Exhibit 10.4


 





 


Keane, Inc.


 


 


Stock Restriction Agreement


Granted Under 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan


 


 


AGREEMENT
made this      day of
                          ,
          , between
Keane, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), and                                 
(the “Employee”).


 


For
valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:


 


1.                                       Purchase
of Shares.  The Company shall issue
and sell to the Employee, and the Employee shall purchase from the Company,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,               
shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $.10 par value per share, of the Company
(the “Common Stock”), at a purchase price of $.10 per share.  The aggregate purchase price for the shares
shall be paid by the Employee by check payable to the order of the Company or
by such other method as may be acceptable to the Company.  Upon receipt of payment by the Company for
the Shares, the Company shall issue to the Employee one or more certificates,
or otherwise cause to be issued shares in book entry form, in the name of the
Employee for that number of Shares purchased by the Employee.  The Employee agrees that the Shares shall be
subject to the Purchase Option set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement
and the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4 of the
Agreement.  


 


2.                                       Purchase
Option.


 


In the event that the Employee ceases to be
employed by the Company for any reason or for no reason, with or without cause
(the “Employment Termination”), prior to                     
    ,         , the
Company shall have the right and option (the “Purchase Option”) to purchase
from the Employee, for a sum of $.10 per share (the “Option Price”), as
follows:


 


(a) If
the Employment Termination is effective on or before                   
    ,         , the
Company may exercise the Purchase Option against 75% of the total number of
Shares;


 


(b) If
the Employment Termination is effective on or before                   
    ,         , the
Company may exercise the Purchase Option against 50% of the total number of
Shares;


 


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(c) If
the Employment Termination is effective on or before                   
    ,         , the
Company may exercise the Purchase Option against 25% of the total number of
Shares;


 


(d) The
Company’s Purchase Option shall expire on                   
    ,         .


 


3.                                       Exercise
of Purchase Option and Closing.


 


(a) The Company may exercise the Purchase Option by delivering or
mailing to the Employee (or his or her estate), in accordance with Section 13,
within 60 days after the termination of the employment of the Employee with the
Company, a written notice of exercise of the Purchase Option.  Such notice shall specify the number of
Shares to be purchased.  If and to the
extent the Purchase Option is not so exercised by the giving of such a notice
within such 60-day period, the Purchase Option shall automatically expire and
terminate effective upon the expiration of such 60-day period. 


 


(b) Within 10 days after his receipt of the
Company’s notice of the exercise of the Purchase Option pursuant to subsection (a)
above, the Employee (or his or her estate) shall tender to the Company at its
principle offices the certificate or certificates representing the Shares which
the Company has elected to purchase, duly endorsed in blank by the Employee or
with duly endorsed stock powers attached thereto, all in form suitable for the
transfer of such Shares to the Company. 
Upon its receipt of such certificate or certificates, the Company shall
deliver or mail to the Employee a check in the amount of the aggregate Option
Price therefor.


 


(c)
After the time at which any Shares are required to be delivered to the Company
for transfer to the Company pursuant to subsection (b) above, the Company
shall not pay any dividend to the Employee on account of such Shares or permit
the Employee to exercise any of the privileges or rights of a stockholder with
respect to such Shares, but shall, in so far as permitted by law, treat the
Company as the owner of such Shares.


 


(d) The Option Price may be payable, at the
option of the Company, in cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding
indebtedness of the Employee to the Company or in cash (by check) or both.


 


4.                                       Restrictions
on Transfer.


 


(a)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) below, the Employee shall
not, during the term of the Purchase Option, sell, assign, transfer, pledge,
hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise
(collectively “transfer”), any of the Shares, or any interest therein, unless
and until such Shares are no longer subject to the Purchase Option.


 


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(b)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee may transfer Shares to or for the
benefit of any spouse, child or grandchild, or to a trust for their benefit,
provided that such Shares shall remain subject to this Agreement (including
without limitation the Purchase Option set forth in Section 2 and the restrictions
on transfer set forth in this Section 4) and such permitted transferee
shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written
instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.


 


5.                                       Effect
of Prohibited Transfer.  The Company
shall not be required (a) to transfer on its books any of the Shares which
shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the provisions set
forth in this Agreement, or (b) to treat as owner of such Shares or to pay
dividends to any transferee to whom any such Shares shall have been so sold or
transferred.  


 


6.                                       Restrictive
Legend.  All certificates
representing Shares shall have affixed thereto a legend in substantially the
following form, in addition to any other legends that may be required under
federal or state securities laws:      


 


“The
shares of stock represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on
transfer and an option to purchase set forth in a certain Stock Restriction
Agreement between the corporation and the registered owner of these shares (or
his predecessor in interest), and such Agreement is available for inspection
without charge at the office of the Clerk of the corporation.”


 


(a) In the case of shares issued in book entry form, the
Company shall have the authority to impose stock transfer restrictions
consistent with the terms of this agreement.


 


7.                                       Adjustments
for Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, etc.


 


(a) If
from time to time during the term of the Purchase Option there is any stock
split-up, stock dividend, stock distribution or other reclassification of the
Common Stock of the Company, any and all new, substituted or additional
securities to which the Employee is entitled by reason of his or her ownership
of the Shares be immediately subject to the Purchase Option, the restrictions
on transfer and other provisions of this Agreement in the same manner and to
the same extent as the Shares, and the Option Price shall be appropriately
adjusted.  


 


(b) If
the Shares are converted into or exchanged for, or stockholders of the Company
receive by reason of any distribution in total or partial liquidation,
securities of another corporation, or other property (including cash), pursuant
to any merger of the Company or acquisition of its assets, then the rights of
the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Company’s
successor and this Agreement shall apply to the securities or other property
received upon such conversion, exchange or distribution in the same manner and
to the same extent as the Shares.


 


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8.                                       Withholding
Taxes.


 


(a)
The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company has the right to deduct
from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Employee any federal, state or
local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the
purchase of the Shares by the Employee.


 


(b) If
the Employee elects, in accordance with Section 83(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to recognize ordinary income in the year of
acquisition of the Shares, the Company will require the Employee to make to the
Company, at the time of such election, an additional payment for withholding
tax purposes based on the difference, if any, between the purchase price for
such Shares and the fair market value of such Shares as of the day immediately
preceding the date of the purchase of such Shares by the Employee.


 


9.                                       Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this
Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.


 


10.                                 Waiver.  Any provision contained in this Agreement may
be waived, either generally or in any particular instance, by the Board of
Directors of the Company.


 


11.                                 Binding
Effect.  This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Employee and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors
and assigns, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4
of this Agreement. 


 


12.                                 No
Special Employment Rights; Agreement Not To Compete.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall be
construed or deemed by any person under any circumstances to bind the Company
to continue the employment of the Participant for the period within which this
option may be exercised.  The Company
expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its
relationship with a Participant free from any claim under the Plan.  In consideration of the benefits herein
conferred, the Participant hereby agrees and covenants with the Company that
for a period of one (1) year following any termination of his or her employment
with the Company he or she (i) will not hire, attempt to hire, solicit, or
attempt to solicit to hire, or assist another or participate in any manner in
the hiring or soliciting for hire, of any person employed by Keane within the
one (1) year prior to the termination of his or her employment; and (ii) will
not “compete” with Keane.  For purposes
of the Agreement, “competing” is defined as soliciting or doing business with,
directly or indirectly, any present or past (within the two years prior to the
termination of his or her employment) customer of Keane, or any prospective
customer of Keane, with whom he or she has had contact in connection with any
business activity, but is 


 


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limited to the
type of services provided by Keane to any of its customers during the term of
his or her employment. 


 


13.                                 Notice.  All notices required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing and deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or upon
deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to the other party hereto at the address shown
beneath his or her or its respective signature to this Agreement, or at such
other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in
accordance with this Section 13.


 


14.                                 Pronouns.  Whenever the context may require, any
pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall
include the plural, and vice versa.


 


15.                                 Entire
Agreement.  This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and supercedes all prior
agreements and understanding, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.


 


16.                                 Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended or modified
only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and the Employee.


 


17.                                 Governing
Law.  This Agreement shall be
governed by and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the principles of
conflicts of law thereof.


 


18.                                 Specific
Performance.  The Company and the
Employee agree that any breach of this Agreement will cause the Company
substantial and irrevocable damage and therefore, in the event of any such
breach, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, the Company
shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive relief.


 


IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day
and year first above written.   


 


 


	
   

  	
  KEANE, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
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PARTICIPANT’S
ACCEPTANCE


 


The
undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing option and agrees to the terms and
conditions thereof.  The undersigned
hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan.


 


 


	
   

  	
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I have
read the terms and conditions of the foregoing option and choose NOT TO
ACCEPT the option agreement.


 


 


	
   

  	
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