Form of 2008 Equity Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Award Agreement



 Exhibit 10.1 
 IRIDEX CORPORATION 
 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT 
 Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the IRIDEX Corporation 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Restricted Stock Award Agreement
(the “Award Agreement”). 
  

	I.	NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT 

 Participant Name: 
 Address: 

You have been granted an Award of Restricted Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, as follows:

  

					
	Grant Number	  	  
	  	
			
	Date of Grant	  	July 1, 2011	  	
			
	Vesting Commencement Date	  	July 1, 2011	  	
			
	Total Number of Shares Granted	  	  
	  	

 Vesting Schedule: 
 Subject to any acceleration provisions contained in the Plan or set forth below, the Restricted Stock will vest and the Company’s right to reacquire the Restricted Stock will lapse in accordance with
the following schedule: 
 One hundred percent (100%) of the Shares of Restricted Stock will vest in full on the one-year
anniversary of the date of grant, subject to Participant continuing to be a member of the Board through such date. 
 By
Participant’s signature and the signature of the representative of IRIDEX Corporation (the “Company”) below, Participant and the Company agree that this Award of Restricted Stock is granted under and governed by the terms and
conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A, all of which are made a part of this document. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Award
Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Award Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Award Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding,
conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan and Award Agreement. Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.









					
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 EXHIBIT A 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT 
 1. Grant of Restricted Stock. The Company hereby grants to the individual named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this Award Agreement (the “Participant”) under the Plan for
past services and as a separate incentive in connection with his or her services and not in lieu of any salary or other compensation for his or her services, an Award of Restricted Stock, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Award
Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 19(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, the terms and
conditions of the Plan will prevail. 
 2. Escrow of Shares. 

(a) All Shares of Restricted Stock will, upon execution of this Award Agreement, be delivered and deposited with an escrow holder
designated by the Company (the “Escrow Holder”). The Shares of Restricted Stock will be held by the Escrow Holder until such time as the Shares of Restricted Stock vest or the date Participant ceases to be a member of the Board.

 (b) The Escrow Holder will not be liable for any act it may do or omit to do with respect to holding the Shares of Restricted
Stock in escrow while acting in good faith and in the exercise of its judgment. 
 (c) Upon Participant’s termination as a
Service Provider for any reason, the Escrow Holder, upon receipt of written notice of such termination, will take all steps necessary to accomplish the transfer of the unvested Shares of Restricted Stock to the Company. Participant hereby appoints
the Escrow Holder with full power of substitution, as Participant’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact with irrevocable power and authority in the name and on behalf of Participant to take any action and execute all documents and instruments,
including, without limitation, stock powers which may be necessary to transfer the certificate or certificates evidencing such unvested Shares of Restricted Stock to the Company upon such termination. 

(d) The Escrow Holder will take all steps necessary to accomplish the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock to Participant after they
vest following Participant’s request that the Escrow Holder do so. 
 (e) Subject to the terms hereof, Participant will
have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares while they are held in escrow, including without limitation, the right to vote the Shares and to receive any cash dividends declared thereon. 

(f) In the event of any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property),
recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the
Company affecting the Shares, the Shares of Restricted Stock will be increased, reduced or 







 
otherwise changed, and by virtue of any such change Participant will in his or her capacity as owner of unvested Shares of Restricted Stock be entitled to new or additional or different shares of
stock, cash or securities (other than rights or warrants to purchase securities); such new or additional or different shares, cash or securities will thereupon be considered to be unvested Shares of Restricted Stock and will be subject to all of the
conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the unvested Shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Award Agreement. If Participant receives rights or warrants with respect to any unvested Shares of Restricted Stock, such rights or
warrants may be held or exercised by Participant, provided that until such exercise any such rights or warrants and after such exercise any shares or other securities acquired by the exercise of such rights or warrants will be considered to be
unvested Shares of Restricted Stock and will be subject to all of the conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the unvested Shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Award Agreement. The Administrator in its absolute discretion at any
time may accelerate the vesting of all or any portion of such new or additional shares of stock, cash or securities, rights or warrants to purchase securities or shares or other securities acquired by the exercise of such rights or warrants.

 (g) The Company may instruct the transfer agent for its Common Stock to place a legend on the certificates representing the
Restricted Stock or otherwise note its records as to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Award Agreement. 
 3.
Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 4, and subject to Section 5, the Shares of Restricted Stock awarded by this Award Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Notice of Grant
attached as Part I of this Award Agreement. Shares of Restricted Stock scheduled to vest on a certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in Participant in accordance with any of the provisions of this Award Agreement,
unless Participant will have been continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs. 

4. Administrator Discretion. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser
portion of the balance, of the unvested Restricted Stock at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such Restricted Stock will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Administrator. 

5. Forfeiture upon Termination of Status as a Member of the Board. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement,
the balance of the Shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested at the time of Participant’s termination as a member of the Board for any reason will be forfeited and automatically transferred to and reacquired by the Company at no cost to
the Company upon the date of such termination and Participant will have no further rights thereunder. Participant will not be entitled to a refund of the price paid for the Shares of Restricted Stock, if any, returned to the Company pursuant to this
Section 5. Participant hereby appoints the Escrow Agent with full power of substitution, as Participant’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact with irrevocable power and authority in the name and on behalf of Participant to take any action and
execute all documents and instruments, including, without limitation, stock powers which may be necessary to transfer the certificate or certificates evidencing such unvested Shares to the Company upon such termination of service. 







 6. Death of Participant. Any distribution or delivery to be made to Participant under
this Award Agreement will, if Participant is then deceased, be made to Participant’s designated beneficiary, or if no beneficiary survives Participant, the administrator or executor of Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish
the Company with (a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.

 7. Withholding of Taxes. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, no certificate representing
the Shares of Restricted Stock may be released from the escrow established pursuant to Section 5, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect to the payment of
income, employment and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to such Shares. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit Participant to
satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part (without limitation) by (a) paying cash, (b) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to
be withheld, (c) delivering to the Company already vested and owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld, or (d) selling a sufficient number of such Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant
through such means as the Company may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in its discretion, it will have the right
(but not the obligation) to satisfy any tax withholding obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required tax withholding
obligations hereunder at the time any applicable Shares otherwise are scheduled to vest pursuant to Sections 3 or 4, Participant will permanently forfeit such Shares and the Shares will be returned to the Company at no cost to the Company.

 8. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through Participant will have any of
the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or
registrars, and delivered to Participant or the Escrow Agent. Except as provided in Section 2(f), after such issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such
Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares. 
 9. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF THE SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS RESTRICTED STOCK OR
ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED
ENGAGEMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL. 







 10. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of
this Award Agreement will be addressed to the Company, in care of its Chief Executive Officer at IRIDEX Corporation, 1212 Terra Bella Avenue, Mountain View, California, 94043, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in
writing. 
 11. Grant is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in Section 6, the unvested Shares
subject to this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or
similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any unvested Shares of Restricted Stock subject to this grant, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any
execution, attachment or similar process, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void. 
 12. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this grant contained herein, this Award Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees,
legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 
 13. Additional Conditions to Release from Escrow.
The Company will not be required to issue any certificate or certificates for Shares hereunder or release such Shares from the escrow established pursuant to Section 2 prior to fulfillment of all the following conditions: (a) the admission
of such Shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which such class of stock is then listed; (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or under the rulings or regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator will, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable; (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal
governmental agency, which the Administrator will, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; and (d) the lapse of such reasonable period of time following the date of grant of the Restricted Stock as the Administrator
may establish from time to time for reasons of administrative convenience. 
 14. Plan Governs. This Award Agreement is
subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Award Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined
in this Award Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan. 
 15. Administrator Authority. The Administrator
will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not
limited to, the determination of whether or not any Shares of Restricted Stock have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company
and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Award Agreement. 







 16. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver
any documents related to the Shares of Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan or future Restricted Stock that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or request Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.
Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

 17. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or
construction of this Award Agreement. 
 18. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Award Agreement
will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Award Agreement. 

19. Modifications to the Agreement. This Award Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects
covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Award Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Award Agreement or the Plan can be
made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Award Agreement as it deems
necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or
income recognition under Section 409A of the Code in connection to this Award of Restricted Stock. 
 20. Amendment,
Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award of Restricted Stock under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant
understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time. 

21. Governing Law. This Award Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to the
conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Award of Restricted Stock or this Award Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of California, and
agree that such litigation will be conducted in the courts of Santa Clara County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this Award of Restricted Stock is
made and/or to be performed.