Exhibit 10.3
AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.
2006 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION CERTIFICATE
STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE GRANT
This Option Certificate evidences the
grant by AFC Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”), in
accordance with the AFC Enterprises, Inc. 2006 Incentive Stock Plan
(the “Plan”), of a Non-Qualified Stock Option
(“Option”) to Cheryl A. Bachelder
(“Employee”) to purchase from the Company 200,000
shares of $.01 par value common stock of the Company (the
“Stock”) at an Option Price of $12.81 per share. This
Option is granted effective November 1, 2007 (the “Grant
Date”). The Company does not intend that this Option
constitute an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the
Code.
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AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.
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By: |
/s/ Frank J. Belatti |
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Title: |
Chairman |
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
§ 1 Plan . This
Option is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in
this Option Certificate and in the Plan (including, without
limitation, the provisions of § 13 and § 14 of
the Plan that (a) provide for adjustment upon a change in
capitalization (including stock splits) of the Company or upon
certain corporate transactions and (b) address a sale, merger
or change in control of the Company). All capitalized terms not
otherwise defined in this Option Certificate shall have the
respective meaning of such terms as defined in the Plan. If a
determination is made that any term or condition set forth in this
Option Certificate is inconsistent with the Plan, the Plan shall
control. A copy of the Plan will be made available to Employee at
the Company’s principal executive offices upon written
request to the Secretary of the Company.
§ 2 Exercise Rights
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General Rule . Subject to satisfying the Stock price
performance criteria set forth § 2(b), Employee shall
have the right to exercise this Option will vest with respect
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Twenty-five percent (25%) of the number of shares of Stock
underlying the grant of this Option (rounding down to the nearest
whole share) if Employee remains an employee of the Company from
the Grant Date through the first anniversary of the Grant
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An additional twenty-five percent (25%) of the number of shares
of Stock underlying the grant of this Option (rounding down to the
nearest whole share) on each of the second, third and fourth
anniversaries of the Grant Date, if Employee remains an employee of
the Company from the Grant Date through the respective anniversary
of the Grant Date. |
If rounding
down to the nearest whole share results in a fractional share, the
fractional share shall be carried forward and added to the number
of shares which vest on the next anniversary of the Grant Date and,
if a fractional share remains on the fourth anniversary of the
Grant Date, Employee shall forfeit the right to exercise this
Option with respect to such fractional share on such anniversary of
the Grant Date.
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Stock Price Performance Criteria . |
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If at any time between the Grant Date and the fifth anniversary
of the Grant Date the Stock price maintains an average of $20.00
per share for twenty (20) consecutive trading days, Employee
shall have the right (to the extent Employee’s exercise right
is then or thereafter vested under § 2(a)) to exercise
this Option to purchase 66,668 of the shares of Stock subject to
this Option. If the Stock price fails to maintain such average
before the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date, Employee shall
forfeit any right to exercise this Option with respect to such
shares of Stock. |
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If at any time between the Grant Date and the fifth anniversary
of the Grant Date the Stock price maintains an average of $25.00
per share for twenty (20) consecutive trading days, Employee
shall have the right (to the extent Employee’s exercise right
is then or thereafter vested under § 2(a)) to exercise
this Option to purchase an additional 66,666 of the shares of Stock
subject to this Option. If the Stock price fails to maintain such
average before the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date, Employee
shall forfeit any right to exercise this Option with respect to
such shares of Stock. |
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If at any time between the Grant Date and the fifth anniversary
of the Grant Date the Stock price maintains an average of $30.00
per share for twenty (20) consecutive trading days, Employee
shall have the right (to the extent Employee’s exercise right
is then or thereafter vested under § 2(a)) to exercise
this Option to purchase an additional |
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66,666 of the shares of Stock subject to this Option. If the
Stock price fails to maintain such average before the fifth
anniversary of the Grant Date, Employee shall forfeit any right to
exercise this Option with respect to such shares of Stock. |
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Employment Agreement . This Option has been granted as
provided in Section 5(c) of the Employment Agreement between
Employee and the Company which was signed on October 9, 2007
(the “Employment Agreement”), and any acceleration in
Employee’s right under § 2(a) to exercise this
Option and any modification to the Stock price performance criteria
set forth in § 2(b) shall be determined under the terms
of the Employment Agreement. |
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Termination . If Employee’s employment with the
Company terminates for any reason other than death,
“Disability” (as defined in § 2(c)(3)) or
“Cause” (as defined in § 2(c)(5)), Employee
shall have the right to exercise this Option with respect to any
portion of this Option with respect to which her exercise right has
vested under this Certificate on or before the date her employment
terminates during the 90 day period which starts on the date
her employment so terminates (or during the 180 day period
which starts on the date her empl |
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