EX-10.8






Exhibit 10.8




AVIV REIT, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT




     Aviv REIT, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby grants to Samuel H. Kovitz (the
“Participant”), an employee of Aviv Asset Management, L.L.C. (“AAM”), which is an
affiliate of the Company, as of
                    , 2009 (the “Grant Date”), pursuant to the provisions of
the Aviv REIT, Inc. 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), a Restricted Stock Award (the
“Award”) with respect to                                         (                     ) shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“Shares”), upon
and subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions set forth below and in the Plan. Capitalized
terms not defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan.



          1. Award Subject to Agreement. The Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.




          2. Rights as a Stockholder. During the Restriction Period (as defined below), the
Participant shall have the right to vote the Shares subject to the Award, to receive any dividends
and other distributions with respect to such Shares (less applicable Required Tax Payments (as
defined below)), at the time such dividends are paid to other holders of the Company’s Common
Stock, with it being understood that such dividends will generally be taxable as ordinary
compensation income during such Restriction Period, and to any other privileges of ownership with
respect to such Shares, unless and until such Shares are forfeited pursuant to Section 3 hereof.




          3. Restriction Period and Vesting.




          (a) Subject to subsections (b) through (d) below and Section 5.8 of the Plan, the Award shall
vest with respect to 33-1/3% of the original number of Shares subject to the Award on each of the
first three one-year anniversaries of the Grant Date; provided, that, the
Participant does not experience a Termination prior to the applicable vesting date.




          (b) If the Participant experiences a Termination as a result of the Participant’s resignation
for Good Reason or AAM’s termination of the Participant without Cause (as such terms are defined in
the Participant’s Employment Agreement with AAM) or the Participant’s death or Disability, then the
tranche of the Shares subject to the Award which are next scheduled to vest on or after the
Participant’s date of Termination shall become vested, and the remaining tranches of such Shares
which are unvested on the Participant’s date of Termination, if any, shall be forfeited and such
shares shall be cancelled by the Company.




          (c) If the Participant experiences a Termination for any reason other than as described in
subsection (b) above, all rights with respect to the Shares subject to the Award which are unvested
on the date of the Participant’s Termination shall be forfeited by the Participant and such Shares
shall be cancelled by the Company.




          (d) If a Change in Control occurs prior to the Participant’s Termination, then any Shares
subject to the Award which are unvested on the date of the Change in Control shall become fully
vested.




 









 








          4. Termination of Award. In the event that the Participant shall forfeit any Shares
subject to the Award, the Participant shall, upon the Company’s request, promptly return this
Agreement to the Company for cancellation. Such cancellation shall be effective upon forfeiture
regardless of whether the Participant is requested to return or returns this Agreement.




          5. Custody and Delivery of Certificates Representing Shares. The Shares subject to
the Award may be held by a custodian in book entry form with the restrictions on such Shares duly
noted or, alternatively, the Company may hold the certificate or certificates representing such
Shares, in either case until the Award shall have vested, in whole or in part, pursuant to Section
3 hereof. As soon as practicable after the Shares shall have vested pursuant to Section 3 hereof,
subject to Section 6.3 hereof, the restrictions shall be removed from those of such Shares that are
held in book entry form, and the Company shall deliver to the Participant any certificate or
certificates representing those of such Shares that are held by the Company and destroy or return
to the Participant the stock power or powers relating to such Shares. If such stock power or
powers also relate to unvested Shares, the Company may require, as a condition precedent to the
delivery of any certificate pursuant to this Section 5, the execution and delivery to the Company
of one or more irrevocable stock powers relating to such unvested Shares. The Company shall pay
all original issue or transfer taxes and all fees and expenses incident to the delivery of any
vested Shares subject to the Award, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3.




          6. Additional Terms and Conditions of Award.




          6.1. Nontransferability of Award. The Award may not be transferred by the Participant
other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to the beneficiary designation
procedures approved by the Company consistent with this Agreement. Except to the extent permitted
by the foregoing, the Shares subject to the Award may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged,
hypothecated, encumbered or otherwise disposed of (whether by operation of law or otherwise) or be
subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to so sell, transfer,
assign, pledge, hypothecate or encumber, or otherwise dispose of such Shares, the Award shall
immediately become null and void.




          6.2. Investment Representation. The Participant hereby represents and covenants that
(a) any Share acquired upon the vesting of the Award will be acquired for investment and not with a
view to the distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), unless such acquisition has been registered under the Securities Act and any
applicable state securities law; (b) any subsequent sale of any such Shares shall be made either
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and any applicable state
securities laws, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and such
state securities laws; and (c) if requested by the Company, the Participant shall submit a written
statement, in form satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such representation (x) is true
and correct as of the date of acquisition of any Shares hereunder or (y) is true and correct as of
the date of any sale of any such Shares, as applicable. As a further condition precedent to the
delivery to the Participant of any Shares subject to the Award, the Participant shall comply with all regulations and requirements of
any regulatory authority having control of or supervision over the issuance of such Shares and, in
connection therewith, shall execute any documents which the Board, the Committee or any other
committee authorized by the Board shall in its sole discretion deem necessary or advisable.




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          6.3. Withholding Taxes.




          (a) As a condition precedent to the delivery to the Participant of any Shares subject to the
Award, the Participant shall, upon request by the Company, pay to the Company such amount of cash
as the Company may be required, under all applicable federal, state, local or other laws or
regulations, to withhold and pay over as income or other withholding
taxes (the “Required Tax
Payments”) with respect to the Award. If the Participant shall fail to advance the Required Tax
Payments after request by the Company, the Company may, in its discretion, deduct any Required Tax
Payments from any amount then or thereafter payable by the Company to the Participant.




          (b) The Participant may, with the consent of the Company, elect to satisfy the Participant’s
obligation to advance the Required Tax Payments by any of the following means: (1) a cash payment
to the Company pursuant to Section 6.3(a), (2) authorizing the Company to withhold from the Shares
otherwise to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to the Award, a number of whole Shares having
a Fair Market Value, determined as of the date the obligation to withhold or pay taxes first arises
in connection with the Award, equal to the Required Tax Payments or (3) any combination of (1) or
(2). The Committee shall have sole discretion to disapprove of an election pursuant the preceding
sentence. Such Shares to be delivered or withheld may not have a Fair Market Value in excess of
the minimum amount of the Required Tax Payments. Any fraction of a Share which would be required
to satisfy such an obligation shall be disregarded and the remaining amount due shall be paid in
cash by the Participant. No certificate representing a Share subject to the Award shall be
delivered until the Required Tax Payments have been satisfied in full.




          6.4. Adjustment. In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares, liquidation, spin-off or
other similar change in capitalization or event, or any distribution to holders of the Company’s
Common Stock other than a regular cash dividend, the number and type of securities subject to the
Award and other terms of the Award shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee. The decision
of the Committee regarding any such adjustment shall be final, binding and conclusive.




          6.5. Compliance with Applicable Law. The Award is subject to the condition that if
the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares subject to the Award upon any securities
exchange or under any law, or the consent or approval of any governmental body, or the taking of
any other action is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the vesting or
delivery of such Shares hereunder, the Shares subject to the Award shall not vest or be delivered,
in whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall
have been effected or obtained, free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. The Company
agrees to use reasonable efforts to effect or obtain any such listing, registration, qualification,
consent or approval.




          6.6. Award Confers No Rights to Continued Employment. In no event shall the granting
of the Award or its acceptance by the Participant give or be deemed to give the Participant any
right to continued employment by the Company or any affiliate of the Company.





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          6.7. Decisions of Committee. The Committee shall have the right to resolve all
questions which may arise in connection with the Award. Any interpretation, determination or other
action made or taken by the Committee regarding the Plan or this Agreement shall be final, binding
and conclusive.




          6.8. Agreement Subject to the Plan. This Agreement is subject to the provisions of
the Plan and shall be interpreted in accordance therewith. The Participant acknowledges receipt of
a copy of the Plan. The Company reserves the right to amend this Agreement to the extent it
determines in its sole discretion such amendment is necessary or appropriate to comply with
applicable law, including but not limited to section 409A of the Code.




          7. Miscellaneous Provisions.




          7.1. Meaning of Certain Terms. As used herein, the term “vest” shall mean no longer
subject to forfeiture. References in this Agreement to sections of the Code shall be deemed to
refer to any successor section of the Code or any successor internal revenue law.




          7.2. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any
successor or successors of the Company, AAM and their respective affiliates and any person or
persons who shall, upon the death of the Participant, acquire any rights hereunder in accordance
with this Agreement or the Plan.




          7.3. Notices. All notices, requests or other communications provided for in this
Agreement shall be made, if to the Company, to Aviv REIT, Inc., 303 West Madison Street, Suite
2400, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, and if to the Participant, to
the Participant’s address set forth in the Company’s records. All notices, requests or other
communications provided for in this Agreement shall be made in writing either (a) by personal
delivery to the party entitled thereto, (b) by facsimile with confirmation of receipt, (c) by
mailing in the United States mails to the last known address of the party entitled thereto or (d)
by express courier service. The notice, request or other communication shall be deemed to be
received upon personal delivery, upon confirmation of receipt of facsimile transmission, or upon
receipt by the party entitled thereto if by United States mail or express courier service;
provided, however, that if a notice, request or other communication is not received
during regular business hours, it shall be deemed to be received on the next succeeding business
day of the Company.




          7.4. Governing Law. This Agreement, the Award and all determinations made and actions
taken pursuant hereto and thereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United
States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland and construed in accordance
therewith without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles.


          7.5. Arbitration.
 Any dispute or controversy between the Company or its respective affiliates (including AAM) on the one hand, and the
Participant on the other hand, whether arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the breach of this Agreement, or
otherwise, shall be settled by final and binding arbitration in Cook County, Illinois administered by the American
Arbitration Association, with any such dispute or controversy arising under this Agreement being so administered in
accordance with its Commercial Rules then in effect, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  The arbitrator shall have the authority to award any remedy or
relief that a court of competent jurisdiction could order or grant, including, without limitation, the
issuance of an injunction.  Except as necessary in court proceedings to enforce this arbitration provision or
an award rendered hereunder, or to obtain interim relief, neither a party nor an arbitrator may disclose the existence,
content or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company and the Participant.
The Company and the Participant acknowledge that this Agreement evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce.
Notwithstanding any choice of law provision included in this Agreement, the United States Federal Arbitration Act shall
govern the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration
provision.


          7.6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts each of which
shall be deemed an original and both of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.




          7.7. Compliance With the Code. This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A
of the Code, and shall be interpreted and construed accordingly. All references in this Agreement
to the Participant’s Termination shall mean the Participant’s separation from






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service from AAM and its affiliates within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h). Each amount payable under
this Agreement shall constitute a “separately identified amount” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation § 1.409A-2(b)(2). The Participant acknowledges that the Company has encouraged the
Participant to consult his own adviser to determine the tax consequences of the Award and that
neither the Company nor its affiliates are providing the Participant with any tax advice with
respect to Section 409A of the Code or otherwise and are not making any guarantees or other
assurances of any kind to the Participant with respect to the tax consequences or treatment of any
amounts payable to the Participant under this Agreement.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	AVIV REIT, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Craig M. Bernfield 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chairman, Chief Executive

Officer and President 	 
	 



Accepted
this ___ day of




                                        ,
2009.




                                                            

Samuel H. Kovitz





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