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Exhibit 10.2
GENTIUM S.p.A.
Stock Option Grant Notice
(Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and Agreement)
Gentium S.p.A. , a stock corporation organized under the law of the Republic of Italy, (the "Company"), pursuant to its
Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and Agreement (the "NSO Plan and Agreement") and this Stock Option Grant Notice (the
"Grant Notice"), hereby grants to Optionee an option (the "Option") to purchase the number of shares of the Company's
common stock set forth below (the "Shares"). This Option is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in
the NSO Plan and Agreement, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein in its entirety.
Payment: Payment of the Option exercise price may be made in cash or check or by any other method provided in the
NSO Plan and Agreement.
Additional Terms/Acknowledgements: The undersigned Optionee acknowledges receipt of, and understands and
agrees to, this Grant Notice and the attached NSO Plan and Agreement. Optionee further acknowledges that as of the Date of
Grant, this Grant Notice, and the NSO Plan and Agreement, set forth the entire understanding between Optionee and the
Company regarding the acquisition of stock in the Company and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements on that
subject. At the time the Option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, Optionee
hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to him, and otherwise agrees to make adequate
provision for (including by means of a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T (or similar rule
or regulation) as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board, if applicable), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local
and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate (as defined in the NSO Plan and Agreement), if any,
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