VIAD CORP RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT - EXECUTIVES Effective as of March 26, 2014
EXHIBIT 10.A
2007 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT - EXECUTIVES
Effective as of March 26, 2014
Shares of Restricted Stock are hereby awarded by Viad Corp (Corporation), a Delaware corporation, effective ___________, 20__, to ___________ (Employee) in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
1. Share Award. The Corporation hereby awards the Employee ________ Shares (Shares) of Common Stock, par value $1.50 per share (Common Stock) of the Corporation pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan (Plan), subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions of such Plan and as hereinafter set forth.
2. Restrictions on Transfer and Restriction Period. During the period commencing on the effective date hereof (Commencement Date) and terminating three (3) years thereafter (Restriction Period), the Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise encumbered by the Employee, except as hereinafter provided. In addition and notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for Executive Officers of the Corporation only, the foregoing restrictions on sale, assignment, transfer, pledge and encumbrance shall continue (the Holding Period) following the Restriction Period, and the Corporation may hold such Shares, net of taxes, in accordance with paragraph 5, to the extent the Executive Officer is not in compliance with stock ownership requirements of the Corporation at the end of the Restriction Period and while the Executive Officer is not in compliance with stock ownership requirements. The Restriction Period shall lapse and full ownership of Shares will vest at the end of the Restriction Period, subject to forfeiture and repayment pursuant to paragraph 4, and subject to the right of the Corporation to hold such Shares, net of taxes, following the Restriction Period to the extent and while the Executive Officer is not in compliance with the stock ownership requirements of the Corporation. The Holding Period shall lapse if the Executive Officer ceases to be an employee of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates (as defined in the Plan) for any reason.
The Board of Directors (Board) shall have the authority, in its discretion, to accelerate the time at which any or all of the restrictions of the Restriction Period or Holding Period (in the case of Executive Officers) shall lapse with respect to any Shares, and to remove any or all of such restrictions or the Holding Period, whenever the Board may determine that such action is appropriate by reason of change in applicable tax or other law, or other change in circumstances.
3. Restrictive Covenants. Unless a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan) shall have occurred after the date hereof, in order to better protect the goodwill of the Corporation and its Affiliates and to prevent the disclosure of the Corporation's or its Affiliates' trade secrets and confidential information and thereby help insure the long-term success of the business, Employee, without prior written consent of the Corporation, will not engage in certain conduct as outlined in this paragraph 3:
(a) Non-Competition. During Employee’s employment with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following termination of Employee’s employment with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, Employee will not engage in any activity or provide any services, whether as a director, manager, supervisor, employee, adviser, agent, consultant, owner of more than five
(5) percent of any enterprise or otherwise, in connection with the manufacture, development, advertising, promotion, design, or sale of any service or product which is the same as or similar to or competitive with any services or products of the Corporation or its Affiliates (including both existing services or products as well as services or products known to the Employee, as a consequence of Employee's employment with the Corporation or one of its Affiliates, to be in development):
(i) with respect to which Employee's work has been directly concerned at any time during the two (2) years preceding termination of employment with the Corporation or one of its Affiliates, or
(ii) with respect to which during that period of time Employee, as a consequence of Employee's job performance and duties, acquired knowledge of trade secrets or other confidential information of the Corporation or its Affiliates. For purposes of the provisions of paragraph 3(a), it shall be conclusively presumed that Employee has knowledge of information he or she was directly exposed to through actual receipt or review of memos or documents containing such information, or through actual attendance at meetings at which such information was discussed or disclosed.
(b) Non-Solicitation of Customers. During Employee’s employment with the Corporation or any of its affiliates, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following termination of Employee’s employment with the Corporation, Employee will not on behalf of any Competitor, solicit business from any Client of the Corporation that Employee serviced during Employee’s employment with the Corporation (the “Restricted Clients”). “Client” means any individual, person, business or entity that has consumed, obtained, retained and/or purchased any services or products offered or sold by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates during Employee’s employment, and any individual, person, business or entity or that has been solicited by Employee to consume, obtain, retain or purchase the services or products offered or sold by the Corporation or any of its affiliates. “Competitor” means any person or organization engaged (or about to become engaged) in research, development, marketing, selling, or servicing with respect to any product or service which is the same as, similar to, or competes with any product, process or service of the Corporation or its Affiliates (including both existing services or products as well as services or products known to the Employee, as a consequence of Employee's employment with the Corporation or one of its Affiliates, to be in development).
(c) Non-Solicitation of Employees. During Employee’s employment with the Corporation and for eighteen (18) months immediately following termination of such employment for any reason, Employee will not, on behalf of himself or herself, or on behalf of any other person, firm, corporation, or entity, directly or indirectly (i) solicit for employment, or otherwise seek to employ, retain, divert or take away any of the agents, representatives or employees of the Corporation with whom Employee had contact or about whom Employee had access to information in the course of Employee’s employment with the Corporation, or (ii) in any other way assist or facilitate any such employment, solicitation or retention effort.
(d) Remedies and Governing Law.
(i) Injunctive Relief, Damages and Forfeiture. Employee understands and agrees that the Corporation’s remedy for violation of the restrictions contained in paragraphs (a), (b) and/or (c) above is not limited to a requirement that Employee repay any awards granted to Employee under the Plan. Rather, in the event Employee breaches the terms of the restrictive covenants contained in paragraphs 3(a), 3(b) and/or 3(c) above, the Corporation will be entitled to seek and obtain any or all of the following remedies against Employee:
(1) Injunctive Relief. In the event that Employee breaches, or the Corporation reasonably believes that Employee is about to breach, any of the covenants of paragraphs 3(a), 3(b) and/or
3(c) above, Employee recognizes that the Corporation will suffer immediate and irreparable harm and that money damages alone will not be adequate to compensate the Corporation or its Affiliates. Accordingly, Employee agrees that the Corporation will be entitled to temporary, preliminary and/or permanent injunctive relief enforcing the terms of paragraphs 3(a), 3(b) and/or 3(c) above.
(2) Damages. In the event that Employee breaches any of the covenants of paragraphs 3(a), 3(b) and/or 3(c) above, Employee agrees that the Corporation will be entitled to compensatory damages in an amount necessary to compensate the Corporation for any harm that is not adequately redressed or prevented by injunctive relief.
(3) Forfeiture and Repayment. In the event Employee breaches any of the covenants of paragraphs 3(a), 3(b) and/or 3(c) above, Employee agrees and understands that the Corporation may require Employee to repay certain awards that have been granted under the Plan, as is more fully set forth in paragraph 4 below.
(ii) Governing Law. The restrictions set forth in paragraphs 3(a), 3(b) and/or 3(c) will be governed by, construed, interpreted, and their validity determined, under the law of the State of Delaware.
4. Forfeiture and Repayment Provisions.
(a) Termination of Employment. Except as provided in this paragraph 4, section (a) and in paragraph 9 below or as otherwise may be determined by the Board, if the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates (as defined in the Plan) for any reason, all Shares which at the time of such termination of employment are subject to the restrictions imposed by paragraph 2 above shall upon such termination of employment be forfeited and returned to the Corporation. Except as otherwise specifically determined by the Human Resources Committee in its absolute discretion on a case by case basis, if twelve (12) or more months have passed since the Commencement Date and (i) the Employee is terminated by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates for any reason (other than for Cause, as defined below, or for failure to meet performance expectations, as determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation), or (ii) the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates by reason of death or total or partial disability, or (iii) the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates by reason of normal or early retirement, then full ownership of the Shares will occur to the extent not previously earned, upon lapse of the Restriction Period as set forth in paragraph 2, and dividends will be paid through such period, in each case on a pro-rata basis, calculated based on the percentage of time such Employee was employed by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates from the Commencement Date through the date the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates; provided in every case, that Employee, upon request of the Corporation, shall execute a Separation Agreement and Release in connection with termination of his or her employment, such agreement to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation in its absolute discretion. As used herein, the term "Cause" means (1) the conviction of a participant for committing a felony under federal law or the law of the state in which such action occurred, (2) dishonesty in the course of fulfilling a participant's employment duties or (3) willful and deliberate failure on the part of a participant to perform his employment duties in any material respect, or such other events as will be determined by the Committee. The Committee will have the sole discretion to determine whether "Cause" exists, and its determination will be final.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no vesting or ownership of Shares shall occur following termination of employment for any reason unless Employee, upon request of the Corporation, shall execute
a Separation Agreement and Release in connection with such termination of employment, such agreement to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation in its absolute discretion.
(b) Violations of Paragraph 3(a), 3(b) and/or 3(c).
(i) In addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, all Shares subject to the restrictions imposed by paragraph 2 above shall be forfeited and returned to the Corporation, if Employee engages in any conduct agreed to be avoided pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 3(a), 3(b) and/or 3(c) at any time within eighteen (18) months following the date of Employee's termination of employment with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates.
(ii) In addition to any other remedy, at law or in equity, if, at any time within eighteen (18) months following the date of Employee's termination of employment with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, Employee engages in any conduct agreed to be avoided pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 3(a), 3(b) and/or 3(c), then all consideration (without regard to tax effects) received directly or indirectly by Employee from the sale or other disposition of all Shares which vest during the two (2) year period prior to Employee's termination from employment shall be paid by Employee to the Corporation, or such Shares shall be returned to the Corporation. Employee consents to the deduction from any amounts the Corporation or any of its Affiliates owes to Employee to the extent of the amounts Employee owes the Corporation hereunder.
(c) Misconduct. Unless a Change of Control shall have occurred after the date hereof:
(i) All consideration (without regard to tax effects) received directly or indirectly by Employee from the sale or other disposition of the Shares shall be paid by Employee to the Corporation or such Shares shall be returned to the Corporation, if the Corporation reasonably determines that during Employee's employment with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates:
(1) Employee knowingly participated in misconduct that causes a misstatement of the financial statements of Viad or any of its Affiliates or misconduct which represents a material violation of any code of ethics of the Corporation applicable to Employee or of the Always Honest compliance program or similar program of the Corporation; or
(2) Employee was aware of and failed to report, as required by any code of ethics of the Corporation applicable to Employee or by the Always Honest compliance program or similar program of the Corporation, misconduct that causes a misstatement of the financial statements of Viad or any of its Affiliates or misconduct which represents a material knowing violation of any code of ethics of the Corporation applicable to Employee or of the Always Honest compliance program or similar program of the Corporation.
(ii) Employee consents to the deduction from any amounts the Corporation or any of its Affiliates owes to Employee to the extent of the amounts Employee owes the Corporation under this paragraph 4(c).
(a)Acts Contrary to Corporation. Unless a Change of Control shall have occurred after the date hereof, if the Corporation reasonably determines that at any time within two (2) years after the lapse of the Restriction Period Employee has acted significantly contrary to the best interests of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, any direct or indirect intentional disparagement of the Corporation, then all consideration (without regard to tax effects) received directly or indirectly by Employee from the sale or other disposition of all Shares which vest during the two (2) year period
prior to the Corporation's determination shall be paid by Employee to the Corporation, or such Shares shall be returned to the Corporation. Employee consents to the deduction from any amounts the Corporation or any of its Affiliates owes to Employee to the extent of the amounts Employee owes the Corporation under this paragraph 4(d).
(b)The Corporation’s reasonable determination required under Sections 4(c)(i) and 4(d) shall be made by the Human Resources Committee of the Corporation’s Board of Directors, in the case of executive officers of the Corporation, and by the Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Compliance Officer of the Corporation, in the case of all other officers and employees.
5. Certificates for the Shares. The Corporation shall issue Shares in book entry or certificated form in the name of the Employee, the number of Shares of which shall equal the amount of the award specified herein, and shall hold such Shares on deposit for the account of the Employee until the expiration of the restrictions set forth in paragraph 2 above with respect to the Shares represented thereby. The Shares, if in certificated form, shall bear the following legend:
The transferability of this certificate and the Shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) contained in the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan and an Agreement entered into between the registered owner and Viad Corp. Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file with the General Counsel of Viad Corp, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇.
The Employee agrees that he or she shall execute, at the request of the Corporation, a stock power covering such award endorsed in blank and that he or she shall promptly deliver such stock power to the Corporation.
6. Employee's Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Employee, as owner of the Shares, shall have all rights of a shareholder, including, but not limited to, the right to receive all dividends paid on the Shares and the right to vote the Shares.
7. Expiration of Restriction Period. Upon the lapse or expiration of the Restriction Period with respect to any Shares, the Corporation shall deliver such Shares to the Employee (reduced to the extent provided in paragraph 4(a) in the event of early or normal retirement) together with the related stock power, if any, held by the Corporation pursuant to paragraph 5 above. The Shares as to which the Restriction Period shall have lapsed or expired shall be free of the restrictions referred to in paragraph 2 above and such certificate shall not bear thereafter the legend provided for in paragraph 5 above.
To the extent permissible under applicable tax, securities, and other laws, the Corporation will permit Employee to satisfy a tax withholding requirement by directing the Corporation to apply Shares to which Employee is entitled as a result of termination of the Restricted Period with respect to any Shares of Restricted Stock, in such manner as the Corporation shall choose in its discretion to satisfy such requirement.
8. Adjustments for Changes in Capitalization of Corporation. In the event of a change in the Common Stock through stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalization or other changes in the corporate structure of the Corporation during the Restriction Period, the number of Shares of Common Stock subject to restrictions as set forth herein shall be appropriately adjusted and the determination of the Board of Directors of the Corporation as to any such adjustments shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Employee. Any Shares of Common Stock or other securities received, as a result of the foregoing, by the Employee with respect to Shares subject to the restrictions contained in paragraph 2 above also shall be subject to such
restrictions and the certificate(s) or other instruments, if any, representing or evidencing such Shares or securities shall be legended and deposited with the Corporation, along with an executed stock power, in the manner provided in paragraph 5 above.
9. Effect of Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), the restrictions applicable to any Shares awarded hereby shall lapse, and such Shares shall be free of all restrictions and become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant.
10. Plan and Plan Interpretations as Controlling. The Shares hereby awarded and the terms and conditions herein set forth are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are controlling. The Plan provides that the Human Resources Committee of the Corporation’s Board of Directors may from time to time make changes therein, interpret it and establish regulations for the administration thereof. The Employee, by acceptance of this Agreement, agrees to be bound by said Plan and such Committee actions.
Shares may not be issued hereunder, or delivered or redelivered, whenever such issuance, delivery or redelivery would be contrary to law or the regulations of any governmental authority having jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Restricted Stock Agreement to be duly executed.
Dated: __________, 20__ VIAD CORP
By:_______________________________________
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
ATTEST:
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General Counsel or Assistant Secretary
This Restricted Stock Agreement shall be effective only upon execution by Employee and delivery to and receipt by the Corporation.
ACCEPTED:
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Employee