WRIGHT
MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
Restricted Stock Grant Agreement
Executive
Award
Granted to (“Grantee”):
Grant Date:
Number of Shares (“Shares”):
THIS
RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is
made as of the Grant Date by and between Wright Medical Group,
Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business
at 5677 Airline Road, Arlington, Tennessee 38002 (the
“Company”) and Grantee pursuant to the Wright Medical
Group, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to
time (the “Plan”) and which is hereby incorporated by
reference.
WHEREAS,
Grantee is associated with the Company or its affiliate as an
employee; and
WHEREAS,
the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of
Directors (the “Committee”) has authorized that Grantee
be granted shares of the Company’s Common Stock
(“Stock”) subject to the restrictions stated
below;
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
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Grant of Stock
. Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and of the Plan, the Company
hereby grants to Grantee the Shares.
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2.
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Vesting Schedule
. The interest of
Grantee in the Shares shall vest as to one-fourth (
1
/ 4 ) of the Shares on the first
anniversary of the Grant Date, and as to an additional one-fourth
( 1 / 4 ) on each succeeding anniversary
date, so as to be 100% vested on the fourth anniversary thereof,
conditioned upon Grantee maintaining status as an Eligible Person
(as defined in the Plan) as of each vesting date. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the interest of Grantee in the Shares shall vest as
to:
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2.1.
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100% of the then unvested Shares
upon a Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a
“Change of Control” shall mean the first to occur on or
after the Grant Date of any of the following:
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(a) The acquisition by any
individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3)
or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act) of 50% or more (on a fully diluted basis) of
either (A) the then outstanding shares of Stock, taking into
account as outstanding for this purpose such Stock issuable upon
the exercise of options or warrants, the conversion of convertible
stock or debt, and the exercise of any similar right to acquire
such Stock (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or
(B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting
Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this
subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a
Change of Control: (x) any acquisition by the Company or any
“affiliate” of the Company, within the meaning of 17
C.F.R. § 230.405 (an “Affiliate”), (y) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate,
(z) any acquisition by any corporation or business entity
pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A) and
(B) of subsection (a) of this Section 2.1 (persons and
entities described in clauses (x), (y), and (z) being referred
to herein as “Permitted Holders”);
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(b) The consummation of a
reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company (a “Business Combination”),
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in
each case, unless, following such Business Combination,
(A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities
who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding
Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities
immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of
the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally
in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the
corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including,
without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such
transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the
Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding any
Permitted Holder) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or
more (on a fully diluted basis) of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting
from such Business Combination, taking into account as outstanding
for this purpose such common stock issuable upon the exercise of
options or warrants, the conversion of convertible stock or debt,
and the exercise of any similar right to acquire such common stock,
or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of such corporation except to the extent that such
ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and
(C) at least a majority of the members of the board of
directors of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination were members of the incumbent Board at the time of the
execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business
Combination;
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(c) The approval by the
stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company;
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(d) The sale of at least 80% of
the assets of the Company to an unrelated party, or completion of a
transaction having a similar effect; or
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(e) The individuals who on the
date of this Agreement constitute the Board of Directors thereafter
cease to constitute at least a majority thereof; provided that any
person becoming a member of the Board of Directors subsequent to
the date of this Agreement and whose election or nomination was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors who then
comprised the Board of Directors immediately prior to such vote
shall be considered a member of the Board of Directors on the date
of this Agreement.
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2.2.
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100% of the unvested Shares upon
Grantee’s death.
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3.1.
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The
Shares granted hereunder may not be sold, pledged or otherwise
transferred until the Shares become vested in accordance with this
Agreement. The period of time between the Grant Date and the date
that the Shares become vested is referred to as the
“Restricted Period.”
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3.2.
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If
at any time Grantee fails to maintain Grantee’s status as an
Eligible Person, the balance of the Shares subject to the
provisions of this Agreement which have not vested at the time of
Grantee’s loss of status as an Eligible Person shall be
forfeited by Grantee, and ownership transferred back to the
Company.
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3.3.
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By
accepting the Shares, Grantee represents and agrees for Grantee and
Grantee’s transferees (whether by will or the laws of descent
and distribution) that:
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(a) For the period commencing
on the Grant Date and ending on the first anniversary of the date
upon which Grantee loses status as an Eligible Person (such period
is hereinafter referred to as the “Covenant Period”),
with respect to any state in which the Company is engaged in
business during Grantee’s employment with the Company,
Grantee shall not participate or engage, directly or indirectly,
for Grantee or on behalf of or in conjunction with any person,
partnership, corporation or other entity, whether as an employee,
agent, officer, director, stockholder, partner, joint venturer,
investor or otherwise, in any business activities if such activity
consists of any activity undertaken or expressly planned to be
undertaken by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by Grantee
at any time during which Grantee maintained status as an Eligible
Person.
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(b) Except with the
Company’s prior written approval or as may otherwise be
required by law or legal
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