Exhibit 10.11
NEW HORIZONS WORLDWIDE,
INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK
AGREEMENT
THIS RESTRICTED
STOCK AGREEMENT is made on August 24, 2007, between New Horizons
Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”)
and Mark A. Miller (the “Executive”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the
Company desires to provide certain of its officers, directors and
key personnel with an equity-based incentive to maintain and
enhance the performance and profitability of the Company;
and
WHEREAS, the
Committee has determined that the Executive should be granted
restricted stock upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE,
the Company and the Executive agree as follows:
1.
Definitions . Capitalized terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a)
“Act” means the federal Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(b)
“Adjusted EBITDA” mean, with respect to any fiscal
period, the sum of, without duplication, (i) net income for that
fiscal period, plus (ii) any extraordinary or non-operating
loss reflected in such net income, minus (iii) any
extraordinary or non-operating gain reflected in such net income,
plus (iv) interest expense of the Company for that fiscal
period, plus (v) the aggregate income tax expense of the
Company for that fiscal period (whether or not payable during that
fiscal period), plus (vi) depreciation and amortization
expense of the Company for that fiscal period, plus (vii)
all other non-cash, extraordinary expenses of the Company for that
fiscal period, in each case as determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principals, consistently applied, and
in the case of items (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii), only, to the extent
reflected in the determination of net income for that fiscal
period, plus (viii) to the extent deducted in determining
net income for such fiscal period, non-cash charges of the Company
during such fiscal period relating to the Company’s
compliance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No.
142, plus (ix) to the extent deducted in determining net
income for such fiscal period, non-cash charges recorded against
earnings in the Company’s financial statements for such
fiscal period with respect to the write-down of leasehold estates
as a result of the sublease of such leasehold estates, plus
(x) non-cash charges associated with Options.
(c)
“Affiliate” means any person or entity which, at the
time of reference, directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the Company.
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(d)
“Agreement” means this instrument, as in effect on the
date of this Agreement, and as may be amended from time to
time.
(e)
“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of
the following events: (i) an acquisition (other than directly
from Employer) of any voting securities of the Employer (the
“Voting Securities”) by any “person” or
“group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) other than an
employee benefit plan of Employer, immediately after which such
Person or Group has “Beneficial Ownership” (within the
meaning of Rule 13d3 under the Exchange Act) or more than fifty
percent (50%) of the combined voting power of Employer’s then
outstanding Voting Securities; (ii) within any 12 month period, the
individuals who were directors of the Employer as of September 1,
2007 (the “Incumbent Directors”) ceasing for any reason
other than death, disability or retirement to constitute at least a
majority of the Board of Directors, provided that any director who
was not a director as of the date the Board of Directors approved
this Agreement shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director if such
director was appointed or nominated for election to the Board of
Directors by, or on the recommendation or approval of, at least a
majority of directors who then qualified as Incumbent Directors,
provided further that any director appointed or nominated to the
Board of Directors to avoid or settle a threatened or actual proxy
contest shall in no event be deemed an Incumbent Director; (iii)
consummation of a merger, consolidation, or reorganization
involving Employer that results in the stockholders of Employer
immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization
owning, directly or indirectly, immediately following such merger,
consolidation or reorganization, less than fifty percent (50%) of
the combined voting power of the corporation which survives such
transaction as the ultimate parent entity; or (iv) a sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a “Change of Control” shall not include any
transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which
Camden Partners Strategic Fund III, L.P., Camden Partners Strategic
Fund III-A, L.P., or any of their respective Affiliates increases
its individual or collective direct or indirect ownership of the
Company.
(f)
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and any successor statute.
(g)
“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Company.
(h)
“Company” means New Horizons Worldwide, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.
(i)
“Disability” or “Disabled” shall mean any
physical or mental impairment (i) because of which the Executive is
unable to perform the principal duties of his employment for a
period of at least 120 consecutive days or for 180 days during any
twelve (12) month period, or (ii) which, in the judgment of the
Board of Directors based on a written certification of a physician
(reasonably acceptable to Employer and Executive or
Executive’s personal representative) renders the Executive
incapable of performing the principal duties of his employment.
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(j)
“Shares” means shares of the $.01 par value common
stock of the Company, or any security into which such shares may be
converted by reason of any transaction or event of the type
referred to in Section 9 hereof.
2.
Grant of Shares . The Company shall issue to the Executive,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
One Hundred Sixty Thousand (160,000) Shares (the
“Grant”). In consideration of the Grant to the
Executive, the Executive agrees that the Shares shall be subject to
the vesting provision set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement.
3.
Vesting Restriction .
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) below, in
the event that the Executive continues to remain employed by the
Company or an Affiliate and the Company achieves the Adjusted
EBITDA targets set forth in this Section 3(a), the Executive will
be entitled to a nonforfeitable right to a portion of the Shares in
accordance with the following schedule. In the event that the
Executive ceases to be employed by the Company on or after the date
hereof for any reason prior to achieving the targets set forth
below, the Executive will forfeit any and all rights to the portion
of the Shares that have not vested in accordance with the following
schedule.
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Company Adjusted EBITDA
Target
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Vested
Shares
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$3,357,000 in Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve
(12) consecutive month period
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