Exhibit 10.8
 Grant No.: «NUM»
 CAPITALSOURCE INC.
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
 RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
FOR DIRECTORS
           By your signature below, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described herein, in the
attached Agreement and in the Plan, a copy of which is also attached. You acknowledge that you
have carefully reviewed the Plan, and agree that the Plan will control in the event any provision
of this cover sheet or Agreement should appear to be inconsistent.
 Date:GranteeDate:CapitalSource Inc.Title:
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CAPITALSOURCE INC.
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
 FOR DIRECTORS
 Restricted Stock
    
    This Agreement evidences an award of shares of Stock in the number
set forth on the cover sheet and subject to the vesting and other
conditions set forth herein, in the Plan and on the cover sheet
(the Restricted Stock).Transfer of
Restricted Stock
    
    Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged,
hypothecated or otherwise encumbered, whether by operation of law
or otherwise, nor may the Restricted Stock be made subject to
execution, attachment or similar process. If you attempt to do any
of these things, the Restricted Stock will immediately become
forfeited.Issuance and Vesting
    
    The Company will issue your Restricted Stock in the name set forth
on the cover sheet.[Your right to the Stock under this Restricted Stock grant and this
Agreement shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set
forth on the cover sheet so long as you continue in Service on the
vesting dates set forth on the cover sheet.
Notwithstanding your vesting schedule, the Restricted Stock will
become 100% vested upon your termination of Service due to your
death or Disability if you have provided Services to the company
for at least one (1) year at the time your Service terminates.]OR (for immediately vesting Awards)[The Restricted Stock is fully vested on the Grant Date.][Change of Control]
    
    [Notwithstanding your vesting schedule, upon the closing of a
Change of Control, the Restricted Stock will become 100% vested if
the Restricted Stock is not assumed, or equivalent restricted
securities are not substituted for the Restricted Stock, by the
Company or its successor.For purposes of this Agreement: Change of Control means (i) the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company or a merger, consolidation, or
reorganization of the Company with one or more other entities in
which the Company is not the surviving entity, (ii) a sale of
substantially all of the assets of the Company to another person or
entity, or (iii) any transaction (including without limitation a
merger or reorganization in which the Company is the surviving
entity) which results in any person or entity owning 50% or more of
the combined voting power of all classes of
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Shares of the Company
or its successor. Notwithstanding the foregoing a transaction
described in clause (i) or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence
shall not be a Change of Control if persons who are shareholders of
the Company or its Affiliates immediately prior to the transaction
continue to own 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company or the resulting entity immediately following the
transaction.]Evidence of Issuance
    
    The issuance of the Stock under the grant of Restricted Stock
evidenced by this Agreement shall be evidenced in such a manner as
the Company, in its discretion, will deem appropriate, including,
without limitation, book-entry, registration or issuance of one or
more Stock certificates, with any unvested Restricted Stock bearing
the appropriate restrictions imposed by this Agreement. As your
interest in the Restricted Stock vests, the recordation of the
number of shares of Restricted Stock attributable to you will be
appropriately modified if necessary. In so far as any share
certificates are issued for unvested Restricted Stock, such
certificates shall be held in escrow and shall contain an
appropriate legend.Forfeiture of
Unvested Restricted
Stock[Remove
paragraph for
immediately vesting
Awards]
    
    Unless the termination of your Service triggers accelerated vesting
of your Restricted Stock pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
the Plan, or any other written agreement between the Company (or
any Affiliate) and you, you will automatically forfeit to the
Company all of the unvested shares of Restricted Stock in the event
your Service terminates for any reason.Section 83(b)
Election
    
    Under Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the Code), the difference between the purchase price paid for
these shares of Stock and their Fair Market Value on the date any
forfeiture restrictions applicable to such shares lapse will be
reportable as ordinary income at that time. For this purpose,
forfeiture restrictions include the forfeiture of unvested Stock
described above. You may elect to be taxed at the time these
shares in restricted form are acquired rather than when such shares
cease to be subject to such forfeiture restrictions by filing an
election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the Internal Revenue
Service within thirty (30) days after the Grant Date. You will
have to make a tax payment to the extent the purchase price ($0.01
per share) is less than the Fair Market Value of these shares on
the Grant Date. The form for making this election is attached as
Exhibit Ahereto. Failure to make this filing within the thirty
(30) day period will result in the recognition of ordinary income
by you (in the event the Fair Market Value of the shares increases
after the date of purchase) as the forfeiture restrictions lapse.YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS YOUR SOLE DECISION AND RESPONSIBILITY,
AND NOT THE COMPANYS, TO FILE A TIMELY ELECTION UNDER SECTION
83(b). YOU ALSO
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ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR SECTION 83(b) ELECTION IS
NOT REVOCABLE AND THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOUP OR RECOVER
ANY TAXES PAID IN CONNECTION WITH THE SECTION 83(b) ELECTION FOR
ANY REASON, INCLUDING ON FORFEITURE OF THE UNVESTED SHARES OF STOCK
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TERMINATION OF SERVICE WITH THE COMPANY.
YOU ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE SHARES OF STOCK ARE STILL SUBJECT
TO FORFEITURE RESTRICTIONS WHICH WILL NOT LAPSE BY VIRTUE OF YOUR
SECTION 83(b) ELECTION OR PAYMENT OF TAXES IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH
ELECTION AND THAT YOU WILL FORFEIT ANY UNVESTED SHARES AT THE TIME
OF YOUR TERMINATION OF SERVICE EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE A
SECTION 83(b) ELECTION AND PAID THE TAXES ON SUCH UNVESTED SHARES
IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ELECTION. THE COMPANY AND ITS
REPRESENTATIVES WILL NOT MAKE THIS FILING ON YOUR BEHALF. YOU ARE
RELYING SOLELY ON YOUR OWN ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION AS
TO WHETHER OR NOT TO FILE ANY 83(b) ELECTION, INCLUDING WITH
RESPECT TO THE RISKS INVOLVED IF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THESE
SHARES OF STOCK FALLS AFTER THE GRANT DATE.Withholding Taxes
    
    You agree as a condition of this grant that you will make
acceptable arrangements to pay any withholding or other taxes that
may be due as a result of the vesting or receipt of the Restricted
Stock. In the event that the Company determines that any federal,
state, local or foreign tax or withholding payment is required
relating to the vesting or receipt of Stock arising from this
grant, the Company shall have the right to require such payments
from you, or withhold such amounts from other payments due to you
from the Company or any Affiliate (including withholding the
delivery of vested shares of Stock otherwise deliverable under this
Agreement).Retention Rights
    
    This Agreement and the grant evidenced hereby do not give you the
right to be retained by the Company (or any Affiliate) in any
capacity. Unless otherwise specified in an employment or other
written agreement between the Company (or any Affiliate) and you,
the Company (and any Affiliate) reserve the right to terminate your
Service at any time and for any reason.Stockholder Rights
    
    You will be entitled to receive, upon the Companys payment of a
cash dividend on outstanding shares of Stock, an amount of cash,
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units (as determined by the
Company from time to time) equal to the per-share dividend paid on
the shares of Restricted Stock that you hold as of the record date
for such dividend, which shall be subject to the same vesting,
forfeiture and other conditions as the associated Restricted Stock.
No adjustments are
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made for dividends or other rights if the
applicable record date occurs before your certificate is issued (or
an appropriate book entry is made), except as described in the
Plan.Your grant shall be subject to the terms of any applicable
agreement of merger, liquidation or reorganization in the event the
Company is subject to such corporate activity.Legends
    
    If and to the extent that the shares of Stock are represented by
certificates rather than book entry, all certificates representing
the Stock issued under this grant shall, where applicable, have
endorsed thereon the following legends:THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN VESTING, FORFEITURE AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE SUCH SHARES SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR HIS OR HER PREDECESSOR IN
INTEREST. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL
OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AND WILL BE FURNISHED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO
THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.Applicable Law
    
    This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of
the State of Delaware, other than any conflicts or choice of law
rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or
interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another
jurisdiction.The Plan
    
    The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference.Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the
Plan, and have the meaning set forth in the Plan.This Agreement, the associated cover sheet, and the Plan constitute
the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this
grant. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations
concerning this grant are superseded; except that any written
employment, consulting, confidentiality, non-competition and/or
severance agreement between you and the Company (or any Affiliate)
shall supersede this Agreement with respect to its subject matter.Data Privacy
    
    In order to administer the Plan, the Company may process personal
data about you. Such data includes, but is not limited to,
information provided in this Agreement or the cover sheet hereto
and any changes thereto, other appropriate personal and financial
data about you such as your contact information, payroll
information and any other information that might be deemed
appropriate by the Company to facilitate the administration of the
Plan.By accepting this grant, you give explicit consent to the Company
to process any such personal data.
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Code Section 409A
    
    It is intended that this Award comply with Section 409A of the Code
(Section 409A) or an exemption to Section 409A. To the extent
that the Company determines that you would be subject to the
additional 20% tax imposed on certain non-qualified deferred
compensation plans pursuant to Section 409A as a result of any
provision of this Agreement, such provision shall be deemed amended
to the minimum extent necessary to avoid application of such
additional tax. The nature of any such amendment shall be
determined by the Company.
 By signing the cover sheet of this Agreement, you agree to all of the terms and conditions
described above and in the Plan.
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