liquidation or reorganization in the event the Company is subject to such corporate activity, as provided in Section 13 of the Plan.

		
	Clawback	  	If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement
under the securities laws, and you are subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and you knowingly engaged in the misconduct, were grossly negligent in engaging in the misconduct, knowingly failed to prevent
the misconduct or were grossly negligent in failing to prevent the misconduct, you shall reimburse the Company the amount of any payment in settlement of this Award earned or accrued during the 12-month period following the first public issuance or
filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurred) of the financial document that contained such material noncompliance.
		
	Applicable Law	  	This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, other than any conflicts or choice of
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		  	rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
		
	The Plan	  	 The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference.

 
 Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the Plan, and
have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
  
 This Agreement and
the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this grant. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this grant are superseded; except that any written employment or consulting, and/or severance
agreement between you and the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, shall supersede this Agreement with respect to its subject matter.

		
	Data Privacy	  	 In order to administer the Plan, the Company may process personal data about you. Such data includes, but is not limited to, information
provided in this Agreement and any changes thereto, other appropriate personal and financial data about you such as your contact information, payroll information and any other information that might be deemed appropriate by the Company to facilitate
the administration of the Plan.
  
 By accepting this grant, you give
explicit consent to the Company to process any such personal data.

		
	Code Section 409A	  	It is intended that this Award comply with Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) or an exemption to Section 409A. To the extent that the Company determines that you
would be subject to the additional 20% tax imposed on certain non-qualified deferred compensation plans pursuant to Section 409A as a result of any provision of this Agreement, such provision shall be deemed amended to the minimum extent necessary
to avoid application of such additional tax. The nature of any such amendment shall be determined by the Company. For purposes of this Award, a termination of employment only occurs upon an event that would be a Separation from Service within the
meaning of Section 409A.

 By signing this Agreement, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described above and in the
Plan. 

  
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