Warnaco Group, Inc. 2005 Restricted Stock Grant Agreement under Stock Incentive Plan

Summary

This agreement is between The Warnaco Group, Inc. and an employee (the Grantee), granting the Grantee a specified number of restricted stock shares under the company's 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. The shares vest according to a set schedule based on the Grantee's age or years of service. Vested shares are issued immediately upon vesting, while unvested shares are forfeited if employment ends, except as otherwise provided. The agreement restricts transfer of the shares and is governed by Delaware law. The Grantee must agree to the plan's terms and acknowledge receipt of the plan documents.

EX-10.8 11 file009.htm 2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
  FORM OF THE WARNACO GROUP, INC. 2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK Grantee: [Name] This Agreement is to certify that the Grantee named below has been granted the number of shares of Restricted Stock set forth below under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (this Award, the "Restricted Stock"). The Restricted Stock and this Agreement are subject to and incorporate by reference the terms and conditions of The Warnaco Group, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and the Employment Agreement (the "Employment Agreement"), dated as of [ ], between the Grantee and The Warnaco Group, Inc. (the "Company"), to the extent that the terms of the Employment Agreement relate to the terms and conditions of the award granted under this Agreement. The Restricted Stock is referred to under the Employment Agreement as "Career Shares". Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in the Plan. Number of [ ] Restricted Stock Shares Grant Date: [ ] Vesting Schedule: 50% on the earlier of (i) Grantee's 62nd birthday or (ii) upon the Grantee's obtaining fifteen (15) years of Vesting Service (as defined in the Employment Agreement); and 100% on the earliest of (i) the Grantee's 65th birthday, (ii) the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date or (iii) upon the Grantee obtaining twenty (20) years of Vesting Service. Payment of Shares: Certificates representing vested shares shall be issuable immediately upon vesting. Except as otherwise provided in the Employment Agreement or the Plan, unvested shares will be forfeited upon Grantee's termination of employment. Termination of See Section [ ] of the Employment Agreement. Employment Additional Terms: See the Plan and Employment Agreement. In addition: The Restricted Stock may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Grantee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company and any Affiliate; provided that the designation by the Grantee of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. By signing this Agreement, the Grantee acknowledges that he has received a copy of the Plan and has had an opportunity to review the Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and  provisions of the Plan including, but not limited to, Section 11(l) thereof (relating to compliance with applicable law and regulations). Nothing in the Plan or in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the right of the Company and its subsidiaries, which is hereby expressly reserved, to remove, terminate or discharge the Grantee at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns, and of the Grantee and the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Grantee. This Agreement and the rights of the Grantee hereunder shall be construed and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by the parties hereto as of the day of , 200_. THE WARNACO GROUP, INC. By: ------------------------------ Its: ----------------------------- [Name] --------------------------------- Signature Address: ------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------