**EXHIBIT 10.83**

 

**RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT**

with respect to an award of Restricted Stock under the 

**PTEK Holdings, Inc. 1995 STOCK PLAN**

 

**1. Grant of Shares.** PTEK Holdings, Inc. (the“Company”) grants to the Grantee named on the signature page hereto (the “Grantee”), subject to the restrictions and the other terms and conditions set forth in the PTEK Holdings, Inc. 1995 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) andin this agreement (this “Agreement”), the number of shares of the Company’s $.01 par value common stock indicated on the signature page hereto (the “Shares”). The Shares are granted as of November 27, 2001 (the “Date ofGrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Plan. 

 

**2. Restrictions.** The Shares are subject to the following restrictions. “Restricted Shares” mean those Shares that are subject to therestrictions imposed under this Section 2, which restrictions have not then expired or terminated. Restricted Shares may not be sold, transferred, exchanged, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered (a “transfer”) until theexpiration of the Restricted Period (as defined in Section 3 below) with respect to such Restricted Shares, and any transfer or attempted transfer shall be null and void and of no effect whatsoever; provided, however, that Restricted Shares may bepledged to the Company. If the Grantee’s employment with the Company terminates during the Restricted Period for any reason other than as set forth in subsection (b) of Section 3 below, then the Grantee shall forfeit all of the Grantee’sright, title and interest in and to the Restricted Shares as of the date of such termination and such Restricted Shares shall be reconveyed to the Company as of the date of such termination without further consideration or any act or action by theGrantee. The restrictions imposed under this Section 2 shall apply to all shares of the Company’s common stock or other securities issued with respect to Restricted Shares hereunder in connection with any merger, reorganization, consolidation,recapitalization, stock dividend or other change in corporate structure affecting the common stock of the Company. 

 

**3. Expiration and Termination of Restrictions**. The restrictions imposed under Section 2 above (but not the restrictions imposed under Section 4below) will expire on the earliest to occur of the following dates (the period prior to such expiration being referred to herein as the “Restricted Period”): 

 

(a) November 28, 2001; and 

 

(b) the date of death or Permanent and Total Disability of the Grantee. 

 

**4. Blackout Period.** Separate and apart from the restrictions imposed under Section 2 above, for a period of twelve(12) months after the Date of Grant (the “Blackout Period”), the Grantee may not transfer any of the Shares, except that the 1995 

 

Plan Committee or senior management of the Company may, in its or their sole discretion, permit sales of vested Sharesduring the Blackout Period in the event of a severe financial hardship of the Grantee. 

 

**5. Voting and Dividend Rights.** The Grantee, as beneficial owner of the Shares, shall have full voting and dividend rights with respect to the Shares during the Restricted Period. 

 

**6. Delivery of Shares.** The Shares will be issued in the name of theGrantee as Restricted Shares and will be held by the Company during the Restricted Period in certificated or uncertificated form. If a certificate for Restricted Shares is issued during the Restricted Period, such certificate shall be registered inthe name of the Grantee and shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: 

 

This certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture and restrictions against transfer) contained in a Restricted Stock Award Agreement datedNovember 27, 2001 between the registered owner of the shares represented hereby and PTEK Holdings, Inc. Release from such terms and conditions shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of such Agreement, copies of which are on file in theoffice of PTEK Holdings, Inc. 

 

Stock certificates for Shares, without theabove legend, shall be delivered to the Grantee or the Grantee’s designee as soon as practicable after such Shares cease to be Restricted Shares, but delivery may be postponed for such period as may be required for the Company with reasonablediligence to comply if deemed advisable by the Company, with registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, listing requirements under the rules of any stock exchange, and requirements under any other law or regulation applicable to theissuance or transfer of the Shares. 

 

**7.Nontransferability.** This Agreement and all rights hereunder are nontransferable and nonassignable by the Grantee, other than by the last will and testament of the Grantee or the laws of descent and distribution, unless the Company consentsthereto in writing. Any transfer or attempted transfer except pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be null and void and of no effect whatsoever. 

 

**8. Plan Terms Incorporated.**The terms contained in the Plan are incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement, including without limitationthe antidilution provisions of Section 5.2 of the Plan, and this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Plan. 

 

**9. No Implied Rights or Obligations.** Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate theGrantee’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor confer upon the Grantee any right to continue as an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. 

 

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**10. Tax Matters.**The Company will pay on behalf of the Grantee all taxes or other amounts that theCompany determines are required to be withheld under federal, foreign, state or local law in connection with the grant of the Shares or the lapse of the restrictions imposed under Section 2 above (the “Required Withholding”), with thefederal withholding to be at the rate of 38.6%. The Grantee will execute and deliver to the Company a 10-year recourse Promissory Note in favor of the Company in the amount of the Required Withholding in substantially the form attached hereto as**Exhibit A**, which Note shall be secured by a pledge of the vested Shares pursuant to a Stock Pledge Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as **Exhibit B**. Certificates for the pledged Shares will bear the following legenduntil the Promissory Note has been repaid in full: 

 

Thiscertificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions contained in a Stock Pledge Agreement dated                             between the registered owner of the shares represented hereby and PTEKHoldings, Inc. Release from such terms and conditions shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of such Agreement, copies of which are on file in the office of PTEK Holdings, Inc. 

 

**11. Amendment.** This Agreement may not be amended except by a writingsigned by the Company and the Grantee. 

 

**12. Heirs andSuccessors.** Subject to Section 7 above, this Agreement and all terms and conditions hereof shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, and upon the Grantee and his heirs, legatees and legal representatives. 

 

**13. Severability.** The provisions of this Agreement, and of eachseparate section and subsection, are severable, and if any one or more provisions may be determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions, and any unenforceable provisions to the extent enforceable,shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable. 

 

**14.Notices.** All notices, requests and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and received when delivered in person, when delivered by overnight delivery service, or three(3) business days after being mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the following addresses (or to such other address as one party may from time to time designate in writing to the other party hereto):

 

If to the Company:
 PTEK Holdings, Inc.  3399 Peachtree Road, N.E.  The Lenox Building, Suite 600  Atlanta, Georgia 30326  Attn: Director of Stock Management
 

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or any other address designated by the Company in a written notice to the Grantee. Notices to the Grantee will bedirected to the address of the Grantee on the signature page hereto, or such other address given by the Grantee in a written notice to the Company. 

 

**15. Governing Law.** This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia.

 

**IN WITNESS WHEREOF**, PTEK Holdings, Inc., acting by andthrough its duly authorized officers, has caused this Agreement to be executed, and the Grantee has executed this Agreement, all as of November 27, 2001. 

 
  **PTEK HOLDINGS, INC.**     
By:    /s/ Patrick G. Jones
  
Patrick G. Jones

Executive Vice President

 

I hereby accept thegrant of Shares in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth above. 

 

I agree that any Shares received by me hereunder will not be sold or otherwise disposed of by me except in a manner in compliance with applicable securities laws. 

 
  GRANTEE:     
/s/ Boland T. Jones
  
Boland T. Jones

229 The Prado

Atlanta, GA 30309

 

 

Number of Shares: 156,125

 

 

 

 

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**Exhibit A**

**Form of Promissory Note**

 

 

**PROMISSORY NOTE**

 
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**                            ** (hereinafter referred to as “Debtor”), forvalue received, hereby promises to pay to the order of **PTEK HOLDINGS,INC.**, a Georgia corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Payee”), the principal sum of**                             DOLLARS****($                        )** on [10 years from the date hereof], together with interest on the unpaid principal balanceat the rate of                                  percent(            %) per annum, compounded annually [applicable Federal rate]. Any principal of or interest on this Note not paid when due shall bear interest after such due date untilpaid at the rate of                          percent(            %) per annum [two points higher than base rate], and Debtor shall pay all costs of collection. The principal hereof and the interest thereon are payable at 3399Peachtree Road, The Lenox Building, Suite 600, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, or at such other place as Payee may from time to time designate to Debtor in writing, in coin or currency of the United States of America. 

 

**Prepayment**. Debtor may, at any time and from time to time, prepay allor any portion of the principal of this Note remaining unpaid, without penalty or premium. In the event Debtor sells any of the shares of $.01 par value common stock of Payee that are held by Payee pursuant to the Stock Pledge Agreement describedbelow, Debtor shall prepay a portion of this Note in an amount equal to the after-tax proceeds received by Debtor from the sale of such shares. Prepayments shall be applied first to the payment of accrued but unpaid interest on this Note and thebalance to principal. 

 

**Events of Default**. If any of thefollowing events (an “Event of Default”) shall occur and be continuing for any reason whatsoever (and whether such occurrence shall be voluntary or involuntary or come about or be effected by operation of law or otherwise), then this Noteshall thereupon be and become due and payable, without any further notice or demand of any kind whatsoever, all of which are hereby expressly waived: 

 

(a) If Debtor defaults in the payment of principal or interest on this Note when and as the same shall become due and payable and such default continuesfor twenty (20) days after Debtor receives notice from Payee of such default; or 

 

(b) If Debtor makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or admits in writing his inability to pay his debts generally as they become due; or 

 

(c) If an order, judgment or decree is entered adjudicating Debtor bankrupt or insolvent; or 

 

(d) If Debtor petitions or applies to any tribunal for the appointment of atrustee or receiver of Debtor, or of any substantial part of the assets of Debtor, or 

 

**EXHIBIT A**

commences any proceedings relating to Debtor under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustmentof debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect; or 

 

(e) If any such petition or application is filed, or any such proceedings are commenced, against Debtor, and Debtor by any act indicates his approvalthereof, consent thereto, or acquiescence therein, or an order is entered appointing any such trustee or receiver, or approving the petition in any such proceedings, and such order remains unstayed and in effect for more than ninety (90) days.

 

**Security.** This Note is being executed and deliveredpursuant to, and is subject to the terms and conditions of, that certain Restricted Stock Award Agreement by and between Payee and Debtor dated November 27, 2001, and this Note is secured by a pledge of shares of $.01 par value common stock of Payeepursuant to that certain Stock Pledge Agreement by and between Payee and Debtor of even date herewith. 

 

**Waiver**. Any failure on the part of Payee at any time to require the performance by Debtor of any of the terms or provisions hereof, even if known,shall in no way affect the right thereafter to enforce the same, nor shall any failure of Payee to insist on strict compliance with the terms and conditions hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of any succeeding breach or of the right of Payee toinsist on strict compliance with the terms and conditions hereof. 

 

**Time**. Time is of the essence. 

 

**Notices**.All notices, requests, demands and other communications to Debtor hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and delivered when delivered in person, when mailed postage prepaid by registered or certified mail withreturn receipt requested, or when delivered by overnight delivery service to                         ,                        ,                        , or to such other address as Debtor may designate to Payee in writing. 

 

**Applicable Law**. This Note shall be governed by, and enforced andinterpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia. 

 

**IN WITNESS WHEREOF**, Debtor has executed this Note under seal as of the date first set forth above. 

 
  
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**Exhibit B**

 

**Form of Stock Pledge Agreement**

 

 

**STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT**

 

**THIS STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT** is made and entered into as of the             day of                                    ,            , by and between**                                **(the “Pledgor”) and **PTEKHOLDINGS, INC.,** Georgia corporation (the “Secured Party”). 

 

**W I T N E S S E T H:**

 

**WHEREAS,** thePledgor has been granted                              shares of the $.01 par value common stock (the“Shares”) of Secured Party pursuant to that certain Restricted Stock Award Agreement dated November 27, 2001 (the “RSA Agreement”); and 

 

**WHEREAS,** in connection with such grant, Pledgor has delivered a Promissory Note of even date herewith (the “Note”) to the Secured Partyin the principal amount of $            ; and 

 

**WHEREAS,** to secure the payment of all obligations of the Pledgor under the Note, the Pledgor has agreed to pledge to the Secured Party, and togrant the Secured Party a security interest in, all of the Shares; 

 

**NOW, THEREFORE,** for and in consideration of the premises and the agreements and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

 

**1. Security Interest.** The Pledgor hereby unconditionally grants and assigns to the Secured Party, its successors andassigns, a continuing security interest in and security title to the Shares. The Pledgor has delivered to and deposited with the Secured Party certificates representing the Shares and stock powers endorsed in blank, as security for payment of (i)all obligations of the Pledgor to the Secured Party under the Note, and any extension, renewal, amendment or modification thereof, and (ii) all obligations of the Pledgor to the Secured Party hereunder. Beneficial ownership of the Shares, including,without limitation, all voting, consensual and dividend rights, shall remain in the Pledgor until the occurrence of a Default pursuant to Section 3 hereof. 

 

**2. Representation and Warranty.** The Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to the Secured party that except for the security interest createdhereby, the Pledgor owns the Shares free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances, and has the unencumbered right to pledge the Shares, subject to the terms and conditions of the RSA Agreement. 

 

**3. Default.** Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under theNote, or if the Pledgor shall fail to perform or observe any provision of this Agreement and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after notice is given by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of such failure (any of such occurrences beinghereinafter referred to as a 

 

**EXHIBIT B**

“Default”), the Secured Party shall be entitled, without limitation, to exercise the following rights, whichthe Pledgor hereby agrees to be commercially reasonable: 

 

(a)to receive all amounts payable in respect of the Shares otherwise payable to the Pledgor, and to exercise all of the rights, powers and remedies of the Pledgor with respect to such payments; 

 

(b) to transfer all or any part of the Shares into the Secured Party’sname or the name of its nominee or nominees; 

 

(c) to vote allor any part of the Shares (whether or not transferred into the name of the Secured Party) and give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect of the Shares and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof;

 

(d) at any time or from time to time to sell, assign anddeliver, or grant options to purchase, all or any part of the Shares in one or more blocks, or any interest therein, at any public or private sale at any exchange or elsewhere, without demand of performance, advertisement or notice of intention tosell or of the time or place of sale or adjournment thereof (all of which are hereby expressly and irrevocably waived by the Pledgor), for cash, on credit or for other property, for immediate or future delivery without any assumption of credit risk,and for such price or prices and on such terms as the Secured Party in its sole discretion may determine; the Pledgor agrees that to the extent that notice of sale shall be required by law that at least five (5) business days’ notice to thePledgor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification; the Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale of the Shares regardless of notice of salehaving been given; the Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and any such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was soadjourned; the Pledgor hereby waives and releases to the fullest extent permitted by law any right or equity of redemption with respect to the Shares, whether before or after sale hereunder, and all rights, if any, of marshalling the Shares; at anysuch sale, unless prohibited by applicable law, the Secured Party may bid for and purchase all or any part of the Shares so sold free from any such right or equity of redemption; and the Secured Party shall not be liable for failure to collect orrealize upon any or all of the Shares or for any delay in so doing nor shall any of them be under any obligation to take any action whatsoever with regard thereto; and 

 

(e) generally, to take all such other action as the Secured Party in its sole discretion may determined as incidental orconducive to any of the matters or powers mentioned in the foregoing provisions of this Section 3 and which the Secured Party may or can be do lawfully and to use the name of the Pledgor for the purposes aforesaid and in any proceedings arisingtherefrom. 

 

**4. Application of Proceeds.** The proceeds ofthe public or private sale or other disposition shall be applied (a) to the costs incurred in connection with the sale; 

 

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(b) to any unpaid interest which may have accrued on any obligations secured hereby; (c) to any unpaid principal on anyobligations secured hereby; and (d) to damages incurred by the Secured Party by reason of any breach secured against hereby, in such order as the Secured Party may determine, and any remaining proceeds shall be paid over to the Pledgor or others asprovided by law. In the event the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of the Shares are insufficient to pay such expenses, interest, principal, obligations and damages, the Pledgor shall remain liable to the Secured Party for any suchdeficiency. 

 

**5. Additional Rights of Secured Party.** Inaddition to its rights and privileges under this Agreement, the Secured Party shall have all the rights, powers and privileges of a secured party under the Georgia Uniform Commercial Code. 

 

**6. Return of Shares to Pledgor.** Upon payment in full of all principaland interest on the Note, this Agreement shall terminate and the Secured Party shall return to the Pledgor all of the then remaining Shares. 

 

**7. Voting Rights.**

 

(a) For so long as any of the obligations secured hereby remain unpaid, after a Default, (i) the Secured Party may exercise all voting rights, and allother ownership or consensual rights of the Shares, but under no circumstances is the Secured Party obligated by the terms of this Agreement to exercise such rights, and (ii) the Pledgor hereby appoints the Secured Party the Pledgor’s true andlawful attorney-in-fact and IRREVOCABLE PROXY to vote the Shares in any manner the Secured Party seems advisable for or against all matters submitted or which nay be submitted to a vote of shareholders. The power-of-attorney granted hereby iscoupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable. 

 

(b) For solong as the Pledgor shall have the right to vote the Shares, the Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Secured Party, vote or take any consensual action with respect to the Shares which wouldconstitute a default under this Agreement. 

 

**8.Assignment.** The Pledgor shall not transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of its beneficial interest in any of the Shares without the prior written consent of the Secured Party. 

 

**9. Notices.** Any notices or other communications required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shallbe deemed to have been duly given and delivered when delivered in person, when mailed postage prepaid by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, or when delivered by overnight delivery service to the recipient at the address setforth below, or to such other address as to which the other party has been subsequently notified in writing by such recipient. 

 

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Pledgor:
 Secured Party: PTEK Holdings, Inc. 3399 Peachtree Road The Lenox Building, Suite 600  Atlanta, GA 30326  Attention: Chief Legal Officer
 

**10. Applicable Law;Binding Agreement.** The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereto determined, in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. This Agreement, together with alldocuments referred to herein, constitutes the entire agreement between the Pledgor and the Secured Party with respect to the matters addressed herein and may not be modified except by a writing executed by the Secured Party and Pledgor. ThisAgreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

 

**11. Severability.** If any Section or part thereof shall for any reason be held or adjudged to be invalid, illegal orunenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such Section or part thereof so adjudicated invalid, illegal or unenforceable shall be deemed separate, distinct and independent, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full forceand effect and shall not be affected by such holding or adjudication. 

 

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

 
  **PLEDGOR:**                  **SECURED PARTY:**     PTEK HOLDINGS, INC.     
By:
  
Patrick G. Jones

Executive Vice President

 

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