THE SECURITIES
WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE
OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR DISPOSITION MAY BE
EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED
THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933.
SOLAR ENERTECH
CORP.
RESTRICTED STOCK
AGREEMENT
(For U.S.
Participants)
Solar Enertech
Corp. has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of
Grant of Award (the “ Grant Notice
” ) to which this Restricted Stock Agreement (the
“ Agreement ” ) is attached an Award
(the “Award” ) consisting of certain
shares of Stock (the “ Shares ” )
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice
and this Agreement. The Award has been granted pursuant and shall
in all respects be subject to the terms conditions of the Solar
Enertech Corp. 2008 Restricted Stock Plan (the “
Plan ” ), as amended to the Grant Date, the
provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. By
signing the Grant Notice, the Participant: (a) acknowledges
receipt of and represents that the Participant has read and is
familiar with the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan,
(b) accepts the Award subject to all of the terms and
conditions of the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan and
(c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all
decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions
arising under the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the
Plan.
1.
Definitions and
Construction .
1.1
Definitions
.
Unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned in the Grant
Notice or the Plan. Wherever used herein, the following terms shall
have their respective meanings set forth below:
(a) “ Grant Date ”
means the effective Grant Date of
the Award as set forth in the Grant Notice .
(b) “ Total Number of Shares
” means the total
number of Shares subject to the Award as set forth in the Grant
Notice and as adjusted from time to time pursuant to
Section 8.
1.2
Construction
.
Captions and titles contained herein
are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. Except when
otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the
plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term
“or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the
context clearly requires otherwise.
2.
Administration
.
All questions
of interpretation concerning the Grant Notice, this Agreement and
the Plan shall be determined by the Committee. All determinations
by the Committee shall be final and binding upon all persons having
an interest in the Award as provided by the Plan. Any Officer shall
have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to
any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the
responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein,
provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such
matter, right, obligation, or election.
3.
The
Award .
3.1
Grant and Issuance of
Shares. On the Grant
Date, the Participant shall acquire and the Company shall issue,
subject to the provisions of this Agreement, a number of Shares
equal to the Total Number of Shares. As a condition to the issuance
of the Shares, the Participant shall execute and deliver the Grant
Notice to the Company, and, if required by the Company, an
Assignment Separate from Certificate duly endorsed (with date and
number of Shares blank) in the form provided by the
Company.
3.2
No Monetary Payment
Required. The
Participant is not required to make any monetary payment (other
than applicable tax withholding, if any) as a condition to
receiving the Shares, the consideration for which shall be past
services actually rendered and/or future services to be rendered to
a Participating Company or for its benefit. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if required by applicable state corporate law, the
Participant shall furnish consideration in the form of cash or past
services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit
having a value not less than the par value of the Shares issued
pursuant to the Award.
3.3
Beneficial Ownership of
Shares; Certificate Registration
.
The Participant hereby authorizes
the Company, in its sole discretion, to deposit the Shares with the
Company’s transfer agent, including any successor transfer
agent, to be held in book entry form during the term of the Escrow
pursuant to Section 7. Furthermore, the Participant hereby
authorizes the Company, in its sole discretion, to deposit,
following the term of such Escrow, for the benefit of the
Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an
account relationship of which the Company has notice any or all
Shares which are no longer subject to such Escrow. Except as
provided by the foregoing, a certificate for the Shares shall be
registered in the name of the Participant, or, if applicable, in
the names of the heirs of the Participant.
3.4
Issuance of Shares in
Compliance with Law . The issuance of the Shares shall be subject to
compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or
foreign law with respect to such securities. No Shares shall be
issued hereunder if their issuance would constitute a violation of
any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other
law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or
market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. The
inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having
jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s
legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any Shares
shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the
failure to issue such Shares as to which such requisite authority
shall not have been obtained. As a condition to the issuance of the
Shares, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any
qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence
compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any
representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested
by the Company.
4.
Vesting of
Shares .
4.1
Normal
Vesting. Except as
provided in Section 4.2, the Shares shall vest and become
Vested Shares as provided in the Grant Notice. Except as set forth
in Section 4.2, no additional Shares will become Vested Shares
following the Participant’s termination of Service for any
reason.
4.2
Acceleration of
Vesting . Subject to
Section 4.3, in the event of a Change in Control, the vesting
of the Shares shall be accelerated in full, and the Total Number of
Shares shall be deemed Vested Shares effective as of the date of
the Change in Control, provided that the Participant’s
Service has not terminated prior to such date. In addition, if the
Participant’s Service is terminated due to his or her death,
Disability or termination by the Company without Cause, the Total
Number of Shares shall be deemed Vested Shares effective as of the
date of termination.
4.3
Federal Excise Tax Under
Section 4999 of the Code.
(a)
Excess Parachute
Payment. In the
event that any acceleration of vesting pursuant to this Agreement
and any other payment or benefit received or to be received by the
Participant would subject the Participant to any excise tax
pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code due to the
characterization of such acceleration of vesting, payment or
benefit as an excess parachute payment under Section 280G of
the Code, the Participant may elect, in his or her sole discretion,
to reduce the amount of any acceleration of vesting called for
under this Agreement in order to avoid such
characterization.
(b)
Determination by Independent
Accountants. To aid
the Participant in making any election called for under
Section 4.3(a), upon the occurrence of any event that might
reasonably be anticipated to give rise to the acceleration of
vesting under Section 4.2 (an “ Event
” ), the Company shall promptly request a determination
in writing by independent public accountants selected by the
Company (the “ Accountants ” ). Unless
the Company and the Participant otherwise agree in writing, the
Accountants shall determine and report to the Company and the
Participant within twenty (20) days of the date of the Event the
amount of such acceleration of vesting, payments and benefits which
would produce the greatest after-tax benefit to the Participant.
For the purposes of such determination, the Accountants may rely on
reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application
of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and the
Participant shall furnish to the Accountants such information and
documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to
make their required determination. The Company shall bear all fees
and expenses the Accountants may reasonably charge in connection
with their services contemplated by this
Section 4.3(b).
5.
Company Reacquisition
Right .
5.1
Grant of Company
Reacquisition Right . Except to the extent otherwise provided in an
employment agreement between a Participating Company and the
Participant, in the event that (a) the Participant’s
Service terminates for any reason or no reason, with or without
cause, or (b) the Participant, the Participant’s legal
representative, or other holder of the Shares, attempts to sell,
exchange, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (other than
pursuant to an Ownership Change Event), including, without
limitation, any transfer to a nominee or agent of the Participant,
any Shares which are not Vested Shares ( “ Unvested
Shares ” ), the Company shall automatically
reacquire the Unvested Shares, and the Participant shall not be
entitled to any payment therefor (the “ Company
Reacquisition Right ” ).
5.2
Ownership Change Event,
Dividends, Distributions and Adjustments
.
Upon the occurrence of an Ownership
Change Event, a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the
Company paid in Shares or other property, or any other adjustment
upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described
in Section 4.3 of the Plan, any and all new, substituted or
additional securities or other property (other than regular,
periodic dividends paid on Stock pursuant to the Company’s
dividend policy) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of
the Participant’s ownership of Unvested Shares shall be
immediately subject to the Company Reacquisition Right and included
in the terms “Shares,” “Stock” and
“Unvested Shares” for all purposes of the Company
Reacquisition Right with the same force and effect as the Unvested
Shares immediately prior to the Ownership Change Event, dividend,
distribution or adjustment, as the case may be. For purposes of
determining the number of Vested Shares following an Ownership
Change Event, dividend, distribution or adjustment, credited
Service shall include all Service with any corporation which is a
Participating Company at the time the Service is rendered, whether
or not such corporation is a Participating Company both before and
after any such event.
6.
Tax
Matters .
6.1
Tax
Withholding.
(a)
In General.
At the time the Grant Notice is
executed, or at any time thereafter as requested by a Participating
Company, the Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll
and any other amounts payable to the Participant, and otherwise
agrees to make adequate provision for, any sums required to satisfy
the federal, state, local and foreign tax (including any social
insurance) withholding obligations of the Participating Company, if
any, which arise in connection with the Award, including, without
limitation, obligations arising upon (a) the transfer of
Shares to the Participant, (b) the lapsing of any restriction
with respect to any Shares, (c) the filing of an election to
recognize tax liability, or (d) the transfer by the
Participant of any Shares. The Company shall have no obligation to
deliver the Shares or to release any Shares from the Escrow
established pursuant to Section 7 until the tax withholding
obligations of the Participating Company have been satisfied by the
Participant.
(b)
Assignment of Sale Proceeds;
Payment of Tax Withholding by Check. Subject to compliance with applicable law and
any insider trading policy of the Company, the Company may permit
the Participant to satisfy the Participating Company’s tax
withholding obligations in accordance with procedures established
by the Company providing for either (i) delivery by the
Participant to the Company or a broker approved by the Company of
properly executed instructions, in a form approved by the Company,
providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a
sale with respect to some or all of the Vested Shares, or
(ii) payment by check. The Participant shall deliver written
notice of any such permitted election to the Company on a form
specified by the Company for this purpose at least thirty (30) days
(or such other period established by the Company) prior to the date
on which the Company’s tax withholding obligation arises (the
“ Withholding Date ” ). If the
Participant elects payment by check, the Participant agrees to
deliver a check for the full amount of the required tax withholding
to the applicable Participating Company on or before the third
business day following the Withholding Date. If the Participant
elects payment by check but fails to make such payment as required
by the preceding sentence, the Company is hereby authorized, at its
discretion, to satisfy the tax withholding obligations through any
means authorized by this Section 6.1, including by directing a
sale for the account of the Participant of some or all of the
Vested Shares from which the required taxes shall be withheld, by
withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the
Participant or by withholding shares in accordance with
Section 6.1(c).
(c)
Withholding in
Shares. The Company
may require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of a
Participating Company’s tax withholding obligations by
deducting a number of whole, Vested Shares otherwise deliverable to
the Participant or by the Participant’s tender to the Company
of a number of whole, Vested Shares or Vested Shares acquired
otherwise than pursuant to this Agreement having, in any such case,
a fair market value, as determined by the Company as of the date on
which the tax withholding obligations arise, not in excess of the
amount of such tax withholding obligations determined by the
applicable minimum statutory withholding rates.
6.2
Election Under Section 83(b)
of the Code.
(a) The Participant understands that
Section 83 of the Code taxes as ordinary income the difference
between the amount paid for the Shares, if anything, and the fair
market value of the Shares as of the date on which the Shares are
“substantially vested,” within the meaning of
Section 83. In this context, “substantially
vested” means that the right of the Company to reacquire the
Shares pursuant to the Company Reacquisition Right has lapsed. The
Participant understands that he or she may elect to have his or her
taxable income determined at the time he or she acquires the Shares
rather than when and as the Company Reacquisition Right lapses by
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