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EX-10.1 FORM OF NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGRMT

 

Exhibit 10.1

ARRIS GROUP, INC.

                                         PLAN

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION

Participant:                                                            

No. of Shares subject to

Nonqualified Stock Option:                                         

Exercise Price:                                                            

     THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION (this “Option”) dated as of the ___ day of                     , 20___,
is made by ARRIS Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to the participant named
above (the “Participant”), pursuant and subject to the provisions of the plan referenced above (the
“Plan”). All terms used herein that are defined in the Plan have the same meaning given them in
the Plan. Paragraph 21 of this Option provides definitions of additional terms used herein.

1. Grant of Option. Pursuant to the Plan, the Company, on                     , 20___ (the “Date of
Grant”), granted to the Participant, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and subject
further to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the right and option to purchase from the
Company all or any part of the number of shares of the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01
per share (“Shares”), set forth above, at the exercise price per Share set forth above. Such price
per Share is not less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant. This Option is
exercisable as hereinafter provided.

2. Terms and Conditions. This Option is subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) Expiration Date. This Option shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on                      ___, 20___
(the “Expiration Date”) or such earlier time as set forth in paragraphs 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this
Option.

(b) Exercise of Option. Except as provided in the Plan and in paragraphs 3, 4, 5 or
6 of this Option, this Option shall become exercisable (“Vest”) at the time or times set
forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. If a Participant ceases to be employed by the
Company or any Affiliate for any reason (except as may be provided on Exhibit A),
all Options that are not then Vested shall be forfeited, without any payment whatsoever to
the Participant. Once this Option has become exercisable, it shall continue to be
exercisable until the earlier of the termination of the Participant’s rights hereunder
pursuant to paragraphs 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this Option or until the Expiration Date. A partial
exercise of this Option shall not affect the Participant’s right to exercise the Option with
respect to the remaining Shares, subject to the conditions of the Plan and this Option.

(c) Method of Exercise and Payment for Shares. This Option shall be exercised by
delivering written notice of exercise to the attention of the Company’s Secretary at the
Company’s address specified in paragraph 14 below. The exercise date shall be the date
of delivery of the notice of exercise. Such notice must be accompanied by payment of

 

 

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Option price and any applicable income and employment tax withholding obligations in full.
The Participant may pay part or all of the Option price and any applicable withholdings (i)
in cash, (ii) by certified or bank cashier’s check, (iii) by surrendering Shares to the
Company that the Participant already owns, (iv) by a cashless exercise through a broker, (v)
by any other method the Committee authorizes (which can include net exercises) or (vi) by
any combination of the aforementioned methods of payment. If Shares are used to pay part or
all of the Option price, the sum of the cash and cash equivalent and the Fair Market Value
(determined as of the day preceding the date of exercise) of the Shares surrendered must not
be less than the Option price of the Shares for which the Option is being exercised.

(d) Transferability. This Option is non-transferable by will or the laws of descent
and distribution. During the Participant’s lifetime only the Participant may exercise this
Option. No right or interest of the Participant in this Option shall be liable for, or
subject to, any lien, obligation or liability of the Participant.

3. Exercise in the Event of Death. This Option shall be exercisable for all or part of the
number of Shares that the Participant is entitled to purchase pursuant to paragraph 2(b) as of the
date of the Participant’s death, reduced by the number of Shares for which the Participant
previously exercised the Option, in the event the Participant dies while employed by the Company or
any Affiliate and prior to the Expiration Date and the termination of the Participant’s rights
under paragraphs 4, 5 or 6 of this Option. In that event, this Option may be exercised by the
Participant’s estate, or the person or persons to whom his rights under this Option shall pass by
will or the laws of descent and distribution, for the remainder of the period preceding the
Expiration Date or within one year of the date the Participant dies, whichever period is shorter.

4. Exercise in the Event of Disability. This Option shall be exercisable for all or part
of the number of Shares that the Participant is entitled to purchase pursuant to paragraph 2(b) as
of the date the Participant becomes Disabled, reduced by the number of Shares for which the
Participant previously exercised the Option, if the Participant becomes Disabled while employed by
the Company or any Affiliate and prior to the Expiration Date and the termination of the
Participant’s rights under paragraphs 3, 5 or 6 of this Option. In that event, the Participant may
exercise this Option for the remainder of the period preceding the Expiration Date or within one
year of the date he ceases to be employed by the Company or any Affiliate on account of being
Disabled, whichever period is shorter.

5. Exercise After Termination of Employment. This Option shall be exercisable for all or
part of the number of Shares that the Participant is entitled to purchase pursuant to paragraph
2(b) as of the date the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or any Affiliate, reduced
by the number of Shares for which the Participant previously exercised the Option, if the
Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or any Affiliate other than on account of death,
becoming Disabled or being terminated by the Company or any Affiliate for Cause prior to the
Expiration Date and the termination of the Participant’s rights under paragraphs 3, 4 or 6 of this
Option. In that event, the Participant may exercise this Option for the remainder of the
period preceding the Expiration Date or until the date that is three months after the date he
ceases to be employed by the Company or any Affiliate, whichever period is shorter.

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6. Termination of Employment for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Option, all rights hereunder will be immediately discontinued and forfeited, and the Company shall
not have any further obligation hereunder to the Participant and this Option will not be
exercisable for any number of Shares (even if the Option previously became exercisable), on and
after the time the Participant is discharged from employment with the Company or any Affiliate for
Cause.

7. Securities Law Restrictions.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Option, the Option shall not be exercisable
and no shares of Common Stock shall be issued, except in compliance with all applicable
federal and state laws and regulations (including, without limitation, withholding tax
requirements), any listing agreement to which the Company is a party, and the rules of all
domestic stock exchanges on which the Company’s Shares may be listed. The Company shall
have the right to rely on an opinion of its counsel as to such compliance. Any stock
certificate evidencing Shares issued pursuant to the Option may bear such legends and
statements as the Committee may deem advisable to assure compliance with federal and state
laws and regulations and to reflect any other restrictions applicable to such shares as the
Committee otherwise deems appropriate. The Option shall not be exercisable and no shares of
Common Stock shall be issued until the Company has obtained such consent or approval as the
Committee may deem advisable from regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such matters.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Option, the Committee may postpone the
exercise of the Option for such time as the Committee in its sole discretion may deem
necessary in order to permit the Company (i) to effect, amend or maintain any necessary
registration of the Plan or the Shares issuable pursuant to the Option under the securities
laws; (ii) to take any action in order to (A) list such Shares on a stock exchange if the
Shares are not then listed on such exchange or (B) comply with restrictions or regulations
incident to the maintenance of a public market for its Shares, including any rules or
regulations of any stock exchange on which the Shares are listed; (iii) to determine that
such Shares in the Plan are exempt from such registration or that no action of the kind
referred to in (ii)(B) above needs to be taken; (iv) to comply with any other applicable
law, including without limitation, securities laws; (v) to comply with any legal or
contractual requirements during any such time the Company or any Affiliate is prohibited
from doing any of such acts under applicable law, including without limitation, during the
course of an investigation of the Company or any Affiliate, or under any contract, loan
Option or covenant or other Option to which the Company or any Affiliate is a party or (vi)
to otherwise comply with any prohibition on such acts or payments during any applicable
blackout period; and the Company shall not be obligated by virtue of any terms and
conditions of the Option or any provision of the Plan to recognize the grant, exercise or
vesting of the Option or to issue Shares in violation of the securities laws or the laws of
any government having jurisdiction thereof or any of the provisions hereof. Any such
postponement shall not extend the term of the Option (unless expressly agreed
to by the Company) and neither the Company nor its directors and officers nor the Committee
shall have any obligation or liability to the Participant or to any other person with
respect to Shares as to which the Option shall lapse because of such postponement.

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8. Additional Restrictions. The Participant can only become Vested in the shares of
Restricted Stock during the Participant’s lifetime. Neither this grant of Restricted Stock nor the
Participant’s right or interest in any shares of Restricted Stock shall be liable for, or subject
to, any lien, obligation or liability of the Participant. To the extent that the Company adopts,
pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or otherwise, a plan generally applicable
to the company’s senior management that provides for the forfeiture or repayment of bonuses,
incentive-based or equity-based compensation or proceeds from the sale of Company securities, as a
result of non-compliance with securities laws or other misconduct, whether by the Participant or
some other person, the Options, Shares and proceeds there from shall be subject to forfeiture or
repayment in accordance wit the terms of such plan.

9. Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement. By accepting this Option, the
Participant agrees as follows:

(a) During employment and for a period of four (4) months from the date of termination of
the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever,
the Participant will not, directly or indirectly, compete with the Company or any Affiliate
by providing to any entity that is in a Competing Business services substantially similar to
the services provided by the Participant at the time of termination.

(b) During employment and for a period of two (2) years after the termination of the
Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever, the
Participant will not, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership,
association, corporation or other entity, solicit or in any manner attempt to influence or
induce any employee of the Company or its Affiliates (known by the Participant to be such)
to leave the employment of the Company or its Affiliates, nor shall the Participant use or
disclose to any person, partnership, association, corporation or other entity any
information obtained while an employee of the Company or any Affiliate concerning the name
and addresses of the Company’s or any Affiliate’s employees.

If the Participant violates any of the provisions of (a) or (b) of this paragraph 8, the
Participant shall pay the Company any profits the Participant received upon exercise of the Option,
provided that the Option was exercised subsequent to six months prior to termination of the
Participant’s employment.

10. Agreement to Terms of the Plan and Option. The Participant has received a copy of the
Plan, has read and understands the terms of the Plan and this Option, and by accepting this Option
(which acceptance shall conclusively be evidenced either by the failure of Participant to promptly
reject this Option following receipt or Participant’s acceptance of any benefits hereunder) agrees
to be bound by their terms and conditions.

11. Minimum Exercise. This Option may not be exercised for less than 100 Shares unless it
is exercised for the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable.

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12. Fractional Shares. Fractional Shares shall not be issuable hereunder, and when any
provision hereof may entitle the Participant to a fractional Share, such fractional Share shall be
rounded up to the nearest whole share.

13. Change in Capital Structure. The terms of this Option shall be adjusted in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Plan as the Committee determines is equitably required in the
event the Company effects one or more stock dividends, subdivisions or consolidations of Shares,
reorganizations, recapitalizations, spin-offs or other similar changes in capitalization.

14. Notice. Any notice or other communication given pursuant to this Option, or in any way
with respect to this Option, shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or mailed by
United States registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the
following addresses or such other address as the addressee may provide to the other party in
writing:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	If to the Company:
	 	ARRIS Group, Inc.

3871 Lakefield Drive

Suwanee, Georgia 30024

Attn: Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	If to the Participant:
	 	The address of the Participant as it
appears in the employment records of the Company

15. No Right to Continued Employment. This Option does not confer upon the Participant any
right with respect to continued employment by the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall it interfere
in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment
at any time without assigning a reason therefor.

16. No Stockholder Rights. The Participant shall not have any rights as a stockholder with
respect to Shares subject to the Option until the date of exercise of the Option and the issuance
of the Shares that are being acquired.

17. Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations stated above and in the Plan, this Option
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the legatees, distributees, transferees and
personal representatives of the Participant and the successors of the Company.

18. Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the
provisions of this Option, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. All references herein to the
Plan shall mean the Plan as in effect on the date hereof.

19. Governing Law. This Option shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,
except to the extent federal law applies.

20. Tax Consequences and Section 409A. The Participant acknowledges that there may be tax
consequences upon the acquisition and disposition of Shares acquired upon exercise of the
Option, and that the Participant should consult a tax advisor prior to such acquisition or
disposition. The Option is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Company and its Affiliates shall not be liable to the

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Participant or any other person if the Internal Revenue Service or any court or other authority
having jurisdiction over such matter determines for any reason that this Option is subject to
taxes, penalties or interest as a result of failing to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

21. Amendment or Termination. This Option may be amended or terminated at any time by the
mutual agreement and written consent of the Participant and the Company, but only to the extent
permitted under the Plan.

22. Definitions. For purposes of this Option, the following words shall have the meanings
set forth below:

(a) “Affiliate” means any entity that is part of a controlled group of corporations
or is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Code Sections 414(b) or
414(c), except that, in making any such determination, 50 percent shall be substituted for
80 percent under such Code Sections and the related regulations.

(b) “Cause” shall have the same meaning as under any employment agreement between
the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or, if no such employment agreement exists
or if such employment agreement does not contain any such definition, Cause means
Participant’s termination of employment by the Company or any Affiliate by reason of his or
her misconduct in respect of the Participant’s dishonesty, disloyalty, insubordination,
unsatisfactory performance, or failure to follow policies, rules, or procedures of the
Company or Affiliate.

(c) “Change in Control” means (1) any Person (as such term is used in Section 13(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly
or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or (2) during any period
of twelve (12) consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute the members of the board of directors of the corporation and any new director,
whose election to the board or nomination for election to the board of directors by the
corporation’s stockholders was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still
in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the board of directors (for this purpose “corporation” shall be determined in
accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi)(A)(2)); or (3) the Company shall
merge with or consolidate into any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation
which would result in the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior thereto holding immediately thereafter securities representing more than
fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or
such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (4) the
sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets during a period of
twelve (12) consecutive months to any Person.
Whether a Change in Control shall have occurred shall be determined in accordance with
Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

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(d) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(e) “Competing Business” means any business that engages, in whole or in part, in
the equipment and supply for broadband communications systems in the United States.

(f) “Disabled” means fully and permanently disabled within the meaning of the
Company’s group long-term disability plan then in effect. The Committee, in its sole
discretion, shall determine whether the Participant is Disabled for purposes of this Option.

(g) “Fair Market Value” means, on any given date, the fair market value of a Share
as the Committee in its discretion shall determine; provided, however, that the Committee
shall determine Fair Market Value without regard to any restriction other than a restriction
which, by its terms, will never lapse and, if the Shares are traded on any national stock
exchange or quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the closing price of
a Share as reported on such stock exchange or quotation system on such date, or if the
Shares are not traded on such stock exchange or quotation system on such date, then on the
next preceding day that the Shares were traded on such stock exchange or quotation system,
all as reported by such source as the Committee shall select. The Fair Market Value that
the Committee determines shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Company, any
Affiliate and the Participant.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Option to be signed by a duly authorized
officer.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COMPANY:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ARRIS GROUP, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

Vesting Provisions

Except as provided in paragraphs 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the Grant, this Option shall Vest as set forth
below. For purposes of the Grant, including the vesting provisions in this Exhibit A, the
Participant will be deemed to have terminated employment as of his or her last day of active work
for the Company and its Affiliates; provided, however, that the Participant shall be deemed to be
actively at work during any period the Participant is on approved paid medical leave or during the
protected reemployment period applicable to military leave. To the extent, under General Vesting
below, both Service-Based Vesting and Performance-Based Vesting are indicated, Vesting shall occur
only to the extent both Vesting conditions are met.

1. General Vesting

Service-Based Vesting

[       ] The Options shall Vest as set forth below:

	 	 	 
	Percentage of Options That Vest	 	Vesting Date
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 

Performance-Based Vesting

[       ] The Option shall Vest with respect to the percentage of Shares set forth below with respect
to each applicable vesting date, provided that, at each such time, (a) the Participant is still
employed by the Company or any Affiliate and (b) the performance measures set forth below have been
met and certified by the Committee. [Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the applicable performance
measures are not met at a specified vesting date, but the cumulative performance measures are met
at a subsequent vesting date, then the Option shall Vest with respect to that percentage of Shares
specified for the applicable vesting date plus the percentage of Shares for prior vesting dates
that did not become Vested solely because of a failure to meet the performance measures for the
prior vesting dates.]

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Percentage of Shares	 	[Cumulative
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	for which Option may	 	Performance
	Vesting Date	 	Performance Target	 	be Exercised	 	Target]

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2. Accelerated Vesting

Accelerated Vesting on Death

[       ] Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option shall Vest with respect to one-hundred percent
(100%) of the Shares subject to the Option if the Participant dies while still employed by the
Company or any Affiliate.

Accelerated Vesting on Disability

[       ] Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option shall Vest with respect to one-hundred percent
(100%) of the Shares subject to the Option if the Participant becomes Disabled while still employed
by the Company or any Affiliate.

Accelerated Vesting on Retirement

[       ] Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option shall Vest with respect to one-hundred percent
(100%) of the Shares subject to the Option if the Participant voluntarily terminates employment
with the Company and its Affiliates after reaching age ___.

Accelerated Vesting on Change in Control

[       ] Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option shall Vest with respect to one hundred percent
(100%) of the Shares subject to the Option (a) if, following a Change in Control, Participant is
discharged from employment with the Company or any Affiliate other than for Cause or (b) as
otherwise provided in any employment agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the
Participant..

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Exhibit 10.2

ARRIS GROUP, INC.

                                         PLAN

Restricted Stock Grant

Participant:                                        

No. of Shares subject to

Restricted Stock Grant:                     

     THIS RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT (this “Grant”) dated as of the                      day of                                 
        , 20     ,
is made by ARRIS Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to the participant named
above (the “Participant”), pursuant and subject to the provisions of the plan referenced above (the
“Plan”). All terms used herein that are defined in the Plan have the same meaning given them in
the Plan. Paragraph 22 of this Grant provides definitions of additional terms used herein.

     1. Grant of Restricted Stock. Pursuant to the Plan, the Company, on                                         ,
20      (the “Date of Grant”), granted to the Participant, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan and subject further to the terms and conditions set forth herein, an award of the number of
shares of the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (“Shares”), set forth above.
This award hereinafter is referred to as the “Restricted Stock.”

     2. Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Grant, the shares of Restricted
Stock are nontransferable and are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.

     3. No Shareholder Rights. Before shares of Restricted Stock become transferable and
nonforfeitable (“Vested”), the Participant will have none of the rights of a shareholder in the
shares of Restricted Stock, including without limitation, the right to vote the shares of
Restricted Stock or to receive dividends and distributions thereon. Additionally, during such
period, the Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate or otherwise dispose
of shares of Restricted Stock, which shall remain subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and
nontransferable as described in this Grant. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the
Participant may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive, in the event of the
Participant’s death, any rights to which the Participant would be entitled under this Grant. Such
designation shall be filed with the Company, and may be changed or revoked, all in accordance with
uniform procedures specified by the Committee.

     4. Vesting. Except as provided in paragraph 5 below and subject to paragraph 20, the
Participant’s interest in the shares of Restricted Stock shall become Vested at the time or times
set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. If the Participant ceases to be employed by the
Company or any Affiliate for any reason (except as may be provided on Exhibit A), all
shares of Restricted Stock that are not then Vested shall be forfeited, without any payment
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     5. Securities Law Restrictions.

     (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Grant, no Shares shall be issued and no
certificates for Shares shall be delivered except in compliance with all applicable federal
and state laws and regulations (including, without limitation, withholding tax
requirements), any listing agreement to which the Company is a party, and the rules of all
domestic stock exchanges on which the Company’s Shares may be listed. The Company shall
have the right to rely on an opinion of its counsel as to such compliance. Any stock
certificate evidencing Shares issued pursuant to this Grant may bear such legends and
statements as the Committee may deem advisable to assure compliance with federal and state
laws and regulations and to reflect any other restrictions applicable to such shares as the
Committee otherwise deems appropriate. No Shares shall be issued and no certificates for
Shares shall be delivered until the Company has obtained such consent or approval as the
Committee may deem advisable from regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such matters.

     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Grant, the Committee may postpone the
vesting of the Restricted Stock for such time as the Committee in its sole discretion may
deem necessary in order to permit the Company (i) to effect, amend or maintain any necessary
registration of the Plan or the Shares subject to this Grant under the securities laws; (ii)
to take any action in order to (A) list such Shares on a stock exchange if Shares are not
then listed on such exchange or (B) comply with restrictions or regulations incident to the
maintenance of a public market for its Shares, including any rules or regulations of any
stock exchange on which the Shares are listed; (iii) to determine that such Shares are
exempt from such registration or that no action of the kind referred to in (ii)(B) above
needs to be taken; (iv) to comply with any other applicable law, including without
limitation, securities laws; (v) to comply with any legal or contractual requirements during
any such time the Company or any Affiliate is prohibited from doing any of such acts under
applicable law, including without limitation, during the course of an investigation of the
Company or any Affiliate, or under any contract, loan Grant or covenant or other Grant to
which the Company or any Affiliate is a party or (vi) to otherwise comply with any
prohibition on such acts or payments during any applicable blackout period; and the Company
shall not be obligated by virtue of any terms and conditions of the Grant or any provision
of the Plan to recognize the grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock or to issue Shares in
violation of the securities laws or the laws of any government having jurisdiction thereof
or any of the provisions hereof. Any such postponement shall not extend the term of the
Restricted Stock (unless expressly agreed to by the Company) and neither the Company nor its
directors and officers nor the Committee shall have any obligation or liability to the
Participant or to any other person with respect to Shares as to which this award shall lapse
because of such postponement.

     6. Stock Power. With respect to any shares of Restricted Stock forfeited under this
Grant, the Participant does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Lawrence A. Margolis or any
successor Secretary of the Company (the “Secretary”) as his or her attorney to transfer the
forfeited shares on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises. The
Secretary shall use the authority granted in this paragraph to cancel any shares of Restricted
Stock that are forfeited under this Grant.

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     7. Additional Restrictions. The Participant can only become Vested in the shares of
Restricted Stock during the Participant’s lifetime. Neither this grant of Restricted Stock nor the
Participant’s right or interest in any shares of Restricted Stock shall be liable for, or subject
to, any lien, obligation or liability of the Participant. To the extent that the Company adopts,
pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or otherwise, a plan generally applicable
to the company’s senior management that provides for the forfeiture or repayment of bonuses,
incentive-based or equity-based compensation or proceeds from the sale of Company securities, as a
result of non-compliance with securities laws or other misconduct, whether by the Participant or
some other person, the RSUs, Shares and proceeds there from shall be subject to forfeiture or
repayment in accordance wit the terms of such plan.

     8. Custody of Certificates. The Company shall retain custody of stock certificates
evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock. Within ten (10) days after shares of Restricted Stock
become Vested, Subject to Participant’s fulfillment of the obligations contained in Paragraph 20,
the Company will deliver to the Participant the stock certificates evidencing the shares of
Restricted Stock that have become Vested.

     9. Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement. By accepting the Restricted Stock,
the Participant agrees as follows:

     (a) During employment and for a period of four (4) months from the date of termination
of the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason
whatsoever, the Participant will not, directly or indirectly, compete with the Company or
any Affiliate by providing to any entity that is in a Competing Business services
substantially similar to the services provided by the Participant at the time of
termination.

     (b) During employment and for a period of two (2) years after the termination of the
Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever, the
Participant will not, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership,
association, corporation or other entity, solicit or in any manner attempt to influence or
induce any employee of the Company or its Affiliates (known by the Participant to be such)
to leave the employment of the Company or its Affiliates, nor shall the Participant use or
disclose to any person, partnership, association, corporation or other entity any
information obtained while an employee of the Company or any Affiliate concerning the name
and addresses of the Company’s or any Affiliate’s employees.

If the Participant violates any of the provisions of (a) or (b) of this paragraph 9, the
Participant shall pay the Company any profits the Participant received as a result of the Vesting
of the Restricted Stock, provided that the Restricted Stock became Vested subsequent to six months
prior to termination of the Participant’s employment.

     10. Agreement to Terms of the Plan and Agreement. The Participant has received a copy
of the Plan, has read and understands the terms of the Plan and this Grant, and by accepting the
RSUs (which acceptance shall conclusively be evidenced by either the failure of Participant to
promptly reject this grant following receipt or Participant’s acceptance of any benefits hereunder)
agrees to be bound by their terms and conditions.

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     11. Fractional Shares. Fractional Shares shall not be issuable hereunder, and when
any provision hereof may entitle the Participant to a fractional Share, such fractional Share shall
be rounded up to the nearest whole Share.

     12. Change in Capital Structure. The terms of the Restricted Stock shall be adjusted
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan as the Committee determines is equitably
required in the event the Company effects one or more stock dividends, subdivisions or
consolidations of Shares, reorganizations, recapitalizations, spin-offs or other similar changes in
capitalization.

     13. Notice. Any notice or other communication given pursuant to this Grant, or in any
way with respect to the Restricted Stock, shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or
mailed by United States registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to
the following addresses or such other address as the addressee may provide to the other party in
writing:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	If to the Company:
	 	ARRIS Group, Inc.

3871 Lakefield Drive

Suwanee, Georgia 30024

Attn: Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	If to the Participant:
	 	The address of the Participant as it
appears in the employment records of the Company

     14. No Right to Continued Employment. Neither this Grant nor the Restricted Stock
confers upon the Participant any right with respect to continued employment by the Company or any
Affiliate, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to
terminate the Participant’s employment at any time without assigning a reason therefor.

     15. Impact on Other Plans and Arrangements. The determination of whether the value of
the Restricted Stock will be included or excluded in calculating any severance, resignation,
redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses or long-service awards, any payments or benefits under
any pension or retirement plans or any other compensation or benefits will be based on the terms of
the applicable plan, program or arrangement. If such plan, program or arrangement would not
otherwise require the inclusion of Restricted Stock in such calculation, then the Restricted Stock
shall be excluded from such calculation.

     16. Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations stated above and in the Plan, this
Grant shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the legatees, distributees, transferees and
personal representatives of the Participant and the successors of the Company.

     17. Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and
the provisions of this Grant, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. All references herein to
the Plan shall mean the Plan as in effect on the date hereof.

     18. Governing Law. This Grant shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,
except to the extent federal law applies.

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     19. Tax Consequences and Section 409A. The Participant acknowledges that there may be
tax consequences upon the vesting of the Restricted Stock and that the Participant should consult a
tax advisor. The Restricted Stock is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Company and its Affiliates shall not be liable to
the Participant or any other person if the Internal Revenue Service or any court or other authority
having jurisdiction over such matter determines for any reason that this Grant is subject to taxes,
penalties or interest as a result of failing to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

     20. Withholding Obligations. At the applicable time, the Participant shall remit to
the Company amounts sufficient to satisfy any federal, state or local withholding tax requirements
before the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such shares of Restricted Stock by
making payment in cash or cash equivalent or such other form of payment acceptable to the Committee
(which may include Shares) or shall arrange for the withholding from other payments due the
Participant of the applicable amounts.

     21. Amendment or Termination. This Grant may be amended or terminated at any time by
the mutual Grant and written consent of the Participant and the Company, but only to the extent
permitted under the Plan.

     22. Definitions. For purposes of this Grant, the following words shall have the
meanings set forth below:

     (a) “Affiliate” means any entity that is part of a controlled group of
corporations or is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Code Sections
1563(a), 414(b) or 414(c), except that, in making any such determination, 50 percent shall
be substituted for 80 percent under such Code Sections and the related regulations.

     (b) “Cause” shall have the same meaning as under any employment agreement
between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or, if no such employment agreement
exists or if such employment agreement does not contain any such definition, Cause means
Participant’s termination of employment by the Company or any Affiliate by reason of his or
her misconduct in respect of the Participant’s obligations to the Company or Affiliate,
including, but not limited to, the Participant’s dishonesty, disloyalty, insubordination,
unsatisfactory performance, or failure to follow policies, rules, or procedures of the
Company or Affiliate.

     (c) “Change in Control” means (1) any Person (as such term is used in Section
13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly
or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or (2) during any period
of twelve (12) consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute the members of the board of directors of the corporation and any new director,
whose election to the board or nomination for election to the board of directors by the
corporation’s stockholders was approved by a vote of a

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majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the
beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so
approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board of directors (for this
purpose “corporation” shall be determined in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section
1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi)(A)(2)); or (3) the Company shall merge with or consolidate into any other
corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the holders of the
voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto holding immediately
thereafter securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting
power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (4) the sale or disposition of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets during a period of twelve (12) consecutive months
to any Person. Whether a Change in Control shall have occurred shall be determined in
accordance with Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

     (d) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     (e) “Competing Business” means any business that engages, in whole or in part,
in the equipment and supply for broadband communications systems in the United States.

     (f) “Disabled” means fully and permanently disabled within the meaning of the
Company’s group long term disability plan then in effect. The Committee, in its sole
discretion, shall determine whether the Participant is Disabled for purposes of this Grant.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Grant to be signed by a duly authorized
officer.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COMPANY:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ARRIS GROUP, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

Vesting Provisions

Except as provided in paragraph 5 of the Grant, the Participant’s interest in the shares of
Restricted Stock shall Vest as set forth below. For purposes of the Grant, including the vesting
provisions in this Exhibit A, the Participant will be deemed to have terminated employment
as of his or her last day of active work for the Company and its Affiliates; provided, however,
that the Participant shall be deemed to be actively at work during any period the Participant is on
approved paid medical leave or during the protected reemployment period applicable to military
leave. To the extent, under General Vesting below, both Service-Based and Performance-Based
Vesting are indicated, Vesting shall occur only to the extent both Vesting conditions are
met.

I. General Vesting

Service-Based Vesting

[    ] The Restricted Stock shall Vest as set forth below:

	 	 	 
	Percentage of Shares That Vest	 	Vesting Date
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 

Performance-Based
Vesting

[    ] The Restricted Stock shall Vest with respect to the percentage of shares of Restricted Stock
set forth below with respect to each applicable vesting date, provided that, at each such time, (a)
the Participant is still employed by the Company or any Affiliate and (b) the performance measures
set forth below have been met and certified by the Committee. [Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the applicable performance measures are not met at a specified vesting date, but the cumulative
performance measures are met at a subsequent vesting date, then the Restricted Stock shall Vest
with respect to that percentage of shares specified for the applicable vesting date plus the
percentage of shares for prior vesting dates that did not Vest solely because of a failure to meet
the performance measures for the prior vesting dates.]

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	[Cumulative
	 	 	 	 	Percentage of Shares	 	Performance
	Vesting Date	 	Performance Target	 	Vested	 	Target]
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

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II. Accelerated Vesting

Accelerated Vesting on Death

[ ] Notwithstanding the foregoing, one-hundred percent (100%) of the shares of Restricted Stock
shall Vest if the Participant dies or becomes Disabled while still employed by the Company or any
Affiliate.

Accelerated Vesting on Disability

[ ] Notwithstanding the foregoing, one-hundred percent (100%) of the shares of Restricted Stock
shall Vest if the Participant dies or becomes Disabled while still employed by the Company or any
Affiliate.

Accelerated Vesting On Retirement

[ ] Notwithstanding the foregoing, one-hundred percent (100%) of the shares of Restricted Stock
shall Vest if the Participant voluntarily terminates employment with the Company and its Affiliates
after reaching age _.

Accelerated Vesting on Change in Control

[    ] Notwithstanding the foregoing, one hundred percent (100%) of the Participant’s interest in
the shares of Restricted Stock shall Vest (a) if, following a Change in Control, Participant is
discharged from employment with the Company or any Affiliate other than for Cause or (b) as
otherwise provided in any employment agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the
Participant.

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