Exhibit 10.9





Exhibit 10.9




RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT




THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Crosstex
Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and          
(“Participant”) as of the Grant Date.



WITNESSETH:




WHEREAS, the Crosstex Energy, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (“Plan”) was adopted by the
Company for the benefit of certain employees and non-employee directors of the Company and its
Affiliates; and



WHEREAS, Participant is eligible to participate in the Plan and the Committee has authorized
the grant to Participant of shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”), containing
certain restrictions, pursuant to the Plan and upon the terms set forth herein;



NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter set forth, the Company and Participant hereby agree as follows:



1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.



“Grant Date” means 12/15/2009.



“Qualifying Termination” means Participant’s employment or service with the Company or its
Affiliates is terminated due to Participant’s (i) death, (ii) becoming disabled and qualified to
receive benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or (iii) retirement with the
approval of the Committee on or after reaching age 60.



“Restricted Shares” means
___ common shares of the Company, subject to the provisions of this
Agreement.



“Vesting Commencement Date” means 01/01/2010.



2. Restricted Stock Award. On the terms and conditions and subject to the
restrictions, including forfeiture, hereinafter set forth, the Company hereby makes to Participant,
and Participant hereby accepts, an award (the “Award”) of the Restricted Shares. The certificate
or certificates evidencing the Restricted Shares may be delivered to and deposited with the
Secretary of the Company as “Escrow Agent” in this transaction. The Restricted Shares may also be
held in a restricted book entry account in the name of the Participant. Such certificates or book
entry Restricted Shares are to be held by the Escrow Agent until termination of the Restricted
Period with respect to any portion of the Restricted Shares, when such unrestricted portion shall
then be released by said Escrow Agent to the Participant, or to Participant’s representative.



3. Vesting/Forfeiture.



(a) The Restricted Shares shall be subject to a restricted period that shall commence on the
Grant Date and, if Participant is in the continuous service of the Company or its Affiliates until
such vesting dates, terminate on the vesting dates set forth as follows (such period herein called
the “Restricted Period"): (i) thirty-three and one-third percent (331/3%) of such Shares (if a
fractional number, then the next lower whole number) shall vest on the first anniversary of the
Vesting Commencement Date, (ii) thirty-three and one-third percent (331/3%) of such Shares (if a fractional
number, then the next lower whole number) shall vest on the second anniversary of the Vesting
Commencement Date, and (iii) the remainder of such Shares shall vest on the third anniversary of
the Vesting Commencement Date.


 


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(b) The Restricted Shares shall be forfeited to the Company at no cost to the Company if
Participant’s employment or service with the Company or its Affiliates terminates prior to the
termination of the Restricted Period applicable to such Restricted Shares; provided, however, that,
in the event of a Qualifying Termination occurring during the Restricted Period, the Restricted
Shares shall become fully vested and the Restricted Period shall terminate. Unless and until the
Restricted Shares are delivered to Participant upon vesting, the Restricted Shares shall not be
assigned, alienated, pledged, attached sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by Participant
in any manner.



(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon Participant any right to continue in the
employ or service of the Company or its Affiliates, nor shall this Agreement interfere in any
manner with the right of the Company or its Affiliates to terminate the employment or service of
Participant with or without cause at any time.



(d) Upon the termination of the Restricted Period applicable to the Restricted Shares, the
restrictions applicable to the Restricted Shares that have not theretofore been forfeited shall
terminate, and as soon as practicable thereafter a certificate for the number of Restricted Shares
with respect to which the restrictions have terminated, together with any distributions with
respect to such Restricted Shares then being held by the Company pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement, if any, shall be delivered, free of all such restrictions, to Participant or
Participant’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be.



(e) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Committee shall have the
right to cancel all or any portion of any outstanding restrictions prior to the termination of such
restrictions with respect to any or all of the Restricted Shares on such terms and conditions as
the Committee may, in writing, deem appropriate.



(f) Subject to any forfeiture, Participant will have the right to vote such Restricted Shares
and to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges of a holder of the Shares with respect to
such Shares, with the exception that the Participant will not be entitled to delivery of the
certificate(s) representing such Restricted Shares until the Restriction Period applicable thereto
or to a portion thereof shall have expired and unless all other vesting requirements with respect
thereto have been fulfilled.



4. Dividends. Subject to the following, the Restricted Shares shall entitle
Participant to receive cash payments equal to the cash distributions made by the Company with
respect to its outstanding shares of common stock generally, provided that no cash distributions
shall be payable to or on behalf of Participant with respect to any payment date occurring after
Participant has forfeited the Restricted Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the
Plan.



5. Taxes.



(a) PARTICIPANT REPRESENTS THAT PARTICIPANT IS NOT RELYING ON THE COMPANY FOR ANY TAX ADVICE
IN CONNECTION WITH THE RESTRICTED SHARES. Participant hereby acknowledges that Participant has
been informed that, unless an election is filed by the Participant with the Internal Revenue
Service (and, if necessary, the proper state taxing authorities) within 30 days of the
Grant Date, electing pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code (and similar state tax
provisions, if applicable) to be taxed currently on the fair market value of the
Restricted Shares as of the Grant Date, Participant will be required to include as ordinary income
in the year which includes the date of termination of the restrictions on the Restricted Shares the
fair market value of the Restricted Shares as of such date. Participant represents that
Participant has consulted any tax advisors Participant deems advisable in connection with the
Restricted Shares and the filing of an election under Section 83(b) and similar tax provisions. A
form of election under Section 83(b) is attached hereto as Exhibit A for reference.
PARTICIPANT HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR FILING SUCH ELECTION AND PAYING ANY TAXES
RESULTING FROM SUCH ELECTION OR FROM THE FAILURE TO FILE SUCH ELECTION.


 


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(b) If Participant makes an election under Section 83(b) with respect to the Restricted
Shares, Participant agrees to deliver a copy of such election to the Company concurrently with the
filing of such election with the Internal Revenue Service. In such event, Participant shall make
arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to pay in the year of the Award any federal, state or
local taxes required to be withheld with respect to such Restricted Shares. If Participant fails
to make such payments, then any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Company and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any
payments of any kind otherwise due from the Company or its Affiliates to or with respect to
Participant, whether or not pursuant to this Agreement or the Plan and regardless of the form of
payment, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect
to such Restricted Shares.



(c) (i) Participant will pay to the Company or its Affiliates, or make arrangements
satisfactory to the Committee regarding payment of, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind
required by law to be withheld with respect to (x) distributions received due to ownership of the
Restricted Shares, and (y) the termination of restrictions with respect to the Restricted Shares
(in which case arrangements will be made no later than the date of the termination of the
restrictions).



(ii) Participant shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deliver to the
Company or its Affiliates Restricted Shares to which Participant shall be entitled upon the vesting
thereof (or other Shares owned by Participant), valued at the fair market value of such Shares at
the time of such delivery to the Company or its Affiliates, to satisfy the obligation of
Participant under Section 5(c)(i) of this Agreement.



(iii) Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if Participant does
not otherwise satisfy the obligation of Participant under Section 5(c)(i) of this Agreement, then
the Company and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from
any payments of any kind otherwise due from the Company or its Affiliates to or with respect to
Participant, whether or not pursuant to this Agreement or the Plan and regardless of the form of
payment, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect
to the ownership of the Restricted Shares (with respect to which the restrictions set forth herein
have terminated).



6. Non-Assignability. The Award is not assignable or transferable by Participant.



7. Legend. Each certificate representing the Restricted Shares shall conspicuously
set forth on the face or back thereof, in addition to any legends required by applicable law or
other agreement, a legend in substantially the following form:



THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AND TRANSFERRED TO THE
RECORD HOLDER HEREOF PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC. LONG-TERM
INCENTIVE PLAN AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, DISCOUNTED,
EXCHANGED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE ENCUMBERED OR DISPOSED OF IN ANY MANNER EXCEPT AS
SET FORTH IN THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT EMBODYING THE AWARD OF SUCH SHARES. A COPY
OF SUCH PLAN AND AGREEMENT IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICES OF THE COMPANY.


 


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8. Entirety and Modification. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior
agreements, whether written or oral, between such parties relating to such subject matter. No
modification, alteration, amendment or supplement to this Agreement shall be valid or effective
unless the same is in writing and signed by the party against whom it is sought to be enforced.



9. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, this
Agreement shall be considered divisible, and such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the
extent it is unenforceable, and in all other respects this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect; provided, however, that if any such provision may be made enforceable by limitation
thereof, then such provision shall be deemed to be so limited and shall be enforceable to the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law.



10. Gender. Words used in this Agreement which refer to Participant and denote the
male gender shall also be deemed to include the female gender or the neuter gender when
appropriate.



11. Headings. The headings of the various sections and subsections of this Agreement
have been inserted for convenient reference only and shall not be construed to enlarge, diminish or
otherwise change the express provisions hereof.



12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the state of Delaware (regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable Delaware principles of conflicts of law).



13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Grant Date.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.

 
	 

	By: 	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:  	 	 
	 

	 	Title:   	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PARTICIPANT:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name:  
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	You must accept this grant and the terms of this
Agreement in order to receive it. To accept this grant,
complete the Grant Acceptance Form at the website of solium:
(www.solium.com).






 


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EXHIBIT A




ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF THE

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE




The undersigned Taxpayer hereby elects, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as
amended, to include in gross income for the Taxpayer’s current taxable year the excess, if any, of
the fair market value of the property described below at the time of transfer over the amount paid
for such property, as compensation for services.



	 	 	 	 	 
	1.

	 	TAXPAYER’S NAME:
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	
TAXPAYER’S ADDRESS:
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 







	2.	 	The property with respect to which the election is made is described as follows:                     
 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock of Crosstex Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), which is Taxpayer’s employer or an affiliate thereof or the entity for whom the
Taxpayer performs services or an affiliate thereof.

	 
	3.	 	The date on which the Shares were transferred was                     , 20__,
and this election is made for calendar year 20__.

	 
	4.	 	The Shares are subject to the following restrictions: Vesting over a period of ___ years.

	 
	5.	 	The fair market value of the Shares (without regard to restrictions other than restrictions
which by their terms will never lapse) was $___ per share at the time of transfer.

	 
	6.	 	The amount paid for such Shares was $0 per unit.

	 
	7.	 	The Taxpayer has submitted a copy of this statement to the Company.






THIS ELECTION MUST BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (“IRS”), AT THE OFFICE WHERE THE
TAXPAYER FILES ANNUAL INCOME TAX RETURNS, WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF TRANSFER OF THE
PROPERTY, AND MUST ALSO BE FILED WITH THE TAXPAYER’S INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR FOR
WHICH THE ELECTION IS MADE. THE ELECTION CANNOT BE REVOKED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE IRS.



	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:

	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Taxpayer’s Signature