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    Exhibit 4.9

    
       

       

       

      THIS
AGREEMENT made as of the ___ day of January, 2006.

       

      BETWEEN:

       

      HELIX BIOPHARMA CORP., a
corporation pursuant to the 

      Canada Business Corporations
Act having an address at 305

      Industrial
Parkway South, Unit 3, Aurora, ON, L4G 6X7.

       

      (the
“Company”)

       

      AND:

       

      _________________,
having an address at ______________ ____________________

       

      (the
“Executive”)

       

      WHEREAS:

       

       

      A.   The
Executive is a director or officer, or both, of the Company or a Company
Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined);

       

      
        	
                B.

              	
                The
      Company has agreed to indemnify its directors and officers, and those of
      its subsidiaries, in respect of actions or proceedings to which they may
      be made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of
      the Company or of a Company
Subsidiary;

              

      

       

      NOW
THEREFORE in consideration of the premises, the sum of $1.00 now paid by the
Executive to the Company and other good and valuable consideration, receipt and
adequacy whereof are hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as
follows:

       

      1.    Company
Subsidiaries

       

      In this
Agreement, a “Company Subsidiary” shall mean any company which is a subsidiary
of the Company pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations
Act. In addition, for purposes of this Agreement, any entity of which the
Executive acts, has acted, or may hereafter act, as a director or officer, or in
a similar capacity, at the request of the Company, shall be deemed to be a
Company Subsidiary, provided that the indemnity herein contained shall extend
only to those costs, charges and expenses which arise out of acts and omissions
of the Executive in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or in a
similar capacity, of a Company Subsidiary during the time that the Executive
acted in such capacity pursuant to the request of the Company.

       

      2.    Indemnification

       

      Except in
respect of an action by or on behalf of the Company or a Company Subsidiary to
procure a judgment in its favour, the Company shall indemnify the Executive and
his or her heirs and legal representatives (collectively, the “Indemnitees”),
against all costs, charges and expenses, including an

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

       

      amount
paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by him or
her in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to
which he or she is involved because of his or her association as a director or
officer, or as an individual acting in a similar capacity, of the Company or of
a Company Subsidiary, if:

       

      
        	
                (a)

              	
                the
      Executive acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best
      interests of the Company, or, as the case may be, to the best interests of
      the Company Subsidiary; and

              

      

       

      
        	
                (b)

              	
                in
      the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is
      enforced by a monetary penalty, the Executive had reasonable grounds for
      believing that his or her conduct was
lawful.

              

      

       

      3.    Advance of
Costs

       

      The
Company may advance moneys to the Executive for the costs, charges and expenses
of a proceeding referred to in section 2. The Executive shall repay the moneys
if the Executive does not fulfil conditions (a) and (b) of section
2.

       

      4.    Indemnification in
derivative actions

       

      The
Company shall with the approval of a court indemnify the Indemnitees under
section , and advance money to the Indemnitees under section 3, in respect of an
action by or on behalf of the Company or a Company Subsidiary to procure a
judgment in its favour, to which the Indemnitees or any of them are made a party
by reason of the Executive being or having been a director or an officer, or an
individual acting in a similar capacity, of the Company or the Company
Subsidiary, against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the
Indemnitees in connection with such action if the Executive fulfils the
conditions set out in paragraphs 2(a)and 2(b).

       

      5.    Agreement Extends to All
Past, Present and Future Director and Officer Positions

       

      This
Agreement and the indemnities provided for herein shall extend to all director
and officer and similar positions which the Executive held prior to the date
hereof, now holds, or may hereafter hold, in the Company or a Company Subsidiary
from time to time.

       

      6.    Taxable
Benefits

       

      If the
Indemnitees or any of them are required to include in their income, or in the
income of the estate of the Executive, any payment made under this Agreement for
the purpose of determining income tax payable by the Indemnitees or any of them
or the estate, the Company shall pay an amount by way of indemnity that will
fully indemnify the Indemnitees or estate for the amount of all liabilities
described in sections 2 and 4 above and all income taxes payable as a result of
the receipt of the indemnity payment.

       

      7.    Indemnification
Notice

       

      Upon
receipt of a written request (the “Indemnification Notice”) by an Indemnitee for
indemnification under section 4 of this Agreement, the Company will forthwith
apply to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, or other appropriate court of
competent jurisdiction, for approval of the requested indemnification, will
diligently proceed to obtain such approval and will take all other steps
necessary to provide the requested indemnification as soon as practicable
following receipt of the Indemnification Notice.

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

       

      8.    No
Invalidation

       

      Any
failure by the Executive in his capacity as a director or officer, or in a
similar capacity, of the Company or a Company Subsidiary to comply with the
provisions of the constating documents or by-laws or rules of the Company or the
Company Subsidiary, or of the statute pursuant to which the Company or the
Company Subsidiary was incorporated or organized, will not invalidate any
indemnity to which he or she is entitled under this Agreement.

       

      9.    Representations and
Warranties of The Company

       

      The
Company represents and warrants to the Executive, and acknowledges that the
Executive is relying on such representations and warranties, that:

       

      
        	
                (a)

              	
                The
      Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this
      Agreement and has taken all necessary steps to validly approve the
      execution and delivery of this Agreement;
      and

              

      

       

      
        	
                (b)

              	
                this
      Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and is a
      valid and binding obligation of the
Company.

              

      

       

      10.    Legal
Advice

       

      The
Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company and acknowledges and
agrees that the Executive has had the opportunity to seek and was not prevented
nor discouraged by the Company from seeking independent legal advice prior to
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and that, in the event that the
Executive did not avail himself or herself of that opportunity prior to signing
this Agreement, the Executive did so voluntarily without any undue pressure by
the Company or otherwise and agrees that the Executive’s failure to obtain
independent legal advice shall not be used by the Executive as a defence to the
enforcement of the Executive’s obligations under this Agreement.

       

      11.    Miscellaneous

       

      
        	
                (a)

              	
                Enurement This
      Agreement shall enure to the benefit of the Indemnitees and is binding on
      the Company and its successors.

              

      

       

      
        	
                (b)

              	
                Assignment A
      party to this Agreement may not assign his rights under this Agreement
      without the prior written consent of the other party to this
      Agreement.

              

      

       

      
        
          	
                  (c)

                	
                  Number and Gender
      Wherever a singular or masculine expression is used in this
      Agreement, that expression is deemed to include the plural, the feminine
      or the body corporate where required 

                  by
      the context.

                

        

        
          
            
              	 	 
	
                      (d) 

                    	
                      Severability If
      any provision of this Agreement is or becomes unenforceable or invalid for
      any reason whatever, such unenforceability or invalidity will not affect
      the enforceability or
      validity of remaining provisions of this Agreement and such provision will
      be severable from the remainder of this
  Agreement.

                    

            

          

        

      

       

      
        	
                (e)

              	
                Headings The
      headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and do
      not affect the interpretation of this
Agreement.

              

      

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

       

      
        	
                (f)

              	
                Governing Law
      This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the
      laws of the Province of Ontario.

              

      

       

      
        
          	
                  (g) 

                	
                  Entire
      Agreement This Agreement constitutes the entire
      agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements
      and understandings, oral or written, by and between any of the parties
      hereto with respect to the subject matter
  hereof.

                

        

      

       

      
        	
                (h)

              	
                Survival This Indemnity
      will survive the resignation, removal, or other termination of the
      Executive’s appointment as a director or officer of the Company or a
      Company Subsidiary.

              

      

       

      IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the
day and year first set forth above.

       

       

      HELIX
BIOPHARMA CORP.

       

       

      Per:
_________________________

          Authorized
Signatory

       

       

       

      _______________________________

      Executivekl01034_ex4-10.htm

    
      

    

     

    
      Exhibit 4.10

       

       

      

      Helix
BioPharma Corp.

      STOCK
OPTION AGREEMENT

      (2008
Option Plan - Standard)

      

      

      
        	
                1.    
      

              	
                Grant of
      Option.

              

      

      

      Helix
BioPharma Corp. (the “Company”) has granted to ______________ (the “Optionee”),
an option to purchase a total of __________________________ (__________) common shares (the
“Shares”) in the capital of the Company, at a price of $____ (Canadian funds)
per Share, and in all respects subject to the terms, definitions and provisions
of the Company’s 2008 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) which is incorporated
herein by reference.  The terms defined in the Plan shall have the
same defined meanings herein.

      

      
        	
                2.    
      

              	
                Exercise of
      Option.

              

      

      

      Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, this Option shall be
exercisable during its term as follows:

      

      
        	
                (a)  

              	
                Subject
      to subsection 2(c) and to Section 7 below, this Option shall vest as
      follows:

              

      

      ______________________;

      

      
        	
                (b)  

              	
                 This
      Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a
  Share;

              

      

      

      
        	
                (c)  

              	
                In
      the event of Optionee’s death, disability, or termination of service with
      the Company, the Optionee’s ability to exercise the Option shall be
      governed by Section 7 and by the provisions of the Plan;
    and

              

      

      

      
        	
                (d)  

              	
                Provided
      this Option has not previously terminated pursuant to the provisions of
      this Agreement or the Plan, or both, in the event that the Expiry Date
      falls during a period of any trading blackout period self-imposed by the
      Company or within four business days thereafter, this Option may be
      exercised until the end of the fifth business day following the expiry of
      the blackout period.

              

      

      

      
        	
                3.    
      

              	
                Method of
      Exercise.

              

      

      

      This
Option shall be exercisable by written notice which shall state the election to
exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is
being exercised, registration and delivery instructions, if any, and such other
representations and agreements as to the Optionee’s investment intent with
respect to such Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan.  Such written notice shall be signed by the
Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Company.
The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Option
Exercise Price as provided in Section 4 below.

      

      
        	
                4.    
      

              	
                Method of
      Payment.

              

      

      

      Payment
of the Option Exercise Price shall be by way of cheque or bank draft in Canadian
funds, made payable to the Company, in an amount equal to the full purchase
price of the number of optioned Shares specified in the notice of
exercise.

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      
 

      
        	
                5.    
      

              	
                Compliance with
      Laws.

              

      

      

      This
Option may not be exercised unless the issuance of such Shares upon such
exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such Shares complies with
all applicable securities laws, or any other applicable laws or regulations,
including all tax withholding laws.

      

      
        	
                6.    
      

              	
                Residents of the
      United States.

              

      

      

      If the
Optionee is a resident or citizen of the United States of America at the time of
the exercise of the Option, the certificate(s) representing the optioned Shares
may be endorsed with the following or a similar legend: “The shares represented
by this Certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, of the United States of America (the “Act”) or the securities laws
of any state (“State”) of the United States of America and may not be sold,
transferred, pledged, hypothecated or distributed, directly or indirectly, to a
U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S adopted by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Act) or within the United States unless such
shares are (i) registered under the Act and any applicable State securities act
(a “State Act”), or (ii) exempt from registration under the Act and any
applicable State Act and the Company has received an opinion of counsel to such
effect reasonably satisfactory to it, or (iii) sold in accordance with
Regulation S.

      

      
        	
                7.    
      

              	
                Term and Early
      Termination of Option.

              

      

      

      
        	
                7.1  

              	
                Term of
      Option.

              

      

       

      This
Option shall expire on ________________ (the “Expiry Date”), subject to
Sections 7.5, 7.6 and 7.7
below, and the Plan.  This Option will terminate earlier than the
Expiry Date upon the occurrence of a number of events, including termination of
the Optionee’s position as an Eligible Person.  If not terminated
earlier then the Expiry Date, then this Option may be extended in the
circumstances referred to in Section 2(d) above.

      

      
        	
                7.2   
      

              	
                Termination
      Date.

              

      

       

      For
purposes of this Section 7, “Termination Date” shall mean the date on which the
Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person for any reason whatsoever, provided
that if notice is given by the Company, an affiliate of the Company or by the
Optionee to terminate the Optionee’s position as an Eligible Person, then
“Termination Date” shall mean the date specified in such notice as the last day
that the Eligible Person’s services are to be rendered.

      

      
        	
                7.3   
      

              	
                No Modification of
      Termination Date.

              

      

       

      The
Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the Termination Date, as defined herein,
shall not be extended by payment of any severance, in lieu of notice or
otherwise, as may be provided for in the Optionee’s notice of termination, any
employment, consulting, or other service agreement between the Optionee and the
Company or its affiliates, or any statutory or common-law notice period
respecting the termination of the Optionee’s position as an Eligible
Person.

      

      
        	
                7.4   
      

              	
                Cessation of
      Vesting.

              

      

       

      If the
Optionee’s position as an Eligible Person is terminated prior to the Expiry Date
for any reason whatsoever, then any vesting of options shall terminate on the
Termination Date, and, subject to the Plan and Section 7.6 below, only those
Options that have vested and remain unexercised as of such date are available
for exercise during the periods referred to in Section 7.5 below or such other
periods as may be prescribed by the Plan.

       

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      
 

      
        	
                7.5    
      

              	
                Early Termination of
      Options.

              

      

       

      If the
Optionee’s position as an Eligible Person is terminated prior to the Expiry Date
for a reason other than the Optionee’s death, disability, or termination for
just cause, then all rights to exercise this Option will terminate on the day
which is the earlier of the Expiry Date and the 30th day after the Termination
Date. The
Company may in its sole discretion, at any time during the duration of the
Option, extend the termination of the Option under clause (a) above up to but
not beyond one year following the Termination Date.

      

      
        	
                7.6    
      

              	
                Termination for Just
      Cause.

              

      

       

      If the
Optionee’s position as an Eligible Person is terminated for just cause, this
Option shall terminate on the day which is the earlier of the Expiry Date and
the date of termination for just cause.

      

      
        	
                7.7    
      

              	
                Other Early
      Termination Provisions.

              

      

       

      Other
early termination provisions which apply to this Option are contained in the
Plan.  Subject to Section 2(d), in no event shall this Option be
exercisable beyond the Expiry Date.

      

      
        	
                8.       
      

              	
                Non-Transferability of
      Option.

              

      

       

      This
Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the
laws of descent or distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of
Optionee only by the Optionee or by the Optionee’s guardian, if any, as provided
in the Plan.  The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the
executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the
Optionee.

      

      
        	
                9.       
      

              	
                Limitations on
      Exercise

              

      

      

      
        	
                9.1     
      

              	
                Insider
      Limitation

              

      

       

      The
Optionee acknowledges that pursuant to the Plan, the number of common shares
issued to insiders (as that term is defined in the Plan), within any one year
period, under the Plan and all other security based compensation arrangements of
the Company, cannot exceed 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common
shares (the “10% limit”).  The Optionee accepts and agrees to this
limitation, and agrees that in the event the 10% limit is reached at any time,
the Optionee may not exercise any part of the Option or any other options or
rights then held by the Optionee pursuant to the Plan or any other security
based compensation arrangements of the Company, at any time during the following
year, if at such time the Optionee is an insider of the Company.

      

      
        	
                9.2    
      

              	
                5%
      Limitation

              

      

       

      The
Optionee acknowledges that pursuant to the Plan, the number of Shares issued to
any one person, within any one year period, under the Plan and all other
security based compensation arrangements of the Company, cannot exceed 5% of the
Company’s issued and outstanding Shares (the “5% limit”). The Optionee accepts
and agrees to this limitation, and agrees that in the event the Optionee has
reached the 5% limit at any time, the Optionee may not exercise any part of the
Option, or any other options or rights then held by the Optionee pursuant to the
Plan or any other security based compensation arrangements of the Company,
during the following year.

       

      
 

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

      
 

      
        	
                10.    
      

              	
                Not an Employment
      Agreement.

              

      

      

      This
Agreement is not an employment agreement, and nothing contained in this
Agreement shall obligate the Company or an affiliate of the Company to retain an
Optionee as an employee, officer, director, or Consultant for any period, nor
shall this Agreement interfere in any way with the right of the Company or
affiliates of the Company to reduce such Optionee’s compensation.

      

      
        	
                11.    
      

              	
                Previous Stock Option
      Agreements.

              

      

      

      The
Optionee acknowledges that the Company has adopted a 2008 Stock Option Plan to
replace its previous 2000 Stock Option Plan (the “Old Plan”) and agrees that all
options granted to the Optionee under the 2000 Stock Option Plan shall continue
to be governed by the 2008 Stock Option Plan, including, without limitation, the
10% limit and the 5% limit.  The Optionee further acknowledges and
agrees that any references to either the 2000 Stock Option Plan or the Plan
contained in all Stock Option Agreements entered into prior to the date hereof
between the Company and the Optionee shall be deemed to be references to the
2008 Stock Option Plan and all such Stock Option Agreements shall be deemed to
be amended accordingly.

      

      

      

      HELIX
BIOPHARMA CORP.

       

      

      Per:
______________________________

         Authorized
Signatory

      

      

      Optionee
acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan; represents that Optionee is familiar
with the terms and provisions of the Plan; and hereby accepts this Option
subject to all of the terms and provisions of the foregoing Option Agreement and
the Plan.

      

      

      Signature
of
Optionee:    ________________________________                    Date
signed: ______________________

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