EX-10 9 exh-8.txt FORM 10-Q, EXHIBIT 10.B.1.(XV) ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK ISSUANCE AGREEMENT ----------------------------------- AGREEMENT made as of ____________, by and between ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC., a Hawaii corporation (the "Corporation"), and ____________ (the "Participant"). All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in this Agreement or in the Corporation's 1998 Stock Option/Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). A. ISSUANCE OF SHARES ------------------ 1. Issuance. In consideration for Services and as an incentive to -------- remain in the Service of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), the Participant shall be issued ___________________ shares (the "Issued Shares") of common stock of the Corporation (the "Common Stock") pursuant to the provisions of the Stock Issuance Program of the Plan. The Issued Shares shall have an issue price per share equal to the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of this Agreement, which is $______ per share. The Issued Shares shall be unvested and shall be subject to cancellation under the terms described in Paragraph C.2 hereof. 2. Stockholder Rights. Until such time as the Issued Shares vest ------------------ pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph C.1 hereof, the Participant shall have all the rights of a stockholder (including voting, dividend and liquidation rights) with respect to the Issued Shares, subject, however, to the restrictions and conditions of this Agreement. 3. Escrow. The Corporation shall hold the Issued Shares in escrow ------ until those shares have vested in accordance with the vesting schedule described in Paragraph C.1 hereof. The Issued Shares which so vest shall be released from escrow upon the Participant's payment to the Corporation of the federal and state income and employment withholding taxes to which the Participant becomes subject by reason of the Participant's vesting in the Issued Shares. 4. Compliance with Law. Under no circumstances shall shares of ------------------- Common Stock be issued or delivered to the Participant pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement unless there shall have been compliance with all applicable requirements of Federal and state securities laws, all applicable listing requirements of the Nasdaq National Market or any successor system and all other requirements of law or of any regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such issuance and delivery. B. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS --------------------- 1. Restriction on Transfer. The Participant shall not transfer, ----------------------- assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of the Issued Shares which are subject to the cancellation provisions of Paragraph C.2 hereof. 2. Restrictive Legend. The stock certificate(s) for unvested ------------------ Issued Shares shall be endorsed with the following restrictive legend: "THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM OF THE ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. 1998 STOCK OPTION/STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED ("PLAN") AND ARE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION BY THE CORPORATION, UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT DATED AS OF _____________ BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THE SHARES. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS MAINTAINED AT THE CORPORATION'S PRINCIPAL CORPORATE OFFICES. WHILE SUCH CANCELLATION RIGHT IS IN EFFECT, THE CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR PLEDGED." C. VESTING/CANCELLATION OF THE ISSUED SHARES ----------------------------------------- 1. Vesting. The Issued Shares shall initially be unvested and ------- subject to cancellation in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph C.2 hereof. The following vesting schedule shall be in effect for the Issued Shares: One third (33.3%) of the Issued Shares shall vest in three (3) successive equal annual installments upon Participant's completion of each year of Service over a three-year period measured from the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that any unvested shares shall automatically vest upon the occurrence of: (i) the Participant's normal retirement (age 65) or approved early retirement (age 55 plus 5 years Service), or (ii) the Participant's termination of Service by reason of death or Permanent Disability. Upon vesting, the Participant shall acquire a fully-vested interest in, and the transfer restrictions of Paragraph B hereof and the cancellation provisions of Paragraph C.2 hereof shall terminate with respect to, the vested Issued Shares. For purposes of the vesting provisions of this Paragraph C.1, Service shall mean the Participant's performance of services for the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in the capacity of an Employee or a non-employee member of the board of directors of any Subsidiary. Participant shall be deemed to cease such Service immediately upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (i) Participant no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) or (ii) the entity for which Participant performs such services ceases to remain a Parent or Subsidiary of the Corporation, even though Participant may subsequently continue to perform services for that entity. Service shall not be deemed to cease during a period of military leave, sick leave or other personal leave approved by the Corporation; provided, however, that except to the extent otherwise required by law or expressly authorized by the Plan Administrator or the Corporation's written leave of absence policy, no Service credit shall be given for vesting purposes for any period the Participant is on a leave of absence. 2. Cancellation of Issued Shares. Should the Participant cease ----------------------------- Service for any reason prior to the completion of the vesting schedule described in Paragraph C.1 hereof, then all of the unvested Issued Shares shall be immediately cancelled, and the stock certificates for those Issued Shares shall be immediately cancelled, without any cash or other payment due from the Corporation with respect to the cancelled Issued Shares, and the Participant shall no longer be entitled to any rights as a stockholder with respect to those shares or to any other entitlement or interest with respect to such shares. 3. Recapitalization. Any new, substituted or additional securities ---------------- or other property (including cash paid other than as a regular cash dividend) which the Participant might have the right to receive with respect to unvested Issued Shares by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchanges of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation's receipt of consideration, shall be issued subject to the cancellation provisions and the escrow requirements hereunder. 4. Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control during ----------------- the Participant's period of Service, then the cancellation provisions of Paragraph C.2 hereof shall lapse in their entirety, and the Issued Shares shall vest in full. D. GENERAL PROVISIONS ------------------ 1. At Will Employment. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan ------------------ shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation (or any Subsidiary employing or retaining the Participant) or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate the Participant's Service at any time for any reason, with or without cause. 2. Notices. Any notice required to be given under this Agreement ------- shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party entitled to such notice at the address indicated below such party's signature line on this Agreement or at such other address as such party may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice under this paragraph to all other parties to this Agreement. 3. No Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this --------- Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition, whether of like or different nature. 4. Cancellation of Shares. Should the cancellation provision ---------------------- contained in Paragraph C.2 hereof become applicable in connection with the Participant's termination of Service, then from and after that time, the person from whom such shares are to be cancelled shall no longer have any rights as a holder of such shares. Such shares shall be deemed cancelled in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, and the Corporation shall be deemed the owner and holder of such shares, whether or not the certificates therefor have been delivered to the Corporation. 5. Participant Undertaking. The Participant hereby agrees to take ----------------------- whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Corporation may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either the Participant or the Issued Shares pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. 6. Agreement and Plan Constitute Entire Contract. This Agreement --------------------------------------------- and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and shall in all respects be construed in conformity with the terms of the Plan. 7. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and ------------- construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Hawaii without resort to that State's choice of law rules. 8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, ------------ each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 9. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall ---------------------- inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Corporation and its successors and assigns. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year first indicated above. ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. By _______________________________ Its Vice President __________________________________ Participant Address: __________________________________ __________________________________