Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS CERTIFICATE

 

Non-transferable

 

GRANT TO

 

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(“Grantee”)

 

by HomeBanc Corp. (the “Company”) of

Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to

 

[            ]

 

shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value (the “SARs”)

 

having a base value of $             per share (the “Base Value”)

 

pursuant to and subject to the provisions of the HomeBanc Corp. Amended and
Restated 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and to the terms and
conditions set forth on page 2 hereof. This Amended and Restated Certificate
replaces and supersedes the Certificate representing the same number of SARs
delivered to Grantee on [                    , 2004]. By accepting the SARs,
Grantee shall be deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions set forth in
this Amended and Restated Certificate and the Plan.

 

Unless vesting is accelerated in accordance with the Plan or in the discretion
of the Committee, the SARs shall vest (become exercisable) in accordance with
the following schedule:

 

Continued Employment

after Grant Date

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Percent of SAR Shares Vested

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Less than 1 Year

   0%

1 Year

   25%

2 Years

   50%

3 Years

   75%

4 Years

   100%

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, HomeBanc Corp. has caused this Amended and Restated
Certificate to be executed as of the Grant Date, as indicated below.

 

HOMEBANC CORP.

By:

 

 

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Its:

 

Authorized Officer

Grant Date:

 

 

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

1. Grant of SARs. HomeBanc Corp. (the “Company”) hereby grants to the Grantee
named on page 1 hereof (“Grantee”), under the HomeBanc Corp. Amended and
Restated 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and on the terms and on
conditions set forth in this amended and restated award certificate (this
“Certificate”), stock appreciation rights with respect to the number of shares
of Stock indicated on page 1 hereof at the Base Value per share set forth on
page 1 hereof (the “SARs”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Plan.

 

2. Base Value and Benefit. The Base Value of each SAR is equal to the Fair
Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date. Each SAR entitles Grantee to
receive from the Company upon the exercise of the SAR an amount, payable in
shares of Stock, equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the Fair Market Value of
one share of Stock on the date of exercise, over (b) the Base Value per share.

 

3. Vesting of SARs. The SARs shall vest (become exercisable) in accordance with
the schedule shown on page 1 of this Certificate. Notwithstanding the vesting
schedule, (i) if Grantee’s employment terminates by reason of his or her death,
Disability or Retirement at any time, or (ii) if grantee’s employment is
terminated by the Company without Cause within two years following a Change of
Control, the SARs shall become fully vested and exercisable as of such date of
termination.

 

4. Term of SARs and Limitations on Right to Exercise. The term of the SARs is a
period of ten years, expiring at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the tenth
anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”). To the extent not
previously exercised, the SARs will lapse prior to the Expiration Date upon the
earliest to occur of the following circumstances:

 

(a) three months after the termination of the Grantee’s employment with the
Company for any reason other than by reason of the Grantee’s death, Disability
or Retirement;

 

(b) twelve months after the date of the termination of the Grantee’s employment
with the Company by reason of Disability or Retirement;

 

(c) twelve months after the date of the Grantee’s death, if the Grantee dies
while employed with the Company, or during the 3-month period described in
subsection (a) above or during the twelve-month period described in subsection
(b) above and before the SARs otherwise lapse. Upon the Grantee’s death, the
SARs may be exercised by the Grantee’s beneficiary designated pursuant to the
Plan.

 

The Committee may, prior to the lapse of the SARs under the circumstances
described in paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) above, extend the time to exercise the
SARs. If the Grantee or his or her beneficiary exercises a SAR after termination
of employment, the SARs may be exercised only with respect to the shares that
were otherwise vested as of such termination.

 

5. Dividend Equivalents. If and when dividends or other distributions are paid
with respect to the Stock while the SARs are outstanding, the dollar amount or
fair market value of such dividends or distributions with respect to the number
of shares of Stock then underlying the SARs shall be converted into Restricted
Stock Units (“RSUs”) in Grantee’s name, based on the Fair Market Value of the
Stock as of the date such dividends or distributions were payable, and such RSUs
shall be subject to the same vesting restrictions as apply to the SARs with
respect to which they relate. At each anniversary of the Grant Date until the
SARs are exercised or expire, vested RSUs will be converted to shares of Stock
and distributed to Grantee; provided however, that (i) any RSUs representing
fractional Shares as of any anniversary other than the final payment date shall
not be distributed but shall continue to accumulate into the next period, (ii)
any RSUs representing fractional Shares as of the final payment date will be
rounded up to the nearest whole Share or paid in cash, if practicable, at the
Company’s election, and (iii) if the SARs are exercised on any date other than
an anniversary of the Grant Date, any RSUs accumulated as of the exercise date
will be converted to Shares (rounded up to the nearest whole Share or, if
practicable, with fractional shares to be paid in cash, at the Company’s
election) and delivered to Grantee on the next anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

6. Exercise of SAR. The value due upon exercise of the SARs is calculated as the
number of SARs being exercised, times the excess, if any, of (i) the Fair Market
Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise, over (ii) the Base Value of
the SAR. Provided such value is more than zero, the SARs shall be exercised by
written notice directed to the Secretary of the Company or his or her designee
at the address and in the form specified by the Secretary from time to time. If
the person exercising a SAR is not Grantee, such person shall also deliver with
the notice of exercise appropriate proof of his or her right to exercise the
SAR.

 

7. Limitation of Rights. The SARs do not confer to Grantee or Grantee’s
beneficiary any rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until shares
of Stock are in fact issued to such person in connection with the exercise of
the SARs. Nothing in this Certificate shall interfere with or limit in any way
the right of the Company or any affiliate to terminate Grantee’s employment at
any time, nor confer upon Grantee any right to continue in the employment of the
Company or any affiliate.

 

8. Withholding. The Company or any employer affiliate has the authority and the
right to deduct or withhold, or require Grantee to remit to the employer, an
amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including
Grantee’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any
taxable event arising as a result of the exercise of the SARs or the settlement
of the RSUs. The withholding requirement may be satisfied, in whole or in part,
at the election of the Secretary, by withholding from the SAR or RSU shares of
Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the minimum
amount (and not any greater amount) required to be withheld for tax purposes,
all in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary establishes.

 

9. Plan Controls. The terms contained in the Plan are incorporated into and made
a part of this Certificate and this Certificate shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the Plan. In the event of any actual or alleged
conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this
Certificate, the provisions of the Plan shall be controlling and determinative.

 

10. Severability. If any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Certificate is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the other
provisions of this Certificate will be construed and enforced as if the invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision had never been included.

 

11. Notice. Notices and communications under this Certificate must be in writing
and either personally delivered or sent by registered or certified United States
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Notices to the Company must be
addressed to: HomeBanc Corp., 2002 Summit Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia
30319; Attn: Secretary, or any other address designated by the Company in a
written notice to Grantee. Notices to Grantee will be directed to the address of
Grantee then currently on file with the Company, or at any other address given
by Grantee in a written notice to the Company.