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EXHIBIT
10.1
CEC ENTERTAINMENT,
INC.
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. The amendments to Section 2.15, Article 5 and Sections
6.1(b), (c), and (d) of the Plan will be effective upon their
approval by the stockholders 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, that will:
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increase the interest of such persons in the Company’s
welfare; |
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furnish an incentive to such persons to continue their services
to the Company; and |
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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 “Board” means
the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.2 “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 2.10) 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 2.10) 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 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.
2.3 “Code” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.4 “Committee”
means the committee appointed or designated by the Board to
administer the Plan in accordance with Article 3 of this
Plan.
2.5 “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.
2.6 “Date of
Grant” means the effective date on which a Restricted Stock
Award is made to a Participant as set forth in the applicable
Restricted Stock Agreement.
2.7 “Director”
means a member of the Board.
2.8 “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.
2.9 “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.
2.10 “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.
2.11 “Fair Market
Value” of a share of Common Stock means the mean of the
highest and lowest value prices per share on the New York Stock
Exchange Consolidated Tape, or such reporting service as the
Committee may select, on the appropriate date, or in the absence of
reported sales on such day, the most recent previous day for which
sales were reported.
2.12 “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).
2.13 “Non-employee
Director” means a member of the Board who is not an
Employee.
2.14
“Participant” means an Employee to whom a Restricted
Stock Award is granted under the Plan.
2.15 “Performance
Awards” means Restricted Stock Awards subject to Performance
Goals, as provided for in Section 6.1 of this Plan.
2.16 “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
Restricted Stock Agreement.
2.17 “Restricted
Stock” means shares of Common Stock issued or transferred to
a Participant pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Plan which are
subject to restrictions or limitations set forth in this Plan and
in any related Restricted Stock Agreement.
2.18 “Restricted Stock
Agreement” means the written document evidencing the grant of
a Restricted Stock Award executed by the Company, including any
amendments thereto. Each Restricted Stock Agreement shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and need not be
executed by the Participant receiving the Restricted Stock Award
pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement.
2.19 “Restricted Stock
Award” means an award granted under Section 6.1 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.
2.20 “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.
2.21 “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.
2.22 “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.
The Committee shall determine
the Participants to whom Restricted Stock Awards shall be granted,
and shall set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement of each
Participant the Restricted Stock Award, the Restriction Period, 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 Restricted
Stock Awards that are not subject to such mandated restrictions
and/or to waive any such mandated restrictions with respect to
outstanding Restricted Stock 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.
Restricted Stock 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, Restricted Stock 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 Restricted Stock
Awards, the form, amount and timing of such Restricted Stock
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, Restricted Stock 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 a Restricted Stock 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 Restricted Stock Awards
granted under the Plan is 1,100,000 shares. Shares of Common Stock
previously subject to Restricted Stock Awards which are forfeited
or terminated or are withheld for payment of any applicable
employment taxes and/or withholding obligations may be reissued
pursuant to future Restricted Stock Awards.
ARTICLE 6
GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK
AWARD
6.1 (a) In
General . The grant of a Restricted Stock Award shall be
authorized by the Committee and shall be evidenced by a Restricted
Stock Agreement setting forth the Restricted Stock, the Restriction
Period, 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 a Restricted Stock Agreement
to the Participant after the Committee approves the issuance of a
Restricted Stock Award.
Each Restricted Stock
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 Restricted Stock Agreements may change from time
to time and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock
Agreements need not be identical, but each such Restricted Stock
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
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. The Performance Awards may
provide for the issuance of the shares of Restricted Stock at the
time of the grant of the Performance Award or 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, 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)
an
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