EX-99.4 5 a10-16632_1ex99d4.htm EX-99.4

EXHIBIT 99.4

 

NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.  2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
BONUS STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 

PARTICIPANT:

 

DATE OF GRANT:

 

AGREEMENT between New Frontier Media, Inc.  (the “Company”), and the above named Participant (“Participant”), an Employee or Director of the Company.

 

The Company and Participant agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Precedence of Plan.  This Agreement is subject to and shall be construed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the New Frontier Media, Inc.  2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as now or hereinafter in effect.  Any capitalized terms that are used in this Agreement without being defined and that are defined in the Plan shall have the meaning specified in the Plan.

 

2.                                       Grant of Bonus Stock.  Participant is hereby granted an Award of Bonus Stock (the “Award”) pursuant to the Plan.  The Bonus Stock Award is for that number of shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) with a purchase price per Share (which may be zero), as set forth below:

 

Number of Shares Subject to Grant:

Purchase Price per Share:

 

3.                                       Stock Register and Certificates.  The Shares shall be recorded in the stock register of the Company in the name of Participant.  A stock certificate or certificates representing the Shares shall be registered in the name of Participant.

 

4.                                       Responsibility for Taxes.  Participant shall be responsible for all taxes associated with the acceptance of the Award.

 

5.                                       General Provisions.

 

(a)                                  Withholding.  Participant shall reimburse the Company, in cash, by certified or bank cashier’s check, or any other form of legal payment permitted by the Company for any federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the award of the Shares.  The Company shall have the right to deduct from any salary or other payments to be made to Participant any federal, state or local taxes required by law to be so withheld.  The Company’s obligation to deliver a certificate to Participant representing the Shares is subject to the payment by Participant of any applicable federal, state and local withholding tax.

 

(b)                                 Receipt of Plan.  By entering into this Agreement, Participant acknowledges (i) that he or she has received and read a copy of the Plan and (ii) that this Agreement is subject to and shall be construed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, as now or hereinafter in effect.

 

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(c)                                  Not an Employment Contract.  This Agreement is not an employment contract and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on the part of Participant to remain in the Continuous Service of the Company, or of the Company to continue Participant in the Continuous Service of the Company.

 

(d)                                 Effect on Employee Benefits.  Participant agrees that the Award will constitute special incentive compensation that will not be taken into account as “salary” or “compensation” or “bonus” in determining the amount of any payment under any pension, retirement, profit sharing or other remuneration plan of the Company unless so provided in such plan.

 

(e)                                  Confidentiality of Information.  By entering into this Agreement, Participant acknowledges that the information regarding the grant of Shares contained herein is confidential and may not be shared with anyone other than Participant’s immediate family and personal financial advisor.

 

(f)                                    Specific Enforcement.  Because of the unique value of the Shares, in addition to any other remedies that the Company may have upon the breach of the agreements contained herein, the obligations of Participant shall be specifically enforceable.

 

(g)                                 Costs of Enforcement.  In any action at law or in equity to enforce any of the provisions or rights under this Agreement, the unsuccessful party of such litigation, as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment or decree, shall pay the successful party or parties all costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred therein by such party or parties (including without limitation such costs, expenses and fees on any appeals), and if such successful party shall recover judgment in any action or proceeding, such costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees shall be included as part of the judgment.

 

(h)                                 Further Action.  The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as reasonably may be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

 

(i)                                     Interpretation.  The interpretations and constructions of any provision of and determinations on any question arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be made by the Plan Administrator, and all such interpretations, constructions and determinations shall be final and conclusive as to all parties.  This Agreement, as issued pursuant to the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations and understandings.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument, and it shall be sufficient for each party to have executed at least one, but not necessarily the same, counterpart.  The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement in any way.

 

(j)                                     Assignment.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their respective legal representatives, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

 

(k)                                  Notices.  All notices or other communications that are required to be given or may be given to either party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the parties as set forth following the signature of such party.  Notice shall be deemed given on the date of

 

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delivery in the case of personal delivery or on the delivery or refusal date as specified on the return receipt in the case of registered or certified mail.  Either party may change its address for such communications by giving notice thereof to the other party in conformity with this section.

 

(l)                                     Governing Law; Venue.  This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado.  The parties agree that any action brought by either party to interpret or enforce any provision of this Plan or of the Award Agreements shall be brought in, and each party agrees to, and does hereby, submit to the jurisdiction and venue of, the appropriate state or federal court for the district encompassing the Company’s principal place of business.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, by a duly authorized officer of the Company, and Participant have executed this Agreement, effective as of the date of grant.

 

NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.

 

PARTICIPANT

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print Name

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

7007 Winchester Circle, Suite 200

 

Address:

 

Boulder, CO 80301

 

 

 

 

 

 

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