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Notice of Grant of Restricted
Stock
Award and Award Agreement
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Nitro Petroleum Incorporated
ID: 98-0488493
7250 NW Expressway, Suite 260
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132
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Gunther J. Weisbrich
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Award Number: 5
Plan: 2008 Stock
Incentive Plan
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Effective July 10, 2008, you have been granted a
Restricted Stock Award of 50,000 shares of Nitro Petroleum
Incorporated (the Company) common stock. These Shares are
restricted and subject to forfeiture until the vesting date(s)
shown below.
The award will vest in increments on the date(s)
shown.
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Shares
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Full Vest
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16,667
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07/10/2009
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16,666
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07/10/2010
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16,666
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07/10/2011
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You must sign and return the attached Award
Agreement within 60 days of receipt. Failure to return the signed
Award Agreement in compliance with Section 5 of the Award Agreement
will result in forfeiture of this Award and the Shares of
Restricted Stock granted hereunder.
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
FOR
NITRO PETROLEUM INCORPORATED
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”) is entered into as of the 10th day of
July, 2008, by and between Nitro Petroleum Incorporated, a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”), and Gunther J. Weisbrich
(herein referred to as the “Participant”);
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company has previously adopted the
Nitro Petroleum Incorporated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the Company has awarded the Participant
50,000 Shares under the Plan subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, the Participant
and the Company agree as follows:
1. The Plan . The Plan, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit A, is incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof for all purposes, and when taken
with this Agreement shall govern the rights of the Participant and
the Company with respect to the Award (as defined below). Any
capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the
same meanings given to them in the Plan.
2.
Grant of Award . The
Company hereby grants to the Participant an award (the
“Award”) of 50,000 Shares on the terms and conditions
set forth herein and in the Plan.
(a)
Escrow of Shares . A
book-entry registration representing the Shares subject to the
Award (the “Restricted Stock”) shall be issued in the
name of the Participant and shall be escrowed subject to removal of
the restrictions placed thereon or forfeiture pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement.
(b)
Vesting . The Shares of
Restricted Stock will vest based on the Participant’s
continuous employment with the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliated
Entity at the vesting dates specified below (the “Vesting
Dates”). Once vested pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
the Restricted Stock shall be deemed “Vested Stock.”
Participant shall be entitled, subject to the applicable provisions
of this Award Agreement having been satisfied to receive on or
after the applicable Vesting Date, on a cumulative basis, the
number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award by
the designated percentages set forth as follows:
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Percentage Vested
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Vesting Date
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(c)
Voting Rights and Dividends
. The Participant shall have the voting rights
attributable to the Shares of Restricted Stock issued under this
Award. Any dividends declared and paid by the Company with respect
to Shares of Restricted Stock (“Accrued Dividends”)
shall not be paid to the Participant until such Restricted Stock
becomes Vested Stock. Such Accrued Dividends shall be held by the
Company as a general obligation and paid to the Participant at the
time the underlying Restricted Stock becomes Vested
Stock.
(d)
Vested Stock - Removal of Restrictions
. Upon Restricted Stock becoming Vested Stock, all
restrictions shall be removed from the book-entry registration
representing such Stock and the Secretary of the Company shall
deliver to the Participant certificates or a direct registration
statement for the book-entry regist
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