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Exhibit
10.9




RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

(Jack M. Antonini)




     This Restricted Stock Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the 4th day of February, 2004
(the “Execution Date”) by and between Cardtronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and Jack M. Antonini (“Employee”).



RECITALS:




     WHEREAS, the Company and Employee have heretofore entered into a Restricted Stock Agreement
dated January 20, 2003 (the “Original Agreement”) pursuant to which Employee purchased from the
Company 80,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001 per share (“Common Stock”),
at a price of $11.76 per share; and



     WHEREAS, effective as of the Execution Date, the Company and Employee desire to amend and
restate the Original Agreement in its entirety to reflect certain changes to the initial
arrangement that have been agreed to by the Company and Employee;



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements set forth herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company
and Employee agree that the Original Agreement shall be and hereby is restated in its entirety into
this Agreement, effective as of the Execution Date, and the Company and Employee further agree as
follows:



AGREEMENTS:




     1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized words shall have
the meanings indicated below:



     “Acceleration Event” means any of the following: (a) the occurrence of an event that
constitutes a Change in Control; (b) the occurrence of a Sale of the Company Transaction prior to
the date of an IPO; or (c) the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company for any
reason that does not constitute a Repurchase Event (including, without limitation, the termination
of the Employee’s employment with the Company (A) by the Company without Cause, (B) by the Employee
for Good Reason, or (C) by reason of the Employee’s death or Disability).



     “Affiliate” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or partnership,
association, trust or other entity or organization which, directly or indirectly, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under
common control with”), as used with respect to any entity or organization, shall mean the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of the controlled entity or organization, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.



     “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.



 









 





     “Cause” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Employment Agreement.



     “Change in Control” means:




     (a) prior to the date of an IPO, any transaction or event pursuant to which the Summit
Investors cease to collectively own 50% or more of the number of shares of Common Stock that
they own on the Execution Date; and




     (b) from and after the date of an IPO, (A) a merger of the Company with another entity,
a consolidation involving the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company to another entity if, in any such case, (i) the holders of equity securities
of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or event do not beneficially own
immediately after such transaction or event equity securities of the resulting entity
entitled to 60% or more of the votes then eligible to be cast in the election of directors
generally (or comparable governing body) of the resulting entity in substantially the same
proportions that they owned the equity securities of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction or event or (ii) the persons who were members of the Board immediately prior to
such transaction or event shall not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors
of the resulting entity immediately after such transaction or event, (B) the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, (C) when any person or entity, including a “group” as
contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (other
than the Summit Investors) acquires or gains ownership or control (including, without
limitation, power to vote) of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding
securities of, (i) if the Company has not engaged in a merger or consolidation, the Company,
or (ii) if the Company has engaged in a merger or consolidation, the resulting entity, or
(D) as a result of or in connection with a contested election of directors, the persons who
were members of the Board immediately before such election shall cease to constitute a
majority of the Board. For purposes of this subparagraph (b), (1) “resulting entity” in the
context of a transaction or event that is a merger, consolidation or sale of all or
substantially all assets shall mean the surviving entity (or acquiring entity in the case of
an asset sale) unless the surviving entity (or acquiring entity in the case of an asset
sale) is a subsidiary of another entity and the holders of common stock of the Company
receive capital stock of such other entity in such transaction or event, in which event the
resulting entity shall be such other entity, and (2) subsequent to the consummation of a
merger or consolidation that does not constitute a Change in Control, the term “Company”
shall refer to the resulting entity and the term “Board” shall refer to the board of
directors (or comparable governing body) of the resulting entity.


Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall an IPO constitute a Change in Control.




     “Disability” means Employee’s disability entitling Employee to benefits under the long-term
disability plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that if Employee is
not eligible to participate in such plan, then Employee shall be considered to have incurred a
“Disability” if and when the Board determines that Employee is permanently and totally unable to
perform his duties for the Company or any Affiliate as a result of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment as supported by a written medical opinion to the
foregoing effect by a physician selected by the Board.



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     “Earned Shares” means any Restricted Shares as to which the Company’s Repurchase Right under
Section 4(b) has lapsed in accordance with Section 4(c).



     “Employment Agreement” means that certain Employment Agreement between the Company and
Employee dated January 20, 2003, as the same has been or may be amended or restated from time to
time.



     “Good Reason” means a termination of Employee’s employment with the Company by reason of
Employee’s resignation within 180 days after the date Employee’s duties and responsibilities under
the Employment Agreement are materially reduced.



     “Investors Agreement” means that certain Investors Agreement dated as of June 4, 2001, among
the Company and certain of its stockholders, as the same has been or may be amended or restated
from time to time.



     “IPO” means the initial sale of any class of common stock of the Company pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act (other than a registration statement on
Form S-8, Form S-4 or any successor forms).



     “Repurchase Event” means the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company (a) by the
Company for Cause or (b) by the Employee without Good Reason.



     “Restricted Shares” means 80,000 shares of Common Stock, except for such shares that have
become Earned Shares.



     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


In addition, the terms “Common Stock Equivalent,” “Permitted Transfer,” “Sale of the Company
Transaction,” and “Summit Investors” shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Investors Agreement.




     2. Purchase and Sale. On January 20, 2003, and subject to the terms of the Original
Agreement, the Company sold to Employee, and Employee purchased from the Company, the Restricted
Shares for a total purchase price equal to $940,800.00, which purchase price was paid by Employee’s
delivery of a partially recourse promissory note in the original principal amount of $940,800.00
(the “Note”). The Note is secured by Employee’s pledge of the Restricted Shares and the Earned
Shares pursuant to a pledge agreement dated January 20, 2003, executed by Employee in favor of the
Company (the “Pledge Agreement”). The parties hereby acknowledge and confirm that the Note is
recourse to Employee only to the extent of (a) 50% of the then outstanding principal balance and
(b) 100% of all accrued interest thereon. Although this Agreement constitutes an amendment and
restatement of the Original Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that the rights and
benefits provided for in the Note and the Pledge Agreement are not affected by this Agreement.



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     3. Effect on Employment Agreement. The purchase of the Restricted Shares pursuant to the
terms of the Original Agreement (as amended and restated by this Agreement) constituted the
purchase of the 80,000 shares of Common Stock that Employee was entitled to purchase pursuant to
the terms of the Employment Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this
Agreement and the Employment Agreement with respect to the purchase of such shares, the terms of
this Agreement shall govern and control.



     4. Restricted Shares. The Restricted Shares and, to the extent specified, the Earned Shares
have been accepted by Employee subject to the following:




     (a) Transfer Restrictions. Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned,
pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred, encumbered or disposed of.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has consented to Employee’s pledge of all of the
Restricted Shares and Earned Shares to the Company pursuant to the Pledge Agreement.
Pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, Employee has pledged the Restricted Shares and the Earned
Shares to secure Employee’s obligations under the Note. Any Restricted Shares sold,
assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred, encumbered or disposed
of in breach of the foregoing shall automatically be subject to the Repurchase Right as if
such event constituted a Repurchase Event; provided, however, that notice to Employee of the
Company’s exercise of the Repurchase Right shall not be due prior to the date that is 60
days after the date upon which Employee provides written notice to the Company of such
event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the date of an IPO, Employee may transfer
Earned Shares pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, and from and after the date of an IPO,
Employee may transfer Earned Shares to the extent not restricted by applicable law or
contract; provided, however, that if any portion of the Note remains outstanding on the date
of any such transfer, then Employee must make a payment on the Note in an amount equal to
(i) the outstanding principal and accrued, unpaid interest on the Note as of the date of
such transfer, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Earned
Shares subject to such transfer, and the denominator of which is the total number of
Restricted Shares and Earned Shares then pledged as security for the Note under the Pledge
Agreement (including the Earned Shares subject to such transfer).




     (b) Company’s Repurchase Right. Upon the occurrence of a Repurchase Event, the
Company shall have the right (the “Repurchase Right”), but not the obligation, to purchase
from Employee any and all of the Restricted Shares for a purchase price equal to $11.76 per
share subject to adjustments by the Board for stock splits, reverse stock splits and
recapitalizations (as so adjusted, the “Repurchase Price”). If the Company desires to
exercise the Repurchase Right, it must do so by delivering a written notice (the “Repurchase
Notice”) to Employee within 60 days of the date upon which the Repurchase Event occurs and
such notice must specify (i) the number of Restricted Shares the Company elects to
repurchase and (ii) a closing date (which shall be within 30 days after the date the
Repurchase Notice is given). The Repurchase Price shall be paid in cash at the closing;
provided, at the Company’s election, the Repurchase Price may be satisfied, in whole or in
part, by a dollar for dollar reduction of the outstanding amount of principal and accrued,
unpaid interest on the Note. If the Company does not deliver the Repurchase Notice to
Employee within 60 days after the date upon which a Repurchase



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Event occurs, then the Repurchase Right shall lapse upon the expiration of such 60-day
period. Further, if the Company elects in the Repurchase Notice to exercise the Repurchase
Right with respect to less than all of the Restricted Shares then subject to the Repurchase
Right, then the Repurchase Right shall lapse as to the number of Restricted Shares with
respect to which the Company elected not to exercise the Repurchase Right.




     (c) Lapse of Repurchase Right. Provided that Employee has been continuously
employed by the Company from January 20, 2003, through the lapse date set forth in the
following schedule, the Repurchase Right shall lapse with respect to a number of the
Restricted Shares determined in accordance with the following schedule:



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Number of Restricted	 
	 	 	Shares as to Which	 
	Lapse Date
	 	Repurchase Right Lapses	 
	February 4, 2004
	 	20,000
	The earlier of January 20, 2005, or the date of an IPO
	 	20,000
	January 20, 2006
	 	20,000
	January 20, 2007
	 	20,000







Notwithstanding the foregoing schedule, except to the extent previously repurchased under
Section 4(b), the Repurchase Right shall lapse as to all of the Restricted Shares then
subject to the Repurchase Right upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event. In addition,
the Repurchase Right shall lapse as provided in the last two sentences of Section 4(b).




     (d) Adoption of Investors Agreement. Employee has previously executed an
adoption agreement agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Investors
Agreement. By reason of the adoption agreement, Employee has become a “Securityholder” as
such term is used in the Investors Agreement, and the Restricted Shares and the Earned
Shares shall be bound by the terms of the Investors Agreement. Employee shall remain a
“Securityholder” under the Investors Agreement until the terms of the Investors Agreement
provide otherwise. Employee acknowledges that the Investors Agreement contains, among other
things, transfer restrictions that are not discharged by the lapse of the Repurchase Right.
Upon the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company, the provisions of Section 8
of Exhibit B to the Investors Agreement shall apply with respect to the Earned Shares, but
such provisions shall be superseded by the Repurchase Right set forth in this Agreement with
respect to the Restricted Shares as of the date of such termination of employment.




     (e) Certificates. A certificate evidencing the Restricted Shares, in the form
determined by the Board, has heretofore been issued by the Company in Employee’s name,
pursuant to which Employee has all of the rights of a common stockholder of the Company with
respect to the Restricted Shares, including, without limitation, voting rights and the right
to receive dividends (provided, however, that dividends paid in shares of the Company’s
stock and shares issued pursuant to stock splits or recapitalizations shall be subject to
the Company’s Repurchase Right under Section 4(b) to the same extent as the Restricted
Shares in respect of which such new shares are issued). The



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certificate evidencing any Restricted Shares shall held by the Secretary of the Company
or such other depository as may be designated by the Board as a depository for safekeeping
until the later of (i) the date the Note has been paid in full and all obligations of
Employee thereunder have been satisfied and (ii) the date such shares become Earned Shares
by reason of the lapse of the Repurchase Right. Upon the occurrence of the later of the
preceding two events, the Company shall deliver to Employee a stock certificate evidencing
the ownership of the Earned Shares, which certificate shall be in Employee’s name, delivered
to Employee and unlegended (except for any legend required by applicable law or by the Board
to reflect that the shares are subject to the terms of the Investors Agreement). Employee
has delivered to the Company a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted
Shares and the Earned Shares.




     (f) Corporate Acts. The existence of the Restricted Shares shall not affect in
any way the right or power of the Board or the stockholders of the Company to make or
authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s
capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of
debt or equity securities, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale, lease,
exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or any other
corporate act or proceeding. The prohibitions in Section 4(a) shall not apply to the
transfer of Restricted Shares pursuant to a plan of reorganization of the Company, but the
stock, securities or other property received in exchange therefor shall also become subject
to the transfer restrictions and Repurchase Right to the same extent as the Restricted
Shares exchanged therefore and the certificates representing such stock, securities or other
property shall be legended to show such restrictions.



     5. Taxation; §83(b) Election.




     (a) To the extent that the receipt of the Restricted Shares, the lapse of the
Repurchase Right, or the amendment and restatement of the Original Agreement into the form
of this Agreement results in compensation income or wages to Employee for federal, state or
local tax purposes, Employee shall deliver to the Company at the time of such receipt, lapse
or restatement, as the case may be, such amount of money as the Company may require to meet
its minimum obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations, and if Employee fails to do
so, the Company is authorized to withhold from any cash or stock remuneration (including
withholding any Earned Shares distributable to Employee under this Agreement) then or
thereafter payable to Employee any tax required to be withheld by reason of such resulting
compensation income or wages. Within 30 days after the Execution Date, Employee shall make
an election authorized by section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
with respect to the Restricted Shares for which the Repurchase Right has not expired on or
before the Execution Date, and Employee shall submit to the Company a copy of the statement
filed by Employee to make such election. As soon as administratively feasible after the
Company’s receipt of a copy of such statement, the Company or an Affiliate shall pay a
special, one-time bonus to Employee in the amount of $946,151.00 (subject to applicable tax
withholding and other payroll deductions).



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     (b) Employee acknowledges and agrees that he is not relying upon any written or oral
statement or representation of the Company, its Affiliates, or any of their respective
employees, directors, officers, attorneys or agents regarding the tax effects associated
with the Restricted Shares, the Earned Shares, the Note, the Pledge Agreement, and the
amendment and restatement of the Original Agreement into the form of this Agreement.
Employee acknowledges and agrees that (i) in deciding to enter into the Original Agreement,
the Note, and the Pledge Agreement, Employee relied on his own judgment and the judgment of
the professionals of his choice with whom he has consulted, and (ii) in deciding to enter
into this Agreement, Employee is relying on his own judgment and the judgment of the
professionals of his choice with whom he has consulted.



     6. Disposition Rights vis-à-vis Summit Investors. In addition to the “Tag-Along”,
“Drag-Along”, “Piggyback” and “Demand Registration” rights set forth in the Investors Agreement, if
at any time any of the Summit Investors sell and convey Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
such that a Change in Control will occur, then Employee will have the additional rights described
in this Section 6; provided, however, that the additional rights described in this Section 6 shall
in no event be applicable from and after the date of an IPO or with respect to any sale of Common
Stock by the Summit Investors in connection with an IPO. Such rights shall be as described in
Section 4 of Exhibit B of the Investors Agreement; provided, however, that (a) the exclusions set
forth in Section 4(a) of Exhibit B of the Investors Agreement shall not apply, and (b) in lieu of
determining the number of shares that Employee may include in such sale under Section 4(c) of
Exhibit B of the Investors Agreement, such number shall equal the product (rounded to the nearest
whole share) of (i) the aggregate number of Restricted Shares and Earned Shares and (ii) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of shares being sold by the Summit Investors
in connection with such Change in Control, and the denominator of which is the total number of
shares owned by the Summit Investors immediately prior to such Change in Control. To the maximum
extent possible, all shares that Employee may tender in any sale permitted under either the
Investors Agreement or this Agreement shall be Earned Shares. To the extent that any of Employee’s
shares included in any such sale are Restricted Shares, then those shares shall be taken
proportionately from each of the scheduled lapse dates identified in the schedule set forth in
Section 4(c). For example, if on March 1, 2004, the Summit Investors sell 60% of their shares in
the Company, then Employee may sell 48,000 shares. The first 20,000 of such shares shall be Earned
Shares. The balance of the shares (28,000) shall be taken equally from each of the three remaining
scheduled lapse dates (i.e. 9,334 from the Restricted Shares as to which the Repurchase Right will
lapse on the earlier of January 20, 2005 or the date of an IPO, 9,333 from the Restricted Shares as
to which the Repurchase Right will lapse on January 20, 2006, and 9,333 from the Restricted Shares
as to which the Repurchase Right will lapse on January 20, 2007).



     7. Status of Stock.




     (a) Employee understands that at the time of the execution of this Agreement the
Restricted Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities
law, and that the Company does not currently intend to effect any such registration. If
requested to do so by the Company, Employee will execute and deliver to
the Company in writing an agreement containing such provisions as the Company may
require to assure compliance with applicable securities laws.



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     (b) Employee agrees that the Restricted Shares are being acquired by Employee for
investment without a view to distribution, within the meaning of the Securities Act, and
shall not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an
effective registration statement for the shares under the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. Employee also agrees that the
Restricted Shares will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner which would
constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities laws.




     (c) In addition, Employee agrees that (i) the certificates representing the Restricted
Shares may bear such legend or legends as the Company deems appropriate in order to reflect
the Repurchase Right and to assure compliance with this Agreement, the Investors Agreement
and applicable securities laws, (ii) the Company may refuse to register the transfer of the
Restricted Shares on the stock transfer records of the Company if such proposed transfer
would constitute a violation of this Agreement, the Investors Agreement or any applicable
securities law and (iii) the Company may give related instructions to its transfer agent, if
any, to stop registration of the transfer of the Restricted Shares.



     8. Employment Relationship. For purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be considered to
be in the employment of the Company as long as Employee remains an employee of either the Company
or any Affiliate. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, it is specifically
provided that Employee shall be considered to have terminated employment with the Company at the
time the entity or other organization that employs Employee ceases to be an Affiliate. Nothing in
the sale or issuance of the Restricted Shares pursuant to the Original Agreement and nothing in
this Agreement shall confer upon Employee the right to continued employment by the Company or
affect in any way the right of the Company to terminate such employment at any time. Any question
as to whether and when there has been a termination of Employee’s employment, and the cause of such
termination, shall be determined by the Board and its determination shall be final.



     9. Notices. For purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for
herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or
when mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, addressed as follows:



	 	 	 
	If to Company to:

	 	Cardtronics, Inc.

3110 Hayes Rd., Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77082

Attention: General Counsel







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	 	with a copy to:

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The CapStreet Group, LLC

600 Travis Street, Suite 6110

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Mr. Fred Lummis

	 
	 	 
	If to Employee to:

	 	The address set forth on the signature page hereto.





or to such other address as either party may furnish to the other in writing in accordance
herewith, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.




     10. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement replaces and merges all previous agreements
and discussions relating to the same or similar subject matters between Employee and the Company
and constitutes the entire agreement between Employee and the Company with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, all prior
understandings and agreements, if any, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter
hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. Further, Employee acknowledges
and agrees that the rights and benefits provided for in this Agreement are in full substitution for
the rights and benefits provided to Employee under the Original Agreement, and Employee shall no
longer have any rights or claims to the rights and benefits provided for in the Original Agreement.
Any modification of this Agreement shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both
Employee and an authorized officer of the Company.



     11. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any
successors to the Company and all persons lawfully claiming under Employee.



     12. Governing Law and Resolution of Disputes. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law
principles thereof. In the event of any dispute, difference or question arising between the
Company and Employee in connection with this Agreement or the discussion, negotiation, drafting or
making hereof, or any clause or the construction thereof, or the rights, duties or liabilities of
either party, then, and in every such case, unless the parties agree on the appointment of a single
arbitrator, the matter of difference shall be referred to one arbitrator appointed by the American
Arbitration Association, and the arbitration of such dispute shall be administered in accordance
with the employment rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator shall determine
the place or places in Harris County, Texas, where meetings are to be held. The arbitrator must
base his or her decision, with respect to the difference before him or her, on the contents of this
Agreement and the relevant facts, and the decision of the arbitrator shall be binding on both
parties. Nothing herein is or shall be deemed to preclude the Company’s resort to injunctive
relief implemented by the arbitrators pursuant to this Section 12.



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



[Signature Page Follows]




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	 	COMPANY:



CARDTRONICS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ FRED LUMMIS	 
	 	 	Fred Lummis, Chairman 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	EMPLOYEE:



/s/ JACK M. ANTONINI

Jack M. Antonini

 	 



					
	 


	 	Notice Information:
	 	Mr. Jack M. Antonini

22107 Laurel Terrace Ct.

Katy, Texas 77450






SPOUSAL CONSENT




     Employee’s spouse, if any, is fully aware of, understands and fully consents and agrees to the
provisions of this Agreement and its binding effect upon any marital or community property
interests she may now or hereafter own, and agrees that the termination of her and Employee’s
marital relationship for any reason shall not have the effect of removing any Restricted Shares
otherwise subject to this Agreement from coverage hereunder and that her awareness, understanding,
consent and agreement are evidenced by her signature below.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Employee’s Spouse



SUSAN M. ANTONINI

Susan M. Antonini





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