RHEP 8-K
Regional Health Properties, Inc (RHEP)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As noted below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Regional Health Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held on November 16, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved the Regional Health Properties, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2023 Plan”). The 2023 Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company to grant awards to non-employee directors, employees (including executive officers) and consultants, as more fully described and summarized in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”). The 2023 Plan, which was included as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement, is incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, the Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement, the Form of Restricted Stock Agreement and the Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2, Exhibit 10.3, Exhibit 10.4 and Exhibit 10.5, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On November 16, 2023, the Company held its Annual Meeting at 1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30338 at 10:00 a.m. Following is a summary of the proposals that were submitted to the holders of the Company’s common stock, no par value, for approval at the Annual Meeting and a tabulation of the votes with respect to each proposal. Each proposal is further described in the Company’s Proxy Statement.
Proposal 1. To elect the four director nominees named in the Proxy Statement.
The shareholders elected the following four individuals to the Board to serve until the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The voting results were as follows:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Michael J. Fox | 302,812 | 297,061 | 384,409 | |||
| Brent Morrison | 501,982 | 97,891 | 384,409 | |||
| Kenneth W. Taylor | 467,714 | 132,159 | 384,409 | |||
| David A. Tenwick | 442,948 | 156,925 | 384,409 |
Proposal 2. To approve the Regional Health Properties, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
The shareholders approved the 2023 Plan. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 438,888 | 145,622 | 15,363 | 384,409 |
Proposal 3. To ratify the appointment of Cherry Bekaert, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Cherry Bekaert, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 890,769 | 86,071 | 7,442 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | Regional Health Properties, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2023) | |
| 10.2 | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement | |
| 10.3 | Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement | |
| 10.4 | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement | |
| 10.5 | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC. | |
| Date: November 20, 2023 | /s/ Brent Morrison |
| Brent Morrison | |
| Chief Executive Officer and President |
Exhibit 10.2
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO THE
REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC. 2023 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
Grantee: __________________________
Grant Date: __________________________
Per Share Exercise Price: $_______________
Number of Shares subject to this Option: _______________
THIS NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date specified above, is entered into by and between Regional Health Properties, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), and the Grantee specified above, pursuant to the Regional Health Properties, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), which is administered by the Committee; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined under the Plan that it would be in the best interests of the Company to grant the Non-Qualified Stock Option provided herein to the Grantee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:
1. Incorporation By Reference; Plan Document Receipt. This Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time unless such amendments are expressly intended not to apply to the award provided hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and incorporated in this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein. Except as provided otherwise herein, any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in the Plan. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of the Plan and that the Grantee has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. No part of the Option granted hereby is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.
2. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee, as of the Grant Date specified above, a Non-Qualified Stock Option (this “Option”) to acquire from the Company at the Per Share Exercise Price specified above, the aggregate number of Shares specified above (the “Option Shares”). Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, the Grantee agrees and understands that nothing contained in this Agreement provides, or is intended to provide, the Grantee with any protection against potential future dilution of the Grantee’s interest in the Company for any reason. The Grantee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by the Option unless and until the Grantee has become the holder of record of such Shares, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such Shares, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement.
3. Vesting and Exercise.
(a) Vesting. Subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b), 3(c), 3(d) and 3(e) hereof, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as of the date(s) set forth below, provided the Grantee has not incurred a Termination of Service prior to such vesting date:
| Vesting Date | Number of Option Shares | |
[Date] [Date] [Date] |
[ ] [ ] [ ] |
There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate vesting date, subject to the Grantee’s continued employment or service with the Company or any of its Affiliates on each applicable vesting date. Upon expiration of the Option, the Option shall be cancelled and no longer exercisable.
(b) Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event no provision is made for the continuance, assumption or substitution of the Option by the Company or its successor in connection with a Change in Control, then, contemporaneously with the Change in Control, the Option subject to this Award shall become vested and exercisable in full, to the extent not vested previously, provided the Grantee has remained continuously employed by, or providing services to, the Company or any of its Affiliates from the Grant Date until the Change in Control. If provision is made for the continuance, assumption or substitution of the Option by the Company or its successor in connection with the Change in Control, the Option shall become vested and exercisable in full, to the extent not vested previously, contemporaneously with the Grantee’s subsequent death, Disability, or Termination of Service by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause or by the Grantee for Good Reason, in any such case on or within the two (2) years after the Change in Control.
(c) Committee Discretion. In addition to the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate vesting of the Option at any time and for any reason.
(d) Expiration. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and/or this Agreement, all portions of the Option (whether vested or not vested) shall expire and shall no longer be exercisable after the date immediately preceding the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date specified above.
(e) Treatment of Unvested Options upon Termination of Service. Subject to this Section 3, any portion of the Option that is not, or does not become, vested and exercisable as of the date of the Grantee’s Termination of Service (whether pursuant to the terms hereof or any severance plan or other plan, agreement or arrangement that applies to the Grantee) shall terminate and expire as of the date of such Termination of Service.
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4. Exercise Following Termination of Service. Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Option, to the extent vested, shall remain exercisable as follows:
(a) Termination of Service Due to Death or Disability. In the event of the Grantee’s Termination of Service by reason of death or Disability, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such Termination of Service and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof; provided, however, that in the case of a Termination of Service due to Disability, if the Grantee dies within such one-year exercise period, any unexercised Option held by the Grantee shall thereafter be exercisable by the legal representative of the Grantee’s estate or the recipient of the unexercised Option by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, to the extent exercisable, for a period of one year from the date of death, but in no event beyond the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof.
(b) Termination Without Cause; For Good Reason. In the event of the Grantee’s involuntary Termination of Service by the Company without Cause, or the Grantee’s voluntary Termination of Service by the Grantee for Good Reason, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days from the date of such Termination of Service, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof.
(c) Voluntary Resignation. In the event of the Grantee’s voluntary Termination of Service (other than a voluntary Termination of Service by the Grantee for Good Reason), the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days from the date of such Termination of Service and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof.
(d) Termination of Service for Cause. In the event of the Grantee’s Termination of Service for Cause, (i) the Grantee’s entire Option (whether or not vested) shall terminate and expire upon such Termination of Service and (ii) the Committee, within the one year following the Grantee’s Termination of Service for Cause, may rescind the prior exercise and/or vesting of all or any portion of any equity right and/or delivery of any Option Shares under this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Option Shares shall include without limitation any shares or other property received by Grantee with respect to the Option Shares covered by Grantee’s equity rights as a result of a stock split or other similar transaction. In the event of any such rescission, Grantee shall return to the Company any Option Shares received upon the prior exercise of the Option, or if Grantee no longer owns the Option Shares, Grantee shall pay to the Company the amount of any proceeds received as a result of any sale or other disposition of the Option Shares (or, in the event Grantee transferred the Option Shares by gift or otherwise without consideration, the fair market value of the Option Shares on the date of such gift or other transfer), net of the exercise price originally paid by Grantee for the Option Shares. The payment shall be made in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required by the Company. The Company also shall be entitled to set off against the amount of any such payment any amounts otherwise owed to Grantee by the Company. Additionally, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, during the first thirty (30) days after the Grantee’s Termination of Service for any reason other than Cause, the Company shall have the right to re-characterize such Termination of Service as a Termination of Service for Cause if such circumstances exist, and, upon such re-characterization, the foregoing provisions shall apply.
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5. Method of Exercise and Payment. Subject to Section 8 hereof, to the extent that the Option has become vested and exercisable with respect to a number of Shares as provided herein, the Option may thereafter be exercised by the Grantee, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to the expiration of the Option as provided herein and in accordance with Sections 5.9, 6.2 and 6.5 of the Plan. The Committee may at any time impose any other limitations upon the exercise of the Option which, in the Committee’s sole discretion, are necessary or desirable in order for Grantee to qualify for an exemption from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
6. Non-Transferability. The Option, and any rights and interests with respect thereto, issued under this Agreement and the Plan shall not be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of or hypothecated in any way by the Grantee (or any beneficiary(ies) of the Grantee who holds the Option as a result of a transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution), other than by testamentary disposition by the Grantee or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit the Option to be transferred to a Permitted Transferee for no value, provided that such transfer shall only be valid upon execution of a written instrument in form and substance acceptable to the Committee in its sole discretion evidencing such transfer and the transferee’s acceptance thereof signed by the Grantee and the transferee, and provided, further, that the Option may not be subsequently transferred, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, to another Permitted Transferee and shall remain subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. Any attempt to sell, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of or hypothecate in any way the Option, or the levy of any execution, attachment or similar legal process upon the Option, contrary to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and/or the Plan shall be null and void and without legal force or effect.
7. Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.
8. Withholding of Tax. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Grantee to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind (including, but not limited to, the Grantee’s FICA and other obligations) which the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to be withheld or remitted to comply with the Code and/or any other Applicable Law with respect to the Option and, if the Grantee fails to do so, the Company may otherwise refuse to issue or transfer any Shares otherwise required to be issued pursuant to this Agreement. Any required withholding obligation with regard to the Grantee may be satisfied as set forth in Section 16.1 of the Plan (if permitted by the Committee) by reducing the amount of cash or Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option.
9. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, together with the Plan, contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or prior understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties relating to such subject matter. The Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or amend this Agreement from time to time in accordance with and as provided in the Plan. This Agreement may also be modified or amended by a writing signed by both the Company and the Grantee. The Company shall give written notice to the Grantee of any such modification or amendment of this Agreement as soon as practicable after the adoption thereof.
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10. Notices. Any notice hereunder by the Grantee shall be given to the Company in writing (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means) and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof by the Corporate Secretary of the Company. Any notice hereunder by the Company shall be given to the Grantee in writing (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means) and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof at such address as the Grantee may have on file with the Company.
11. No Right to Employment or Service. Any questions as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Service and the cause of such Termination of Service shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or its Affiliates to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time, for any reason and with or without Cause.
12. Transfer of Personal Data. The Grantee authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Company (or any Affiliate) of any personal data related to the Option awarded under this Agreement for legitimate business purposes (including, without limitation, the administration of the Plan). This authorization and consent is freely given by the Grantee.
13. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of the Option (and the Option Shares upon exercise of the Option) pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and in each case any respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and any other law or regulation applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the Option or any of the Option Shares pursuant to this Agreement if any such issuance would violate any such requirements.
14. Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the Option is intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.
15. Binding Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon, and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns. The Grantee shall not assign (except in accordance with Section 6 hereof) any part of this Agreement without the prior express written consent of the Company.
16. Headings. The titles and headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.
17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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18. Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform (or shall cause to be done and performed) all such further acts and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as either party hereto reasonably may request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the Plan and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder.
19. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
20. Acquired Rights. The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Company may terminate or amend the Plan at any time; (b) the award of the Option made under this Agreement is completely independent of any other award or grant and is made at the sole discretion of the Company; (c) no past grants or awards (including, without limitation, the Option awarded hereunder) give the Grantee any right to any grants or awards in the future whatsoever; and (d) any benefits granted under this Agreement are not part of the Grantee’s ordinary salary, and shall not be considered as part of such salary in the event of severance, redundancy or resignation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
| REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| GRANTEE | ||
| Name: | ||
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Exhibit 10.3
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO THE
REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC. 2023 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION PLAN
* * * * *
Grantee: _______________________________________
Grant Date: _____________________________________
Per Share Exercise Price: $__________________________
Number of Shares subject to this Option: _______________
* * * * *
THIS INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date specified above, is entered into by and between Regional Health Properties, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), and the Grantee specified above, pursuant to the Regional Health Properties, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), which is administered by the Committee; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined under the Plan that it would be in the best interests of the Company to grant the Incentive Stock Option provided for herein to the Grantee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:
1. Incorporation By Reference; Plan Document Receipt. This Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time unless such amendments are expressly intended not to apply to the award provided hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and incorporated in this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein. Any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in the Plan. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of the Plan and that the Grantee has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.
2. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee, as of the Grant Date specified above, an Incentive Stock Option (this “Option”) to acquire from the Company at the Per Share Exercise Price specified above, the aggregate number of Shares specified above (the “Option Shares”). Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, the Grantee agrees and understands that nothing contained in this Agreement provides, or is intended to provide, the Grantee with any protection against potential future dilution of the Grantee’s interest in the Company for any reason. The Grantee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by the Option unless and until the Grantee has become the holder of record of such Shares, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such Shares, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement.
3. Tax Matters. The Option granted hereunder is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option will not qualify as an “incentive stock option,” among other events, (a) if the Grantee disposes of the Option Shares at any time during the two-year period following the date of this Agreement or the one-year period following the date of exercise of the Option pursuant to which such Option Shares were acquired; (b) except in the event of the Grantee’s death or Disability, if the Grantee is not employed by the Company, a Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary Corporation at all times during the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the day that is three months before the date of any exercise of the Option; or (c) to the extent that the aggregate fair market value of the Shares subject to “incentive stock options” held by the Grantee which become exercisable for the first time in any calendar year (under all plans of the Company, a Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary Corporation) exceeds $100,000. For purposes of clause (c) above, the “fair market value” of the Shares shall be determined as of the Grant Date. To the extent that the Option does not qualify as an “incentive stock option,” it shall not affect the validity of the Option and shall constitute a separate non-qualified stock option. In the event that the Grantee disposes of the Option Shares within either two (2) years following the Grant Date or one year following the date of exercise of the Option, the Grantee must deliver to the Company, within seven (7) days following such disposition, a written notice specifying the date on which such Shares were disposed of, the number of Shares so disposed, and, if such disposition was by a sale or exchange, the amount of consideration received.
4. Vesting and Exercise.
(a) Vesting. Subject to the provisions of Sections 4(b), 4(c), 4(d) and 4(e) hereof, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as of the date(s) set forth below, provided the Grantee has not incurred a Termination of Service prior to such vesting date:
| Vesting Date | Number of Option Shares | |
| [Date] | [ ] | |
| [Date] | [ ] | |
| [Date] | [ ] |
There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate vesting date, subject to the Grantee’s continued employment or service with the Company or any of its Affiliates on each applicable vesting date. Upon expiration of the Option, the Option shall be cancelled and no longer exercisable.
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(b) Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event no provision is made for the continuance, assumption or substitution of the Option by the Company or its successor in connection with a Change in Control, then, contemporaneously with the Change in Control, the Option subject to this Award shall become vested and exercisable in full, to the extent not vested previously, provided the Grantee has remained continuously employed by, or providing services to, the Company or any of its Affiliates from the Grant Date until the Change in Control. If provision is made for the continuance, assumption or substitution of the Option by the Company or its successor in connection with the Change in Control, the Option shall become vested and exercisable in full, to the extent not vested previously, contemporaneously with the Grantee’s subsequent death, Disability, or Termination of Service by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause or by the Grantee for Good Reason, in any such case on or within the two (2) years after the Change in Control.
(c) Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of the Option at any time and for any reason.
(d) Expiration. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and/or this Agreement, all portions of the Option (whether vested or not vested) shall expire and shall no longer be exercisable after the date immediately preceding the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date specified above.
(e) Treatment of Unvested Options upon Termination of Service. Subject to this Section 4, any portion of the Option that is not, or does not become, vested and exercisable as of the date of the Grantee’s Termination of Service (whether pursuant to the terms hereof or any severance plan or other plan, agreement or arrangement that applies to the Grantee) for any reason shall terminate and expire as of the date of such Termination of Service.
5. Termination of Service. Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Option, to the extent vested, shall remain exercisable as follows:
(a) Termination of Service due to Death or Disability. In the event of the Grantee’s Termination of Service by reason of death or Disability, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) one (1) year from the date of such Termination of Service, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof; provided, however, that in the case of a Termination of Service due to Disability, if the Grantee dies within such one year exercise period, any unexercised Option held by the Grantee shall thereafter be exercisable by the legal representative of the Grantee’s estate or the recipient of the unexercised Option by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, to the extent exercisable, for a period of one year from the date of death, but in no event beyond the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof.
(b) Termination of Service Without Cause, For Good Reason. In the event of the Grantee’s involuntary Termination of Service by the Company without Cause, or the Grantee’s voluntary Termination of Service by the Grantee for Good Reason, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days from the date of such Termination of Service, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof.
(c) Voluntary Resignation. In the event of the Grantee’s voluntary Termination of Service (other than a voluntary Termination of Service by the Grantee for Good Reason), the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days from the date of such Termination of Service, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof.
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(d) Termination of Service for Cause. In the event of the Grantee’s Termination of Service for Cause, (i) the Grantee’s entire Option (whether or not vested) shall terminate and expire upon such Termination of Service and (ii) the Committee, within the one year following the Grantee’s Termination of Service for Cause, may rescind the prior exercise and/or vesting of all or any portion of any equity right and/or delivery of any Option Shares under this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Option Shares shall include without limitation any shares or other property received by Grantee with respect to the Option Shares covered by Grantee’s equity rights as a result of a stock split or other similar transaction. In the event of any such rescission, Grantee shall return to the Company any Option Shares received upon the prior exercise of the Option, or if Grantee no longer owns the Option Shares, Grantee shall pay to the Company the amount of any proceeds received as a result of any sale or other disposition of the Option Shares (or, in the event Grantee transferred the Option Shares by gift or otherwise without consideration, the fair market value of the Option Shares on the date of such gift or other transfer), net of the exercise price originally paid by Grantee for the Option Shares. The payment shall be made in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required by the Company. The Company also shall be entitled to set off against the amount of any such payment any amounts otherwise owed to Grantee by the Company. Additionally, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, during the first thirty (30) days after the Grantee’s Termination of Service for any reason other than Cause, the Company shall have the right to re-characterize such Termination of Service as a Termination of Service for Cause, and, upon such re-characterization, the foregoing provisions shall apply.
6. Method of Exercise and Payment. Subject to Section 9 hereof, to the extent that the Option has become vested and exercisable with respect to a number of Shares as provided herein, the Option may thereafter be exercised by the Grantee, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to the expiration of the Option as provided herein and in accordance with Sections 5.9, 6.2 and 6.5 of the Plan. The Committee may at any time impose any other limitations upon the exercise of the Option which, in the Committee’s sole discretion, are necessary or desirable in order for Grantee to qualify for an exemption from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
7. Non-Transferability. The Option, and any rights and interests with respect thereto, issued under this Agreement and the Plan shall not be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Grantee (or any beneficiary(ies) of the Grantee), other than by testamentary disposition by the Grantee or the laws of descent and distribution. Any attempt to sell, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of or hypothecate in any way the Option, or the levy of any execution, attachment or similar legal process upon the Option, contrary to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and/or the Plan shall be null and void and without legal force or effect.
8. Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.
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9. Withholding of Tax. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Grantee to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind (including, but not limited to, the Grantee’s FICA and other obligations) which the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to be withheld or remitted to comply with the Code and/or any other Applicable Law with respect to the Option and, if the Grantee fails to do so, the Company may otherwise refuse to issue or transfer any Shares otherwise required to be issued pursuant to this Agreement. Any required withholding obligation with regard to the Grantee may be satisfied as set forth in Section 16.1 of the Plan (if permitted by the Committee) by reducing the amount of cash or Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option.
10. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, together with the Plan, contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or prior understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties relating to such subject matter. The Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or amend this Agreement from time to time in accordance with and as provided in the Plan. This Agreement may also be modified or amended by a writing signed by both the Company and the Grantee. The Company shall give written notice to the Grantee of any such modification or amendment of this Agreement as soon as practicable after the adoption thereof.
11. Notices. Any notice hereunder by the Grantee shall be given to the Company in writing (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means) and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof by the Corporate Secretary of the Company. Any notice hereunder by the Company shall be given to the Grantee in writing (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means) and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof at such address as the Grantee may have on file with the Company.
12. No Right to Employment or Service. Any questions as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Service and the cause of such Termination of Service shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or its Affiliates to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time, for any reason and with or without cause.
13. Transfer of Personal Data. The Grantee authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Company (or any Affiliate) of any personal data related to the Option awarded under this Agreement for legitimate business purposes (including, without limitation, the administration of the Plan). This authorization and consent is freely given by the Grantee.
14. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of the Option (and the Option Shares upon exercise of the Option) pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and in each case any respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and any other law or regulation applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the Option or any of the Option Shares pursuant to this Agreement if any such issuance would violate any such requirements.
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15. Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the Option is intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.
16. Binding Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon, and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns. The Grantee shall not assign (except in accordance with Section 7 hereof) any part of this Agreement without the prior express written consent of the Company.
17. Headings. The titles and headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.
18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
19. Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform (or shall cause to be done and performed) all such further acts and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as either party hereto reasonably may request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the Plan and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder.
20. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
21. Acquired Rights. The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Company may terminate or amend the Plan at any time; (b) the award of the Option made under this Agreement is completely independent of any other award or grant and is made at the sole discretion of the Company; (c) no past grants or awards (including, without limitation, the Option awarded hereunder) give the Grantee any right to any grants or awards in the future whatsoever; and (d) any benefits granted under this Agreement are not part of the Grantee’s ordinary salary, and shall not be considered as part of such salary in the event of severance, redundancy or resignation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
| REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| GRANTEE | ||
| Name: | ||
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Exhibit 10.4
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO THE
REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC. 2023 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
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Grantee: __________________________
Grant Date: __________________________
Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Granted: ____________
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THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date specified above, is entered into by and between Regional Health Properties, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), and the Grantee specified above, pursuant to the Regional Health Properties, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), which is administered by the Committee; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined under the Plan that it would be in the best interests of the Company to grant the shares of Restricted Stock provided herein to the Grantee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:
1. Incorporation by Reference; Plan Document Receipt. This Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time unless such amendments are expressly intended not to apply to the award provided hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and incorporated in this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein. Any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in the Plan. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of the Plan and that the Grantee has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.
2. Grant of Restricted Stock Award. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee, as of the Grant Date specified above, the number of shares of Restricted Stock specified above. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, the Grantee agrees and understands that nothing contained in this Agreement provides, or is intended to provide, the Grantee with any protection against potential future dilution of the Grantee’s interest in the Company for any reason, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such Shares, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Grantee shall not have the rights of a shareholder in respect of the Shares underlying this Award until such Shares are delivered to the Grantee in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
3. Vesting.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d) hereof, the Restricted Stock subject to this grant shall become unrestricted and vested as of the date(s) set forth below, provided the Grantee has not incurred a Termination of Service prior to such vesting date:
| Vesting Date | Number of Shares | |
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There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate vesting date, subject to the Grantee’s continued employment or service with the Company or any of its Affiliates on each applicable vesting date.
(b) Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event no provision is made for the continuance, assumption or substitution of the Restricted Stock by the Company or its successor in connection with a Change in Control, then, contemporaneously with the Change in Control, the Restricted Stock subject to this Award shall become vested in full, to the extent not vested previously, provided the Grantee has remained continuously employed by, or providing services to, the Company or any of its Affiliates from the Grant Date until the Change in Control. If provision is made for the continuance, assumption or substitution of the Restricted Stock by the Company or its successor in connection with the Change in Control, the Restricted Stock shall become vested in full, to the extent not vested previously, contemporaneously with the Grantee’s subsequent death, Disability, or Termination of Service by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause or by the Grantee for Good Reason, in any such case on or within the two (2) years after the Change in Control.
(c) Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate vesting of the Restricted Stock at any time and for any reason.
(d) Forfeiture. Subject to the Committee’s discretion to accelerate vesting hereunder, all unvested shares of Restricted Stock that are not vested or that do not become vested upon the Grantee’s Termination of Service (whether pursuant to the terms hereof or any severance plan or other plan, agreement or arrangement that applies to the Grantee) shall be immediately forfeited upon the Grantee’s Termination of Service for any reason.
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(e) Termination of Service for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, in the event of the Grantee’s Termination of Service for Cause, (i) all of the Grantee’s shares of Restricted Stock shall terminate and expire upon such Termination of Service and (ii) the Committee, within the one year following the Grantee’s Termination of Service for Cause, may rescind the prior vesting of all or any portion of Grantee’s shares of Restricted Stock that vested previously under this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the shares of Restricted Stock that vested previously under this Agreement shall include without limitation any Shares or other property received by Grantee with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock that vested previously under this Agreement as a result of a stock split or other similar transaction. In the event of any such rescission, Grantee shall return to the Company any Shares that became vested previously under this Agreement, or if Grantee no longer owns the Shares, Grantee shall pay to the Company the amount of any proceeds received as a result of any sale or other disposition of the Shares (or, in the event Grantee transferred the Shares by gift or otherwise without consideration, the fair market value of the Shares on the date of such gift or other transfer). The payment shall be made in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required by the Company. The Company also shall be entitled to set off against the amount of any such payment any amounts otherwise owed to Grantee by the Company. Additionally, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, during the first thirty (30) days after the Grantee’s Termination of Service for any reason other than Cause, the Company shall have the right to re-characterize such Termination of Service as a Termination of Service for Cause if such circumstances exist, and, upon such re-characterization, the foregoing provisions shall apply.
4. Period of Restriction; Delivery of Unrestricted Shares. During the Period of Restriction, the Restricted Stock shall bear a legend as described in Section 8.6 of the Plan. When shares of Restricted Stock awarded by this Agreement become vested, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive unrestricted Shares and if the Grantee’s stock certificates contain legends restricting the transfer of such Shares, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive new stock certificates free of such legends (except any legends requiring compliance with securities laws).
5. Dividends and Other Distributions; Voting. The Grantee holding the Restricted Stock shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares, provided that any such dividends or other distributions will be subject to the same vesting requirements as the underlying Restricted Stock and shall be paid, if at all, at the time the Restricted Stock becomes vested pursuant to Section 3 hereof. If any dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares shall be deposited with the Company and shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid. No dividends may be paid with respect to Restricted Shares that are forfeited. The Grantee may exercise full voting rights with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder.
6. Non-Transferability. The shares of Restricted Stock, and any rights and interests with respect thereto, issued under this Agreement and the Plan shall not, prior to vesting, be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Grantee (or any beneficiary(ies) of the Grantee), other than by testamentary disposition by the Grantee or the laws of descent and distribution. Any attempt to sell, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of or hypothecate in any way any of the Restricted Stock, or the levy of any execution, attachment or similar legal process upon the Restricted Stock, contrary to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and/or the Plan shall be null and void and without legal force or effect.
7. Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.
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8. Withholding of Tax. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Grantee to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind (including, but not limited to, the Grantee’s FICA and other obligations) which the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to be withheld or remitted to comply with the Code and/or any other Applicable Law with respect to the Restricted Stock and, if the Grantee fails to do so, the Company may otherwise refuse to issue or transfer any Shares otherwise required to be issued pursuant to this Agreement. Any required withholding obligation with regard to the Grantee may be satisfied as set forth in Section 16.1 of the Plan (if permitted by the Committee) by reducing the amount of cash or Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee hereunder.
9. Section 83(b). If the Grantee properly elects (as required by Section 83(b) of the Code) within thirty (30) days after the issuance of the Restricted Stock to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes in the year of issuance the Fair Market Value of such shares of Restricted Stock, the Grantee shall pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to pay to the Company upon such election, any federal, state or local taxes required to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock. If the Grantee shall fail to make such payment, the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock, as well as the rights set forth in Section 8 hereof. The Grantee acknowledges that it is the Grantee’s sole responsibility, and not the Company’s, to file timely and properly the election under Section 83(b) of the Code and any corresponding provisions of state tax laws if the Grantee elects to make such election, and the Grantee agrees to timely provide the Company with a copy of any such election, together with evidence of timely filing of such election with the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Center (which evidence may, in the absence of an available file stamped copy or certified proof of mailing, consist of an affidavit signed by the Grantee).
10. Legend. All certificates representing the Restricted Stock shall have endorsed thereon the legend described in Section 8.6 of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company be obligated to deliver to the Grantee a certificate representing the Restricted Stock prior to the vesting date(s) set forth above.
11. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, together with the Plan, contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or prior understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties relating to such subject matter. The Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or amend this Agreement from time to time in accordance with and as provided in the Plan. This Agreement may also be modified or amended by a writing signed by both the Company and the Grantee. The Company shall give written notice to the Grantee of any such modification or amendment of this Agreement as soon as practicable after the adoption thereof.
12. Notices. Any notice hereunder by the Grantee shall be given to the Company in writing (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means) and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof by the Corporate Secretary of the Company. Any notice hereunder by the Company shall be given to the Grantee in writing (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means) and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof at such address as the Grantee may have on file with the Company.
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13. No Right to Employment or Service. Any questions as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Service and the cause of such Termination of Service shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or Affiliates to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time, for any reason and with or without Cause.
14. Transfer of Personal Data. The Grantee authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Company (or any Affiliate) of any personal data related to the Restricted Stock awarded under this Agreement for legitimate business purposes (including, without limitation, the administration of the Plan). This authorization and consent is freely given by the Grantee.
15. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of the Restricted Stock or unrestricted Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and in each case any respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and any other law or regulation applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the Restricted Stock or any of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement if any such issuance would violate any such requirements.
16. Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the shares of Restricted Stock are intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.
17. Binding Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon, and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns. The Grantee shall not assign (except in accordance with Section 6 hereof) any part of this Agreement without the prior express written consent of the Company.
18. Headings. The titles and headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.
19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
20. Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform (or shall cause to be done and performed) all such further acts and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as either party hereto reasonably may request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the Plan and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder.
21. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
22. Acquired Rights. The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Company may terminate or amend the Plan at any time; (b) the award of Restricted Stock made under this Agreement is completely independent of any other award or grant and is made at the sole discretion of the Company; (c) no past grants or awards (including, without limitation, the Restricted Stock awarded hereunder) give the Grantee any right to any grants or awards in the future whatsoever; and (d) any benefits granted under this Agreement are not part of the Grantee’s ordinary salary, and shall not be considered as part of such salary in the event of severance, redundancy or resignation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
| REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| GRANTEE | ||
| Name: | ||
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Exhibit 10.5
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO THE
REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC. 2023 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION PLAN
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| Grantee: | __________________________ | |
| Grant Date: | __________________________ |
Number of Restricted Stock Units Granted: ____________
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THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date specified above, is entered into by and between Regional Health Properties, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), and the Grantee specified above, pursuant to the Regional Health Properties, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), which is administered by the Committee; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined under the Plan that it would be in the best interests of the Company to grant the Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) provided herein to the Grantee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:
1. Incorporation By Reference; Plan Document Receipt. This Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time unless such amendments are expressly intended not to apply to the award provided hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and incorporated in this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein. Any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in the Plan. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of the Plan and that the Grantee has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.
2. Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Award. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee, as of the Grant Date specified above, the number of RSUs specified above. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, the Grantee agrees and understands that nothing contained in this Agreement provides, or is intended to provide, the Grantee with any protection against potential future dilution of the Grantee’s interest in the Company for any reason, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of the Shares underlying the RSUs, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement.
3. Vesting.
(a) Vesting. Subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d) hereof, the RSUs subject to this Award shall become vested as of the date(s) set forth below, provided the Grantee has not incurred a Termination of Service prior to such vesting date:
| Vesting Date | Number of RSUs | |
| [ ] | [ ] | |
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There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate vesting date, subject to the Grantee’s continued employment or service with the Company or any of its Affiliates on each applicable vesting date.
(b) Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event no provision is made for the continuance, assumption or substitution of the RSUs by the Company or its successor in connection with a Change in Control, then, contemporaneously with the Change in Control, the RSUs subject to this Award shall become vested in full, to the extent not vested previously, provided the Grantee has remained continuously employed by, or providing services to, the Company or any of its Affiliates from the Grant Date until the Change in Control. If provision is made for the continuance, assumption or substitution of the RSUs by the Company or its successor in connection with the Change in Control, the RSUs shall become vested in full, to the extent not vested previously, contemporaneously with the Grantee’s subsequent death, Disability, or Termination of Service by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause or by the Grantee for Good Reason, in any such case on or within the two (2) years after the Change in Control.
(c) Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of the RSUs at any time and for any reason.
(d) Forfeiture. Subject to the Committee’s discretion to accelerate vesting hereunder, all unvested RSUs that are not vested or that do not become vested upon the Grantee’s Termination of Service (whether pursuant to the terms hereof or any severance plan or other plan, agreement or arrangement that applies to the Grantee) shall be immediately forfeited upon the Grantee’s Termination of Service.
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(e) Termination of Service for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, in the event of the Grantee’s Termination of Service for Cause, (i) all of the Grantee’s RSUs (whether or not vested) shall terminate and expire upon such Termination of Service and (ii) the Committee, within the one year following the Grantee’s Termination of Service for Cause, may rescind the prior vesting and/or settlement of all or any portion of Grantee’s RSUs that vested and/or were settled by the delivery of Shares previously under this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the RSUs that vested and/or were settled by the delivery of Shares previously under this Agreement shall include without limitation any Shares or other property received by Grantee with respect to the RSUs that vested and/or were settled previously under this Agreement as a result of a stock split or other similar transaction. In the event of any such rescission, Grantee shall return to the Company any Shares that became vested and were delivered previously under this Agreement, or if Grantee no longer owns the Shares, Grantee shall pay to the Company the amount of any proceeds received as a result of any sale or other disposition of the Shares (or, in the event Grantee transferred the Shares by gift or otherwise without consideration, the fair market value of the Shares on the date of such gift or other transfer). The payment shall be made in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required by the Company. The Company also shall be entitled to set off against the amount of any such payment any amounts otherwise owed to Grantee by the Company. Additionally, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, during the first thirty (30) days after the Grantee’s Termination of Service for any reason other than Cause, the Company shall have the right to re-characterize such Termination of Service as a Termination of Service for Cause if such circumstances exist, and, upon such re-characterization, the foregoing provisions shall apply.
4. Delivery of Shares.
(a) General. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) hereof, within thirty (30) days following the vesting of the RSUs, the Grantee shall receive the number of Shares that correspond to the number of RSUs that have become vested on the applicable vesting date.
(b) Deferrals. If permitted by the Company, the Grantee may elect, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and any other applicable written plan or procedure adopted by the Company from time to time for purposes of such election, to defer the distribution of all or any portion of the Shares that would otherwise be distributed to the Grantee hereunder (the “Deferred Shares”), consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Upon the vesting of RSUs that have been so deferred, the applicable number of Deferred Shares shall be credited to a bookkeeping account established on the Grantee’s behalf (the “Account”). Subject to Section 5 hereof, the number of Shares equal to the number of Deferred Shares credited to the Grantee’s Account shall be distributed to the Grantee in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and the other applicable written plans or procedures of the Company, consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
5. Dividends and Other Distributions; Voting. The Grantee holding the RSUs shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the underlying Shares, provided that any such dividends or other distributions will be subject to the same vesting requirements as the related RSUs and shall be paid, if at all, at the time the related Shares are delivered to Grantee pursuant to Section 4 hereof. If any dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares shall be deemed to be converted into additional RSUs and shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the related RSUs with respect to which they were paid. No dividends may be paid with respect to RSUs that are forfeited. Grantee will have no voting rights with respect to the RSUs prior to the delivery of Shares in settlement of such RSUs.
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6. Non-Transferability. The RSUs, and any rights and interests with respect thereto, granted under this Agreement and the Plan shall not, prior to vesting and delivery of the underlying Shares, be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Grantee (or any beneficiary(ies) of the Grantee), other than by testamentary disposition by the Grantee or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit the RSUs to be transferred to a Permitted Transferee for no value, provided that such transfer shall only be valid upon execution of a written instrument in form and substance acceptable to the Committee in its sole discretion evidencing such transfer and the transferee’s acceptance thereof signed by the Grantee and the transferee, and provided, further, that the RSUs may not be subsequently transferred, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, to another Permitted Transferee and shall remain subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. Any attempt to sell, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of or hypothecate in any way any of the RSUs, or the levy of any execution, attachment or similar legal process upon the RSUs, contrary to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and/or the Plan shall be null and void and without legal force or effect.
7. Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.
8. Withholding of Tax. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Grantee to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind (including, but not limited to, the Grantee’s FICA and other obligations) which the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to be withheld or remitted to comply with the Code and/or any other Applicable Law with respect to the RSUs and, if the Grantee fails to do so, the Company may otherwise refuse to issue or transfer any Shares otherwise required to be issued pursuant to this Agreement. Any required withholding obligation with regard to the Grantee may be satisfied as set forth in Section 16.1 of the Plan (if permitted by the Committee) by reducing the amount of cash or Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee hereunder.
9. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, together with the Plan, contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or prior understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties relating to such subject matter. The Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or amend this Agreement from time to time in accordance with and as provided in the Plan. This Agreement may also be modified or amended by a writing signed by both the Company and the Grantee. The Company shall give written notice to the Grantee of any such modification or amendment of this Agreement as soon as practicable after the adoption thereof.
10. Notices. Any notice hereunder by the Grantee shall be given to the Company in writing (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means) and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof by the Corporate Secretary of the Company. Any notice hereunder by the Company shall be given to the Grantee in writing (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means) and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof at such address as the Grantee may have on file with the Company.
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11. No Right to Employment or Service. Any questions as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Service and the cause of such Termination of Service shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or its Affiliates to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time, for any reason and with or without Cause.
12. Transfer of Personal Data. The Grantee authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Company (or any Affiliate) of any personal data related to the RSUs awarded under this Agreement for legitimate business purposes (including, without limitation, the administration of the Plan). This authorization and consent is freely given by the Grantee.
13. Compliance with Laws. The grant of RSUs and the issuance of Shares hereunder shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and in each case any respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and any other law, rule regulation or exchange requirement applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the RSUs or any Shares pursuant to this Agreement if any such issuance would violate any such requirements. As a condition to the settlement of the RSUs, the Company may require the Grantee to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation.
14. Binding Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon, and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns. The Grantee shall not assign (except in accordance with Section 6 hereof) any part of this Agreement without the prior express written consent of the Company.
15. Headings. The titles and headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.
16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
17. Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform (or shall cause to be done and performed) all such further acts and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as either party hereto reasonably may request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the Plan and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder.
18. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
19. Acquired Rights. The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Company may terminate or amend the Plan at any time; (b) the Award of RSUs made under this Agreement is completely independent of any other award or grant and is made at the sole discretion of the Company; (c) no past grants or awards (including, without limitation, the RSUs awarded hereunder) give the Grantee any right to any grants or awards in the future whatsoever; and (d) any benefits granted under this Agreement are not part of the Grantee’s ordinary salary, and shall not be considered as part of such salary in the event of severance, redundancy or resignation.
20. Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the RSUs are intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
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