Exhibit 10.3
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
This RESTRICTED
STOCK AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated
as of August 6, 2007 (the “ Date of Grant
”), is entered into by and between GUESS?, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), and Carlos
Alberini (the “ Grantee ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS , the
Company maintains the Guess?, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“ Plan ”).
WHEREAS , the
Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors
(the “ Committee ”) has determined to grant a
restricted stock award (the “ Award ”) to the
Grantee under the Plan in order to increase Grantee’s
participation in the success of the Company and as an inducement to
enter into the Executive Employment Agreement dated as of August 6,
2007 by and between the Company and the Grantee (the “
Employment Agreement ”);
NOW, THEREFORE ,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Definitions; Incorporation of Plan Terms . Capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Plan. The Award and all rights of the
Grantee under this Agreement are subject to, and the Grantee agrees
to be bound by, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan,
incorporated herein by this reference. In the event of any
conflict or inconsistency between the Plan and this Award
Agreement, the Plan shall govern.
2.
Grant of Restricted Stock . The Grantee shall be
entitled to purchase 150,000 restricted shares of the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
“ Common Stock ”), pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement (the “ Restricted Stock
”).
3.
Purchase Price . The Grantee shall pay to the Company,
in cash, an aggregate purchase price of $ 1,500 (the “
Purchase Price ”), which amount is equal to the
aggregate amount of the par value of the Restricted Stock.
Such payment of the Purchase Price shall be made to the Company
within 30 days after the date hereof.
4.
Restricted Period . Subject to Section 7 below, the
Award shall vest and restrictions shall lapse as follows (the
period from the date hereof through each applicable vesting date,
the “ Restricted Period ”):
A.
If, for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of the Company’s
2008 fiscal year, considered together as one period (the “
Second Half of Fiscal 2008 ”), or for any one of the
four whole fiscal years of the Company (“ Fiscal Year
”) commencing on or after February 3, 2008 during the
Original Employment Term (as defined in the Employment Agreement),
the Company shall record earnings per share (“ Earnings
per Share ”) growth of greater than the Applicable Annual
Target (as defined below) as
compared to the same fiscal period from the immediately preceding
Fiscal Year, then 20% of the Restricted Stock shall become vested
as of the first business day following the issuance of the
Company’s financial statement for such period, provided the
Grantee is then employed by the Company. If the Earnings per
Share growth requirement is not met for any such period, all of the
shares of the Restricted Stock eligible for vesting for that period
shall vest on the first business day following the issuance of the
Company’s financial statement for any subsequent Fiscal Year
during the Original Employment Term (as defined in the Employment
Agreement) if the cumulative compounded average Earnings per Share
growth from the Second Half of Fiscal 2008 through such subsequent
Fiscal Year is more than the Applicable Cumulative Target (as
defined below) for such subsequent Fiscal Year. The “
Applicable Annual Target ” for each of the Second Half
of Fiscal 2008 and the first and second whole Fiscal Years that
commences on or after February 3, 2008 is a growth in Earnings per
Share of 15% or more as compared to the same fiscal period from the
immediately preceding Fiscal Year. The “ Applicable
Cumulative Target ” for each of the Second Half of Fiscal
2008 and the first and second whole Fiscal Years that commences on
or after February 3, 2008 is a 15% rate of cumulative compounded
average Earnings per Share growth. For the avoidance of
doubt, the Applicable Cumulative Target for the first whole fiscal
year commencing on February 3, 2008 shall be calculated by
multiplying the sum of (A) the Company’s actual Earnings per
Share for the first and second fiscal quarters of the
Company’s 2008 Fiscal Year and (B) the Applicable Annual
Target of Earnings per Share for the Second Half of Fiscal 2008, by
1.15. The “Applicable Annual Target” and the
“Applicable Cumulative Target” for each of the third
and fourth whole Fiscal Years that commences on or after February
3, 2008 will be a rate of Earnings per Share growth and cumulative
compounded average Earnings per Share growth, respectively,
determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board in its sole
discretion not later than the end of the first quarter of such
Fiscal Year; provided that the outcome is substantially uncertain
at the time the Compensation Committee actually establishes each
such target. The parties acknowledge and agree that the grant
of Restricted Stock made hereby is intended to qualify as
performance-based compensation that is exempt from the
deductibility limitations of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
B.
For purposes of this Agreement, Earnings per Share shall be equal
to the basic earnings per share calculated in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and
as reported in the Company’s financial statements as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except that certain
adjustments may be made for certain non-recurring or unusual
non-cash items recognized in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States including, but not limited
to, any write-offs of unamortized deferred financing costs
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and any asset impairment write-downs, which the Committee
determines in its sole discretion to exclude for purposes of this
Agreement.
5.
Rights of a Stockholder . From and after the Date of
Grant and for so long as the Restricted Stock is held by or for the
benefit of the Grantee, the Grantee shall have all the rights of a
stockholder of the Company with respect to the Restricted Stock,
including but not limited to the right to receive dividends, if
applicable, and the right to vote such shares.
6.
Adjustments Upon Specified Events . Upon the
occurrence of certain events relating to the Company’s Common
Stock contemplated by Section 16(b) of the Plan, the Committee will
make adjustments, if appropriate, in the number and kind of
securities subject to the Award. If any adjustment is made
under Section 16(b) of the Plan, the restrictions applicable to the
shares of Restricted Stock shall continue in effect with respect to
any consideration or other securities (the “ Restricted
Property ” and, for the purposes of this Award Agreement,
“Restricted Stock” shall include “Restricted
Property,” unless the context otherwise requires) received in
respect of such Restricted Stock. Such Restricted Property
shall vest at such times in such proportion as the shares of
Restricted Stock to which the Restricted Property is
attributable. To the extent that the Restricted Property
includes any cash (other than regular cash dividends provided for
in Section 5 hereof), such cash shall be invested, pursuant to
policies established by the Committee, in interest bearing,
FDIC-insured (subject to applicable insurance limits) deposits of a
depository institution selected by the Committee, the earnings on
which shall be added to and become a part of the Restricted
Property.
7.
Effect of Cessation of Employment .
A.
The shares of the Restricted Stock not yet vested or forfeited
shall become 100% vested in the event that there is a Change in
Control (as defined below), while the Grantee is employed by the
Company or an affiliate during the Employment Term (as defined in
the Employment Agreement). For this purpose, the term “
Change in Control ” is used as defined in the Plan
except that in no event shall a “Change in Control” be
triggered pursuant to clause (A) of such term as so defined unless
the Acquiring Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of twenty percent
(20%) or more of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock or the
Combined Voting Power