PREMIER EXHIBITIONS, INC.
2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED SHARES AGREEMENT
Summary of
Restricted Share Grant
Premier
Exhibitions, Inc., a Florida corporation (the
“Company”), grants to the Participant named below, in
accordance with the terms of the Premier Exhibitions, Inc. 2009
Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and this Restricted
Shares Agreement (the “Agreement”), the following
number of Restricted Shares, on the Date of Grant set forth
below:
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Name of
Participant:
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John A.
Stone
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Number of
Restricted Shares:
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75,000
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Date of
Grant:
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August 6,
2009
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Vesting
Dates:
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1/3 on the
first anniversary of the Date of Grant, 1/3 on the second
anniversary of the Date of Grant, and 1/3 on the third anniversary
of the Date of Grant
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1. Grant
of Restricted Shares . Subject to and upon the terms,
conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the
Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Participant as of the Date
of Grant, the total number of restricted Shares (the
“Restricted Shares”) set forth above. The Restricted
Shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable.
2. Vesting of Restricted Shares .
(a) The
Restricted Shares shall vest if the Participant shall have remained
in the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary through the
vesting dates set forth below with respect to the portion of
Restricted Shares set forth next to such date:
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Vesting
Date
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Portion of Shares
Vested
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August 6,
2010
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1/3
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August 6,
2011
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1/3
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August 6,
2012
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1/3
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(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 2(a), the Restricted Shares covered
by this Agreement that have not yet vested under Section 2(a) shall
immediately vest if, prior to the applicable vesting date the
Participant’s employment with the Company and its
Subsidiaries terminates by reason of death or permanent disability
(defined by reference to the Company’s long-term disability
plan covering the Participant).
(c) In
addition, the Restricted Shares will vest in accordance with the
terms of Section 5(d) of the Employment Agreement between the
Company and the Participant, dated as of August 6,, 2009 (the
“Employment Agreement”), if and to the extent the
applicable provisions under Section 5(d) of the Employment
Agreement are triggered.
(d) For
purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the
Participant with the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be
deemed to have been interrupted, and the Participant shall not be
deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, by reason of the transfer of his employment among the
Company and its Subsidiaries or a leave of absence approved by the
Committee.
3. Forfeiture of Shares . The Restricted Shares that
have not yet vested pursuant to Section 2 (and any rights
associated therewith, including without limitation any dividends
for which the record date occurs on or after the date of
forfeiture) shall be forfeited automatically without further action
or notice if the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company
and its Subsidiaries other than as provided in Section 2(b) or (c).
In the event of a forfeiture of the Restricted Shares, the stock
book entry account representing the Restricted Shares covered by
this Agreement shall be cancelled.
4. Transferability . The Restricted Shares may not be
sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or
otherwise disposed of by the Participant, except to the Company, by
will or the laws of descent and distribution, or as may otherwise
be permitted by the Plan, until the Restricted Shares have vested
as provided in Section 2. Any purported transfer or
encumbrance in violation of the provisions of this Section 4
shall be void, and the other party to any such purported
transaction shall not obtain any rights to or interest in such
Restricted Shares. Any permitted transferee (other than the
Company) shall remain subject to all the terms and conditions
applicable to the Restricted Shares prior to such
transfer.
5. Change
in Control. The Restricted Shares shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 19 of the Plan in the event of a Change
in Control.
6. Dividend, Voting and Other Rights . Except as
otherwise provided herein, from and after the Date of Grant, the
Participant shall have all of the rights of a shareholder with
respect to the Restricted Shares, including the right to vote the
Restricted Shares and receive any cash dividends that may be paid
thereon (which such cash dividends shall be paid to the Participant
at the same time they are paid to the holders of Shares of the
Company); provided , however , that any additional
Shares of the Company or other securities that the Participant may
become entitled to receive pursuant to a stock dividend, stock
split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger,
consolidation, separation or reorganization or any other change in
the capital structure of the Company shall be considered Restricted
Shares and shall be subject to the same restrictions as the
Restricted Shares covered by this Agreement.
7. Custody of Restricted Shares ; Stock Power.
Until the Restricted Shares have vested as provided in
Section 2, the Restricted Shares shall be issued in book-entry
only form and shall not be represented by a certificate. The
restrictions set forth in this Agreement shall be reflected on the
stock transfer records maintained by or on behalf of the Company.
The Participant agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the
restrictions imposed on the
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Restricted
Shares under this Agreement, the Company may issue appropriate
“stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if
any. By execution of this Agreement and effective until the
Restricted Shares have become vested as provided in Section 2,
the Participant hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints each of
the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company as attorney-in-fact to transfer the Restricted Shares on
the stock transfer records of the Company with full power of
substitution. The Participant agrees to take any and all other
actions (including without lim
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