Exhibit 99.4
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
[NAME OF EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN]
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
XXX X. XXXXX
Name of Recipient
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Number of Restricted Shares of
Common Stock Awarded
Vesting Schedule for Restricted Shares Awarded:
[# of Shares Vesting] [Vesting Date]
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Award Date
Thermo Electron Corporation (the "Company") has selected you to receive
the restricted stock award identified above, subject to the provisions of the
[Name of Equity Incentive Plan] (the "Plan") and the terms, conditions and
restrictions contained in this agreement (the "Agreement"). Please confirm your
acceptance of this Award, and your agreement to the terms of the Plan and this
Agreement, by signing both copies of this Agreement. You should keep one copy
for your records and return the other copy promptly to the Stock Option Manager
of the Company, c/o Thermo Electron Corporation, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000.
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
By: -----------------------
Accepted and Agreed:
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Xxx X. Xxxxx
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
[NAME OF EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN]
Restricted Stock Agreement
1. Preamble. This Restricted Stock Agreement contains the terms and conditions
of an award of shares of restricted stock of the Company (the "Restricted
Shares") made to the Recipient identified on the first page of this
Agreement pursuant to the Plan.
2. Restrictions on Transfer. The Restricted Shares shall not be sold,
transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise encumbered or disposed of
except as provided below and in the Plan, until and unless the Restricted
Shares shall have vested as provided in Paragraph 3 below.
3. Vesting. The term "vest" as used in this Agreement means the lapsing of the
restrictions that are described in this Agreement with respect to the
Restricted Shares. The Restricted Shares shall vest in accordance with the
schedule set forth on the first page of this Agreement, provided in each
case that the Recipient is then, and since the Award Date has continuously
been Chairman of the Board of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Recipient shall become fully vested in the Restricted Shares prior to
the vesting dates set forth on the first page of this Agreement in the
following circumstances:
(a) In the event of a Change of Control, as defined in the Plan, as
the same may be amended from time to time and as in effect on the
date of determination, all Restricted Shares that have not
previously been forfeited shall immediately vest, provided that the
Recipient is then Chairman of the Board of the Company.
(b) In the event of the Recipient's death, all Restricted Shares that
have not previously been forfeited shall immediately vest, provided
that the Recipient was Chairman of the Board of the Company
immediately prior to the date of death.
4. Forfeiture. In the event the Recipient ceases to be Chairman of the Board
of the Company for any reason other than death, the Restricted Shares that
have not previously vested shall be immediately forfeited to the Company.
5. Dividends and Voting Rights. The Recipient shall be entitled to any and all
dividends or other distributions paid with respect to the Restricted Shares
which have not been forfeited or otherwise disposed of and shall be entitled
to vote any such Restricted Shares; provided however, that any property
(other than cash) distributed with respect to Restricted Shares, including
without limitation a distribution of shares of the Company's stock by reason
of a stock dividend, stock split or otherwise, or a distribution of other
securities based on the ownership of Restricted Shares, shall be subject to
the restrictions of this Restricted Stock Agreement in the same manner and
for so long as the Restricted Shares remain subject to such restrictions, and
shall be promptly forfeited to the Company if and when the Restricted Shares
are so forfeited.
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6. Certificates. (a) Legended Certificates. The Recipient is executing and
delivering to the Company blank stock powers to be used in the event of
forfeiture. Any certificates representing unvested Restricted Shares shall
be held by the Company, and any such certificate (and, to the extent
determined by the Company, any other evidence of ownership of unvested
Restricted Shares) shall contain the following legend:
THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES OF STOCK
REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(INCLUDING FORFEITURE) OF AN EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN OF THERMO
ELECTRON CORPORATION AND A RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO
BETWEEN THE REGISTERED OWNER AND THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION.
COPIES OF SUCH PLAN AND AGREEMENT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICES OF
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION.
(b) Book Entry. If unvested Restricted Shares are held in book entry
form, the Recipient agrees that the Company may give stop transfer
instructions to the depository to ensure compliance with the
provisions of this Agreement. The Recipient hereby (i) acknowledges
that the Restricted Shares may be held in book entry form on the
books of the Company's depository (or another institution specified
by the Company), and irrevocably authorizes the Company to take
such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate a
transfer of the record ownership of any such shares that are
unvested and forfeited hereunder, (ii) agrees to deliver to the
Company, as a precondition to the issuance of any certificate or
certificates with respect to unvested Restricted Shares, one or
more stock powers, endorsed in blank, with respect to such shares,
and (iii) agrees to sign such other powers and take such other
actions as the Company may reasonably request to accomplish the
transfer or forfeiture of any unvested Restricted Shares that are
forfeited hereunder.
7. Unrestricted Shares. As soon as practicable following the vesting of any
Restricted Shares the Company shall cause a certificate or certificates
covering such shares, without the legend contained in Section 6(a), to be
issued and delivered to the Recipient, subject to the payment by the
Recipient by cash or other means acceptable to the Company of federal, state,
local and other applicable taxes required to be withheld in connection with
such vesting, if any. The Recipient understands that once a certificate has
been delivered to the Recipient in respect of Restricted Shares which have
vested, the Recipient will be free to sell the shares of common stock
evidenced by such certificate, subject to applicable requirements of federal
and state securities laws.
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8. Administration. The Board of Directors of the Company, or the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors or other committee designated in the
Plan or by the Board of Directors, shall have the authority to manage and
control the operation and administration of this Agreement. Any
interpretation of the Agreement by such body and any decision made by it
with respect to the Agreement is final and binding.
9. Plan Definitions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the terms of this Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the
Plan, a copy of which has already been provided to the Recipient.
10. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by written agreement between
the Recipient and the Company, without the consent of any other person.
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