PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.3(i)
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (the “Company”) has granted to you an Award of Restricted Stock (“Award”) pursuant to the Penn National Gaming, Inc. 2018 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as follows:
Grantee: | __________________________ |
Date of Grant: | __________________________ |
Total Shares of Restricted Stock: | __________________________ |
Vesting Dates and Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Vesting: | __________________________ |
The Award may be subject to performance conditions as determined by the Compensation Committee or its delegee from time to time and as communicated to you. | |
Expiration Date: | __________________________ |
This Award is subject to the terms and conditions of the Penn National Gaming, Inc. 2018 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), which is available upon request, and any rules and regulations established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”). Words used herein with initial capitalized letters that are not defined in this Award are defined in the Plan.
The terms provided herein are applicable to this Award. Different terms may apply to any prior or future awards under the Plan. To the extent that there is a conflict between the terms of this Award and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.
I. | ACCEPTANCE OF AWARD |
This Award constitutes an agreement between you and the Company. You have reviewed all of the provisions of the Plan and this Award. By electronically accepting this Award according to the instructions provided by the Company’s designated broker, you agree that this electronic contract contains your electronic signature, which you have executed with the intent to sign this Award, and that this Award is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Award, and the applicable provisions (if any) contained in a written employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and you. You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee on questions relating to the Plan, this Award, and, solely in so far as they relate to this Award, the applicable provisions (if any) contained in a written employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and you.
II. | VESTING |
This Award is subject to forfeiture until lapse of such forfeiture restrictions as set forth above. The lapse of such forfeiture restrictions means that the Common Stock subject to the Award shall vest and, thereafter, be fully transferable by you, subject to compliance with Sections VIII and X of this Award. Until the lapse of such forfeiture restrictions you may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Award.
In addition, the forfeiture restrictions on this Award shall lapse in their entirety as of the occurrence of any of the following events:
A.Your service as an Employee or Director of the Company or Subsidiary, as applicable, terminates because of your death or Disability; or
B.A Change of Control (as defined in the Plan) occurs.
There are no additional events or occurrences that shall lead to lapse of any forfeiture restrictions on this Award.
III. | FORFEITURE |
If your service as an Employee or Director of the Company or Subsidiary, as applicable, terminates for any reason (except as otherwise provided for in the Plan or Section II of this Award), then all of the Restricted Stock that remains subject to forfeiture restrictions at such time shall be cancelled and forfeited. This means that the Restricted Stock will immediately revert to the Company. You will receive no payment for shares of Restricted Stock that are forfeited.
IV. | LEAVES OF ABSENCE |
For purposes of this Award, your service as an Employee or Director, as applicable, does not terminate when you go on a leave of absence recognized under the Plan. Your service will terminate when the leave of absence ends, however, unless you immediately return to active service in the applicable capacity.
V. | PAYMENT FOR SHARES |
There is no exercise price or other payment required from you in exchange for this Award.
VI. | STOCK CERTIFICATES |
The Restricted Stock, or any part thereof, may be represented by certificates or may be notated in the form of uncertificated shares. The rights and obligations of the holder of shares represented by a certificate and the rights and obligations of the holder of uncertificated shares of the same class and series shall be identical. Until vested and issued, shares underlying this Award will be held for you by the Company. After the lapse of any applicable forfeiture restrictions, the shares of Common Stock will be released to you in the form of a stock certificate or uncertificated shares.
VII. | SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS |
You may vote your Restricted Stock and you will receive any dividends paid with respect to your Restricted Stock even before the lapse of forfeiture restrictions. Dividends with respect to your Restricted Stock will be paid on the same date or dates that dividends are payable on the Common Stock to Company shareholders generally.
VIII. | RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE |
You may not sell any shares of Common Stock free from the forfeiture restrictions of this Award at a time when applicable laws or Company policies would prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as you are an Employee or Director, as applicable.
IX. | TRANSFERABILITY |
The Restricted Stock subject to this Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or otherwise encumbered except in accordance with Section 12.8 of the Plan. Any attempt at such disposition shall be void.
X. | WITHHOLDING TAXES |
No shares of Common Stock will be released or issued to you unless you have made arrangements, acceptable to the Company, to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of the lapse of the forfeiture restrictions. In accordance with the Plan, the Company is authorized to withhold from this Award the amount (in cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, or other Awards) of withholding taxes with respect to this Award that may be due as a result of the lapse of forfeiture restrictions and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy statutory withholding obligations for the payment of such taxes. The Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock retained by the Company or surrendered by you shall be determined in accordance with the Plan as of the date the tax obligation arises.
XI. | ADJUSTMENTS |
In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in the Common Stock, the number of shares of Restricted Stock that remain subject to forfeiture will be adjusted accordingly.
XII. | ELECTRONIC DELIVERY AND DISCLOSURE |
The Company may deliver or disclose, as applicable, any documents related to this Award granted under the Plan, future awards that may be granted under the Plan, the prospectus related to the Plan, the Company’s annual reports or proxy statements by electronic means or to request your consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive such documents delivered electronically or to retrieve such documents furnished electronically, as applicable, and agree to participate in the Plan through any online or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
XIII. | NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED SERVICE |
This Award does not give you the right to continue in service with the Company or Subsidiary in any capacity. The Company or Subsidiary reserves the right to terminate your services at any time, with or without cause, subject to any employment agreement or other contract. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Award and an employment agreement, if any, the terms of the employment agreement control.
XIV. | APPLICABLE LAW |
This Award will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to its choice of law provisions.
XV. | CODE SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE |
To the extent the Committee determines that the Award granted under this Agreement is subject to Section 409A of the Code and fails to comply with the requirements of such Section, the Committee reserves the right to amend, terminate or replace this Award in order to cause the Award to either not be subject to Section 409A of the Code or comply with the applicable provisions.
XVI. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENT |
The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Award by reference.
This Award and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this Award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Award are superseded. This Award may be amended in a way that is adverse to you or your beneficiaries only by another written agreement, signed by both parties, otherwise, the rights of the Board or Grantor as set forth in the Plan control as to any modification, alteration or amendment of this Award.
PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC. | |
