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QIAGEN N.V. Annual Report 2001

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14. STOCK OPTIONS<br />

On April 30, 1996, the Company adopted the <strong>QIAGEN</strong> N.V. 1996 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option<br />

Plan (the Option Plan). The Option Plan allows for incentive stock options, as well as for non-qualified options,<br />

generally with terms of 10 years, subject to earlier termination in certain situations. The options vest over a three-year<br />

period. The exercise price of the options is determined by the Board or by the Compensation Committee, and to date<br />

all grants have been at the market value on the date of the grant. The Company has reserved 18,968,000 shares of<br />

common stock for issuance under this plan.<br />

In connection with the acquisition of Operon (see Note 5), the Company exchanged 422,024 <strong>QIAGEN</strong> options for<br />

all of the outstanding options of Operon. These exchanged options vest over 4 years.<br />

Information regarding the Option Plan as of December 31, 1999, 2000 and <strong>2001</strong>, and changes during the years<br />

then ended is summarized as follows:<br />

Option<br />

Shares<br />

Weighted Average<br />

Exercise Price<br />

50<br />

December 31, 1998<br />

Granted<br />

5,011,094<br />

2,761,289<br />

$ 3.67<br />

9.66<br />

Exercised<br />

(926,772)<br />

3.01<br />

Forfeited<br />

(340,319)<br />

6.37<br />

December 31, 1999<br />

6,505,292<br />

$ 6.17<br />

Granted<br />

1,898,562<br />

37.22<br />

Exercised<br />

(1,117,424)<br />

4.23<br />

Forfeited<br />

(285,413)<br />

16.59<br />

December 31, 2000<br />

7,001,017<br />

$ 14.47<br />

Granted<br />

2,713,415<br />

21.11<br />

Exercised<br />

(862,914)<br />

4.82<br />

Forfeited<br />

(619,861)<br />

33.97<br />

December 31, <strong>2001</strong><br />

8,231,657<br />

$ 16.28<br />

At December 31, <strong>2001</strong>, 2000 and 1999, 3,969,284, 3,269,928 and 2,540,667 options were exercisable at a<br />

weighted average price of $9.64, $4.63 and $2.70 per share, respectively. The weighted average fair value<br />

of options granted during <strong>2001</strong>, 2000 and 1999 was $14.38, $28.38 and $4.46, respectively. The options<br />

outstanding at December 31, <strong>2001</strong> expire in various years through 2011. Information about stock options<br />

outstanding at December 31, <strong>2001</strong> is summarized as follows:<br />

Range of<br />

Exercise Prices<br />

Number<br />

Outstanding<br />

at 12/31/01<br />

Weighted<br />

Average<br />

Remaining<br />

Contract Life<br />

Weighted<br />

Average<br />

Exercise<br />

Price<br />

Number<br />

Exercisable<br />

at 12/31/01<br />

Weighted<br />

Average<br />

Exercise<br />

Price<br />

$ 0.97 - $ 5.63<br />

1,772,461<br />

4.93 Years<br />

$ 2.66<br />

1,750,123<br />

$ 2.66<br />

$ 5.70 - $ 8.77<br />

1,869,591<br />

7.07 Years<br />

$ 8.30<br />

1,373,342<br />

$ 8.15<br />

$ 8.77 - $ 18.56<br />

1,491,629<br />

9.18 Years<br />

$ 15.27<br />

271,604<br />

$ 11.23<br />

$ 9.00 - $ 34.59<br />

1,748,443<br />

9.04 Years<br />

$ 21.89<br />

205,281<br />

$ 20.90<br />

$ 34.59 - $ 49.75<br />

1,349,533<br />

8.66 Years<br />

$ 39.04<br />

368,934<br />

$ 40.84<br />

$ 0.97 - $ 49.75<br />

8,231,657<br />

7.67 Years<br />

$ 16.28<br />

3,969,284<br />

$ 9.64

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