Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar
Stock Appreciation Right Agreement
(Officer Participants In the Executive Retirement Plan)
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THIS STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered
into this "Date" (the "Grant Date"), between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ International, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), and "Name" (the "Holder") in
connection with the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right ("SAR") under the
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ INTERNATIONAL, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1995 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(the "Plan").
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WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Holder is either an employee of the Corporation or one of its
Affiliates in a key position or a director of the Corporation or one of its
Affiliates and the Corporation desires to encourage him to own Shares and to
give him added incentive to advance the interests of the Corporation through the
Plan and desires to grant the Holder a SAR under terms and conditions
established by the Board of Directors.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises, the parties agree that the
following, along with the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, shall
constitute the Agreement between the Corporation and the Holder:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined
herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. In addition, the
following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
1.1 "Retirement" shall mean the satisfaction of all conditions
necessary for the Holder to become entitled to receive benefits
under the Corporation's Executive Retirement Plan.
1.2 "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
2. Grant and Exercise of SAR. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the Corporation hereby grants
to the Holder a SAR that relates to the stock appreciation, if any,
for [_____________] Shares. The stock appreciation for the SAR is the
amount by which the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares on the
date of exercise of this SAR exceeds the exercise price of the SAR.
The exercise price of the SAR under this Agreement equals
[$__________] per Share. Upon exercise of all or any portion of the
SAR, the Holder shall receive the stock appreciation with respect to
the portion of the SAR exercised, payable to the Holder in Shares,
based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise.
In the sole discretion of the Committee, the Company may pay the stock
appreciation to the Holder in cash. This SAR shall vest and become
exercisable in full on and after "Vesting Date" and, except as
specifically provided otherwise herein or in the Plan, not before such
date. This SAR shall expire on "Term".
3. Notice of Exercise.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 2 above, the Holder may
exercise part or all of the exercisable SAR by giving written
notice to the Corporation at the address provided in Paragraph
14, specifying the number of Shares as to which the SAR is to be
exercised.
(b) All obligations of the Corporation under this Agreement shall be
subject to the rights of the Corporation to withhold amounts
required to be withheld for any taxes, if applicable. The Holder
may elect to satisfy any tax withholding obligation of the
Corporation with respect to the SAR by having Shares withheld up
to an amount that does not exceed the minimum applicable
withholding tax rate for federal (including FICA), state and
local tax liabilities.
4. Investment Letter. The Holder agrees that the Shares acquired on
exercise of this SAR shall be acquired for his or her own account for
investment only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection
with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning
of the Securities Act, or other applicable securities laws. If the
Board of Directors or Committee so determines, any stock certificates
issued upon exercise of this SAR shall bear a legend to the effect
that the shares have been so acquired. The Corporation may, but in no
event shall be required to, bear any expenses of complying with the
Securities Act, other applicable securities laws or the rules and
regulations of any national securities exchange or other regulatory
authority in connection with the registration, qualification, or
transfer, as the case may be, of this SAR or any Shares acquired upon
the exercise thereof. The foregoing restrictions on the transfer of
the Shares shall be inoperative if (a) the Corporation previously
shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to
it, to the effect that such transfer will not involve any violation of
the Securities Act or other applicable laws or (b) the Shares shall
have been duly registered in compliance with the Securities Act and
other applicable securities laws. If the Shares are registered under
the Securities Act, the Holder agrees that he will not make a public
offering of the said Shares except on a national securities exchange
on which the Shares of the Corporation are then listed.
5. Transfer and Exercise of SAR. The Committee may, in its discretion,
authorize all or a portion of this SAR to be transferred by the
Holder, without value, to or for the benefit of (i) the Holder's
Immediate Family Members (as defined below), (ii) a trust or trusts
for the exclusive benefit of such Immediate Family Members, or (iii) a
partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity in
which the Holder's Immediate Family Members are the only holders of
ownership interests in such business entity; provided that (x) such
transfers are subject to any limits or restrictions as the Committee
may establish from time to time, (y) subsequent transfers of this SAR,
or any portion thereof, shall be prohibited except transfers by will
or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution, and (z)
following transfer, this SAR shall continue to be subject to the same
terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer,
provided that for the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Holder"
shall be deemed to refer to the transferee. The foregoing right to
transfer this SAR shall apply to the right to consent to amendments to
this Agreement and, in the discretion of the Committee, shall also
apply to the right to transfer ancillary rights associated with the
SAR. The term "Immediate Family Members" shall mean the Holder's
spouse, parents, children, stepchildren, sisters, brothers, and
grandchildren, including those relationships resulting from adoption,
and shall also include the Holder. The event of a Termination of
Service shall continue to be applied with respect to the original
Holder, following which the SAR shall be exercisable by the transferee
only to the extent, and for the periods, specified herein. Neither the
Committee nor the Company shall have any obligation to provide notice
to a transferee of termination of this SAR under the terms of this
Agreement.
6. Issue of Shares. The Corporation shall not be required to issue or
transfer any certificates for Shares upon exercise of this SAR until
all applicable requirements of law have been complied with and such
Shares shall have been duly listed on any securities exchange on which
the Shares may then be listed.
7. No Effect on Capital Structure. This SAR shall not affect the right of
the Corporation or any Affiliate thereof to reclassify, recapitalize
or otherwise change its capital or debt structure or to merge,
consolidate, convey any or all of its assets, dissolve, liquidate,
windup, or otherwise reorganize.
8. Expiration of SAR. This SAR expires "Term" years from the date hereof.
In the event of a Termination of Service of the Holder prior to the
expiration of this SAR, the following rules shall apply:
(a) Termination of Employment - Other than Disability, Death or
Retirement. If there is a Termination of Service of the Holder
for a reason other than the Holder's death, Disability or
Retirement, the portion, if any, of this SAR that remains
unexercised, shall terminate and cease to be exercisable ninety
(90) days after the date of such Termination of Service and that
portion, if any, that pursuant to this Agreement is not yet
exercisable on such date, shall terminate and cease to be
exercisable as of such date.
(b) Termination of Employment - Disability. If there is a Termination
of Service of the Holder by reason of Disability, this SAR shall
immediately vest in full, and the Holder shall have the right for
three (3) years after the date of Termination of Service to
exercise this SAR, and thereafter, this SAR shall terminate and
cease to be exercisable.
(c) Termination of Employment - Death. If there is a Termination of
Service of the Holder by reason of death, this SAR shall
immediately vest in full, and shall be exercisable by the
Holder's legal representatives, legatees, or distributes for
three (3) years following the date of the Termination of Service,
and thereafter this SAR shall terminate and cease to be
exercisable.
(d) Termination of Employment - Retirement. If there is a Termination
of Service of the Holder by reason of Retirement, the vesting and
exercisability of this SAR shall be determined in the same manner
as the vesting and exercisability of an Option is determined
under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ International, Inc. Executive Retirement
Plan.
9. Change in Control. The effect of a Change in Control shall be as set
forth with respect to the effect of a Change in Control on an Option
in either the Change in Control and Noncompete Agreement entered into
between the Holder and the Corporation, or, in the event Holder has
not entered into a Change in Control and Noncompete Agreement, the
Holder's employment agreement with the Corporation. In the event the
Holder has not entered into either a Change in Control and Noncompete
Agreement or an employment agreement with the Corporation (or Holder
has entered into an agreement but such agreement does not address the
effect of a Change in Control on this Agreement), the effect of a
Change in Control shall be as set forth in the Plan.
10. Right of Set-off. By accepting this agreement, Holder consents to a
deduction from any amounts the Corporation owes Holder from time to
time (including amounts owed to Holder as wages or other compensation,
fringe benefits, or vacation pay), to the extent of the amounts owed
by Holder to the Corporation hereunder. Whether or not the Corporation
elects to make any set-off in whole or in part, if the Corporation
does not recover by means of set-off the full amount owed it by
Holder, calculated as set forth above, Holder agrees to pay
immediately in cash the unpaid balance to the Corporation.
11. Committee Discretion. Holder may be released from its obligations
under paragraph 10 above only if the Committee determines in its sole
discretion that such action is in the best interests of the
Corporation.
12. Committee Authority. Any questions concerning the interpretation of
this Agreement or the Plan, and any controversy which arises under
this Agreement or the Plan shall be settled by the Committee in its
sole discretion.
13. Plan Controls. The terms of this Agreement are governed by the terms
of the Plan and in the case of any inconsistency between the terms of
this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall
control.
14. Notice. Whenever any notice is required or permitted hereunder, such
notice must be in writing and personally delivered or sent by mail.
Any notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be
deemed to be delivered on the date which it was personally delivered,
or, whether actually received or not, on the third business day after
it is deposited in the United States mail, certified or registered,
postage prepaid, addressed to the person who is to receive it at the
address which such person has theretofore specified by written notice
delivered in accordance herewith. The Corporation or Holder may
change, at any time and from time to time, by written notice to the
other, the address previously specified for receiving notices. Until
changed in accordance herewith, the Corporation and the Holder specify
their respective addresses as set forth below:
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15. Information Confidential. As partial consideration for the granting of
this SAR, the Holder agrees that he will keep confidential all
information and knowledge that he has relating to the manner and
amount of his participation in the Plan, provided, however, that such
information may be disclosed as required by law and may be given in
confidence to the Holder's spouse, tax and financial advisors, or to a
financial institution of the extent that such information is necessary
to secure a loan.
16. Governing Law. Where applicable, the provisions of this Agreement
shall be governed by the contract law of the State of Kansas.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be executed and
the Holder has hereunto set his hand on the day and year first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Name: _______________________________________
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Holder
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Name: "Name"