Exhibit 10.2
CELLSTAR
CORPORATION
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
AND TANDEM GRANT OF
STOCK APPRECIATION
RIGHTS
1. Award of Restricted Stock and
Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights . Pursuant to the CellStar
Corporation 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “
Plan ”), CellStar Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby
grants to
Robert A.
Kaiser
(the “ Participant
”)
an award of Restricted Stock under the Plan (the
“ Restricted Stock Award ”) for 142,025
shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “ Awarded
Shares ”) and, in tandem with such Restricted Stock
Award, Stock Appreciation Rights relating to the Awarded Shares
(the “ Stock Appreciation Rights ” or
“ SARs ”, and such SARs along with the
Restricted Stock Award shall be referred to herein as the “
Award ”), all upon and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Award Agreement (the “
Agreement ”). The Participant will pay no
purchase price for the Restricted Stock or the SARs granted
hereunder.
2. Date of Grant . The Date
of Grant of the Award is May 2, 2005.
3. Subject to Plan . The
Award and this Agreement are subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan, and the terms of the Plan shall control to the extent not
otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the capitalized terms used
herein that are defined in the Plan shall have the same meanings
assigned to them in the Plan. The Award is subject to any rules
promulgated pursuant to the Plan by the Board or the Committee and
communicated to the Participant in writing.
4. Vesting .
a. Restricted Stock . Except
as specifically provided in this Agreement and subject to certain
restrictions and conditions set forth in the Plan, the Awarded
Shares shall vest as follows:
i. 47,342 shares shall vest on the
first anniversary of the Date of Grant, provided the Participant is
employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on that date.
ii. An additional 47,342 shares
shall vest on the second anniversary of the Date of Grant, provided
the Participant is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on that
date.
iii. An additional 47,341 shares
shall vest on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant, provided
the Participant is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on that
date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all
of the unvested Awarded Shares shall vest as of, and in the event
of, the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the
Participant’s death; (ii) the Participant’s
Termination of Service as a result of his or her Total and
Permanent Disability; (iii)
the Participant’s Termination
of Service by the Company or a Subsidiary without Cause (as defined
below); or (iv) a Change of Control.
b. Stock Appreciation Rights
. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement and subject to
certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Plan, the SARs
shall vest and available for exercise as of, and in the event of,
the occurrence of any of the following events, provided that such
events must occur on or before 5 p.m. on December 31, 2005:
(i) the Participant’s death; (ii) the
Participant’s Termination of Service as a result of his or
her Total and Permanent Disability; (iii) Participant’s
Termination of Service by the Company or a Subsidiary without Cause
(as defined below); or (iv) a Change of Control.
For purposes of this
Section 4 , “ Cause ” shall
mean the occurrence of any of the events for which the
Participant’s employment may be terminated for cause as
described in Section 1.5(b) in that certain amended and
restated employment agreement (the “Employment
Agreement”) by and among the Company, CellStar, Ltd., a Texas
limited partnership, and the Participant, effective as of
May 1, 2004.
For purposes of this
Section 4 , a “ Change of Control
” shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of any
of the change of control events described in Section 1.7(a) in
the Employment Agreement. The foregoing notwithstanding, in the
event it is determined that the definition of Change of Control as
described herein would result in a violation of Section 409A
of the Code, and as a result this Award (or portion thereof) would
be subject to the taxes described in Section 409A(a)(1) of the
Code, then, (i) in lieu of the definition of Change of Control
specified herein and to the extent necessary to comply with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the definition of
Change of Control for purposes of this Award shall be the
definition provided for under Section 409A of the Code and the
regulations or other guidance issued thereunder.
a. Restricted Stock . If the
Awarded Shares have not become 100% vested in accordance with
Section 4.a. , all unvested Awarded Shares shall be
forfeited at 5 p.m. on the date of the Participant’s
Termination of Service. In addition, the Participant shall
immediately forfeit vested Awarded Shares to the extent the
Participant exercises or has exercised the SARs for cash. Upon any
forfeiture, all rights of the Participant with respect to the
forfeited Awarded Shares shall cease and terminate, without any
further obligation on the part of the Company.
b. Stock Appreciation Rights
. If the SARs have not become 100% vested in accordance with
Section 4.b. , the unvested SARs shall be forfeited on
the earliest to occur of: (i) 5 p.m. on December 31,
2005, (ii) 5 p.m. on the date of the Participant’s
Termination of Service by the Company or a Subsidiary for Cause, or
(iii) 5 p.m. on the date of the Participant’s voluntary
Termination of Service other than for Total and Permanent
Disability. In addition, any vested SARs that have not been
exercised shall be forfeited at 5 p.m. on December 31, 2005.
Upon any forfeiture, all rights of the Participant with respect to
the forfeited SARs shall cease and terminate, without any further
obligation on the part of the Company.
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6.
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Exercise of
SARs and Related Matters .
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a. Method of Exercise . The
Participant may exercise vested SARs at any time prior to the
termination of the SARs in accordance with Section 5.b.
above by the delivery of written notice to the Committee setting
forth the number of vested SARs which are to be exercised and the
date of exercise thereof (the “ Exercise Date
”) which shall be a date not less than three
(3) business days after giving such notice, unless an earlier
date and time shall have been mutually
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agreed upon. On the Exercise Date,
the Participant shall receive from the Company in exchange for the
exercised SARs a cash payment in an amount equal to the Fair Market
Value as of the Exercise Date of a share of Common Stock,
multiplied by the total number of SARs being surrendered
pursuant to the SARs’ exercise. In no event shall such
delivery of cash to the Participant occur later than March 15,
2006.
b. No Fractional Shares .
SARs may be exercised only with respect to full shares, and no cash
payment with respect to a fractional share of stock shall be
paid.
c. Who May Exercise . Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 4.b. and
5.b. above, during the lifetime of the Participant, SARs may
only be exercised by the Participant or his guardian or legal
representative. If the Participant dies prior to the dates
specified in Section 5.b. above without having
exercised all of his or her then-vested SARs, the following persons
may exercise the exercisable portion of the SARs on behalf of the
Participant at any time prior to the earliest of the dates
specified in Section 5.b. hereof: the personal
representative of his or her estate or any person who acquired the
right to exercise the SARs by bequest or inheritance or by reason
of the death of the Participant; provided that the SARs shall
remain subject to the other terms of this Agreement, the Plan and
all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
d. No Rights as Shareholder .
The Participant will have no rights as a shareholder of the Company
with respect to any SARs.
e. Adjustment of Number of Shares
and Related Matters . The number of shares of Common Stock
covered by the SARs shall be subject to adjustment in accordance
with Articles 13—15 of the Plan and
Section 19 below.
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7.
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Restricted
Stock and Related Matters .
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a. Voting . The Participant,
as record holder of the Awarded Shares, has the exclusive right to
vote, or consent with respect to, such Awarded Shares until such
time as the Awarded Shares are transferred in accordance with this
Agreement or a proxy is granted pursuant to
Section 7.d. below; provided , however ,
that this Section 7.a. shall not create any voting
right where the holders of such Awarded Shares otherwise have no
such right.
b. Legend . The following
legend shall be placed on all certificates representing Awarded
Shares (in addition to any legend required under applicable state
securities laws):
On the face of the
certificate:
“TRANSFER OF THIS STOCK IS
RESTRICTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITIONS PRINTED ON THE REVERSE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE.”
On the reverse:
“THE SHARES OF STOCK EVIDENCED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AND TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THAT CERTAIN CELLSTAR CORPORATION 2003 LONG-TERM
INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON
FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY IN
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CARROLTON, TEXAS. NO TRANSFER OR
PLEDGE OF THE SHARES EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SAID PLAN. BY
ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, ANY HOLDER, TRANSFEREE OR PLEDGEE
HEREOF AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF SAID
PLAN.”
The following legend shall be
inserted on a certificate evidencing Common Stock issued under the
Plan if the shares were not issued in a transaction registered
under the applicable federal and state securities laws:
“SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE HOLDER FOR INVESTMENT
AND NOT FOR RESALE, TRANSFER OR DISTRIBUTION, HAVE BEEN ISSUED
PURSUANT TO EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED OTHER THAN PURSUANT TO
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH LAWS, OR IN TRANSACTIONS
OTHERWISE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH LAWS, AND UPON EVIDENCE
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY OF COMP