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2004 Performance Incentive Plan Dividend Stock Agreement with Patti Dodge

 Exhibit 10.10 
  
 NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
 2004 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN 
 DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS AWARD AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Award
Agreement”) is dated as of March 10, 2005 (the “Award Date”), by and between New Century Financial Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), and Patti Dodge (the
“Participant”). 
  
 WITNESSETH 

 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the New Century Financial Corporation 2004
Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Corporation hereby grants to the Participant, effective as of the date hereof, a dividend equivalent rights award (the “Award”), upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein and in the Plan. 
  
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration
of services rendered and to be rendered by the Participant, and the mutual promises made herein and the mutual benefits to be derived therefrom, the parties agree as follows: 
  
 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning
assigned to such terms in the Plan. 
  
 2. Grant;
Term of Award. Subject to the terms of this Award Agreement, the Corporation hereby grants to the Participant an Award with respect to 12,069 dividend equivalent rights (the “Dividend Equivalent Rights”). The Corporation
acknowledges that the consideration for the shares payable with respect to the Dividend Equivalent Rights on the terms set forth in this Award Agreement shall be the services rendered to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries by the Participant
prior to the applicable payment date (if any), the fair value of which is not less than the par value per share of the Corporation’s Common Stock. Each of the calendar years 2005, 2006 and 2007 is referred to herein as a “Performance
Year.” 
  
 3. Dividend Equivalents;
Performance Thresholds. At the conclusion of each Performance Year, the Administrator shall determine the aggregate amount of the dividends paid by the Corporation on a share of its Common Stock with respect to that Performance Year (the
“Aggregate Annual Dividend”). For purposes of the Award, a dividend shall be deemed paid by the Corporation on the date the dividend is actually paid to the Corporation’s stockholders. If the Aggregate Annual Dividend with
respect to any Performance Year is less than the Dividend Threshold set forth below for that Performance Year, the Participant shall have no rights under this Award with respect to that Performance Year. 
  

				
	 Performance Year

	  	Dividend
Threshold

	 2005
	  	$	6.30
	 2006
	  	$	7.00
	 2007
	  	$	7.75

  
 If, however, the Aggregate Annual
Dividend with respect to a Performance Year is equal to or greater than the Dividend Threshold set forth above for that Performance Year, the Corporation shall make a “Dividend Equivalent” payment to the Participant. The amount of
the Dividend Equivalent payment will, subject to tax withholding, equal (i) the number of Dividend Equivalent Rights subject to the Award, multiplied by (ii) the Aggregate Annual Dividend for such Performance Year. No interest or other earnings will
be credited with respect to such Dividend Equivalent. 
  
 4.
Payment. Subject to Section 8 below, any Dividend Equivalent payment for a Performance Year shall be paid to the Participant no later than forty-five (45) days after the last day of such Performance Year (the “Award Payment
Date”). Payment shall be made, in the Administrator’s sole discretion, either (i) in cash, or (ii) in a number of whole shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing (x) the amount of the Dividend Equivalent being paid, by (y) the fair
market value (determined in accordance with the Plan) of a share of Common Stock as of the applicable Award Payment Date. Fractional share interests shall be disregarded but may be cumulated or, in the Administrator’s discretion, paid in cash.
Payment in shares of Common Stock shall be made either by delivering one or more certificates for such shares or by entering such shares in book entry form, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. The Participant or other person
entitled under the Plan to receive the shares shall deliver to the Corporation any representations or other documents or assurances required pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Plan. Delivery of any certificates or cash payment will be made to the
Participant’s last address reflected on the books of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries unless the Corporation is otherwise instructed in writing. 
  
 5. Continuance of Employment. The Participant’s continued employment or service through each applicable Award Payment Date is a
condition to the payment of the applicable portion of the Award and the rights and benefits under this Award Agreement. Partial employment or service, even if substantial, during any applicable period will not entitle the Participant to any
proportionate payment or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment or services as provided in Section 8 below or under the Plan. 
  
 Nothing contained in this Award Agreement or the Plan constitutes an employment or service commitment by the Corporation,
affects the Participant’s status as an employee at will who is subject to termination without cause, confers upon the Participant any right to remain employed by or in service to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, interferes in any way
with the right of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries at any time to terminate such employment or services, or affects the right of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to 

  

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increase or decrease the Participant’s other compensation or benefits. Nothing in this paragraph, however, is intended to adversely affect any
independent contractual right of the Participant without his or her consent thereto. 
  
 6. Limitations on Rights. The Dividend Equivalent Rights and the Dividend Equivalents are for bookkeeping purposes only. Dividend Equivalents will not be treated as property or as a trust fund of
any kind. The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Corporation, no dividend rights (except as expressly provided herein with respect to the payment of Dividend Equivalents) and no voting rights with respect to the Dividend
Equivalent Rights, the Dividend Equivalents or any shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of such Dividend Equivalents, unless and until shares of Common Stock are actually delivered to and held of record by the Participant. Except as expressly
provided herein, no adjustments will be made for dividends or other rights of a holder for which the record date is prior to the date of delivery of the shares. The Participant’s rights with respect to the Award are merely those of a general
unsecured creditor of the Corporation to receive payment as described herein subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. Neither the Participant nor any other person has any legal or equitable rights, claims or interest in any specific
property or assets of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries. No assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary will be held under any trust or held in any way as collateral security of the fulfilling of the Corporation’s obligations under
this Award Agreement. 
  
 7. Restrictions on
Transfer. Neither the Dividend Equivalent Rights, nor the Dividend Equivalents (prior to the time (if any) such Dividend Equivalents are paid), nor any other rights of the Participant under this Award Agreement or the Plan may be sold,
assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of, alienated or encumbered, either voluntarily or involuntarily. The transfer restrictions in the preceding sentence shall not apply to (a) transfers to the Corporation, or (b) transfers by will
or the laws of descent and distribution. 
  
 8. Effect of
Termination of Employment or Services. Subject to Section 9 below, if the Participant ceases to be employed by or ceases to provide services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary at any time before an Award Payment Date, the Award shall
terminate and any Dividend Equivalent that would otherwise be paid as of such Award Payment Date pursuant to this Award Agreement shall not be paid and shall be extinguished upon the date the Participant’s employment or services terminate
(regardless of the reason for such termination, whether with or without cause, voluntarily or involuntarily, or due to death or disability); provided, however, that the Administrator may in its sole discretion provide for payment of any Dividend
Equivalent that would otherwise have been extinguished pursuant to this Section 8. 
  
 9. Adjustments Upon Specified Events; Change in Control Event. Upon the occurrence of certain events relating to the Corporation’s stock contemplated by Section 7.1 of the Plan, the
Administrator shall make adjustments if appropriate to the Award and the Dividend Equivalent Rights. Furthermore, the Administrator shall adjust the Dividend Thresholds referenced above to the extent (if any) it determines that the adjustment is
necessary or advisable to preserve the intended incentives and benefits to reflect (1) any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, material change in corporate capitalization, any material corporate transaction (such as a reorganization,
combination, separation, merger, acquisition, or any combination of the foregoing), or any complete or partial liquidation of the Corporation, (2) any change in 

  

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accounting policies or practices, (3) the effects of any special charges to the Corporation’s earnings, or (4) any other similar special circumstances.

  
 Notwithstanding any other provision herein, upon the
occurrence of a Change in Control Event following which the Corporation will not survive as a public company in respect of its Common Stock, the Award shall immediately terminate, and the Participant’s Dividend Equivalent for the Performance
Year in which the Change in Control Event occurs shall immediately become payable (regardless of whether the Annual Aggregate Dividend for such Performance Year has exceeded the applicable Dividend Threshold). A Dividend Equivalent that becomes
payable pursuant to this Section 9 shall be paid to the Participant as soon as practicable after such Change in Control Event. The Participant shall have no further rights with respect to the Award or such Dividend Equivalent (except the right to
receive any amounts which had previously become payable (or become payable upon such Change in Control Event) with respect to the Award but which had not yet actually been paid). 
  
 10. Tax Withholding. The Corporation (or any of its Subsidiaries last employing the Participant) shall
be entitled to require a cash payment by or on behalf of the Participant and/or to deduct from other compensation payable to the Participant any sums required by federal, state or local tax law to be withheld with respect to the payment of any
Dividend Equivalent. Alternatively, the Participant or other person to whom shares of Common Stock are to be delivered in payment of a Dividend Equivalent may irrevocably elect, in such manner and at such time or times prior to any applicable tax
date as may be permitted or required under Section 8.5 of the Plan and rules established by the Administrator (and subject to the requirements of applicable law), to have the Corporation withhold and reacquire shares at their fair market value at
the time of payment to satisfy any minimum withholding obligations of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries with respect to such payment. Any election to have shares so held back and reacquired shall be subject to such rules and procedures, which may
include prior approval of the Administrator, as the Administrator may impose. 
  
 11. Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Award Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation at its principal office to the attention of the Secretary, and to
the Participant at the Participant’s last address reflected on the Corporation’s payroll records. Any notice shall be delivered in person or shall be enclosed in a properly sealed envelope, addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified,
and deposited (postage and registry or certification fee prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Government. Any such notice shall be given only when received, but if the Participant is no longer an
Eligible Person, shall be deemed to have been duly given five (5) business days after the date mailed in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 11. 
  
 12. Plan. The Award and all rights of the Participant under this Award Agreement are subject to the
terms and conditions of the provisions of the Plan, incorporated herein by reference. The Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement. The Participant acknowledges having read and understanding the Plan, the
Prospectus for the Plan, and this Award Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided in other sections of this Award Agreement, provisions of the Plan that confer discretionary authority on the Board or the Administrator do not (and shall not be
deemed to) create any rights in the Participant unless such rights are expressly set forth herein or are otherwise in the sole 

  

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discretion of the Board or the Administrator so conferred by appropriate action of the Board or the Administrator under the Plan after the date
hereof. 
  
 13. Entire Agreement. This Award
Agreement and the Plan together constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Plan and this Award Agreement may be amended
pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Plan. Such amendment must be in writing and signed by the Corporation. The Corporation may, however, unilaterally waive any provision hereof in writing to the extent such waiver does not adversely affect the interests
of the Participant hereunder, but no such waiver shall operate as or be construed to be a subsequent waiver of the same provision or a waiver of any other provision hereof. 
  
 14. Section Headings. The section headings of this Award Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect any provision hereof. 
  
 15. Governing Law. This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland without regard to conflict of law principles thereunder. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Award Agreement to
be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer and the Participant has hereunto set his or her hand as of the date and year first above written. 
  

			
	 NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
 a Maryland corporation

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Brad A. Morrice

	 Name:
	 	 Brad A. Morrice

	 Its:
	 	Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer
	
	PARTICIPANT
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Patti Dodge

	 Name:
	 	 Patti Dodge

  

 52004 Performance Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Agreement Patrick J. Flanagan

 Exhibit 10.11 
  
 NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
 2004 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN 
 PERFORMANCE-ACCELERATED RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

  
 THIS PERFORMANCE-ACCELERATED RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD
AGREEMENT (this “Award Agreement”) is dated as of March 10, 2005 (the “Award Date”), by and between New Century Financial Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), and Patrick J.
Flanagan (the “Participant”). 
  
 WITNESSETH

  
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the New Century Financial
Corporation 2004 Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Corporation hereby grants to the Participant, effective as of the date hereof, a restricted stock award (the “Award”), upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein and in the Plan. 
  
 NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of services rendered and to be rendered by the Participant, and the mutual promises made herein and the mutual benefits to be derived therefrom, the parties agree as follows: 
  
 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Plan. 
  
 2. Grant. Subject to the terms of this Award Agreement, the Corporation hereby grants to the Participant an Award with respect to an aggregate of 15,628 restricted shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation (the “Restricted Stock”). The Corporation acknowledges that the consideration for the Restricted Stock shall be the services rendered to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries by the Participant prior to the
applicable vesting date, the fair value of which is not less than the par value per share of the Corporation’s Common Stock. 
  
 3. Vesting. Subject to Section 8 below, the Award shall vest, and restrictions (other than those set forth in Section 8.1 of the
Plan) shall lapse, with respect to 100% of the total number of shares of Restricted Stock (subject to adjustment under Section 7.1 of the Plan) on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Award Date; provided, however, that vesting of all or a portion of the shares of Restricted Stock may be accelerated pursuant to Exhibit A attached hereto. 
  
 4. Continuance of Employment. The vesting schedule
requires continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date as a condition to the vesting of the applicable portion of the Award and the rights and benefits under this Award Agreement. Partial employment or service, even if
substantial, during any vesting period will not entitle the Participant to any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment or services as provided in Section 8 below
or under the Plan. 
  
 Nothing contained in this Award Agreement
or the Plan constitutes an employment or service commitment by the Corporation, affects the Participant’s status as an employee at will who is subject to termination without cause, confers upon the Participant any right to remain employed by or
in service to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, interferes in any way 

  

 
with the right of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries at any time to terminate such employment or services, or affects the right of the Corporation or
any of its Subsidiaries to increase or decrease the Participant’s other compensation or benefits. Nothing in this paragraph, however, is intended to adversely affect any independent contractual right of the Participant without his or her
consent thereto. 
  
 5. Dividend and Voting
Rights. After the Award Date, the Participant shall be entitled to cash dividends and voting rights with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock subject to the Award even though such shares are not vested, provided that such rights shall
terminate immediately as to any shares of Restricted Stock that are forfeited pursuant to Section 8 below. 
  
 6. Restrictions on Transfer. Prior to the time that they have become vested pursuant to Section 3, neither the Restricted Stock, nor
any interest therein, amount payable in respect thereof, or Restricted Property (as defined in Section 9 hereof) may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of, alienated or encumbered, either voluntarily or involuntarily. The
transfer restrictions in the preceding sentence shall not apply to (a) transfers to the Corporation, or (b) transfers by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 
  
 7. Stock Issuance. 
  
 (a) Book Entry Form. The Corporation shall issue the shares of Restricted Stock subject to the Award
in book entry form, registered in the name of the Participant with notations regarding the applicable restrictions on transfer imposed under this Award Agreement; provided, however, that the Corporation may, in its discretion, elect to issue such
shares in certificate form as provided in Section 7(b) below. 
  
 (b) Certificates to be Held by Corporation; Legend. Any certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock that may be delivered to the Participant by the Corporation prior to vesting shall be redelivered to
the Corporation to be held by the Corporation until the restrictions on such shares shall have lapsed and the shares shall thereby have become vested or the shares represented thereby have been forfeited hereunder. Such certificates shall bear the
following legend: 
  
 “The ownership of this certificate
and the shares of stock evidenced hereby and any interest therein are subject to substantial restrictions on transfer under an Agreement entered into between the registered owner and New Century Financial Corporation. A copy of such Agreement is on
file in the office of the Secretary of New Century Financial Corporation.” 
  
 (c) Delivery of Certificates Upon Vesting. Promptly after the vesting of any shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 3, the
Corporation shall, as applicable, either remove the notations on any shares of Restricted Stock issued in book entry form which have vested or deliver to the Participant a certificate or certificates evidencing the number of shares of Restricted
Stock which have vested (or, in either case, such lesser number of shares as may be permitted pursuant to Section 8.5 of the Plan). The Participant (or the beneficiary or personal representative of the Participant in the event of the
Participant’s death or disability, as the case may be) shall deliver to the Corporation any representations or other documents or assurances 

  

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required pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Plan. The shares so delivered shall no longer be restricted shares hereunder. 
  
 (d) Stock Power; Power of Attorney. If the
Corporation elects to issue share certificates to the Participant, the Participant shall be required to execute a stock power, in a form prescribed by the Corporation, with respect to such shares. The Corporation shall not deliver any share
certificates in accordance with this Award Agreement unless and until the Corporation shall have received such stock power executed by such Participant. The Participant, by acceptance of the Award, shall be deemed to appoint, and does so appoint by
execution of this Award Agreement, the Corporation and each of its authorized representatives as the Participant’s attorney(s)-in-fact to effect any transfer of unvested forfeited shares (or shares otherwise reacquired by the Corporation
hereunder) to the Corporation as may be required pursuant to the Plan or this Award Agreement and to execute such documents as the Corporation or such representatives deem necessary or advisable in connection with any such transfer. 
  
 8. Effect of Termination of Employment or Services. 

 
 (a) General. Subject to earlier vesting as
provided in Section 7 of the Plan and other than as expressly provided below in this Section 8, if the Participant ceases to be employed by or ceases to provide services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary, the Participant’s shares of Restricted
Stock (and related Restricted Property as defined in Section 9 hereof) shall be forfeited to the Corporation to the extent such shares have not become vested pursuant to Section 3 upon the date the Participant’s employment or services terminate
(regardless of the reason for such termination, whether with or without cause, voluntarily or involuntarily). 
  
 (b) Death or Disability. Notwithstanding Section 8(a), if the Participant ceases to be employed by or ceases to provide services to
the Corporation or a Subsidiary as a result of the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant’s shares of Restricted Stock that have not become vested pursuant to Section 3 as of the date of such death or Disability shall vest on a
prorated basis determined in the following manner. For purposes of this Section 8(b) only, a hypothetical vesting schedule shall be created in which the number of such unvested shares of Restricted Stock shall be divided into eighty-four (84)
substantially equal installments with each such installment vesting on the last day of each month, commencing with the first month following the month in which the Award Date occurs through and including the eighty-fourth (84th) month following the month in which the Award Date occurs. Each such installment of shares of Restricted Stock that would have
vested pursuant to the foregoing schedule as of the date of the Participant’s death or Disability shall automatically become vested as of such date. Fractional share interests shall be disregarded, but may be cumulated. The Participant’s
shares of Restricted Stock (and related Restricted Property) that would not have vested pursuant to the foregoing schedule as of the date of the Participant’s death or Disability shall be forfeited to the Corporation as of such date. For
purposes of the Award, “Disability” means a permanent disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code or as otherwise determined by the Administrator). 
  
 (c) Attainment of Age 65. Subject to earlier vesting as provided in Section 7 of the Plan, if the
Participant continues to be employed by or provide services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary upon the date the Participant attains age sixty-five (65), the Participant’s shares 

  

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of Restricted Stock that have not become vested pursuant to Section 3 as of such date shall vest on a prorated basis determined in the following manner. For
purposes of this Section 8(c) only, a hypothetical vesting schedule shall be created in which the number of such unvested shares of Restricted Stock shall be divided into eighty-four (84) substantially equal installments with each such installment
vesting on the last day of each month, commencing with the first month following the month in which the Award Date occurs through and including the eighty-fourth (84th) month following the month in which the Award Date occurs. Each such installment of shares of Restricted Stock that would have vested pursuant to the
foregoing schedule as of the date the Participant attains age 65 shall automatically become vested as of such date. Subject to earlier vesting as provided in Section 3 hereof or Section 7 of the Plan, the remaining shares of Restricted Stock will
continue to vest in monthly installments according to the foregoing schedule, provided that the Participant continues to be employed by or provide services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary through the applicable vesting date. In the event that the
Participant becomes entitled to performance-accelerated vesting of the Award pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the number of shares of Restricted Stock that shall become vested as of the date of such acceleration shall equal: (1) the total number of
shares of Restricted Stock subject to the Award that would have vested pursuant to Exhibit A hereto (assuming for this purpose that no shares had previously vested pursuant to this Section 8(c)) after giving effect to such acceleration, less
(2) the number of shares of Restricted Stock subject to the Award that had previously vested (determined immediately before giving effect to such acceleration, and including any shares that had previously vested pursuant to this Section 8(c) and any
shares that would otherwise vest as of the date of such acceleration pursuant to this Section 8(c)). The shares of Restricted Stock that do not become vested after giving effect to the foregoing sentence (if any) shall continue to vest in monthly
installments in accordance with the foregoing vesting schedule, and the number of shares subject to each installment shall be adjusted accordingly so that the remaining unvested shares of Restricted Stock are scheduled to vest in substantially equal
installments. Fractional share interests that result from any calculation pursuant to this Section 8(c) shall be disregarded, but may be cumulated. Upon the date the Participant ceases to be employed by or provide services to the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries, any shares of Restricted Stock (and related Restricted Property) that have not vested in accordance with this Section 8(c) (or any other provision of this Award Agreement or the Plan) shall be forfeited to the Corporation as of such
date. 
  
 (d) Forfeiture of Shares. Upon
the occurrence of any forfeiture of shares of Restricted Stock under this Section 8, such unvested, forfeited shares and related Restricted Property shall be automatically transferred to the Corporation, without any other action by the Participant
(or the Participant’s beneficiary or personal representative in the event of the Participant’s death or disability, as applicable); no consideration shall be paid by the Corporation with respect to such transfer. The Corporation may
exercise its powers under Section 7(d) hereof and take any other action necessary or advisable to evidence such transfer. The Participant (or the Participant’s beneficiary or personal representative in the event of the Participant’s death
or disability, as applicable) shall deliver any additional documents of transfer that the Corporation may request to confirm the transfer of such unvested, forfeited shares and related Restricted Property to the Corporation. 
  
 9. Adjustments Upon Specified Events. Upon the
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shall make adjustments if appropriate in the number and kind of securities that may become vested under the Award. If any adjustment shall be made under
Section 7.1 of the Plan or an event described in Section 7.3 of the Plan shall occur and the shares of Restricted Stock are not fully vested upon such event or prior thereto, the restrictions applicable to such shares of Restricted Stock shall
continue in effect with respect to any consideration or other securities (the “Restricted Property” and, for the purposes of this Award Agreement, “Restricted Stock” shall include “Restricted Property”, unless
the context otherwise requires) received in respect of such Restricted Stock. Such Restricted Property shall vest at such times and in such proportion as the shares of Restricted Stock to which the Restricted Property is attributable vest, or would
have vested pursuant to the terms hereof if such shares of Restricted Stock had remained outstanding. To the extent that the Restricted Property includes any cash (other than regular cash dividends provided for in Section 5 hereof), such cash shall
be invested, pursuant to policies established by the Administrator, in interest bearing, FDIC-insured (subject to applicable insurance limits) deposits of a depository institution selected by the Administrator, the earnings on which shall be added
to and become a part of the Restricted Property. Furthermore, the Administrator shall adjust the performance measures and performance goals referenced on Exhibit A hereto to the extent (if any) it determines that the adjustment is necessary
or advisable to preserve the intended incentives and benefits to reflect (1) any material change in corporate capitalization, any material corporate transaction (such as a reorganization, combination, separation, merger, acquisition, or any
combination of the foregoing), or any complete or partial liquidation of the Corporation, (2) any change in accounting policies or practices, (3) the effects of any special charges to the Corporation’s earnings, or (4) any other similar special
circumstances. 
  
 10. Tax Withholding. The
Corporation (or any of its Subsidiaries last employing the Participant) shall be entitled to require a cash payment by or on behalf of the Participant and/or to deduct from other compensation payable to the Participant any sums required by federal,
state or local tax law to be withheld with respect to the vesting of any Restricted Stock. Alternatively, the Participant or other person in whom the Restricted Stock vests may irrevocably elect, in such manner and at such time or times prior to any
applicable tax date as may be permitted or required under Section 8.5 of the Plan and rules established by the Administrator (and subject to the requirements of applicable law), to have the Corporation withhold and reacquire shares of Restricted
Stock at their fair market value at the time of vesting to satisfy any minimum withholding obligations of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries with respect to such vesting. Any election to have shares so held back and reacquired shall be subject to
such rules and procedures, which may include prior approval of the Administrator, as the Administrator may impose, and shall not be available if the Participant makes or has made an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to such
Award. 
  
 11. Notices. Any notice to be
given under the terms of this Award Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation at its principal office to the attention of the Secretary, and to the Participant at the Participant’s last address reflected on the
Corporation’s payroll records. Any notice shall be delivered in person or shall be enclosed in a properly sealed envelope, addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified, and deposited (postage and registry or certification fee prepaid) in a
post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Government. Any such notice shall be given only when received, but if the Participant is no longer an Eligible Person, shall be deemed to have been duly given five (5)
business days after the date mailed in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 11. 
  

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 12. Plan. The Award and all rights of the Participant under this Award Agreement are
subject to the terms and conditions of the provisions of the Plan, incorporated herein by reference. The Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement. The Participant acknowledges having read and understanding the
Plan, the Prospectus for the Plan, and this Award Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided in other sections of this Award Agreement, provisions of the Plan that confer discretionary authority on the Board or the Administrator do not (and
shall not be deemed to) create any rights in the Participant unless such rights are expressly set forth herein or are otherwise in the sole discretion of the Board or the Administrator so conferred by appropriate action of the Board or the
Administrator under the Plan after the date hereof. 
  
 13. Entire Agreement. This Award Agreement and the Plan together constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof. The Plan and this Award Agreement may be amended pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Plan. Such amendment must be in writing and signed by the Corporation. The Corporation may, however, unilaterally waive any provision hereof in writing to
the extent such waiver does not adversely affect the interests of the Participant hereunder, but no such waiver shall operate as or be construed to be a subsequent waiver of the same provision or a waiver of any other provision hereof. 

 
 14. Section Headings. The section headings of this
Award Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect any provision hereof. 
  
 15. Governing Law. This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Maryland without regard to conflict of law principles thereunder. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Award Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer and the Participant has hereunto set his or her hand as of the date and year first above written.

  

			
	 NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
 a Maryland corporation

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Brad A. Morrice

	 Name:
	 	 Brad A. Morrice

	 Its:
	 	Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer
	
	PARTICIPANT
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Patrick J. Flanagan

	 Name:
	 	 Patrick J. Flanagan

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
  

PERFORMANCE-ACCELERATED VESTING 
  
 Subject to Section 8 of this Award Agreement, the Award shall be subject to accelerated vesting as follows: 
  

	 	(a)	If the Corporation’s Before-Tax Net Income (as defined in Appendix A of the Plan) equals or exceeds $700 million for any period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters of the
Corporation that commences on or after the Award Date, 33 1/3% of the Restricted Shares shall become vested on the last day of such period. 

  

	 	(b)	If vesting of the Award accelerates pursuant to clause (a) above and the Corporation’s Before-Tax Net Income equals or exceeds $850 million for any subsequent period of four
(4) consecutive fiscal quarters of the Corporation that commences after the last day of the period referred to in clause (a), an additional 33 1/3% of the Restricted Shares shall become vested on the last day of such subsequent period.

  

	 	(c)	If vesting of the Award accelerates pursuant to clause (b) above and the Corporation’s Before-Tax Net Income equals or exceeds $1 billion for any subsequent period of four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarters of the Corporation that commences after the last day of the period referred to in clause (b), the Award shall become fully vested on the last day of such subsequent period. 

  

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