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Exhibit 10.75
Full House Resorts, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
FOR
[Insert name of Recipient]
1. Award of Restricted Stock. The Committee hereby
grants, as of May 31, 2006 (the " Date of Grant "), to
(the " Recipient "),
restricted shares of Full House Resorts, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), common stock, par value $.0001 per
share (collectively the " Restricted Stock "). The
Restricted Stock shall be subject to the terms, provisions and
restrictions set forth in this Agreement and the Company’s
2006 Incentive Compensation Plan (the " Plan "), which is
incorporated herein for all purposes. As a condition to entering
into this Agreement, and as a condition to the issuance of any
Shares (or any other securities of the Company), the Recipient
agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions herein and in
the Plan. Unless otherwise provided herein, terms used herein that
are defined in the Plan and not defined herein shall have the
meanings attributable thereto in the Plan.
2. Vesting of Restricted Stock.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2(b), 2(c), 2(d),
2(e) and 4 hereof, the shares of Restricted Stock shall become
vested in the following amounts, at the following times and upon
the following conditions, provided that the Continuous Service of
the Recipient continues through and on the applicable Vesting
Date:
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There shall be no proportionate or partial
vesting of shares of Restricted Stock in or during the months, days
or periods prior to each Vesting Date, and all vesting of shares of
Restricted Stock shall occur only on the applicable Vesting
Date.
(b) In the event that a Change in Control of the Company occurs
during the Recipient’s Continuous Service, the shares of
Restricted Stock subject to this Agreement shall become immediately
vested as of the date of the Change in Control.
(c) Notwithstanding any other term or provision of this
Agreement, in the event that the Recipient’s Continuous
Service is terminated by the Company for any reason other than a
breach of the consulting agreement by the Recipient, the shares of
Restricted Stock subject to this Agreement shall become immediately
vested as of the date of any such termination.
(d) Notwithstanding any other term or provision
of this Agreement, the Board or the Committee shall be authorized,
in its sole discretion, based upon its review and evaluation of the
performance of the Recipient and of the Company, to accelerate the
vesting of any shares of Restricted Stock under this Agreement, at
such times and upon such terms and conditions as the Board or the
Committee shall deem advisable.
(e) In the event that the Recipient’s Continuous Service
terminates by reason of the Recipient’s Disability or death,
all of the shares of Restricted Stock subject to this Agreement
shall be immediately vested as of the date of such Disability or
death, whichever is applicable, and shall be delivered, subject to
any requirements under this Agreement, to the Recipient, in the
event of his or her Disability, or in the event of the
Recipient’s death, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries
designated by the Recipient, or if the Recipient has not so
designated any beneficiary(ies), or no designated beneficiary
survives the Recipient, such shares shall be delivered to the
personal representative of the Recipient’s estate.
(f) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
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(i) " Disabled " or " Disability " means a
permanent and total disability (within the meaning of
Section 22(e) of the Code), as determined by a medical doctor
satisfactory to the Committee.
(ii) " Non-Vested Shares " means any portion of
the Restricted Stock subject to this Agreement that has not become
vested pursuant to this Section 2.
(iii) " Parent " means any corporation (other than
the Company), whether now or hereafter existing, in an unbroken
chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the
corporations in the chain (other than the Company) owns stock
possessing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all classes
of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain
(iv) " Related Entity " means any Subsidiary, and
any business, corporation, partnership, limited liability company
or other entity designated by Board in which the Company or a
Subsidiary holds a substantial ownership interest, directly or
indirectly.
(v) " Vested Shares " means any portion of the
Restricted Stock subject to this Agreement that is and has become
vested pursuant to this Section 2.
3. Delivery of Restricted
Stock.
(a) One or more stock certificates evidencing the Restricted
Stock shall be issued in the name of the Recipient but shall be
held and retained by the Records Administrator of the Company until
the date (the " Applicable Date ") on which the shares (or a
portion thereof) subject to this Restricted Stock award become
Vested Shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof, subject to the
provisions of Section 4 hereof. All such stock certificates
shall bear the following legends, along with such other legends
that the Board or the Committee shall deem necessary and
appropriate or which are otherwise required or indicated pursuant
to any applicable stockholders agreement:
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THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO
SUBSTANTIAL VESTING AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL
HOLDER OF THE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE
PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE BINDING ON
TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES, AND INCLUDE VESTING CONDITIONS WHICH
MAY RESULT IN THE COMPLETE FORFEITURE OF THE SHARES.
(b) The Recipient shall deposit with the Company stock powers or
other instruments of transfer or assignment, duly endorsed in blank
with signature(s) guaranteed, corresponding to each certificate
representing shares of Restricted Stock until such shares become
Vested Shares. If the Recipient shall fail to provide the Company
with any such stock power or other instrument of transfer or
assignment, the Recipient hereby irrevocably appoints the Secretary
of the Company as his attorney-in-fact, with full power of
appointment and substitution, to execute and deliver any such power
or other instrument which may be necessary to effectuate the
transfer of the Restricted Stock (or assignment of distributions
thereon) on the books and records of the Company.
(c) On or after each Applicable Date, upon written request to
the Company by the Recipient, the Company shall promptly cause a
new certificate or certificates to be issued for and with respect
to all shares that become Vested Shares on that Applicable Date,
which certificate(s) shall be delivered to the Recipient as soon as
administratively practicable after the date of receipt by the
Company of the Recipient’s written request. The new
certificate or certificates shall continue to bear those legends
and endorsements that the Company shall deem necessary or
appropriate (including those relating to restrictions on
transferability and/or obligations and restrictions under the
Securities Laws).
4. Forfeiture of Non-Vested Shares. If the
Recipient’s Continuous Service with the Company and the
Related Entities is terminated for any reason, any Shares of
Restricted Stock that are not Vested Shares, and that do not become
Vested Shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof as a result of such
termination, shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination
of Continuous Service and revert back to the Company without any
payment to the Recipient. The Committee shall have the power and
authority to enforce on behalf of the Company any rights of the
Company under this Agreement in the event of the Recipient’s
forfeiture of Non-Vested Shares pursuant to this
Section 4.
5. Rights with Respect to Restricted Stock.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the
Recipient shall have, with respect to all of the shares of
Restricted Stock, whether Vested Shares or Non-Vested Shares, all
of the rights of a holder of shares of common stock of the Company,
including without limitation (i) the right to vote such
Restricted Stock, (ii) the right to
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