Exhibit 10.4
Restricted Stock
Agreement
Flowserve
Corporation
2004 Stock Compensation
Plan
This
Restricted Stock Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made
and entered into by and between Flowserve Corporation, a New York
corporation (the “Company”) and
«First_Name» «Last_Name» (the
“Participant”) as of
, 2007 (the “Date of Grant”).
W I T
N E S S E T H
WHEREAS,
the Company has adopted the Flowserve Corporation 2004 Stock
Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) to strengthen the
ability of the Company to attract, motivate and retain Employees,
Outside Directors and Consultants who possess superior capabilities
and to encourage such persons to have a proprietary interest in the
Company; and
WHEREAS,
the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company believes that the grant of Restricted
Stock to the Participant as described herein is consistent with the
stated purposes for which the Plan was adopted; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions
hereafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration,
the Company and the Participant agree as follows:
In
order to encourage the Participant’s contribution to the
successful performance of the Company, and in consideration of the
covenants and promises of the Participant herein contained, the
Company hereby grants to the Participant as of the Date of Grant,
an Award of «#___of_Shares_Granted» shares of Common
Stock, subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth below
and in the Plan (the “Restricted Stock”).
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Restrictions on Transfer Before Vesting |
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The Restricted Stock will be transferred of record to the
Participant and a certificate or certificates representing said
Restricted Stock will be issued in the name of the Participant
immediately upon the execution of this Agreement. Each of such
Restricted Stock certificates will bear a legend as provided by the
Company, conspicuously referring to the terms, conditions and
restrictions as permitted under Section 15.9 of the Plan. The
Company either shall retain custody of such Restricted Stock
certificate(s) prior to vesting (the “Restriction
Period”) or require the Participant to enter into an escrow
arrangement under which such Restricted Stock certificate(s) will
be held by an escrow agent. Certificates for shares of Common Stock
free of restriction under this Agreement and the Plan shall be
delivered to the Participant promptly after, and only after, the
Restriction Period expires without forfeiture in respect of such
shares of Common Stock. The delivery of any shares of Restricted
Stock pursuant to this Agreement is subject to the provisions of
Paragraph 9 below. The Participant, by his or her acceptance
of this Agreement, shall irrevocably grant to the Company a power
of attorney to transfer any shares forfeited pursuant to
Paragraph 3 or Paragraph 4 and agrees to executive any
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connection with such forfeiture and transfer. The provisions of
this Paragraph 2 shall be specifically performable by the
Company in a court of equity or law. |
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Absent prior written consent of the Committee, the shares of
Restricted Stock granted hereunder to the Participant may not be
sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered,
whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or
otherwise, from the Date of Grant until said shares shall have
become vested in the Participant over the three-year period
following the Date of Grant in accordance with the following table,
or as otherwise provided in Paragraph 3. |
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Aggregate Percentage of Shares
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Restricted Stock Granted herein
which are |
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Vested |
| 02/22/08 |
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33 1 / 3 % |
| 02/22/09 |
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66 2 / 3 % |
| 02/22/10 |
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100% |
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Consistent with the foregoing, except as contemplated by
Paragraph 6, no right or benefit under this Agreement shall be
subject to transfer, anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment,
pledge, encumbrance or charge, whether voluntary, involuntary, by
operation of law or otherwise, and any attempt to transfer,
anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the
same shall be void. No right or benefit hereunder shall in any
manner be liable for or subject to any debts, contracts,
liabilities or torts of the person entitled to such benefits. If
the Participant or his Beneficiary hereunder shall become bankrupt
or attempt to transfer, anticipate, alienate, assign, sell, pledge,
encumber or charge any right or benefit hereunder, other than as
contemplated by Paragraph 6, or if any creditor shall attempt
to subject the same to a writ of garnishment, attachment,
execution, sequestration, or any other form of process or
involuntary lien or seizure, then such right or benefit shall cease
and terminate. |
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Effect of Termination of Employment or Services |
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The Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Agreement shall
vest in accordance with the vesting schedule reflected in Paragraph
2(b) above, as long as the Participant remains employed by or
continues to provide services to the Company or a Subsidiary. If,
however, either: |
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(i) |
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the Company and its Subsidiaries terminate the
Participant’s employment (or if the Participant is not an
Employee, determine that the Participant’s services are no
longer needed), or |
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the Participant terminates employment (or if the Participant is
not an Employee, ceases to perform services for the Company and its
Subsidiaries), |
then the
shares of Restricted Stock that have not previously vested in
accordance with the vesting schedule reflected in Paragraph 2(b)
above, as of the date of
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such
termination of employment (or cessation of services, as
applicable), shall be forfeited by the Participant to the
Company.
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Notwithstanding Paragraph 3(a) above, upon the cessation of the
Participant’s employment or services (whether voluntary or
involuntary), the Committee may, in its sole and absolute
discretion, elect to accelerate the vesting of some or all of the
unvested shares of Restricted Stock. |
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Forfeiture and Disgorgement Upon Competition |
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Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement to the
contrary, in the event either (A) the Participant violates the
provisions of Paragraph 4(b) or the provisions of any restrictive
covenants agreement by and between the Company or its subsidiaries
and the Participant or (B) the Participant, or anyone acting
on the Participant’s behalf, brings a claim against the
Company seeking to declare any term of this Paragraph 4 void
or unenforceable or the provisions of any other restrictive
covenants agreement by and between the Company or its subsidiaries
and the Participant void or unenforceable, then: |
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the shares of Restricted Stock shall immediately cease to vest
and all shares of Restricted Stock that have not previously vested
in accordance with the vesting schedule reflected in Paragraph 2(b)
above, as of the date of such violation shall be forfeited by the
Participant to the Company; |
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the Participant will immediately sell to the Company one-third
of all Restricted Stock acquired by the Participant pursuant to
this Agreement and that Participant still owns on the date of such
violation for the Fair Market Value of such Restricted Stock on the
date of sale to the Company; |
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the Participant will immediately pay to the Company one-third
of any gain that the Participant realized on the sale of shares of
Restricted Stock acquired pursuant to this Agreement; and |
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the Company shall be entitled to payment by the Participant of
its attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in enforcing the
provisions of Paragraph 4, in addition to any other legal
remedies. |
The provisions
of this Paragraph 4 shall survive the termination or
expiration of this Agreement.
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By execution of this Agreement, the Participant, either
individually or as a principal, partner, stockholder, manager,
agent, consultant, contractor, employee, lender, investor,
volunteer or as a director or officer of any corporation or
association, or in any other manner or capacity whatsoever, agrees
to the following from the date of grant until the date one
(1) year immediately following his or her termination of
employment (for any reason): |
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The Participant shall not, whether directly or indirectly,
without the express prior written consent of the Company: |
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(i) |
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Non-Competition |
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Become employed by, advise, perform services or otherwise
engage in any capacity with a Competing Business in the Restricted
Area. For purposes of this Agreement, “Competing
Business” means any entity or business that is in the
business of providing flow management products and r |
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