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Exhibit 10.5

 

IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE AND

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Image Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2010 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”), hereby grants to the holder listed below (“Participant”), an option to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock (“Stock”), set forth below (the “Option”).  This Option is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Stock Option Agreement”) and the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference.  Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option and the Stock Option Agreement.

	
Participant:

	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	
Grant Date:

	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	
Exercise Price per Share of Stock:

	  	$	
1

	  
	  	  	  	  
	
Total Exercise Price:

	  	
$

	  
	  	  	  	  
	
Total Number of Shares of Stock Subject to the Option:

	  	
________________________________________shares [which represents ______ minus the number of shares of Class C Restricted Stock granted to such Participant].  The number of shares of Stock shall be subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and other events or transactions described in Section 11.1(a) of the Plan.

	  	  	  	  
	
Expiration Date:

	  	  	  

	
Type of Option:

	
 ̈   Incentive Stock Option       ̈   Non-Qualified Stock Option

	
Vesting Schedule:

	
The Option shall vest pursuant to the provisions of Exhibit C attached hereto.

By his or her signature, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Stock Option Agreement and this Grant Notice.  The Participant has reviewed the Stock Option Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan.  Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan or relating to the Option.

	
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

	  	
PARTICIPANT

	  	  	  	  	  
	
By:

	  	  	
By:

	  
	
Print Name:   

	  	  	
Name:

	  
	
Title:

	  	  	
Title:

	  
	  	  	  	  	  
	
Address:

	
20525 Nordhoff Street, Ste 200

	  	
Address:   

	  
	  	
Chatsworth, CA 91311

	  	  	  

_________________________

 

1 Not to be less than $0.20 per share.

  

 

  

EXHIBIT A

TO STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the Stock Option Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) to which this Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is attached, Image Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has granted to the Participant an Option under the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase the number of shares of Stock indicated in the Grant Notice.

ARTICLE I

GENERAL

1.1            Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan and the Grant Notice.

1.2            Incorporation of Terms of Plan.  The Option is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan which are incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, (a) Sections 5.3, 10.6, 11.2 and 11.3 of the Plan shall not apply at any time to the Shares and (b) the Administrator shall exercise its discretion only reasonably in good faith.

ARTICLE II

GRANT OF OPTION

2.1            Grant of Option.  In consideration of the Participant’s past and/or continued employment with or service to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary and for other good and valuable consideration, effective as of the Grant Date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”), the Company irrevocably grants to the Participant the Option to purchase any part or all of an aggregate of the number of shares of Stock set forth in the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement.  Unless designated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option in the Grant Notice, the Option shall be an Incentive Stock Option to the maximum extent permitted by law.

2.2            Exercise Price.  The exercise price of the shares of Stock subject to the Option shall be as set forth in the Grant Notice, without commission or other charge; provided, however, that the price per share of the shares of Stock subject to the Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and the Participant owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company or any “parent corporation” of the Company (each within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code), the price per share of the shares of Stock subject to the Option shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date.

2.3            No Right to Continued Employment.  Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice, or this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of the Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary and the Participant.

  

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ARTICLE III

PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY

3.1            Commencement of Exercisability.

(a)            Subject to Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 5.6, the Option shall become vested and exercisable in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the Grant Notice.

(b)            No portion of the Option which has not become vested and exercisable at the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service shall thereafter become vested and exercisable, except as may be otherwise provided in the Grant Notice or provided by the Administrator or as set forth in a written agreement between the Company and the Participant.

3.2            Duration of Exercisability.  The installments provided for in the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice are cumulative.  Each such installment which becomes vested and exercisable pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice shall remain vested and exercisable until it becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3.

3.3            Expiration of Option.  Subject to the provisions of Exhibit C to the Grant Notice, the Option may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after the first to occur of the following events:

(a)            The expiration of ten years from the Grant Date;

(b)            If this Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and the Participant owned (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code), at the time the Option was granted, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company or any “parent corporation” of the Company (each within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code), the expiration of five years from the Grant Date;

(c)            The expiration of three months from the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service, unless such termination occurs by reason of the Participant’s death, Disability or for Cause (as defined in Exhibit C to the Grant Notice); provided, however, that if, during any part of such three month period, Participant’s Option is not exercisable solely because of the condition set forth in Section 4.5(b), Participant’s Option shall not expire until the earlier of the Expiration Date or until it shall have been exercisable for an aggregate period of thirty days after Participant’s Termination of Service;

(d)            The expiration of one year from the date of the Participant’s death if Participant dies prior to his or her Termination of Service or within three months after his or her Termination of Service;

(e)            The expiration of one year from the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service by reason of the Participant’s Disability; or

(f)            The date of Participant’s Termination of Service by the Company for Cause.

  

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If the Participant’s option is an Incentive Stock Option, note that, to obtain the federal income tax advantages associated with an “incentive stock option,” the Code requires that at all times beginning on the date of grant of the Participant’s Option and ending on the day three months before the date of Participant’s Option’s exercise, Participant must be an Employee of the Company or an affiliate, except in the event of Participant’s death or Disability.  The Company has provided for extended exercisability of Participant’s Option under certain circumstances for Participant’s benefit but cannot guarantee that Participant’s Option will necessarily be treated as an “incentive stock option” if Participant continues to be employed by or provide services to the Company or an affiliate as a Consultant or Director after Participant’s employment terminates or if Participant otherwise exercises its options more than three months after the date Participant’s employment terminates.

In addition and for the avoidance of doubt, upon Termination of Service, the Participant’s vested Option shall be subject to the call right specified in Section 4 of the Stockholders Agreement (defined below).

3.4            Special Tax Consequences.  The Participant acknowledges that, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of all shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options, including the Option, are exercisable for the first time by the Participant in any calendar year exceeds $100,000, the Option and such other options shall be Non-Qualified Stock Options to the extent necessary to comply with the limitations imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code.  The Participant further acknowledges that the rule set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied by taking the Option and other “incentive stock options” into account in the order in which they were granted, as determined under Section 422(d) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

ARTICLE IV

EXERCISE OF OPTION

4.1            Person Eligible to Exercise.  Except as provided in Section 5.1, during the lifetime of the Participant, only the Participant may exercise the Option or any portion thereof, unless it has been disposed of pursuant to a DRO.  After the death of the Participant, any exercisable portion of the Option may, prior to the time when the Option becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3, be exercised by the Participant’s personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Participant’s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.

4.2            Partial Exercise.  Any exercisable portion of the Option or the entire Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the time when the Option or portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3.

4.3            Manner of Exercise.  The Option, or any exercisable portion thereof, may be exercised solely by delivery to the Secretary of the Company (or any third party administrator or other person or entity designated by the Company) of all of the following prior to the time when the Option or such portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3:

(a)            An Exercise Notice in writing signed by the Participant or any other person then entitled to exercise the Option or portion thereof, stating that the Option or portion thereof is thereby exercised, such notice complying with all applicable rules established by the Administrator.  Such notice shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B to the Grant Notice (or such other form as is prescribed by the Administrator);

  

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(b)            The receipt by the Company of full payment for the shares of Stock with respect to which the Option or portion thereof is exercised, including payment of any applicable withholding tax, which may be in one or more of the forms of consideration permitted under Section 4.4;

(c)            Any other written representations as may be required in the Administrator’s reasonable discretion to evidence compliance with the Securities Act or any other applicable law, rule, or regulation; and

(d)            In the event the Option or portion thereof shall be exercised pursuant to Section 4.1 by any person or persons other than the Participant, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to specify all conditions of the manner of exercise, which conditions may vary by country and which may be subject to change from time to time.

4.4            Method of Payment.  Payment of the exercise price and any applicable withholding tax shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Participant, subject to Section 10.1 of the Plan:

(a)            Cash;

(b)            Check;

(c)            Delivery of a notice that the Participant has placed a market sell order with a broker with respect to shares of Stock then issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the aggregate exercise price; provided, that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company upon settlement of such sale;

(d)            With the consent of the Administrator, by delivery of a full recourse promissory note on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Administrator;

(e)            With the consent of the Administrator, surrender of other shares of Stock which (A) in the case of shares of Stock acquired from the Company, have been owned by the Participant for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender (or such longer or shorter period as may be determined by the Administrator), and (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares of Stock with respect to which the Option or portion thereof is being exercised;

(f)            With the consent of the Administrator, surrendered shares of Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Option having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares of Stock with respect to which the Option or portion thereof is being exercised; or

(g)            With the consent of the Administrator, property of any kind which constitutes good and valuable consideration.

  

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(h)            Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is a Director or “executive officer” of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act, he or she shall not be permitted to make payment pursuant to this Section 4.4, or continue any extension of credit with respect to such payment with a loan from the Company or a loan arranged by the Company, in violation of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act.

4.5            Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates.  The shares of Stock deliverable upon the exercise of the Option, or any portion thereof, may be either previously authorized but unissued shares of Stock or issued shares of Stock which have then been reacquired by the Company.  Such shares of Stock shall be fully paid and nonassessable.  The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any shares of Stock purchased upon the exercise of the Option or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions which, with the exception of Section 4.5(d), the Company agrees to use to best efforts to promptly complete:

(a)            The admission of such shares of Stock to listing on all stock exchanges on which such Stock is then listed;

(b)            The completion of any registration or other qualification of such shares of Stock under any state or federal law or under rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or of any other governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator shall, in its reasonable discretion, deem necessary or advisable;

(c)            The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency which the Administrator shall, in its reasonable discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; and

(d)            The receipt by the Company of full payment for such shares of Stock, including payment of any applicable withholding tax, which may be in one or more of the forms of consideration permitted under Section 4.4, subject to Section 10.1 of the Plan.

4.6            Rights as Stockholder.  The holder of the Option shall not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any shares of Stock purchasable upon the exercise of any part of the Option unless and until such shares of Stock shall have been issued by the Company to such holder (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) and, once issued, such shares of Stock shall be freely tradeable and non-forfeitable, except to the extent set forth in the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2010, of the Company (the “Stockholders Agreement”).   No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the shares of Stock are issued, except as provided in Article 11 of the Plan.

ARTICLE V

OTHER PROVISIONS

5.1            Option Generally Not Transferable.

(a)            Subject to Section 5.1(c), the Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, subject to the consent of the Administrator, pursuant to a DRO, unless and until the shares of Stock underlying the Option have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares of Stock have lapsed.  Neither the Option nor any interest or right therein shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence.

  

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(b)            Unless transferred to a Permitted Transferee in accordance with Section 5.1(c), during the lifetime of Participant, only Participant may exercise the Option or any portion thereof, unless it has been disposed of pursuant to a DRO.  After the death of Participant, any exercisable portion of the Option may, prior to the time when the Option becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3, be exercised by Participant’s personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Participant’s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.

(c)            Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, with the consent of the Administrator and to the extent the Option is designated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the Option may be transferred to, exercised by and paid to one or more Permitted Transferees, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 10.3 of the Plan.  Subject to such conditions and procedures as the Administrator may require, a Permitted Transferee may exercise the Option or any portion thereof during the Participant’s lifetime.

5.2            Adjustments.  The Participant acknowledges that the Option is subject to modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and Article 11 of the Plan.

5.3            Notices.  Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the address given beneath the signature of the Company’s authorized officer on the Grant Notice, and any notice to be given to Participant shall be addressed to Participant at the address given beneath Participant’s signature on the Grant Notice.  By a notice given pursuant to this Section 5.3, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party.  Any notice which is required to be given to Participant shall, if Participant is then deceased, be given to the person entitled to exercise his or her Option pursuant to Section 4.1 by written notice under this Section 5.3.  Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.

5.4            Titles.  Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

5.5            Governing Law; Severability.  The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws.

5.6            Conformity to Securities Laws.  The Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any and all regulations and rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, and state securities laws and regulations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the Option is granted and may be exercised, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.

  

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5.7            Entire Agreement; Amendments.  The Plan and this Agreement (including all Exhibits hereto) constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and supersede in their entirety all prior discussions and agreements between them with respect to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by Participant or such other person as may be permitted to exercise the Option pursuant to Section 4.1 and by a duly authorized representative of the Company.

5.8            Successors and Assigns.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth in Section 5.1, this Agreement shall be binding upon Participant and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

5.9            Notification of Disposition.  If this Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option, Participant shall give prompt notice to the Company of any disposition or other transfer of any shares of Stock acquired under this Agreement if such disposition or transfer is made (a) within two years from the Grant Date with respect to such shares of Stock or (b) within one year after the transfer of such shares of Stock to the Participant.  Such notice shall specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by Participant in such disposition or other transfer.

5.10          Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Option and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.

5.11          Not a Contract of Employment.  Nothing in this Agreement, the Grant Notice, or the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue to serve as an employee or other service provider of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary.

5.12          Stockholder Approval.  The Plan will be submitted for approval by the Company’s stockholders within twelve months before or after the date the Plan was initially adopted by the Board.  The Option may not be exercised to any extent by anyone prior to the time when the Plan is approved by the stockholders, and if such approval has not been obtained within twelve months after the date the Plan was initially adopted by the Board, the Option shall thereupon be canceled and become null and void.

  

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EXHIBIT B

TO STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

FORM OF EXERCISE NOTICE

 

Effective as of today, _______________, __________ the undersigned (“Participant”) hereby elects to exercise Participant’s option to purchase _________________ shares of the Stock (the “Shares”) of Image Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) under and pursuant to the Image Entertainment, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) and the Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement dated ______________, ____ (the “Option Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given in the Option Agreement.

	
Grant Date:

	  	
___________________________

	  	  	  
	
Number of Shares of Stock as to which Option is Exercised:

	  	
_____________________________________

	  	  	  
	
Exercise Price per Share of Stock:

	  	
$____________

	  	  	  
	
Total Exercise Price:

	  	
$____________

	  	  	  
	
Certificate to be issued in name of:

	  	
_____________________________________

	  	  	  
	
Cash Payment delivered herewith:

	  	
$______________ (Representing the full Exercise Price for the Shares, as well as any applicable withholding tax)

	
Type of Option:

	
 ̈   Incentive Stock Option       ̈   Non-Qualified Stock Option

1.              Representations of Participant.  Participant acknowledges that Participant has received, read and understood the Plan and the Option Agreement. Participant agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions

2.              Rights as Stockholder.  Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to Shares subject to the Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.  No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Article 11 of the Plan.  The Shares shall be freely tradeable and non-forfeitable, except to the extent set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.

3.              Tax Consultation.  Participant understands that Participant may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Participant’s purchase or disposition of the Shares.  Participant represents that Participant has consulted with any tax consultants Participant deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Participant is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

4.             Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Agreement shall be binding upon Participant and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

  

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5.             Interpretation.  Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by Participant or by the Company forthwith to the Administrator, which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting.  The resolution of such a dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on the Company and on Participant.

6.             Governing Law; Severability.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding that body of law pertaining to conflicts of law.  Should any provision of this Agreement be determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions shall nevertheless remain effective and shall remain enforceable.

7.             Notices.  Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 5.3 of the Option Agreement.

8.             Further Instruments.  The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

9.             Entire Agreement.  The Plan and Option Agreement are incorporated herein by reference.  This Agreement, the Plan and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof.

	
ACCEPTED BY:

IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

	  	
SUBMITTED BY

PARTICIPANT:

	  	  	  	  	  
	
By:

	  	  	
By:

	  
	
Print Name:   

	  	  	
Print Name:   

	  
	
Title:

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	
Address:

	  
	  	  	  	  	  

CONSENT OF SPOUSE

I, ____________________, spouse of _________________, have read and approve the Option Agreement and this Exercise Notice between my spouse and Image Entertainment, Inc.  In consideration of granting of the right to my spouse to purchase shares of Image Entertainment, Inc. set forth in the Option Agreement and this Exercise Notice, I hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact in respect to the exercise of any rights under the Option Agreement and this Exercise Notice and agree to be bound by the provisions of the Plan, the Option Agreement and this Exercise Notice insofar as I may have any rights in said agreements or any shares issued pursuant thereto under the community property laws or similar laws relating to marital prop­erty in effect in the state of our residence as of the date of the signing of the foregoing Exercise Notice.

	
Dated: _______________, ______

	  
	  	
Signature of Spouse

  

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EXHIBIT C

TO STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

VESTING PROVISIONS

Capitalized terms used in this Exhibit C and not defined below shall have the meanings given them in the Plan, the Grant Notice to which this Exhibit C is attached or the Agreement attached thereto.  In the event of any inconsistency between this Exhibit C, on the one hand, and the Plan, the Grant Notice or the Agreement, on the other hand, the provisions of this Exhibit C shall govern.

1.             Vesting.  Subject to Section 2 below, the Option shall vest as to 100% of the shares of Stock subject to the Option upon the earlier of (a) the achievement of the Company Stock Price Hurdle, or (b) January 8, 2019, subject to Participant’s continued service to the Company as an Employee through such vesting date.  For purposes of this Exhibit C, the “Company Stock Price Hurdle” shall mean (A) the Fair Market Value of the Stock (calculated pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2.21 of the Plan only) equaling or exceeding $0.19 for any 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days beginning on or after January 8, 2013 or (B) the occurrence of a Change in Control in which the equity value per share of Stock in such Change in Control transaction equals or exceeds $0.19.

2.             Accelerated Vesting.

(a)            In the event of Participant’s Termination of Employment by the Company without Cause (as defined below) or by Participant for Good Reason (as defined below) prior to the vesting of the Option pursuant to Section 1 above, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Stock subject to the Option if the Company Stock Price Hurdle is achieved on or before the date that is one year following such Termination of Employment; provided that if there is not a Trading Market for the Stock at the time of such Termination of Employment and there has not been an unbroken period of six months during which there has been a Trading Market between such Termination of Employment and the end of the one-year period following such Termination of Employment, such one-year period shall be extended until the earliest of (A) the last day of any unbroken six-month period during which there has been a continuous Trading Market, (B) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (C) the date that is five years following such Termination of Employment.  In addition, the Option shall remain exercisable by Participant through the later of (i) the date that is one year following such Termination of Employment (if the Option has vested and become exercisable on or prior to such date) or (ii) the date that is 30 days following the date on which the Option vests and becomes exercisable pursuant to this clause (a); provided, however, that in no event shall the Option remain exercisable beyond the expiration date set forth in Section 3.3(a) of the Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the accelerated vesting and extended exercisability of the Option outlined in this clause (a) shall be contingent on Participant’s execution and non-revocation of the Release (as defined below).

(b)            In the event of Participant’s Termination of Employment as a result of the Company’s election not to extend the Employment Period (as defined below) beyond the Initial Term (as defined below) prior to the vesting of the Option pursuant to Section 1 above, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Stock subject to the Option if the Company Stock Price Hurdle is achieved on or before the date that is one year following the expiration of the Initial Term; provided that if there is not a Trading Market for the Stock at the time of such Termination of Employment and there has not been an unbroken period of six months during which there has been a Trading Market between such Termination of Employment and the end of the one-year period following the expiration of the Initial Term, such one-year period shall be extended until the earliest of (A) the last day of any unbroken six-month period during which there has been a continuous Trading Market, (B) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (C) the date that is five years following such Termination of Employment.  In addition, the Option shall remain exercisable by Participant through the later of (i) the date that is one year following the expiration of the Initial Term (if the Option has vested and become exercisable on or prior to such date) or (ii) the date that is 30 days following the date on which the Option vests and becomes exercisable pursuant to this clause (a); provided, however, that in no event shall the Option remain exercisable beyond the expiration date set forth in Section 3.3(a) of the Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the accelerated vesting and extended exercisability of the Option outlined in this clause (b) shall be contingent on Participant’s execution and non-revocation of the Release (as defined below).

  

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(c)            The Option shall vest and become exercisable as to one hundred percent (100%) of the shares of Stock subject to the Option in the event of a Change in Control prior to Participant’s Termination of Employment, provided that the price per share of Stock pursuant to the Change in Control transaction equals or exceeds $0.19.

(d)            For purposes of this Exhibit C, the terms “Cause,” “Employment Period,” “Good Reason,” “Initial Term” and “Release” shall have the meanings given to such terms in that certain Employment Agreement dated __________ [if applicable: as amended], between Participant and the Company; provided that the “Initial Term” shall mean such term without regard to any extension of the Employment Period as a result of the Company’s failure to give less than 12 months’ notice of non-extension of the Initial Term.

(e)            For purposes of this Exhibit C, the term "Trading Market" shall mean (A) the listing of the Stock on any (i) established securities exchange (such as the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market and the NASDAQ Global Select Market), (ii) national market system or (iii) automated quotation system or (B) the regular quotation of the Stock by a recognized securities dealer.

 

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE AND

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

            Image Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2010 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”), hereby grants to the individual listed below (“Participant”) the number of shares of the Company’s Stock (the “Shares”) set forth below.  This Restricted Stock award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Restricted Stock Agreement”) and the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Grant Notice and the Restricted Stock Agreement.

	
Participant:

	 	  
	  	 	  
	
Grant Date:

	 	  
	  	 	  
	
Grant Number:

	 	  
	  	 	  
	
Total Number of Shares of Restricted Stock:

	 	
__________________________ Shares [which shall equal the quotient of (A) (i) the difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock on the Grant Date (but not less than $0.20 per share) and $0.0366, multiplied by (ii) ______ and (B) the Fair Market Value on the Grant Date (but not less than $0.20 per share)].  The number of shares of Stock shall be subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and other events or transactions described at Section 11.1(a) of the Plan.

	  	 	  
	
Vesting Schedule:

	 	
The Shares shall be released from the Forfeiture Restriction set forth in Section 2.1 of the Restricted Stock Agreement on the dates and in the amounts indicated in Exhibit B to this Grant Notice.

By his or her signature, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Restricted Stock Agreement and this Grant Notice. Participant has reviewed the Restricted Stock Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of this Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Agreement and the Plan.  Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator of the Plan upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Restricted Stock Agreement.

	
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

	  	
PARTICIPANT

	  	  	  
	
By:

	  	  	  
	Print Name:   	 	  	
By:

	  
	
Title:

	  	  	
Name:

	  
	  	  	  	
Title:

	  
	Address:	20525 Nordhoff Street, Ste 200	  	
Address:

	 	Chatsworth, CA 91311	  	  

  

 

  

EXHIBIT A

TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice (“Grant Notice”) to which this Restricted Stock Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) is attached, Image Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has granted to Participant the right to purchase the number of shares of Restricted Stock under the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) indicated in the Grant Notice. The Shares are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan which are incorporated herein by reference.  Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan and the Grant Notice.

ARTICLE I

ISSUANCE OF SHARES

1.1            Issuance of Shares.  Pursuant to the Plan and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective on the Grant Date, the Company irrevocably grants to Participant the number of shares of Stock set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Shares”), in consideration of Participant’s employment with or service to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries on or before the Grant Date, for which the Administrator has determined Participant has not been fully compensated, and the Administrator has determined that the benefit received by the Company as a result of such employment or service has a value that exceeds the aggregate par value of the Shares, which Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be fully paid and nonassessable.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, (a) Sections 10.6, 11.2 and 11.3 of the Plan shall not apply at any time to the Shares and (b) the Administrator shall exercise its discretion only reasonably in good faith.

1.2            Issuance Mechanics.  On the Grant Date, the Company shall issue the Shares to Participant and shall (a) cause a stock certificate or certificates representing the Shares to be registered in the name of Participant, or (b) cause such Shares to be held in book entry form.  If a stock certificate is issued, it shall be delivered to and held in custody by the Company and shall bear the restrictive legends required by Section 4.1 below.  If the Shares are held in book entry form, then such entry will reflect that the Shares are subject to the restrictions of this Agreement.  Participant’s execution of a stock assignment in the form attached as Exhibit C to the Grant Notice (the “Stock Assignment”) shall be a condition to the issuance of the Shares.

ARTICLE II

FORFEITURE AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

2.1            Forfeiture Restriction.  Subject to the provisions of Section 2.2 below and Exhibit B to the Grant Notice, in the event of Participant’s cessation of Service for any reason, including as a result of Participant’s death or Disability, all of the Unreleased Shares (as defined below) shall thereupon be forfeited immediately and without any further action by the Company (the “Forfeiture Restriction”).  Upon the occurrence of such a forfeiture, the Company shall become the legal and beneficial owner of the Unreleased Shares and all rights and interests therein or relating thereto, and the Company shall have the right to retain and transfer to its own name the number of Unreleased Shares being forfeited by Participant.  The Unreleased Shares and Participant’s executed Stock Assignment in the form attached as Exhibit C to the Grant Notice shall be held by the Company in accordance with Section 2.4 until the Shares are forfeited as provided in this Section 2.1, until such Unreleased Shares are fully released from the Forfeiture Restriction, or until such time as this Agreement no longer is in effect (e.g., upon Termination of Service).  Participant hereby authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Company, or such other person designated by the Committee, to transfer the Unreleased Shares which have been forfeited pursuant to this Section 2.1 from Participant to the Company.

  

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2.2            Release of Shares from Forfeiture Restriction.  The Shares shall be released from the Forfeiture Restriction in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice.  Any of the Shares which, from time to time, have not yet been released from the Forfeiture Restriction are referred to herein as “Unreleased Shares.”  In the event any of the Shares are released from the Forfeiture Restriction, any dividends or other distributions paid on such Shares and held by the Company pursuant to Section 2.4 shall be promptly paid by the Company to Participant.  As soon as administratively practicable following the release of any Shares from the Forfeiture Restriction, the Company shall, as applicable, either deliver to Participant the certificate or certificates representing such Shares in the Company’s possession belonging to Participant, or, if the Shares are held in book entry form, then the Company shall remove the notations on the book form.  Participant (or the beneficiary or personal representative of Participant in the event of Participant’s death or incapacity, as the case may be) shall deliver to the Company any representations or other documents or assurances as the Company or its representatives deem necessary or advisable in connection with any such delivery.

2.3            Transfer Restriction.  No Unreleased Shares or any interest or right therein or part thereof shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Participant or his successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect.  The Shares shall also be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in Exhibit D to the Grant Notice.

2.4            Escrow.  The Unreleased Shares and Participant’s executed Stock Assignment shall be held by the Company until the Shares are forfeited as provided in Section 2.1, until such Unreleased Shares are fully released from the Forfeiture Restriction, or until such time as this Agreement no longer is in effect  (e.g., upon Termination of Service).  In such event, Participant shall not retain physical custody of any certificates representing Unreleased Shares issued to Participant.  Participant, by acceptance of this Award, shall be deemed to appoint, and does so appoint, the Company and each of its authorized representatives as Participant’s attorney(s)-in-fact to effect any transfer of forfeited Unreleased Shares (and any dividends or other distributions paid on such Shares) to the Company as may be required pursuant to the Plan or this Agreement, and to execute such representations or other documents or assurances as the Company or such representatives deem necessary or advisable in connection with any such transfer.  The Company, or its designee, shall not be liable for any act it may do or omit to do with respect to holding the Shares in escrow and while acting in good faith and in the exercise of its judgment.

2.5            Rights as Stockholder.  Except as otherwise provided herein, upon issuance of the Shares by the Company, Participant shall have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to said Shares, subject to the restrictions herein, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares.  In addition, the Shares shall be subject to the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2010, of the Company (the “Stockholders Agreement”), to the extent provided therein.

  

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ARTICLE III

TAXATION REPRESENTATIONS

Participant represents to the Company the following:

(a)            Participant has reviewed with his or her own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agree­ment.  Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any state­ments or represen­tations of the Company or any of its agents.  Participant understands that Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for his or her own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contem­plated by this Agreement.

(b)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to require payment (which payment may be made in cash, by deduction from other compensation payable to Participant or in any form of consideration permitted by the Plan) of any sums required by federal, state or local tax law to be withheld with respect to the issuance, lapsing of restrictions on or sale of the Shares.   The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any stock certificate representing vested Shares to Participant or Participant’s legal representative, or, if the Shares are held in book entry form, to remove the notations on the book form, unless and until Participant or Participant’s legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of all federal, state and local taxes applicable to the taxable income of Participant resulting from the issuance, lapsing of restrictions on or sale of the Shares.

ARTICLE IV

RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS AND STOP-TRANSFER ORDERS

4.1            Legends.  The certificate or certificates representing the Shares, if any, shall bear the following legend (as well as any legends required by the Company’s charter and applicable state and federal corporate and securities laws):

 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE IN FAVOR OF THE COMPANY AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

 

4.2            Refusal to Transfer; Stop-Transfer Notices.  The Company shall not be required (a) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (b) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.  Participant agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.

4.3            Removal of Legend.  After such time as the Forfeiture Restriction shall have lapsed with respect to the Shares, and upon Participant’s request, a new certificate or certificates representing such Shares shall be issued without the legend referred to in Section 4.1 and delivered to Participant.  If the Shares are held in book entry form, the Company shall cause any restrictions noted on the book form to be removed.  In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, at such time, such Shares shall be freely transferable and non-forfeitable, and only subject to the Stockholders Agreement and Exhibit D to the Grant Notice.

  

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ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1            Governing Law.  This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

5.2            Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights.   The Plan and this Agreement (including all Exhibits hereto) constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and supersede in their entirety all prior discussions and agreements between them with respect to the subject matter hereof.  No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement.

5.3            Severability.  If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith.  In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (a) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (b) the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (c) the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

5.4            Notices.  Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or sent by electronic mail (with return receipt requested and received) or fax or forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail, as certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, and addressed to the party to be notified, if to the Company, at its principal offices, and if to Participant, at Participant’s address, electronic mail address or fax number in the Company’s employee records or as subsequently modified by written notice.

5.5            Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

5.6            Successors and Assigns.  The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns.  The Company may assign its rights under this Agreement to any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company without the prior written consent of Participant. The rights and obligations of Participant under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

5.7            Conformity to Securities Laws.  Participant acknowledges that the Plan is intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any and all regulations and rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, and state securities laws and regulations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the Shares are to be issued, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.

  

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5.8            NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED SERVICE.  THE PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE LAPSING OF THE FORFEITURE RESTRICTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.1 HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING SERVICE TO THE COMPANY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES AS AN “AT WILL” EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT OF THE COMPANY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER).  THE PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE FORFEITURE RESTRICTION SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS AN EMPLOYEE, CONSULTANT OR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR FOR SUCH PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE COMPANY’S OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES’ RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE PARTICIPANT’S EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE TO THE COMPANY AT ANY TIME.

  

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EXHIBIT B

TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE

VESTING PROVISIONS

 

Capitalized terms used in this Exhibit B and not defined below shall have the meanings given them in the Plan, the Grant Notice to which this Exhibit B is attached or the Agreement attached thereto.  In the event of any inconsistency between this Exhibit B, on the one hand, and the Plan, the Grant Notice or the Agreement, on the other hand, the provisions of this Exhibit B shall govern.

1.             Vesting.  Subject to Section 2 below, as of any measurement date, such aggregate number of Shares (rounded up to the next whole Share) shall be considered to have been released from the Forfeiture Restriction as is determined by multiplying (a) the Time Percentage (as defined below) as of such date by (b) the Sale Percentage (as defined below) as of such date.

2.             Accelerated Vesting.

(a)            In the event of Participant’s Termination of Employment by the Company without Cause (as defined below) or by Participant for Good Reason (as defined below), such number of Shares as would have been released from the Forfeiture Restriction during the one year period following the date of Participant’s Termination of Employment had Participant remained an Employee through such date shall vest and be released from the Forfeiture Restriction as of the date of Participant’s Termination of Employment.  In the event of Participant’s Termination of Employment as a result of the Company’s election not to extend the Employment Period (as defined below) beyond the Initial Term (as defined below), 100% of the Shares shall vest and be released from the Forfeiture Restriction as of the date of Participant’s Termination of Employment.

(b)            To the extent not then vested, 100% of the Shares shall be released from the Forfeiture Restriction in the event of a Change in Control prior to Participant’s Termination of Employment.

(c)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, the accelerated release of Shares from the Forfeiture Restriction outlined in Section 2(a) and the increase in the Sale Percentage pursuant to the proviso in Section 3(b) as a result of certain Terminations of Employment shall be contingent on Participant’s execution and non-revocation of the Release (as defined below).

3.             Definitions.

(a)            For purposes of this Exhibit B, the “Time Percentage” shall mean (i) 25% as of January 8, 2011, plus (ii) an additional 6.25% for each three-month period of Participant’s continued service to the Company as an Employee thereafter.

(b)            For purposes of this Exhibit B, the “Sale Percentage” shall mean, as of any date, (i) 100% minus (ii) the percentage of the shares of the Company’s Series C preferred stock (or the shares of Stock issuable upon conversion thereof) originally purchased by the JH Stockholders (as defined below) (including through exercise of the Additional Purchase Right (as defined below) still held by the JH Stockholders through the date of measurement; provided that the Sale Percentage shall be deemed to be 100% on the first to occur of (x) January 8, 2015 or (y) the date of Participant’s Termination of Employment by the Company without Cause (as defined below), by Participant for Good Reason (as defined below) or as a result of Participant’s death or Disability, or in the event of Participant’s Termination of Employment as a result of the Company’s election not to extend the Employment Period (as defined below); and, provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, if the Additional Purchase Right is exercised, Participant will not be required to increase his ownership of Company securities and the Sale Percentage will be applied to the Shares held as of such time.

  

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(c)            For purposes of this Exhibit B, “JH Stockholders” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Stockholders Agreement.

(d)            For purposes of this Exhibit B, “Additional Purchase Right” shall have the meaning given to such term in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 21, 2009, among the Company, JH Partners, LLC and the Investors listed on the schedule thereto, as amended.

(e)            For purposes of this Exhibit B, the terms “Cause,” “Employment Period,” “Good Reason,” “Initial Term” and “Release” shall have the meanings given to such terms in that certain Employment Agreement dated __________, [if applicable: as amended,] between Participant and the Company; provided that the “Initial Term” shall mean such term without regard to any extension of the Employment Period as a result of the Company’s failure to give less than 12 months’ notice of non-extension of the Initial Term.

  

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EXHIBIT C

TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE

STOCK ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, [Name of Participant], hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation, _______ shares of the Common Stock of IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation, standing in its name of the books of said corporation represented by Certificate No. _____ herewith and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________________ to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

This Stock Assignment may be used only in accordance with the Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement between IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. and the undersigned dated _________, 200__.

	
Dated: _______________, ________

	
______________________________

	  	
[Name of Participant]

INSTRUCTIONS:  Please do not fill in the blanks other than the signature line.  The purpose of this assignment is to enable the Company to enforce the Forfeiture Restriction as set forth in the Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement, without requiring additional signatures on the part of the stockholder.

  

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EXHIBIT D

TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE

TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

 

Capitalized terms used in this Exhibit D and not defined below shall have the meanings given them in the Plan, the Grant Notice to which this Exhibit D is attached or the Agreement attached thereto.

1.             Transfer Restrictions.  The following transfer restrictions shall apply to the Shares and shall be in addition to the restrictions set forth in Section 2.3 and Exhibit B of the Agreement.

(a)            In consideration of the grant of the Shares, Participant agrees that Participant will not (and will cause any spouse or immediate family of the spouse or the undersigned living in the Participant’s household not to), without the prior written consent of the Administrator (which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell (including without limitation any short sale), pledge, transfer, establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of any of the Shares currently or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by Participant (or such spouse or family member), or publicly announce an intention to do any of the foregoing, unless such Shares constitute Transferable Shares (as defined below).

(b)            In addition, the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Shares, either during his lifetime or on death, by gift, will or the laws of descent and distribution to Participant’s immediate family or to a trust the beneficiaries of which are exclusively Participant and/or a member or members of his immediate family (provided that it shall be a condition to such transfer that the donee, beneficiary, distributee or transferee executes and delivers to Company an agreement stating that he, she or it is receiving and holding the Shares subject to the provisions of the Agreement, and there shall be no further transfer or distribution of such Shares, except in accordance with the Agreement).

(c)            In addition, notwithstanding the restrictions in this Exhibit D, the undersigned may at any time after the date hereof enter into a trading plan or modify an existing trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act relating to the sale of the Shares, if then permitted by the Company and applicable law (provided that the Shares subject to such trading plans may not be sold unless and until they are Transferable Shares).

2.             Definitions.

(a)            For the purposes of this Exhibit D, “immediate family” shall mean the spouse, domestic partner, lineal descendant (including adopted children), father, mother, brother or sister of the transferor.

(b)            For purposes of this Exhibit D, “Transferable Shares” shall mean, as of any measurement date, such number of the Shares as is equal to the greater of (i) the Sale Percentage as of such date or (ii) the Release Percentage as of such date.

  

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(c)            For purposes of this Exhibit D, the “Release Percentage” shall mean (i) 0% prior to January 8, 2015 and (ii) 100% on and after January 8, 2015.

(d)            For purposes of this Exhibit D, the “Sale Percentage” shall mean, as of any measurement date, (i) 100% minus (ii) the percentage of the shares of the Company’s Series C preferred stock (or the shares of Stock issuable upon conversion thereof) originally purchased by the JH Stockholders (as defined below) (including through exercise of the Additional Purchase Right (as defined below)) still held by the JH Stockholders through the date of measurement; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, if the Additional Purchase Right is exercised, Participant will not be required to increase his ownership of Company securities and the Sale Percentage will be applied to the Shares held as of such time.

(e)            For purposes of this Exhibit D, “JH Stockholders” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Stockholders Agreement.

(f)            For purposes of this Exhibit D, “Additional Purchase Right” shall have the meaning given to such term in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 21, 2009, among the Company, JH Partners, LLC and the Investors listed on the schedule thereto, as amended.

(g)            For purposes of this Exhibit D, the terms “Cause” and “Good Reason” shall have the meanings given to such terms in that certain Employment Agreement dated ___________, [if applicable: as amended,] between Participant and the Company.

 

 

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