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CLASS A RESTRICTED SHARE AGREEMENT

Stock Purchase Agreement

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Title: CLASS A RESTRICTED SHARE AGREEMENT
Date: 5/12/2009

CLASS A RESTRICTED SHARE AGREEMENT, Parties: intelsat global  ltd , intelsat holdings  ltd , serafina acquisition limited  intelstat holdings  ltd , serafina holdings limited
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Exhibit 10.5

CLASS A RESTRICTED SHARE AGREEMENT

(Rollover Restricted Shares)

This CLASS A RESTRICTED SHARE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), is made as of May 8, 2009 by Intelsat Global, Ltd. (formerly known as Serafina Holdings Limited and referred to herein as the “ Company ”), and Thierry Guillemin (the “ Employee ”);

WHEREAS, the Company entered into that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2007, by and among the Company, Serafina Acquisition Limited, Intelstat Holdings, Ltd. (“ Intelsat ”) and the selling shareholders named therein (the “ Share Purchase Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the transaction contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement (the “ Acquisition ”) has been consummated as of February 4, 2008; and

WHEREAS, the Class A Restricted Shares subject to this Agreement (each a “ Class A Restricted Share ” and collectively the “ Class A Restricted Shares ”) were issued as of February 4, 2008 (the “ Issuance Date ”) under that certain Contribution and Subscription Agreement, dated as of the Issuance Date, by and among the Company and the investors named therein (the “ Contribution Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the Employee contributed to the Company as of the Issuance Date one or more restricted shares issued under the Intelsat Holdings, Ltd. 2005 Share Incentive Plan (each an “ Original Restricted Share ” and collectively the “ Original Restricted Shares ”) in exchange for the Class A Restricted Shares; and

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to carry out the Intelsat Global, Ltd. 2008 Share Incentive Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “ Plan ”), the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Committee appointed to administer the Plan pursuant to Section 3 of the Plan has determined that it would be to the advantage and best interest of the Company and its shareholders to enter into this Agreement with the Employee as an inducement to remain in the service of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries (the “ Employer ”); and

WHEREAS, the Employee and the Company acknowledge and agree that, upon and following the date hereof, the Class A Restricted Shares shall be governed solely by the Plan and this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, this Agreement memorializes certain terms and conditions applicable to the Class A Restricted Shares;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

 

1.

Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan.


2.

Issuance . Upon execution of the Contribution Agreement, the Company or one of its Affiliates issued to the Employee 3,044.47 Class A Restricted Shares, par value U.S. $.001 per share in exchange for 760.53 Original Restricted Shares. The Employee acknowledges that the Class A Restricted Shares will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and shall continue to be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and restrictions on transferability.

 

3.

83(b) Election . The Employee has previously made a timely election with the Internal Revenue Service (the “ IRS ”) under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ 83(b) Election ”).

 

4.

Equity Plan . The Class A Restricted Shares and this Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, to the extent the terms of such Plan are not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern.

 

5.

Vesting . So long as the Employee becomes a party to the Management Shareholders Agreement with respect to any Class A Restricted Shares, the Class A Restricted Shares shall vest over twenty-three months in twenty-three substantially equal monthly installments on the first day of each calendar month commencing on March 1, 2008 so that the all of the Class A Restricted Shares shall be vested on January 1, 2010, subject to the Employee’s continued employment on the date of vesting and to Section 6 below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, immediately prior to the first Change in Control to occur following the Issuance Date (and subject to the consummation of such Change in Control), any unvested Class A Restricted Shares shall become fully vested; provided that no such vesting will be accelerated under the Plan or this Agreement to an extent or in a manner that would result in payments that are not fully deductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes because of Section 280G of the Code.

 

6.

Termination of Employment .

 

 

(a)

Termination without Cause . In the event of the Employee’s Termination of Employment by the Employer without Cause or by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in Section 6(a)(iv), below):

 

 

(i)

Treatment . Any unvested Class A Restricted Shares (and the related cash dividends and proceeds thereof held by the Company in accordance with Section 8 hereof (“ Custodial Dividends ”), if any, with respect to such Class A Restricted Shares which have not vested at the time of the dividend payment) shall be forfeited as of the date of such Termination of Employment.

 

 

(ii)

Repurchase Right . Subject to Sections 6(e) and 7 hereof, any Class A Shares held by the Employee as a result of the vesting of Class A

 

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Restricted Shares may be repurchased by the Company at any time and from time to time following the date of Termination of Employment, at a purchase price per Class A Share equal to the Fair Market Value of such Class A Share as of the date of such Termination of Employment.

 

 

(iii)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company consummates an acquisition by or merger of the Company through a transaction or series of transactions with any of those certain Person(s) described in the resolutions of the Compensation Committee of the Board dated December 29, 2008 but after which the Sponsor Shareholders do not in the aggregate possess beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities (for the election of directors) of the Company or its successor (a “ Significant Corporate Event ”), then if on or following such Significant Corporate Event (i) (A) the affirmative written consent of the Sponsor Shareholders or a representative thereof is not required for the Company to terminate the Employee’s employment at the time of such termination and (B) the Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Employee for Good Reason, then the applicable vesting provisions shall apply as if a Change in Control had occurred immediately prior to such termination of employment, or (ii) (A) the affirmative written consent of the Sponsor Shareholders or a representative thereof is required for the Company to terminate the Employee’s employment at the time of such termination and at all times theretofor, and (B) the Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Employee for Good Reason on or after the date that is eighteen (18) months following the date of such Significant Corporate Event, then the applicable vesting provisions shall apply as if a Change in Control had occurred immediately prior to such termination of employment.

 

 

(iv)

For purposes of this Agreement, “ Good Reason ” shall mean the occurrence, without the Employee’s consent, of a material diminution of the Employee’s responsibilities as of the Grant Date, other than as a result of a Change in Control, Significant Corporate Event or Company expansion, where the Employee remains in a position with the Company or its successor (or any other entity that owns substantially all of the Company’s business after such Change in Control or Significant Corporate Event) that is substantially equivalent in responsibilities to the Employee’s position as of the Grant Date, solely as such responsibilities relate to the Company’s business as of the Grant Date (and not taking into account any such Change in Control, Significant Corporate Event or Company expansion); provided that the Employee has given the Company written notice of, and thirty (30) business days’ opportunity to cure, such violation(s); and provided , further , that such termination of employment for Good Reason shall occur within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the occurrence of the Good Reason event.

 

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(b)

Resignation by the Employee .

 

 

(i)

Treatment . In the event of a Termination of Employment by the Employee for any reason other than due to death or Disability, all unvested Class A Restricted Shares (and the related Custodial Dividends paid, if any, with respect to such Class A Shares which have not vested at the time of the dividend payment) shall be immediately forfeited.

 

 

(ii)

Repurchase Right . Any Class A Shares held by the Employee as a result of the vesting of Class A Restricted Shares may be repurchased by the Company at any time and from time to time following the date of any Termination of Employment, at a purchase price per Class A Share equal to the lesser of (1) the Fair Market Value of such Class A Share on the date of such Termination of Employment, or (2) (A) the Fair Market Value of such Class A Share on the date o


 
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