THE FINISH LINE, INC. AWARD AGREEMENT Pursuant to the OF THE FINISH LINE, INC. (As Amended and Restated July 21, 2005)
Exhibit
10.2
Nonemployee
Director Form
THE
FINISH LINE, INC.
Pursuant
to the
2002
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
OF
THE
FINISH LINE, INC.
(As
Amended and Restated July 21, 2005)
This
Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the date last
below written, by and between The Finish Line, Inc., an Indiana corporation
(the
“Company”), and the person named below as Grantee (“Grantee”).
WHEREAS,
Grantee
is a non-employee director of the Company and/or one or more of its affiliates;
and
WHEREAS,
pursuant
to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan of The Finish Line, Inc. (As Amended and
Restated July 21, 2005), as it may be further amended and/or restated (the
“2002
Plan”), the committee of the Board of Directors of the Company administering the
2002 Plan (the “Committee”) may from time to time approve the grant to Grantee
of an Award (as defined below).
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the foregoing recitals and the covenants set forth herein,
the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Grant
of Award; Certain Terms and Conditions.
The
Company may from time to time grant to Grantee an Award pursuant to the 2002
Plan (each, an “Award”) which may consist of Nonqualified Options (as defined in
the 2002 Plan). Any Award granted will be evidenced by a letter or other
document delivered in writing by the Company to Grantee (each an “Award
Letter”), which Award Letter will contain the terms of each Award including, but
not limited to, the date of grant of the Award, the number of shares of Class
A
Common Shares, no par value, of the Company (the “Class A Common Shares”)
subject to the Award, the exercise price (the “Exercise Price”), the expiration
date of the Award (the “Expiration Date”) and the vesting schedule, if any. An
Award shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Indianapolis time, on the applicable Expiration
Date. Each Award granted shall be subject to that Award Letter and all of the
terms and conditions set forth in the 2002 Plan and this Agreement. By executing
this Agreement, Grantee hereby accepts any Award granted to Grantee and agrees
that Grantee is bound by the Award Letter, this Agreement and the 2002
Plan.
2. Termination
of Directorship.
(a) Termination
of Directorship.
If
Grantee shall cease to be a Nonemployee Director for any reason, the Award
shall
terminate on the earlier of the Expiration Date or two years after the date
on
which Grantee ceases to be a Nonemployee Director.
(b) Death
Following Termination of Directorship.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if Grantee shall
die
at any time after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be a Nonemployee
Director and prior to the date of termination of the applicable Award pursuant
to this Agreement, then the remaining vested but unexercised portion of the
applicable
Award
shall terminate on the earlier of the Expiration Date or the first anniversary
of the date of such death.
3. Option
Exercise.
Upon
vesting of an Award, such Award shall be exercisable during Grantee’s lifetime
only by Grantee or by Grantee’s guardian or legal representative, and after
Grantee’s death only by the person or entity entitled to do so under Grantee’s
last will and testament or applicable intestate law. An Award may be exercised
in accordance with the notice procedures established from time to time by the
Company. The Exercise Price of any Option granted under this Plan and the
Grantee’s Withholding Liability (as defined in Section 4), if any, with respect
to any Award may be made by any one or more of the following as approved by
the
Company:
(a) payment
in full in cash, at or before the time the Company delivers the Class A Common
Shares underlying such Award;
(b) payment
in Class A Common Shares owned by the Grantee, at or before the time the Company
delivers the Class A Common Shares underlying such Award, provided that any
of
the Company’s Class A Common Shares assigned and delivered to the Company in
payment or partial payment of the Exercise Price shall be accompanied by an
assignment separate from certificate and any other document(s) reasonably
requested by the Company;
(c) payment
in other property deemed acceptable by the Company, at or before the time the
Company delivers the Class A Common Shares underlying such Award;
(d) a
reduction in the number of Class A Common Shares or other property otherwise
issuable pursuant to such Award;
(e) the
holder of the Award irrevocably authorizing a broker approved in writing by
the
Company to sell Class A Common Shares to be acquired through exercise of an
Award and remitting to the Company a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds
to
pay the entire exercise price and any federal and state withholding resulting
from such exercise (a “Cashless Exercise”); provided,
however,
that,
notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the Company
shall only deliver such Class A Common Shares at or after the time the Company
receives full payment for such Class A Common Shares, (ii) the Exercise Price
for such Class A Common Shares will be due and payable to the Company no later
than one business day following the date on which the proceeds from the sale
of
the underlying Class A Common Shares are received by the authorized broker,
(iii) in no event will the Company directly or indirectly extend or maintain
credit, arrange for the extension of credit or renew any extension of credit,
in
the form of a personal loan or otherwise, in connection with a Cashless Exercise
and (iv) in no event shall the Grantee enter into any agreement or arrangement
with a brokerage or similar firm in which the proceeds received in connection
with a Cashless Exercise will be received by or advanced to the Grantee before
the date the Class A Common Shares underlying such an Award are delivered or
released by the Company; or
(f) a
combination of any of the above.
Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, no Grantee shall be
permitted to pay the purchase price of the Class A Common Shares underlying
such
an Award or other property issuable pursuant to such Award, or such Grantee’s
Withholding Liability with respect to such issuance, in whole or in part by
the
delivery of a promissory note.
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(g) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary;
(i) payment
of the Exercise Price for such Class A Common Shares and the Grantee’s
Withholding Liability, if any, with respect to such Class A Common Shares shall
be due the date the Class A Common Shares underlying the Award are delivered;
and
(ii) in
no
event shall the Company issue or deliver the Class A Common Shares underlying
the Award before the Company receives payment for such Shares pursuant to this
Section.
(h) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Awards may only be exercised
when both of the following shall have occurred:
(i) the
delivery to the Company of a written notice of such exercise; and
(ii) payment
in full of the Exercise Price of an Award and any Withholding Liability (if
applicable) with respect to such Award.
4. Payment
of Withholding Taxes.
If the
Company becomes obligated to withhold an amount on account of any federal,
state
or local income tax imposed as a result of an Award or the vesting or lapsing
of
restrictions with respect to an Award (such amount shall be referred to herein
as the “Withholding Liability”), Grantee shall pay the Withholding Liability to
the Company in accordance with this Agreement.
5. Notices.
Any
notices given to the Company shall be in writing and addressed to the Company
at
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Secretary
(or such other addresses as the Company may hereinafter designate in writing),
and to Grantee at such most recent address set forth in the Company’s then
current records. Any such notice shall be deemed duly given when personally
delivered or when sent by prepaid certified or registered mail and deposited
in
a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States
government.
6. Stock
Exchange Requirements; Applicable Laws.
Grantee
agrees to comply with all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the grant
and exercise of each Award and the sale or other disposition of Class A Common
Shares received pursuant to each Award, including, without limitation,
compliance with the Company’s xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policies. The Class A Common
Shares Grantee receives under the 2002 Plan will have been registered under
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). If Grantee is an
“affiliate” of the Company, as that term is defined in Rule 144, promulgated
pursuant to the 1933 Act (“Rule 144”), Grantee may not sell the Class A Common
Shares received pursuant to an Award except in compliance with Rule 144.
Certificates representing Class A Common Shares issued to an “affiliate” of the
Company may bear a legend setting forth such restrictions on the disposition
or
transfer of the Class A Common Shares as the Company deems appropriate to comply
with federal and state securities laws.
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7. Nontransferability.
No
Award or any interest therein may be sold, assigned, conveyed, gifted, pledged,
hypothecated or otherwise transferred in any manner other than by will or the
laws of descent and distribution.
8. 2002
Plan.
ANY
AWARD GRANTED IS GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE 2002 PLAN, AS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE
OF
GRANT, AND IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE 2002 PLAN AS THE
SAME MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
BY THE COMMITTEE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO SUCH AMENDMENT SHALL DEPRIVE
GRANTEE, WITHOUT GRANTEE’S CONSENT, OF GRANTEE’S RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
THE INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE 2002 PLAN, THIS
AGREEMENT, ANY AWARD LETTER, EACH AWARD AND SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY
BE
ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING THE 2002 PLAN SHALL
BE
FINAL AND BINDING UPON GRANTEE. A COPY OF THE 2002 PLAN AND THE 2002 PLAN
PROSPECTUS HAVE BEEN FURNISHED TO GRANTEE. UNTIL ALL AWARDS SHALL EXPIRE,
TERMINATE OR BE EXERCISED IN FULL, THE COMPANY SHALL, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST
THEREFOR, SEND A COPY OF THE 2002 PLAN AND THE 2002 PLAN PROSPECTUS, IN THEIR
THEN-CURRENT FORM, TO GRANTEE OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY THEN ENTITLED.
IN
THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF THE 2002 PLAN AND THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS OF THE 2002
PLAN SHALL CONTROL, AND THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MODIFIED
ACCORDINGLY.
9. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement and any Award granted and any Award Letter shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana,
without regard to conflict of law principles thereof.
10. Entire
Agreement; Amendment.
This
Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties with
respect to the matters covered herein and supersedes all prior written or oral
agreements or understandings of the parties with respect to the matters covered
herein. The parties agree that any grant of an Award will be pursuant to an
Award Letter and each such Award Letter shall constitute part of and supplement
this Agreement. This Agreement governs any Award granted to Grantee, whether
pursuant to an Award Letter or otherwise, prior to, on or after the date hereof.
Grantee acknowledges that Grantee has no right to receive any Awards unless
and
until such time, if any, that the Committee, in its sole discretion, may approve
the grant thereof, and that the Company has not made any representation to
Grantee regarding Award grants, or any other option related matters. The grant
of any Award must be in writing. The Committee may modify this Agreement without
Grantee’s consent, except that Grantee’s consent is needed for any modification
that would impair Grantee’s rights under this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Company and Grantee have duly executed this Award Agreement as of the date
first
above written.
THE
FINISH LINE, INC.
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxx,
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Signature
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Executive
Vice President -
General
Counsel
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Date:
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Street
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