ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC. Restricted Stock Agreement

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EX-10.42 2 a05-16066_1ex10d42.htm EX-10.42

Exhibit 10.42

 

ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.

 

Restricted Stock Agreement

 

This Agreement made as of this 7th day of September, 2005 (the “Grant Date”) by and between Enterprise Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), and John P. Clancy, Jr. (the “Grantee”).

 

WITNESSETH THAT:

 

WHEREAS, the Company has instituted a program entitled “Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan” (the “Plan”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of the Company has authorized the grant of shares of the Company’s common stock to the Grantee upon the terms and conditions set forth below; and

 

WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, has authorized the grant of shares of the Company’s common stock to the Grantee pursuant and subject to the terms of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by this reference;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the Company and the Grantee agree as follows.

 

1.                                       Grant.  Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee, and the Grantee hereby accepts, 8,750 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Restricted Stock”).  The term “Restricted Stock” shall include any additional shares of stock of the Company issued on account of the foregoing shares by reason of stock dividends, stock splits or recapitalizations (whether by way of mergers, consolidations, combinations or exchanges of shares or the like).

 

2.                                       Vesting Schedule.  Subject to the terms of the Plan and Section 3 below, the interest of the Grantee in the Restricted Stock shall vest as to twenty percent (20%) or one thousand seven hundred fifty (1,750) shares of such Restricted Stock on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, and as to an additional twenty percent (20%) or one thousand seven hundred fifty (1,750) shares of such Restricted Stock on each of the next four succeeding anniversaries of the Grant Date; provided, however, that each such vesting of shares of the Restricted Stock shall be and hereby is conditioned upon the Grantee’s continuing employment with the Company and continuing compliance with all applicable employee confidentiality, noncompetition and other agreements with the Company and any of its subsidiaries.

 

3.                                       Restrictions on Stock.  Until the termination of restrictions and the vesting of the shares of Restricted Stock as provided in Section 2 above, none of the Restricted Stock may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in this Agreement.

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this paragraph, if the Grantee’s employment with the Company is terminated for any reason, then all shares of Restricted Stock

 



 

that have not yet vested as of the time of the Grantee’s termination of employment, if any, shall be forfeited and returned to the Company, unless the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of the Company, in its sole discretion shall otherwise determine.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Grantee’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of the Grantee’s death or Disability (as such term is defined in that certain Salary Continuation Agreement that the parties anticipate will be entered into by and between the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Enterprise Bank and Trust Company (the “Bank”), and the Grantee shortly after the date hereof, except that the reference in such definition to the Plan Administrator shall mean, for purposes of this Agreement, the Compensation Committee or the full Board of Directors as the case may be) or as a result of the Company’s termination of the Grantee’s employment without Cause (as such term is defined in that certain Employment Agreement by and among the Company, the Bank and the Grantee dated as of April 1, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto as of December 31, 2004), then all shares of Restricted Stock that have not yet vested as of the time of such death, Disability or termination without Cause shall become fully vested at such time with respect to the Grantee’s, or his estate’s as the case may be, ownership of such shares.

 

4.                                       Rights as Stockholder.  Except for the restrictions and other limitations and conditions provided in this Agreement, the Grantee as owner of the Restricted Stock shall have all the rights of a stockholder, including but not limited to the right to receive all dividends paid on such Restricted Stock and the right to vote all of the shares of such Restricted Stock.

 

5.                                       Stock Certificates.  Each certificate issued for shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the Grantee and deposited by the Grantee, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company or its duly appointed transfer agent and shall bear the following (or a similar) legend:

 

The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions (including forfeiture) contained in a Restricted Stock Agreement between the registered owner and Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.  A copy of such Restricted Stock Agreement will be furnished to the holder of this certificate upon written request and without charge.

 

Upon the termination of the restrictions imposed under this Agreement as to any shares of Restricted Stock, the Corporation shall return to the Grantee (or to such Grantee’s legal representative, beneficiary or heir) certificates, without a legend, for the shares of common stock deposited with it or its transfer agent pursuant to this Section 5 as to which the restrictions have been terminated.

 

6.                                       Tax Consequences; Withholding; Tax Assistance.  The Grantee has reviewed with the Grantee’s own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of the investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The Grantee is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents or representatives.  The Grantee understands that the Grantee shall be liable for any and all taxes, including withholding taxes, arising out of this grant or the vesting of the shares of Restricted Stock hereunder.  The Company shall have the right to deduct from amounts otherwise payable to the Grantee, or to require the Grantee to pay, any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock.  The Company shall pay to the Grantee, or to

 

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the Grantee’s estate in the event of the death of the Grantee, as additional compensation, payable at such time as may be determined in the sole discretion of the Grantee or the Grantee’s estate in the event of the death of the Grantee, a cash amount equal to 35% of the fair market value of the Restricted Stock as of the date of this grant.

 

7.                                       Notice of Election Under Section 83(b).  If the Grantee makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder, he will provide a copy thereof to the Company within thirty days of the filing of such election with the Internal Revenue Service.

 

8.                                       Securities and Other Laws; Lock-Up Agreement.  In any case in which in the opinion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of the Company, the issue and/or delivery of shares of common stock under this Agreement would violate requirements of federal or state securities or other laws, or the requirements of any securities exchange on which the stock is listed, the Company shall be entitled to postpone such issue and/or delivery until such requirements have been met.  The Compensation Committee or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, may require representations and agreements from the Grantee in order to ensure such compliance with federal or state securities or other laws or the requirements of any securities exchange.

 

The Grantee hereby further agrees that as a condition to his receipt of the Restricted Stock, he will execute an agreement in a form acceptable to the Company to the effect that the shares of such Restricted Stock shall be subject to any underwriter’s lock-up agreement in connection with a public offering of any securities of the Company that may from time to time apply to shares held by officers and employees of the Company, and such agreement or a successor agreement must be in full force and effect.

 

9.                                       Grantee’s Investment Representations.  Grantee represents that he is acquiring the shares of Restricted Stock for his own account for investment purposes and not with a view towards distribution of the shares to the public.

 

10.                                 Adjustment in Provisions.  In the event that there are any changes in the outstanding common stock of the Company by reason of stock dividends, stock splits, or recapitalizations (whether by way of mergers, consolidations, combinations, or exchanges of shares or the like), the divisions of shares of Restricted Stock into parts, the provisions for termination of restrictions on parts of Restricted Stock, and any other relevant portions of this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of the Company, if necessary, to reflect equitably such change or changes.

 

11.                                 Right of Repayment.  In the event that the Grantee accepts employment with or performs services for a competitor of the Company at any time within six (6) years after the  date of this grant, then the Grantee shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined in accordance with the Plan) of any shares of Restricted Stock then held by the Grantee without restriction under this Agreement if such shares have vested under Section 2 above (and not including any accelerated vesting pursuant to the terms of the Plan) at any time within one (1) year prior to the date of the Grantee’s accepting such employment or performing such services; provided, however, that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of the Company in its discretion may release

 

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the Grantee from the requirement to make such payment, if the Compensation Committee or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, determines that the Grantee’s acceptance of such employment or performance of such services is not inimical to the best interests of the Company.  The Company may deduct from any compensation or other amount otherwise payable by the Company to the Grantee the amount of payment due under the preceding sentence.  For purposes of this Section 11, the term “Company” refers to the Company and all of its subsidiaries.

 

12.                               Termination or Amendment of Plan.  The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of the Company may terminate or amend the Plan at any time.  No such termination or amendment will affect the parties’ respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, as and to the extent that this Agreement then remains in effect.

 

13.                               Effect Upon Employment.  Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall be construed to impose any obligation upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries to employ the Grantee or to retain the Grantee in its employ.

 

14.                               Time for Acceptance.  Unless the Grantee shall evidence his acceptance of the grant of shares provided for under Section 1 above by his execution of this Agreement within thirty days after its delivery to him, such grant and this Agreement shall be null and void.

 

15.                               General Provisions.

 

(a)                                Amendment; Waivers.  This Agreement, including the Plan, contains the full and complete understanding and agreement of the parties hereto as to the subject matter hereof and, except as otherwise permitted by the express terms of the Plan and this Agreement, it may not be modified or amended nor may any provision hereof be waived, except by a further written agreement duly signed by each of the parties; provided, however, that a modification or amendment that does not materially diminish the rights of the Grantee hereunder, as they may exist immediately before the effective date of the modification or amendment, shall be effective upon written notice of its provisions to the Grantee.  The waiver by either of the parties hereto of any provision hereof in any instance shall not operate as a waiver of any other provision hereof or in any other instance.

 

(b)                               Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, successors and assigns.

 

(c)                                 Governing Law.  This Agreement has been executed in Massachusetts and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 

(d)                                Construction.  This Agreement is to be construed in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  In case of any conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the Plan shall control. The titles of the sections of this Agreement and of the Plan are included for convenience only and shall not be construed as modifying or affecting their provisions.  The masculine gender shall include both sexes; the singular shall include the plural and the plural the singular unless the context otherwise requires.  Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

 

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(e)                                 Notices.  Any notice in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to have been properly delivered if it is in writing and is delivered by hand or facsimile or sent by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the party addressed as follows, unless another address has been substituted by notice so given:

 

To the Grantee:

 

To his address as set forth on the signature page hereof.

 

 

 

To the Company:

 

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

 

 

222 Merrimack Street

 

 

Lowell, Massachusetts 01852

 

 

Attn:  Chairman, Compensation Committee

 

 

 

Copy to:

 

Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, P.C.

 

 

112 South Street

 

 

Boston, Massachusetts 02111

 

 

Attn:  Stephen J. Coukos, Esq.

 

(f)                                    Transfers in Violation of Restrictions Void.  The Company shall not be required to transfer on its books any shares of Restricted Stock that shall have been sold or transferred by Grantee or otherwise in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement or to treat as owner of any such shares or to accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such shares shall have been so transferred.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Restricted Stock Agreement to be executed as a sealed instrument by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

 

ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ George L. Duncan

 

 

 

George L. Duncan

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

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ACCEPTANCE

 

The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing grant of Restricted Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Restricted Stock Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

 

  September 7, 2005

 

/s/ John P. Clancy , Jr.

 

Date

(Signature of Grantee)

 

 

 

 

 

John P. Clancy, Jr.

 

 

 

Notice Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of grant:  September 7, 2005

 

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