Exhibit
10.1
YTB INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK
AWARD
AT ELECTION AWARD FOR
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
RESTRICTED
STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”)
effective as of the 22 nd day of June, 2009 by and between YTB
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation with principal
executive offices located at 1901 East Edwardsville Road, Wood
River, IL 62095 (the “ Company ”), and
__________ (the “ Grantee ”), with an address at
c/o YTB International, 1901 East Edwardsville Road, Wood River, IL
62095.
WHEREAS, on ___________ (the “ Grant Date
”), the Board of Directors (the “
Board ”) of the Company granted to the Grantee a
restricted stock award (the “ Award ”) in
connection with the Grantee’s election to the Board on
____________;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Company’s
policy of compensating its non-employee members of the
Board, the Award shall consist of shares of the Company’s
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“ Class
A Common Stock ”), valued at $40,000, based on the Fair
Market Value of the Class A Common Stock as of the Grant Date;
and
WHEREAS, the Award shall be granted under
the Company’s 2004 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, as
amended and restated (the “ 2004 Plan ”) (all
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meaning assigned thereto in the 2004 Plan).
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Grantee, intending to be
legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Grant
of Award.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of the 2004 Plan and those set forth
below in this Agreement, Grantee shall receive an Award of _______
shares of Class A Common Stock (the “ Shares
”). The Award shall vest in accordance with
Section 2 below.
(b) The
Award shall be administered and interpreted by the
Board. The Board may delegate its authority to a
committee or subcommittee, which may consist of members of the
Board. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, the
term “Board” shall include any committee or
subcommittee to which the Board has delegated such
authority.
2. Vesting
of Award.
(a) Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the number of Shares
constituting the Award shall vest ratably according to the vesting
schedule set forth below; provided, however, that the Grantee has
continued to serve as a director of the Company as of each Vesting
Date set forth below.
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Vesting Date
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Number of Shares
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1st Anniversary of Date of
Grant
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xxx
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2nd Anniversary of Date of
Grant
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xxx
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3rd Anniversary of Date of
Grant
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xxx
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4th Anniversary of Date of
Grant
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xxx
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(b) Any
unvested portion of the Award shall be immediately forfeited upon
the Grantee’s failure for any reason to serve as a director
of the Company.
3. Delivery
of Shares, Restrictions and Distributions.
(a) The
Grantee may not assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of
(any such action being hereinafter referred to as a “
Disposition ”) any unvested Shares or rights under
this Agreement. Any attempt to assign, transfer, pledge,
or otherwise dispose of any unvested Shares or any rights under
this Agreement contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of
any execution, attachment, or similar process upon the unvested
Shares, shall be null, void, and without effect and shall result in
the immediate forfeiture to the Company without consideration of
any unvested Shares. The Grantee acknowledges that the Shares are
“control securities” under Rule 144 (“ Rule
144 ”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and as such, understands that he or she must resell the
Shares subject to all conditions and limitations set forth in Rule
144 applicable to control securities. The Grantee understands and
agrees that the Company may require, as a condition to any
Disposition of the Shares by the Grantee, that the Grantee furnish
to the Company a representation letter and an opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company that such Disposition is permissible
under Rule 144.
(b) The
Grantee acknowledges that the Company’s Insider Trading
Policy (the “ Insider Trading Policy ”) imposes
restrictions upon the Disposition of the Shares and agrees that any
Disposition is subject to the terms of the Insider Trading Policy,
Rule 10b-5 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act.
(c) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the award, issuance, vesting
and delivery to the Grantee of the Shares and any distributions
thereon shall be subject to compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations from time to time in effect and with the rules and
regulations of any securities exchange on which securities of the
Company may then be listed. The Grantee hereby agrees to
take any action and consents to the taking of any action by the
Company, with respect to the Shares awarded hereunder, necessary to
achieve compliance with such laws, regulations and
rules. Any determination by the Company with respect to
the need for any action in order to achieve such compliance with
laws, regulations or rules shall be final, binding and
conclusive.
(d) The
Grantee hereby agrees to indemnify the Company and hold it harmless
from and against any and all damages or liabilities incurred by the
Company (including liabilities for attorneys’ fees and
disbursements) arising out of any breach by the Grantee of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, any attempted disposition
of the Shares by the Grantee in violation of this Agreement,
applicable securities law requirements, or the Insider Trading
Policy.
(e) The
Grantee agrees that any legends required or deemed necessary or
appropriate by the Company under federal or state securities laws,
may be placed on the certificate(s) representing the
Shares. The following legend shall be placed on the
Shares:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE SHARES OF CLASS
A COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE HELD SUBJECT TO,
AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, GIFTED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE TERMS,
CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YTB
INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND THE GRANTEE (THE “ AGREEMENT
”), A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE OFFICE OF YTB
INTERNATIONAL, INC. NO SUCH TRANSACTION SHALL BE
RECOGNIZED AS VALID OR EFFECTIVE UNLESS THERE SHALL HAVE BEEN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
AGREEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON
STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DEEMED
“CONTROL” SECURITIES AND THEIR RESALE IS SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF RULE 144 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED.