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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

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Title: CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
Governing Law: Kansas     Date: 7/31/2009
Industry: Restaurants     Sector: Services

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN, Parties: cec entertainment inc
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EXHIBIT 10.1

 CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

 

The CEC Entertainment, Inc. 2004 Restricted Stock Plan (hereinafter called the “Plan” as amended, from time to time) was adopted by the Board of Directors of CEC Entertainment, Inc., a Kansas corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”), on March 29, 2004, became effective in 2004 as of the date the Plan was approved by the stockholders of the Company, and was amended by the Board of Directors of the Company on April 17, 2007 and became effective in 2007 as of the date the amendments to the Plan were approved by the stockholders of the Company.  Further amendments to the Plan were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on April 15, 2008 and on February 24, 2009, and became effective as of the date the respective amendments to the Plan were approved by the stockholders of the Company.  The amendments to the Plan, as reflected in this amendment and restatement do not require stockholder approval and, accordingly, became effective on May 8, 2009, the date such amendments were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

ARTICLE 1

 

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Plan is to attract, retain, and reward the services of the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to provide such persons with a proprietary interest in the Company through the granting of restricted stock and rights to receive restricted stock, that will:

 

 

(a)

increase the interest of such persons in the Company’s welfare;

 

 

 

 

(b)

furnish an incentive to such persons to continue their services to the Company; and

 

 

 

 

(c)

provide a means through which the Company may attract able persons as employees.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

DEFINITIONS

 

For the purpose of the Plan, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

 

2.1 “Award” means a Restricted Stock Award or a Restricted Stock Unit.

 

2.2  “Award Agreement” means the written document evidencing the grant of an Award executed by the Company, including any amendments thereto. Each Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and need not be executed by the Participant receiving the Award pursuant to the Agreement.

 

2.3 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.4 “Change of Control” means any of the following: (i) any consolidation, merger or share exchange of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the Company’s Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a consolidation, merger or share exchange of the Company in which the holders of the Company’s Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction have the same proportionate ownership of Common Stock of the surviving corporation immediately after such transaction; (ii) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (excluding transfer by way of pledge or hypothecation) in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (iv) the cessation of control (by virtue of their not constituting a majority of directors) of the Board by the individuals (the “Continuing Directors”) who were members of the Board for the immediately preceding two (2) years (unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such a period); (v) the acquisition of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, as defined in Section 2.13) of an aggregate of 30% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting securities by any person or group (as such term is used in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, as defined in Section 2.13) who beneficially owned less than 15% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting securities on the date of this Plan, or the acquisition of beneficial ownership of an additional 15% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting securities by any person or group who beneficially owned at least 15% of

 

 

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the voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting securities on the date of this Plan, provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, an acquisition shall not constitute a Change of Control hereunder if the acquirer is (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company and acting in such capacity, (B) a Subsidiary of the Company or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of voting securities of the Company or (C) any other person whose acquisition of shares of voting securities is approved in advance by a majority of the Continuing Directors; or (vi) in a Title 11 bankruptcy proceeding, the appointment of a trustee or the conversion of a case involving the Company to a case under Chapter 7.

 

2.5 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2.6 “Committee” means the committee appointed or designated by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Article 3 of this Plan.

 

2.7 “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $ 0.10 per share, which the Company is currently authorized to issue or may in the future be authorized to issue.

 

2.8 “Date of Grant” means the effective date on which an Award is made, as determined in accordance with the corporate laws of the state of Kansas, to a Participant as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

2.9 “Director” means a member of the Board.

 

2.10 “Disability” means the “disability” of a person as defined in a then effective long-term disability plan maintained by the Company that covers such person, or if such a plan does not exist at any relevant time, “Disability” means the permanent and total disability of a person within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. Section 22(e)(3) of the Code provides that an individual is totally and permanently disabled if he is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.

 

2.11 “Dividend Equivalents” means rights granted to a Participant with respect to Restricted Stock Units to receive the equivalent value of dividends paid on the shares of the Common Stock prior to vesting of the Award.  Dividend Equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional shares of Common Stock by such formulas and at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the Committee.

 

2.12 “Employee” means a common law employee, including an employee who is also an Officer or Director, (as defined in accordance with the Regulations and Revenue Rulings then applicable under Section 3401(c) of the Code) of the Company or any Subsidiary. “Employee” does not include Non-employee Directors.

 

2.13 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to such section and rules and regulations relating to such section.

 

2.14 “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock means, as of any given date, the closing price of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Consolidated Tape, or such reporting service as the Committee may select, or, if the Common Stock is not traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the closing price of the Common Stock on the principal national securities exchange or national market system on which the Common Stock is listed, on the date of determination, as reported on such source as the Committee deems reliable (or if no sale occurred on such date, on the first immediately preceding trading date on which a sale occurred), or, if the Common Stock is not listed on the New York Stock Exchange or another securities exchange or market system, but is regularly quoted on an automated quotation system (including the OTC Bulletin Board) or by a recognized securities dealer, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for the Common Stock as quoted on such system or by such securities dealer on the date of determination (or if no sale occurred on that date, on the first immediately preceding date on which a sale is reported), as reported on such source as the Committee deems reliable, or, in the in the absence of an established market of the Common Stock of the type described in the foregoing, the “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock shall be as determined by the Committee in good faith in accordance with such fair and reasonable means as the Board or the Committee shall specify.

 

2.15 “Officer” means a person who is an “officer” of the Company or a Subsidiary within the meaning of  Section 16 of the Exchange Act (whether or not the Company is subject to the requirements of the Exchange Act).

 

 

 

 

 

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2.16 “Non-employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.

 

2.17 “Participant” means an Employee to whom an Award is granted under the Plan.

 

2.18 “Performance Awards” means an Award subject to Performance Goals, as provided for in Section 6.1 of this Plan.

 

2.19 “Restriction Period” means the period during which the Common Stock under a Restricted Stock Award is nontransferable and subject to “Forfeiture Restrictions” as defined in Section 6.2 of this Plan and set forth in any related Award Agreement.

 

2.20 “Restricted Stock” means shares of Common Stock issued or transferred to a Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award under Section 6.4 of this Plan which are subject to restrictions or limitations set forth in this Plan and in any related Award Agreement.

 

2.21 “Restricted Stock Award” means an award granted under Section 6.4 of this Plan of shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant for such consideration, if any, and subject to such restrictions on transfer, rights of first refusal, repurchase provisions, forfeiture provisions and other terms and conditions as are established by the Committee.

 

2.22 “Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to receive a share of Common Stock, or the Fair Market Value of a share of Common stock in cash, granted pursuant to Section 6.5 of this Plan and shall be evidenced by a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one share of Common Stock.

 

2.23 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor statute. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to such section and any rules and regulations relating to such section.

 

2.24 “Subsidiary” means (i) any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing a majority of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain, (ii) any limited partnership, if the Company or any corporation described in item (i) above owns a majority of the general partnership interests and a majority of the limited partnership interests entitled to vote on the removal and replacement of the general partner, and (iii) any partnership or limited liability company, if the partners or members thereof are composed only of the Company, any corporation listed in item (i) above or any limited partnership listed in item (ii) above. “Subsidiaries” means more than one of any such corporations, limited partnerships, partnerships or limited liability companies.

 

2.25 “Termination of Service” occurs when a Participant shall cease to serve as an Employee for any reason.

 

 

ARTICLE 3

 

ADMINISTRATION

 

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall consist of not fewer than two persons. Any member of the Committee may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by resolution of the Board. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Committee may be filled by appointment by the Board.

 

While the Common Stock of the Company is publicly traded, if necessary to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and/or Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, membership on the Committee shall be limited to those members of the Board who are “outside directors” under Section 162(m) of the Code and/or “non-employee directors” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and/or who exhibit the independence necessary to comply with the rules of any exchange upon which the Company’s securities are traded, and any other applicable law, as necessary. The Committee shall select one of its members to act as its Chairman. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the act of a majority of the members of the Committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Committee.

 

The Compensation Committee of the Board shall serve as the Committee unless and until such time as the Board appoints other members of the Board to serve as the Committee.

 

 

 

 

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     The Committee shall determine the Participants to whom Awards shall be granted, and shall set forth in the Award Agreement of each Participant the Award, the Restriction Period, the vesting schedule, the Date of Grant, and such other terms, provisions, and limitations as are approved by the Committee, but not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

The Committee, in its discretion, shall (i) interpret the Plan, (ii) prescribe, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan, and (iii) make such other determinations and take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan. Any interpretation, determination, or other action made or taken by the Committee shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all interested parties.

 

With respect to restrictions in the Plan that are based on the rules of any exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which the Company’s securities are listed or quoted, or any other applicable law, rule or restriction, to the extent that any such restrictions are no longer required by applicable law, the Committee shall have the sole discretion and authority to prescribe terms for Awards that are not subject to such mandated restrictions and/or to waive any such mandated restrictions with respect to outstanding Awards.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

ELIGIBILITY

 

Any Employee whose judgment, initiative and efforts are expected to contribute to the successful performance of the Company is eligible to participate in the Plan. Awards may be granted by the Committee at any time and from time to time to new Participants, or to then Participants, or to a greater or lesser number of Participants, and may include or exclude previous Participants, as the Committee may determine. Except as required by this Plan, Awards granted at different times need not contain similar provisions. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan (including without limitation recommendations regarding which Employees, if any, are to receive Awards, the form, amount and timing of such Awards, the terms and provisions of such Awards and the agreements evidencing same) need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among Employees who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

Shares to be issued may be made available from Common Stock held by the Company in its treasury or Common Stock that is newly issued; provided, however, that to the extent an Award is made to a newly hired Employee as a condition of employment, only shares of Common Stock held by the Company in its treasury may be used.

 

Subject to adjustment as provided in Articles 9 and 10, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan is 2,000,000 shares. Shares of Common Stock previously subject to Awards which are forfeited or terminated, are withheld for payment of any applicable employment taxes and/or withholding obligations or are settled in cash may be reissued pursuant to future Awards.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

 

6.1  (a) In General . The grant of an Award shall be authorized by the Committee and shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, the Restriction Period (in the case of a Restricted Stock Award), the vesting conditions and vesting schedule, the Date of Grant, and such other terms, provisions, and limitations as are approved by the Committee, but not inconsistent with the Plan. The Company shall issue an Award Agreement to the Participant after the Committee approves the issuance of an Award.

   

     Each Award Agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of such Award Agreements may change from time to time and the terms and conditions of separate Award Agreements need not be identical, but each such Award Agreement shall be subject to the applicable terms and conditions of this Article 6.

    

    (b) Performance Awards . The Committee may grant Performance Awards to one or more Participants. The terms and conditions of Performance Awards shall be specified at the time of the grant and may include provisions

 

 

 

 

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establishing the performance period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during a performance period, and the maximum or minimum settlement values, provided that such terms and conditions are (i) not inconsistent with the Plan and  (ii) to the extent a Performance Award issued under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder. Performance Awards granted in the form of Restricted Stock Awards shall provide for the issuance of the shares of Restricted Stock at the time of the grant of the Performance Award and Performance Awards granted in the form of Restricted Stock Units shall provide for the issuance of the shares of Common Stock at the time of the certification by the Committee that the Performance Goals for the performance period have been met; provided, however, if shares of Restricted Stock are issued at the time of the grant of the Performance Award (granted in the form of a Restricted Stock Award), the consideration for the issuance of such shares shall be the achievement of the Performance Goals established at the time of the grant of the Performance Award, and if, at the end of the performance period, the Performance Goals are not certified by the Committee to have been fully satisfied, then, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan to the contrary, the Restricted Stock shall be forfeited in accordance with the terms of the grant to the extent the Committee determines that the Performance Goals were not met. The forfeiture of Restricted Stock issued at the time of the grant of the Performance Award due to failure to achieve the established Performance Goals shall be separate from and in addition to any other Forfeiture Restrictions (as defined in Section 6.2 hereof) provided for in this Plan. Each Performance Award granted to one or more Participants shall have its own terms and conditions.

   

     If it is determined to be necessary in order to satisfy Code Section 162(m), the Committee shall, at the time of the grant of a Performance Award, and to the extent permitted under Code Section 162(m) and the regulations issued thereunder, provide for the manner in which the Performance Goals shall be reduced to take into account the negative effect on the achievement of specified levels of the Performance Goals which may result from enumerated corporate transactions, extraordinary events, accounting changes and other similar occurrences which were unanticipated at the time of the grant. In no event, however, may the Committee increase the shares of Common Stock that may be earned under a Performance Award, unless the reduction in the Performance Goals would reduce or eliminate the number of shares of Common Stock to be earned under the Performance Award and the Committee determines not to make such reduction or elimination. The extent to which any applicable performance objective has been achieved shall be conclusively determined by the Committee.

 

     With respect to a Performance Award that is not intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m), if the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that the established performance measures or objectives are no longer suitable because of a change in the Company’s business, operations, corporate structure, or for other reasons that the Committee deemed satisfactory, the Committee may modify the performance measures or objectives and/or the performance period.

      

       (c) Maximum Performance Award . Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, no Employee may receive in any calendar year Performance Awards having an aggregate value of more than $3,


 
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