Exhibit
10.3
EMBREX, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED INCENTIVE
STOCK OPTION
AND NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION
PLAN
NON-EMPLOYEE
DIRECTOR
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
AGREEMENT
This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
(“Agreement”) dated as of
, 20 (the “Date of
Grant”) is entered into by and between Embrex, Inc., a North
Carolina corporation (the “Company”), and
(the “Grantee”).
Unless otherwise defined herein, the
terms defined in the Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option
and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as amended (the
“Plan”) shall have the same defined meanings in this
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
1. Grant of Stock Units .
Subject to this Agreement and the Amended and Restated Incentive
Stock Option and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan of the Company, as
amended (the “Plan”), the terms of which are
incorporated herein by this reference, the Company hereby grants to
Grantee, and Grantee hereby accepts, restricted stock units
(“Stock Units”) as set forth herein. Each Stock Unit
granted hereby entitles the Grantee to receive one share of common
stock of the Company, $.01 par value per share (the “Common
Stock”), as follows:
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Grant
Number
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Number of Stock
Units
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Vesting
Commencement Date
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2. Vesting . Subject to
acceleration pursuant to Section 5 below, the Stock Units shall
vest and become nonforfeitable as follows: If the Grantee is a
director on the Date of Grant and continues to provide services to
the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in the same status
through such date, 100% of the Stock Units shall vest on the first
anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date. If the Grantee
becomes an employee of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary of
the Company) during the vesting period, the vesting of the Stock
Units shall not be affected by such a change of status.
3. Delivery of Shares
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(a) General . The Stock Units
shall automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock as
they vest (or upon such later date elected pursuant to Section 4
below). Certificates representing such shares shall be delivered to
the Grantee as soon as practicable thereafter, in written or
electronic form as the Committee may determine.
(b) Legal Restrictions . No
shares shall be delivered unless such delivery complies with the
applicable registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, any applicable listing requirement of any national
securities exchange on which stock of the same class is then
listed, and any other requirements of federal, state or local law
or of any regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such issuance
and exercise. Assuming such compliance, for tax purposes shares
shall be considered issued to the Grantee on the date of vesting or
the deferred date of delivery, as applicable.
4. Deferral Election
Agreement . The Grantee may elect to defer the date the Stock
Units are converted into shares of Common Stock and such shares are
delivered by completing and submitting to the Company a deferral
election in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A at the
time the Grantee enters into this Agreement. The Committee shall,
in its sole discretion, establish the further rules and procedures
for such deferral elections.
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5. Acceleration of Vesting .
Upon the occurrence of (i) any of the events described in Section
18 of the Plan that cause the vesting of awards granted under the
Plan to accelerate or (ii) any other event described in another
agreement then in effect between the Company and Grantee that
causes the vesting of awards granted under the Plan to accelerate,
any Stock Units that are not vested at such time shall become fully
vested, in addition to any Stock Units that previously have
vested.
6. Nature of Grant . By
signing this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges that:
(a) The Company has established the
Plan voluntarily, it is discretionary in nature and the Company may
modify, amend, suspend or terminate it at any time, unless
otherwise provided in the Plan and this Agreement;
(b) The grant of the Stock Units is
voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or
other right to receive future grants of Stock Units, or benefits in
lieu of Stock Units, even if Stock Units have been granted
repeatedly in the past;
(c) All decisions with respect to
future grants of Stock Units, if any, shall be at the sole
discretion of the Company;
(d) The Grantee’s
participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further
employment or service with the Grantee’s employer (the
“Employer”) and shall not interfere with the ability of
the Employer to terminate the Grantee’s service relationship
at any time, with or without cause;
(e) The Grantee is voluntarily
participating in the Plan;
(f) The Stock Units are an
extraordinary item that is outside the scope of the Grantee’s
employment or service contract, if any, and that does not
constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind
rendered to the Company or the Employer;
(g) The Stock Units are not part of
normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes,
including, but not limited to, calculating any severance,
resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments,
bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or
similar payments;
(h) In the event that the Grantee is
not an employee of the Company, the grant of the Stock Units will
not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship
with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or the
Employer;
(i) The future value of the
underlying shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with
certainty;
(j) If shares are delivered on
vesting of the Stock Units, or if the Grantee elects to defer
delivery of the shares, the shares in either case may increase or
decrease in value, even below their value on the date of grant or
the date(s) of vesting;
(k) In consideration of the grant of
the Stock Units, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages
shall arise from termination of the Stock Units or diminution in
value of the Stock Units or shares purchased through exercise of
the Stock Units resulting from termination of the Grantee’s
employment or other service by the Company or the Employer (for any
reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor
laws), and the Grantee irrevocably releases the Company and the
Employer from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding
the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing this Agreement, the
Grantee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived his or her
entitlement to pursue such claim; and
(l) Notwithstanding any terms or
conditions of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of involuntary
termination of the Grantee’s employment or other service
(whether or not in breach of local labor laws),
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the Grantee’s right to receive the Stock
Units and vest in the Stock Units under the Plan, if any, will
terminate effective as of the date of such termination and will not
be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (
e.g. , active employment or service would not include a
period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to
local law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to
determine whether the Grantee’s status as a service provider
has terminated for purposes of this Agreement.
7. Restrictions on Transfer .
Until the shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Units have
been delivered, neither the Stock Units nor the shares or any
beneficial interest therein may be transferred, encumbered or
otherwise alienated at any time. Any attempt to do so contrary to
the provisions hereof shall be null and void.
8. Rights as a Shareholder .
The Grantee shall not have voting or any other rights as a
shareholder with respect to the Stock Units prior to the settlement
of the Stock Units and delivery of the underlying shares of Common
Stock.
9. Responsibility of U.S.
Grantees for Taxes . If the Grantee is subject to taxation
under the laws of the U.S., the Grantee shall be required to
deposit with the Company an amount of cash equal to the amount
determined by the Company to be required with respect to any
withholding taxes, FICA contributions, or the like under any
federal, state, or local tax or other statute, ordinance, rule or
regulation in connection with the award, deferral, or settlement of
the Stock Units. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole
discretion, withhold the required amounts from the Employee’s
pay during the pay periods next following the date on which any
applicable tax liability arises. The Committee, in its discretion,
may permit the Grantee, subject to such conditions as the Committee
shall require, to elect to have the Company withhold a number of
shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable having a fair market
value sufficient to satisfy the statutory minimum of all or part of
the Grantee’s estimated total federal, state, and local tax
obligations associated with the vesting or settlement of the
restricted stock units. The Company shall not deliver any of the
shares of Common Stock until and unless the Grantee has made the
deposit required herein or proper provision for required
withholding has been made.
10. Responsibility of United
Kingdom Grantees for Taxes . If the G