Exhibit 10.1
RESTRICTED STOCK
1998 - SFG
1990 RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK PROGRAM
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
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DATE OF GRANT: January 15, 1998
W I T N E S S E T H
1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Pursuant to the provisions of the 1990
Long--Term Incentive Plan and the Restricted Stock Program (collectively, the
"Plan") RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the "Company") on the above date has
granted, and this agreement evidences the grant to
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX (THE "GRANTEE")
subject to the terms and conditions which follow and the terms and conditions of
the Plan, a total of
200,000 SHARES
of Common Stock of the Company ("Common Stock"). A copy of the Plan is attached
and made a part of this agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the
agreement itself. All capitalized terms used below shall have the meaning set
forth in the Plan, unless the context requires a different meaning.
2. RECEIPT AND DELIVERY OF STOCK. The Grantee waives receipt from the
Company of a certificate or certificates representing the shares of Common Stock
granted hereunder, registered in his name and bearing a legend evidencing the
restrictions imposed on such Common Stock by this agreement. The Grantee
acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall retain custody of such
certificate or certificates until the restrictions imposed by Paragraph 3 on the
Common Stock granted hereunder lapse. Concurrently with the execution of this
agreement, the Grantee has delivered to the Company an irrevocable stock power
endorsed in blank.
3. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF STOCK. The Common Stock granted hereunder
may not be sold, tendered, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise
encumbered prior to the earliest of:
(i) the date of the Grantee's attainment of age 60, for 100% of the
shares;
(ii) the date of the Grantee's death, for 100% of the shares;
(iii) the date of the Grantee's Disability, as defined in RJR Nabisco
Inc.'s Long Term Disability Plan, for 100% of the shares;
(iv) the date of the Grantee's termination by the Company without
"Cause or by the Grantee for Good Reason" (all as defined in the
Grantee's Employment Agreement), for 100% of the shares; or
(v) the date of a Change of Control, for 100% of the shares.
at which time the restrictions imposed on such Common Stock by this paragraph
shall lapse for the appropriate number of shares stated above and such Common
Stock shall be delivered to the Grantee without a restrictive legend on any
Common Stock certificate. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph 3,
the Common Stock granted hereunder shall never become transferable within 6
months of the Date of Grant.
4. FORFEITURE OF STOCK. The Common Stock upon which restrictions still
exist following Xxxxxxx's Severance Date shall never become transferable by the
Grantee or anyone claiming through him and the Grantee shall forfeit all right,
title and interest in and to such Common Stock along with the right to any
dividends paid thereon and the Common Stock granted hereunder shall revert to
the Company. "Severance Date" means termination from active employment; it does
not mean the termination of pay and benefits at the end of a period of salary
continuation (or other form of severance pay or pay in lieu of salary). The
Committee or its agent shall act promptly to record forfeitures pursuant to this
paragraph on the stock transfer books of the Company.
5. DIVIDENDS. If the Grantee is a shareholder of record on any applicable
record date, he shall receive any dividends on the Common Stock granted
hereunder when paid regardless of whether the restrictions imposed by Paragraph
3 hereof have lapsed.
6. VOTING. If the Grantee is a shareholder of record on any applicable
record date, he shall have the right to vote the Common Stock granted hereunder
regardless of whether the restrictions imposed by Paragraph 3 hereof have
lapsed.
7. NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT. The execution and delivery of this agreement
and the granting of Common Stock hereunder shall not constitute or be evidence
of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, on the part of the
Company or its subsidiaries to employ the Grantee for any specific period or in
any particular capacity and shall not prevent the Company or its subsidiaries
from terminating the Grantee's employment at any time with or without Cause.
8. REGISTRATION. The Common Stock granted hereunder may be offered and
sold by the Grantee only if such stock is registered for resale under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the " 1933 Act") as amended, or if an exemption from
registration under such Act is available. The Company has no obligation to
effect such registration. By executing this agreement, the Grantee
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(i) agrees not to offer or sell the Common Stock granted hereunder unless and
until such stock is registered for resale under the 1933 Act or an exemption
from registration is available, (ii) represents that he accepts such Common
Stock for his own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in
connection with, the distribution of any part thereof and (iii) agrees that he
or his beneficiary, on request, will be obligated to repeat these
representations in writing prior to any future delivery of such Common Stock.
9. CHANGE IN COMMON STOCK OR CORPORATE STRUCTURE.
a) If at any time the number or nature of outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Company shall be increased or changed as the result of any
spinoff, stock dividend, subdivision or reclassification of shares, the number
or nature of shares of Common Stock subject to this Agreement after such an
event shall be increased or changed in the same proportion or manner as the
outstanding number of shares of Common Stock is increased or changed, or if the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall at any time be decreased as
the result of any combination or reclassification of shares, the number of
shares of Common Stock subject to this Agreement after such an event shall be
decreased in the same proportion as the outstanding number of shares of Common
Stock is decreased.
b) In the event the Company shall at any time be consolidated with or
merged into any other corporation and holders of the Company's Common Stock
receive common shares of the resulting or surviving corporation, there shall be
an adjustment to the shares of Common Stock subject to this Agreement after such
an event, and in place of the shares so subject, a stock equivalent shall be
determined by multiplying the number of common shares of stock given in exchange
for a share of Common Stock upon such consolidation or merger, by the number of
shares of Common Stock subject to this Agreement. If in such a consolidation or
merger, holders of the Company's Common Stock shall receive any consideration
other than common shares of the resulting or surviving corporation, the
Committee shall determine the appropriate change in shares held pursuant to this
Agreement after such an event; provided, however, such change shall not be to
the detriment of the Executive.
10. APPLICATION OF LAWS. The granting of Common Stock hereunder shall be
subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals of
any governmental agencies as may be required.
11. TAXES. Any taxes required by federal, state or local laws to be
withheld by the Company on the Grant or the delivery of Common Stock hereunder
shall be paid to the Company by the Grantee by the time such taxes are required
to be paid or deposited by the Company. The Grantee hereby authorizes the
conversion to cash by the Company of a sufficient amount of Common Stock to
satisfy the withholding prior to the delivery of Common Stock.
12. NOTICES. Any notices required to be given hereunder to the Company
shall be addressed to The Secretary, RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., 0000 Xxxxxx xx
xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000, and any notice required to be given
hereunder to the Grantee shall be sent to the Grantee's address as shown on the
records of the Company.
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13. GRANTEE. In consideration of the grant, the Grantee specifically
agrees that the Committee shall have the exclusive power to interpret the Plan
and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration,
interpretation and application of the Plan and Agreement as are consistent
therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all
interpretation and determinations made by the Committee shall be final,
conclusive, and binding upon the Grantee, the Company and all other interested
persons. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action,
determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or
the Agreement. The Committee may delegate its interpretive authority to an
officer or officers of the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, by its duly authorized officer, and the
Grantee have executed this agreement as of the Date of Grant first above
written.
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
By:
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Authorized Signatory
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Grantee
Xxxxxxx's Taxpayer Identification Number:
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Xxxxxxx's Home Address:
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