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Exhibit
10.2
RESTRICTED STOCK
AGREEMENT
Non-transferable
Grant to:
(“ Grantee
”)
by
TradeStation Group, Inc., a
Florida corporation (the “ Company
”),
of
shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value,
pursuant to and subject to the
provisions of the TradeStation Group, Inc. Amended and Restated
Incentive Stock Plan (the “ Plan ”) and to the
terms and conditions of this non-transferable Restricted Stock
Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), effective as of
the day of
, 200 (the “ Effective
Date ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Plan.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company desires
to issue to Grantee, as
of the Company,
(
) shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s
common stock, $0.01 par value (“ Common Stock
”); and
WHEREAS, Grantee desires to
accept the issuance of the Shares subject to all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, and is eligible to receive the
Shares.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of Grantee’s agreement to provide future
services to the Company and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and Grantee hereby agree as
follows:
1. Grant of Shares .
The Company hereby grants the Shares to Grantee, subject to all of
the restrictions and the other terms and conditions set forth in
the Plan and in this Agreement. Unless sooner vested in accordance
with Section 3 hereof, and provided that Grantee is then still
employed by the Company on the respective dates indicated below,
the restrictions imposed under Section 2 hereof on the Shares
will expire and the Restricted Shares (as hereinafter defined)
shall vest as to the number of the Restricted Shares as set forth
below on each of the respective dates as set forth
below:
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Number of
Shares
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Cumulative Percentage |
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,2010 |
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50 |
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,2013 |
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100 |
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Upon each of the foregoing
dates, the number of Restricted Shares indicated above shall cease
to be subject to the restrictions described herein. For the
purposes of this Agreement, the term “ vesting ”
shall have the effect of converting Restricted Shares into
unrestricted Shares.
2. Restrictions . The
Shares are subject to each of the restrictions set forth in this
Section 2 and “ Restricted Shares ” mean
those Shares that are subject to the restrictions imposed hereunder
which have not then expired or terminated. Except as provided in
Section 12(a) of the Plan, Restricted Shares may not be sold,
transferred, exchanged, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or
otherwise encumbered; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, Grantee may transfer all or part of the Restricted
Shares to one or more trusts for the benefit of Grantee’s
immediate family members (which for purposes hereof shall be
limited to the Grantee’s children, grandchildren and spouse)
or partnerships in which such immediate family members and/or
trusts are the only partners; provided that any such transfer of
Restricted Shares shall remain subject to all of the restrictions
and other terms and conditions hereof and the transferee shall
execute any and all documents required by the Company to confirm
the foregoing. If Grantee’s employment with the Company
terminates for any reason other than as set forth in paragraphs
(b) or (c) of Section 3 hereof, then Grantee shall
forfeit, without the payment or providing of any consideration or
other amounts of any kind whatsoever to Grantee, all of
Grantee’s right, title and interest in and to the Restricted
Shares as of and after the date of employment termination and such
Restricted Shares shall automatically revert to the Company
immediately following the event of forfeiture. The restrictions
imposed under this Section 2 shall apply to all shares of the
Company’s Common Stock or other securities issued with
respect to Restricted Shares hereunder in connection with any
merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, stock
dividend, stock split, business combination or other change in
corporate structure directly or indirectly in any way affecting the
Common Stock of the Company.
3. Expiration and
Termination of Restrictions . The restrictions imposed under
Section 2 will expire on the earliest to occur of the
following (the period prior to such expiration being referred to
herein as the “ Restricted Period ”):
(a) As to the number of
Restricted Shares as and to the extent indicated on the respective
dates specified in Section 1 hereinabove; provided, however,
that Grantee on those respective dates is then still employed by
the Company;
(b) As to all of the unvested
Restricted Shares, on the date of termination of Grantee’s
employment by reason of death or
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“ Disability
” or “ Retirement .” For the purposes of
this Agreement, “ Disability ” shall mean
permanent disability as determined by the Compensation Committee
under the Plan, in its sole and absolute discretion, and “
Retirement ” shall mean Grantee’s retirement
from employment on or after Grantee’s 65 th birthday, provided that Grantee has been
employed for at least five (5) years as of the date of
Grantee’s retirement; or
(c) As to all of the unvested
Restricted Shares, upon the occurrence of a “ Change in
Control ” (as such term is defined below). For purposes
of this Agreement, “ Change in Control ” shall
mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) any person or
entity unaffiliated with the Company is or becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
more than fifty (50%) of the combined voting power of the
Company’s then outstanding securities; (ii) a merger or
consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or other
entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in
the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior
thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or
by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity)
more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of
the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity
outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation,
provided, however, that a merger or consolidation effected to
implement a reorganization or recapitalization of the Company (or
similar transaction) in which no per
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