Imation Corp. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Award Agreement
Exhibit 10.6
Imation Corp. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
This RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) effective as of «GrantDt» is
between Imation Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and «Name», a non-employee
Director of the Company (the “Participant”), pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of
the Imation Corp. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
The Company desires to award to the Participant a number of shares of the Company’s common
stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), subject to certain restrictions as provided
in this Agreement, in order to carry out the purpose of the Plan. The purpose of this Agreement is
to evidence the terms and conditions of an award of restricted stock granted to the Participant
under the Plan.
Accordingly, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and the Participant hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Award of Restricted Stock.
Effective «GrantDt» (the “Effective Date”), the Company granted to the Participant a
restricted stock award of «GrantDt»(«GrantDt») shares of Common Stock (the
“Shares”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with
the terms of the Plan (the “Restricted Stock Award”).
Section 2. Rights with Respect to the Shares.
(a) Stockholder Rights. With respect to the Shares, the Participant shall be entitled
at all times on and after the date of issuance of the Shares to exercise the rights of a
stockholder of Common Stock of the Company, including the right to vote the Shares and the right to
receive dividends on the Shares as provided in Section 2(b) hereof, unless and until the Shares are
forfeited pursuant to Section 3 hereof. However, the Shares shall be nontransferable and subject to
a risk of forfeiture to the Company at all times prior to the dates on which such Shares become
vested, and the restrictions with respect to the Shares lapse, in accordance with Section 3 of this
Agreement.
(b) Dividends. As a condition to receiving the Shares under the Plan, the Participant
hereby agrees to defer the receipt of dividends paid on the Shares. Cash dividends or other cash
distributions paid with respect to the Shares prior to the date or dates the Shares vest shall be
subject to the same restrictions, terms and conditions as the Shares to which they relate, shall be
promptly deposited with the Secretary of the Company or a custodian designated by the Secretary,
and shall be forfeited in the event that the Shares with respect to which the dividends were paid
are forfeited.
(c) Issuance of Shares. The Company shall cause the Shares to be issued in the
Participant’s name or in a nominee name on the Participant’s behalf, either by book-entry
registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates evidencing the Shares, which
certificate or certificates shall be held by the Secretary of the Company or the stock transfer
agent or brokerage service selected by the Secretary of the Company to provide such services for
the Plan. The Shares shall be restricted from transfer and shall be subject to an appropriate
stop-transfer order. If any certificate is issued, the certificate shall bear an appropriate legend
referring to the restrictions applicable to the Shares. The Participant hereby agrees to the
retention by the Company of the Shares and, if a stock certificate is issued, the Participant
agrees to execute and deliver to the Company a blank stock power with respect to the Shares as a
condition to the receipt of this Restricted Stock Award. After any Shares vest pursuant to Section
3 hereof, and following payment of the applicable withholding taxes pursuant to Section 6 of this
Agreement, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued a certificate or certificates, registered
in the Participant’s name, evidencing such vested whole Shares (less any Shares withheld to pay
withholding taxes) and shall cause such certificate or certificates to be delivered to the
Participant free of the legend and the stop-transfer order referenced above. The Company will not
deliver any fractional Share but will pay, in lieu thereof, the Fair Market Value of such
fractional Share at the time certificates evidencing the Shares are delivered to the Participant.
Section 3. Vesting; Forfeiture.
(a) Vesting. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and except as
otherwise provided in Sections 3(c) and 3(d) hereof, the Shares shall vest, and the restrictions
with respect to the Shares shall lapse, on the first anniversary of the Effective Date if the
Participant serves continuously on the Board of Directors of the Company until such vesting date.
(b) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3(c) and 3(d) hereof, if the
Participant ceases to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company for any reason prior to the
vesting of the Shares pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof, Participant’s rights to all of the unvested
Shares shall be immediately and irrevocably forfeited, including the right to vote such Shares and
the right to receive dividends on such Shares.
(c) Change in Control. Notwithstanding the vesting and forfeiture provisions contained
in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) hereof, but subject to the other terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, the Participant shall become immediately vested in
all of the Shares, and the restrictions with respect to the Shares shall lapse, as of the date of
the Change in Control. In the event that the provisions of this Section 3(c) result in “payments”
that are finally and conclusively determined by a court or Internal Revenue Service proceeding to
be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, the Company shall pay to the
Participant an additional amount such that the net amount retained by the Participant following
realization of all compensation under the Plan that resulted in such “payments,” after allowing for
the amount of such excise tax and any additional federal, state and local income and employment
taxes paid on the additional amount, shall be equal to the net amount that would otherwise have
been retained by the Participant if there were no excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code.
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(d) Early Vesting. Notwithstanding the vesting and forfeiture provisions contained in
Sections 3(a) and 3(b) hereof, the participant shall become immediately vested in all of the
Shares, and the restrictions with respect to the Shares shall lapse, upon the Participant’s death,
Disability or Retirement.
Section 4. Restrictions on Transfer. Until the Shares vest pursuant to Section 3
hereof, neither the Shares, nor any right with respect to the Shares under this Agreement, may be
sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise
conveyed or encumbered and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any
attempted sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other conveyance or encumbrance
shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate of the Company.
Section 5. Distributions and Adjustments.
(a) If any Shares vest subsequent to any change in the number or character of the Common Stock
of the Company through any stock dividend or other distribution, recapitalization, stock split,
reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination,
repurchase or exchange of shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other
rights to purchase shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company or other similar
corporate transaction or event such that an adjustment is necessary in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this
Agreement, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of
the number and type of such Shares.
(b) Any additional shares of Common Stock of the Company, any other securities of the Company
and any other property distributed with respect to the Shares prior to the date or dates the Shares
vest shall be subject to the same restrictions, terms and conditions as the Shares to which they
relate and shall be promptly deposited with the Secretary of the Company or a custodian designated
by the Secretary.
Section 6. Taxes.
(a) The Participant acknowledges that the Participant will consult with the Participant’s
personal tax adviser regarding the income tax consequences of the grant of the Shares, payment of
dividends on the Shares, the vesting of the Shares and any other matters related to this Agreement.
In order to comply with all applicable federal, state, local or foreign income tax laws or
regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable
federal, state, local or foreign payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the
Participant’s sole and absolute responsibility, are withheld or collected from the Participant.
(b) In accordance with the terms of the Plan, and such rules as may be adopted by the
Committee administering the Plan, the Participant may elect to satisfy tax withholding obligations,
if any, arising from the receipt of, or the lapse of restrictions relating to, the Shares by (i)
delivering cash, check, bank draft, money order or wire transfer payable to the
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order of the Company, (ii) having the Company withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise to be
delivered having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes, or (iii) delivering to the
Company shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes. The
Company will not deliver any fractional Share but will pay, in lieu thereof, the Fair Market Value
of such fractional Share. The Participant’s election must be made on or before the date that the
amount of tax to be withheld is determined. If the Participant does not make an election, the
Company will withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise to be delivered having a Fair Market Value
equal to the amount of such taxes.
Section 7. Definitions. Terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings
given to them in the Plan, and the following terms shall have the following meanings when used in
this Agreement:
(a) “Change in Control” means any one of the following events:
(i) the consummation of a transaction or series of related transactions in
which a person, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), other than
the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, or any employee benefit plan of the
Company or a subsidiary of the Company, acquires beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 35% or more of the
Company’s then outstanding shares of Common Stock or the combined voting power of
the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (other than in connection with a
Business Combination in which clauses (1), (2) and (3) of paragraph (a)(iii) apply);
or
(ii) individuals who, as of the Effective Date hereof, constitute the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute
at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however,
that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date hereof
whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was
approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the
Incumbent Board (other than a nomination of an individual whose initial assumption
of office is in connection with a solicitation with respect to the election or
removal of directors of the Company in opposition to the solicitation by the Board
of Directors of the Company) shall be deemed to be a member of the Incumbent Board;
or
(iii) the consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange,
consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company, a sale or other
disposition in a transaction or series of related transactions of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets or the issuance by the Company of its
stock in connection with the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity (each,
a “Business Combination”) in each case unless, following such Business Combination,
(1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the
beneficial owners of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock and the
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Company’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such Business
Combination beneficially own immediately after the transaction or transactions,
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of common stock
and more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities (or comparable equity interests) of the entity resulting from such
Business Combination (including an entity that, as a result of such transaction,
owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly
or through one of more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership of the Company’s Common Stock and voting securities immediately prior to
such Business Combination, (2) no person, entity or group (other than a direct or
indirect parent entity of the Company that, after giving effect to the Business
Combination, beneficially owns 100% of the outstanding voting securities (or
comparable equity interests) of the entity resulting from the Business Combination)
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of the outstanding shares of
common stock or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
(or comparable equity interests) of the entity resulting from such Business
Combination and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or
similar governing body) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were
members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement
or of the action of the Board of Directors of the Company providing for such
Business Combination; or
(iv) approval by the stockholders of the dissolution of the Company.
(b) “Disability” shall be as defined under the Imation Corp. Long Term Disability Income
Protection Plan.
(c) “Retirement” means retirement under the Imation Corp. Board Retirement Policy or under
such other circumstances determined to be retirement by the Committee in its sole discretion.
Section 8. Governing Law. The internal law, and not the law of conflicts, of the
State of Delaware will govern all questions concerning the validity, construction and effect of
this Agreement.
Section 9. Plan Provisions. This Agreement is made under and subject to the
provisions of the Plan, and all of the provisions of the Plan are also provisions of this
Agreement. If there is a difference or conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the
provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. By signing this Agreement, the
Participant confirms that the Participant has received a copy of the Plan and represents that the
Participant is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Restricted
Stock Award subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plan.
Section 10. No Rights to Continue Board Service. Nothing herein shall be construed as
giving the Participant the right to continue to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company.
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Section 11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement together with the Plan supersede any and
all other prior understandings and agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and constitute the sole and only agreements between the
parties with respect to said subject matter. All prior negotiations and agreements between the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof are merged into this Agreement. Each party to
this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or
otherwise, have been made by any party or by anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not
embodied in this Agreement or the Plan and that any agreement, statement or promise that is not
contained in this Agreement or the Plan shall not be valid or binding or of any force or effect.
Section 12. Modification. No change or modification of this Agreement shall be valid
or binding upon the parties unless the change or modification is in writing and signed by the
parties. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Plan, this Agreement and the Restricted Stock
Award may be amended, altered, suspended, discontinued or terminated to the extent permitted by the
Plan.
Section 13. Shares Subject to Agreement. The Shares shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5, no adjustment shall be
made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the issuance of the
Shares. The Company shall not be required to deliver any Shares until the requirements of any
federal or state securities or other laws, rules or regulations (including the rules of any
securities exchange) as may be determined by the Committee to be applicable are satisfied.
Section 14. Severability. In the event that any provision that is contained in the
Plan or this Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction or would disqualify the Plan or this Agreement for any reason and under any law as
deemed applicable by the Committee, the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be
construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or
deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the purpose or
intent of the Plan or this Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or
Shares, and the remainder of the Plan or this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 15. Headings. Headings are given to the sections and subsections of this
Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any
way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of this Agreement or any provision
hereof.
Section 16. Participant’s Acknowledgments. The Participant hereby agrees to accept as
binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee or the Board of
Directors of the Company, as appropriate, upon any questions arising under the Plan or this
Agreement. Any determination in this connection by the Company, including the Board of Directors of
the Company or the Committee, shall be final, binding and conclusive. The obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Participant are subject to all applicable laws, rules and
regulations.
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Section 17. Parties Bound. The terms, provisions and agreements that are contained in
this Agreement shall apply to, be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives and permitted successors and
assigns, subject to the limitation on assignment expressly set forth herein. This Agreement shall
have no force or effect unless it is duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Participant
or until such Agreement is delivered and accepted through any electronic medium in accordance with
procedures established by the Company.
The Company and the Participant have caused this Agreement to be signed and delivered as of
the date set forth above.
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| Participant | ||||||
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