Exhibit 10.4

 

INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT
FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

 

THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, dated as of                  (the “Date of Grant”), is
entered into by and between Investment Technology Group, Inc. (the “Company”), a
Delaware corporation, and                          , a member of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Director”).

 

WHEREAS, the Director has been awarded the following Grant under the Amended and
Restated Investment Technology Group, Inc. Directors’ Equity Subplan (the
“Subplan”), a subplan of the Investment Technology Group, Inc. 2007 Omnibus
Equity Compensation Plan (the “2007 Plan”);

 

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Subplan and in the 2007 Plan. In the event of any
conflict between this Grant Agreement, the Subplan and the 2007 Plan, the
Subplan and the 2007 Plan shall control; and

 

WHEREAS, the Director is not employed by the Company, a Subsidiary of the
Company or a parent of the Company and is not otherwise ineligible to
participate in the Subplan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree
as follows:

 

1.   GRANT OF STOCK UNITS.  SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN
THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, THE SUBPLAN AND THE 2007 PLAN, THE DIRECTOR IS HEREBY
AWARDED        STOCK UNITS THAT REPRESENT HYPOTHETICAL SHARES OF COMPANY STOCK
ON A ONE-FOR-ONE BASIS (THE “STOCK UNIT GRANT”).

 

2.   GRANT SUBJECT TO PLAN PROVISIONS. THIS STOCK UNIT GRANT IS GRANTED PURSUANT
TO THE SUBPLAN AND THE 2007 PLAN, THE TERMS OF WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY
REFERENCE, AND IN ALL RESPECTS SHALL BE INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
SUBPLAN AND THE 2007 PLAN. THIS STOCK UNIT GRANT IS SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATIONS,
REGULATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS CONCERNING THE SUBPLAN AND THE 2007 PLAN
ESTABLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF THE SUBPLAN AND THE 2007 PLAN, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVISIONS
PERTAINING TO (A) THE REGISTRATION, QUALIFICATION OR LISTING OF THE SHARES
ISSUED UNDER THE 2007 PLAN, (B) CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, (C) REQUIREMENTS OF
APPLICABLE LAW AND (D) ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE SUBPLAN AND THE 2007 PLAN.
THE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO INTERPRET AND CONSTRUE THIS GRANT AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE SUBPLAN AND THE 2007 PLAN, AND ITS DECISIONS ARE
CONCLUSIVE AS TO ANY QUESTIONS ARISING HEREUNDER.

 

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3.   STOCK UNIT ACCOUNT. THE COMPANY SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A STOCK UNIT
BOOKKEEPING ACCOUNT (THE “ACCOUNT”) ON ITS RECORDS FOR THE DIRECTOR AND SHALL
RECORD IN THE ACCOUNT THE NUMBER OF STOCK UNITS AWARDED TO THE DIRECTOR. NO
SHARES OF STOCK SHALL BE ISSUED TO THE DIRECTOR AT THE TIME THE STOCK UNIT GRANT
IS MADE.

 

4.   VESTING OF THE STOCK UNIT GRANT.

 

(A)   SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, THE SUBPLAN
AND THE 2007 PLAN, THIS STOCK UNIT GRANT SHALL BECOME VESTED AND THE
RESTRICTIONS ON THE STOCK UNIT GRANT SHALL LAPSE IN THREE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL
ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS, BEGINNING ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF GRANT IF
THE DIRECTOR IS SERVING AS A NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR, OR IS DEEMED TO BE SERVING
AS A NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 BELOW, AS OF EACH
APPLICABLE VESTING DATE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE STOCK UNIT GRANT SHALL
BECOME IMMEDIATELY VESTED IN FULL (I) IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
A CHANGE IN CONTROL IF THE DIRECTOR IS SERVING AS A NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR, OR IS
DEEMED TO BE SERVING AS A NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5
BELOW, AS OF SUCH DATE OR (II) IN THE EVENT THAT THE DIRECTOR CEASES TO SERVE AS
A NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR DUE TO THE DIRECTOR’S DEATH OR DISABILITY (AS DEFINED
BELOW). IN THE EVENT THE DIRECTOR CEASES TO SERVE AS A NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR FOR
ANY OTHER REASON NOT DESCRIBED OR PROVIDED FOR HEREIN, ANY PORTION OF THE STOCK
UNIT GRANT THAT HAS NOT YET VESTED SHALL BE FORFEITED.

 

“DISABILITY” SHALL HAVE THE MEANING ASCRIBED TO SUCH TERM IN SECTION 22(E)(3) OF
THE CODE.

 

(B)  THE LAPSE OF RESTRICTIONS ON THE STOCK UNIT GRANT SHALL BE CUMULATIVE, BUT
SHALL NOT EXCEED 100% OF THE STOCK UNIT GRANT. IF THE FOREGOING VESTING SCHEDULE
WOULD PRODUCE FRACTIONAL STOCK UNITS, THE NUMBER OF STOCK UNITS ON WHICH THE
RESTRICTIONS LAPSE SHALL BE ROUNDED DOWN TO THE NEAREST WHOLE STOCK UNIT.

 

(C)   UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE COMMITTEE, ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVABLE IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE COMPANY STOCK UNDER SECTION 5(D) OF THE
2007 PLAN, AS INCORPORATED WITHIN THE SUBPLAN, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE VESTING
SCHEDULE IN THIS SECTION 4.

 

5.   CONTINUED SERVICE AS AN EMPLOYEE. IF THE DIRECTOR CEASES TO SERVE AS A
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR AND, IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, THE DIRECTOR IS EMPLOYED BY
THE EMPLOYER, THEN, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 4 AND 6 HEREIN, THE
DIRECTOR SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE CEASED TO SERVE AS A NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR
AT THAT TIME, AND HIS OR HER CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT BY THE EMPLOYER SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE CONTINUED SERVICE AS A NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR. IF THE DIRECTOR
BECOMES EMPLOYED BY THE EMPLOYER, THE DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES AS DESCRIBED IN
SECTION 6 BELOW SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL (INCLUDING FICA), STATE
AND LOCAL TAX WITHHOLDING REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 14 OF THE 2007 PLAN.

 

6.   DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES. THE COMPANY SHALL DISTRIBUTE TO THE DIRECTOR (OR
THE DIRECTOR’S HEIRS IN THE EVENT OF THE DIRECTOR’S DEATH) AT THE TIME OF
VESTING OF THE STOCK UNIT GRANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4 ABOVE (BUT NOT
LATER THAN MARCH 15 OF THE CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH
THE STOCK UNITS VEST), A NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMPANY STOCK EQUAL TO THE NUMBER
OF STOCK UNITS THEN HELD BY THE DIRECTOR THAT BECAME VESTED AT SUCH TIME
(SUBJECT TO ANY APPLICABLE TAX WITHHOLDING UNDER SECTION 5 ABOVE); PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT,

 

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IF THE DIRECTOR SO ELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE SUBPLAN AND THE
2007 PLAN, DISTRIBUTION OF THE SHARES OF COMPANY STOCK SUBJECT TO THE STOCK UNIT
GRANT SHALL BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE TIME THE DIRECTOR CEASES TO BE A NON-EMPLOYEE
DIRECTOR FOR ANY REASON (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 5 ABOVE), IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE SUBPLAN AND THE 2007 PLAN.

 

7.   RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS. THE STOCK UNIT GRANT SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERABLE,
OTHER THAN BY WILL OR UNDER THE LAWS OF DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION (OR PURSUANT TO
A BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMITTEE). PRIOR TO VESTING OF THE
STOCK UNIT GRANT AND DELIVERY OF THE SHARES OF COMPANY STOCK TO THE DIRECTOR,
THE DIRECTOR SHALL NOT HAVE ANY RIGHTS OR PRIVILEGES OF A STOCKHOLDER AS TO THE
SHARES OF COMPANY STOCK SUBJECT TO THE STOCK UNIT GRANT. SPECIFICALLY, THE
DIRECTOR SHALL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE DIVIDENDS OR THE RIGHT TO VOTE SUCH
SHARES OF COMPANY STOCK, NOR SHALL THE DIRECTOR HAVE THE RIGHT TO SELL, ASSIGN,
PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATE, ENCUMBER, TRANSFER OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF, IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, THE STOCK UNIT GRANT, PRIOR TO VESTING OF THE STOCK UNIT GRANT AND
DELIVERY OF THE SHARES OF COMPANY STOCK. THE DIRECTOR SHALL NOT HAVE ANY
INTEREST IN ANY FUND OR SPECIFIC ASSETS OF THE COMPANY BY REASON OF THIS STOCK
UNIT GRANT OR THE ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED FOR THE DIRECTOR.

 

8.   LIMITATIONS. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO ISSUE
COMPANY STOCK, OR STOCK UNITS OR OTHER RIGHTS TO PURCHASE COMPANY STOCK SUBJECT
TO VESTING, EXPIRATION AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE
COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES. NOTHING EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED HEREIN IS INTENDED OR
SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CONFER UPON OR GIVE TO ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN THE PARTIES
HERETO, ANY RIGHT, REMEDY OR CLAIM UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS GRANT AGREEMENT OR
OF ANY TERM, COVENANT OR CONDITION HEREOF.

 

9.   EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE OF COMPANY STOCK. THE ISSUANCE OF STOCK CERTIFICATES
HEREUNDER SHALL BE WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE DIRECTOR. THE COMPANY SHALL PAY, AND
INDEMNIFY THE DIRECTOR FROM AND AGAINST ANY ISSUANCE, STAMP OR DOCUMENTARY TAXES
(OTHER THAN TRANSFER TAXES) OR CHARGES IMPOSED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL BODY, AGENCY
OR OFFICIAL (OTHER THAN INCOME TAXES) BY REASON OF THE ISSUANCE OF COMPANY
STOCK.

 

10. TERMS ARE BINDING. THE TERMS OF THIS GRANT AGREEMENT SHALL BE BINDING UPON
THE EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, TRANSFEREES AND ASSIGNEES OF
THE DIRECTOR AND THE COMPANY.

 

11. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. THE TRANSFER OF COMPANY STOCK HEREUNDER SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE GOVERNING
INSTRUMENTS OF THE COMPANY, COMPANY POLICIES, APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS, AND APPROVALS BY
ANY GOVERNMENTAL OR REGULATORY AGENCY AS MAY BE REQUIRED. BY SIGNING THIS GRANT
AGREEMENT, THE DIRECTOR AGREES NOT TO SELL ANY COMPANY STOCK AT A TIME WHEN
APPLICABLE LAWS OR THE COMPANY POLICIES PROHIBIT A SALE.

 

12. REFERENCES.  REFERENCES HEREIN TO RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR
SHALL APPLY, WHERE APPROPRIATE, TO THE DIRECTOR’S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR ESTATE
WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO SUCH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR
ESTATE IS CONTAINED IN A PARTICULAR PROVISION OF THIS GRANT AGREEMENT.

 

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13. NOTICES.  ANY NOTICE REQUIRED OR PERMITTED TO BE GIVEN UNDER THIS GRANT
AGREEMENT SHALL BE IN WRITING AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN WHEN
DELIVERED PERSONALLY OR BY COURIER, OR SENT BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL,
POSTAGE PREPAID, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DULY ADDRESSED TO THE PARTY CONCERNED
AT THE ADDRESS INDICATED BELOW OR TO SUCH CHANGED ADDRESS AS SUCH PARTY MAY
SUBSEQUENTLY, BY SIMILAR PROCESS, GIVE NOTICE OF:

 

If to the Company:

 

Investment Technology Group, Inc.
380 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Attention: General Counsel

 

If to the Director:

 

At the Director’s most recent address shown on the Company’s corporate records,
or at any other address at which the Director may specify in a notice delivered
to the Company in the manner set forth herein.

 

14. SECTION 409A. IT IS INTENDED THAT THE STOCK UNIT GRANT ISSUED HEREUNDER
SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 409A OF THE CODE (AND ANY REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES
ISSUED THEREUNDER) TO THE EXTENT THE STOCK UNIT GRANT IS SUBJECT THERETO, AND
THE STOCK UNIT GRANT SHALL BE INTERPRETED ON A BASIS CONSISTENT WITH SUCH
INTENT. THIS GRANT AGREEMENT MAY BE AMENDED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE DIRECTOR
IN ANY RESPECT DEEMED BY THE COMMITTEE TO BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PRESERVE
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A OF THE CODE.

 

15. COSTS. IN ANY ACTION AT LAW OR IN EQUITY TO ENFORCE ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OR
RIGHTS UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS TO
ENFORCE SUCH PROVISIONS OR RIGHTS, THE UNSUCCESSFUL PARTY TO SUCH LITIGATION OR
ARBITRATION, AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT IN A FINAL JUDGMENT OR DECREE, OR BY THE
PANEL OF ARBITRATORS IN ITS AWARD, SHALL PAY THE SUCCESSFUL PARTY OR PARTIES ALL
COSTS, EXPENSES AND REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES INCURRED BY THE SUCCESSFUL PARTY
OR PARTIES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION COSTS, EXPENSES AND FEES ON ANY
APPEALS), AND IF THE SUCCESSFUL PARTY RECOVERS JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR
PROCEEDING SUCH COSTS, EXPENSES AND ATTORNEYS' FEES SHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF
THE JUDGMENT.

 

16. FURTHER ASSURANCES. THE DIRECTOR AGREES TO PERFORM ALL ACTS AND EXECUTE AND
DELIVER ANY DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE REASONABLY NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL ACTS AND
DOCUMENTS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND/OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

17. COUNTERPARTS. FOR CONVENIENCE, THIS GRANT AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED IN ANY
NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COUNTERPARTS, EACH OF WHICH SHALL BE DEEMED A COMPLETE
ORIGINAL IN ITSELF AND MAY BE INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE OR USED FOR ANY OTHER
PURPOSES WITHOUT THE PRODUCTION OF ANY OTHER COUNTERPARTS.

 

18. GOVERNING LAW. THIS GRANT AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6(H) OF THE SUBPLAN.

 

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19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE SUBPLAN AND THE
2007 PLAN, SETS FORTH THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES WITH REFERENCE TO
THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, AND THERE ARE NO AGREEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS,
WARRANTIES, OR REPRESENTATIONS, WRITTEN, EXPRESS, OR IMPLIED, BETWEEN THEM WITH
RESPECT TO THE STOCK UNIT GRANT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH HEREIN OR THEREIN, ALL
PRIOR AGREEMENTS, PROMISES, REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS RELATIVE THERETO
BEING HEREIN MERGED.

 

20. AMENDMENT; WAIVER. THIS GRANT AGREEMENT MAY BE AMENDED, MODIFIED,
SUPERSEDED, CANCELED, RENEWED OR EXTENDED AND THE TERMS OR COVENANTS HEREOF MAY
BE WAIVED ONLY BY A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY THE PARTIES HERETO OR, IN THE
CASE OF A WAIVER, BY THE PARTY WAIVING COMPLIANCE. ANY SUCH WRITTEN INSTRUMENT
MUST BE APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE TO BE EFFECTIVE AS AGAINST THE COMPANY. THE
FAILURE OF ANY PARTY AT ANY TIME OR TIMES TO REQUIRE PERFORMANCE OF ANY
PROVISION HEREOF SHALL IN NO MANNER AFFECT THE RIGHT AT A LATER TIME TO ENFORCE
THE SAME. NO WAIVER BY ANY PARTY OF THE BREACH OF ANY TERM OR PROVISION
CONTAINED IN THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, WHETHER BY CONDUCT OR OTHERWISE, IN ANY ONE
OR MORE INSTANCES, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE, OR CONSTRUED AS, A FURTHER OR
CONTINUING WAIVER OF ANY SUCH BREACH, OR A WAIVER OF THE BREACH OF ANY OTHER
TERM OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THIS GRANT AGREEMENT.

 

21. SEVERABILITY. ANY PROVISION OF THIS GRANT AGREEMENT THAT IS PROHIBITED OR
UNENFORCEABLE IN ANY JURISDICTION SHALL, AS TO SUCH JURISDICTION, BE INEFFECTIVE
TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH PROHIBITION OR UNENFORCEABILITY WITHOUT INVALIDATING THE
REMAINING PROVISIONS HEREOF, AND ANY SUCH PROHIBITION OR UNENFORCEABILITY IN ANY
JURISDICTION SHALL NOT INVALIDATE OR RENDER UNENFORCEABLE SUCH PROVISION IN ANY
OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Grant Agreement as of the
date first above written.

 

 

INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name: Robert C. Gasser

 

Title: CEO and President

 

 

I hereby accept the Stock Unit Grant described in this Grant Agreement, and I
agree to be bound by the terms of the Subplan, the 2007 Plan and this Grant
Agreement. I hereby acknowledge that a copy of the Plan and the Plan prospectus
have been delivered to me. I hereby further agree that all the decisions and
determinations of the Committee shall be final and binding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    [Insert Name of the Director]

 

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