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EXHIBIT 4.2

APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

     This RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of January 25, 2008 (the
“Grant Date”) between Applied Digital Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and
John Block (the “Grantee”).

Background Information

A. The Compensation Committee has granted to the Grantee an award of 50,000 restricted shares of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (the “Award”).
Although the Award is not granted pursuant to the Company’s 1999 Flexible Stock Plan as amended
(the “Plan”), the rules and terms of the Plan shall be incorporated herein and apply to the award
as if it were being granted under the Plan (except to the extent the Plan conflicts with this
Agreement, in which case, this Agreement shall govern).

     B. The Company and the Grantee are entering into this Agreement in order to evidence the
Award, which shall be governed in all respects by the terms and provisions hereof.

     C. The Grantee desires to accept the Award grant and agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.

Agreement

     1. Restricted Stock Subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement,
the Company hereby grants to the Grantee 50,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Restricted Stock”) as
of the Grant Date. The extent to which the Grantee’s rights and interest in the Restricted Stock
becomes vested and non-forfeitable shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement.

     2. Vesting Except as may be otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Agreement, the
vesting of the Grantee’s rights and interest in the Restricted Stock shall be determined in
accordance with this Section 2.

     The Grantee’s rights and interest in 10,000 shares of the Restricted Stock shall become fully
vested and non-forfeitable and shall cease being restricted on January 25, 2009 (the “First Vesting
Date”) provided that (1) the Grantee does not resign prior to the First Vesting Date and (2) the
Company does not terminate the engagement of the Grantee for cause prior to First Vesting Date.

     The Grantee’s rights and interest in 10,000 shares of the Restricted Stock shall become fully
vested and non-forfeitable and shall cease being restricted on January 25, 2010 (the “Second
Vesting Date”) provided that (1) the Grantee does not resign prior to the Second Vesting Date and
(2) the Company does not terminate the engagement of the Grantee for cause prior to Second Vesting.

     The Grantee’s rights and interest in 10,000 shares of the Restricted Stock shall become fully
vested and non-forfeitable and shall cease being restricted on January 25, 2011 (the “Third Vesting
Date”) provided that (1) the Grantee does not resign prior to the Third Vesting Date and (2) the
Company does not terminate the engagement of the Grantee for cause prior to Third Vesting.

     The Grantee’s rights and interest in 10,000 shares of the Restricted Stock shall become fully
vested and non-forfeitable and shall cease being restricted on January 25, 2012 (the “Fourth
Vesting Date”) provided that (1) the Grantee does not resign prior to the Fourth Vesting Date and
(2) the Company does not terminate the engagement of the Grantee for cause prior to Fourth Vesting
Date.

     The Grantee’s rights and interest in 10,000 shares of the Restricted Stock shall become fully
vested and non-forfeitable and shall cease being restricted on January 25, 2013 (the “Fifth Vesting
Date”) provided that (1) the Grantee does not resign prior to the Fourth Vesting Date and (2) the
Company does not terminate the engagement of the Grantee for cause prior to Fourth Vesting Date.

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     If Grantee terminates the engagement at any time for any reason other than a for cause
termination, then such vesting restrictions would immediately lapse.

     Cause as used in Section 2 herein is defined as failure to perform duties reasonably required
by the position, actions or omissions that would reasonably be expected to hurt the Company,
conviction of a felony or Grantee’s being prevented from providing employee services as a result of
Grantee’s violation of any law, regulation and/or rule.

     3. Change of Control . In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan),
Restricted Stock that is not yet vested on the date such Change of Control is determined to have
occurred shall become fully vested on the date such Change of Control is determined to have
occurred.

     4. Restrictions on Transfer; Legending of Shares . Until such time as any share of
Restricted Stock becomes vested pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 of this Agreement, the Grantee
shall not have the right to make or permit to occur any transfer, pledge or hypothecation of all or
any portion of the Restricted Stock, whether outright or as security, with or without
consideration, voluntary or involuntary. Any transfer, pledge or hypothecation not made in
accordance with this Agreement shall be deemed null and void. The certificate evidencing the
Restricted Stock shall contain a legend in substantially the following form:

“The shares evidenced by this certificate are subject to restrictions on
transfer set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, dated January 25,
2008, between Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) and John Block, a
copy of which may be obtained from the Company at its principal executive
offices.”

“The shares of common stock of the Company represented hereby have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state
securities laws and may not be transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise
disposed of in the absence of an effective registration statement covering such
shares under that Act and any applicable state securities laws, unless, in the
opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, an exemption from registration
thereunder is available.”

     5. Forfeiture . The Grantee shall forfeit all of his rights and interest in the
Restricted Stock if the Company terminates the engagement of the Grantee for cause (as defined in
Section 2 above) before the Restricted Stock becomes fully vested in accordance with Section 2 or
Section 3 of this Agreement.

     6. Shares Held by Custodian; Rights to Dividends and Voting Rights . The Grantee hereby
authorizes and directs the Company to deliver any share certificate issued by the Company to
evidence the award of Restricted Stock to the Secretary of the Company or such other officer of the
Company (other than the Grantee) as may be designated by the Company’s Board of Directors or the
Compensation Committee of such Board (the “Share Custodian”) to be held by the Share Custodian
until the Restricted Stock becomes fully vested in accordance with Section 2 or Section 3 of this
Agreement. When the Restricted Stock becomes vested, the Share Custodian shall deliver to the
Grantee (or his beneficiary in the event of death) a certificate representing the vested Restricted
Stock (which then will be unrestricted) and may delete the first paragraph of the legend set forth
in Section 4 above. The Grantee hereby irrevocably appoints the Share Custodian, and any successor
thereto, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the Grantee with full power and authority to
execute any stock transfer power or other instrument necessary to transfer the Restricted Stock to
the Company, or to transfer the Restricted Stock to the Grantee on an unrestricted basis upon
vesting, pursuant to this Agreement, in the name, place, and stead of the Grantee. The term of such
appointment shall commence on the Grant Date and shall continue until the Restricted Stock becomes
vested or is forfeited. During the period that the Share Custodian holds the shares of Restricted
Stock subject to this Section 6, the Grantee shall be entitled to all rights applicable to shares
of Common Stock of the Company not so held, including the right to vote and receive dividends, but
provided, however, in the event of (i) any change in the Common Stock of the Company by reason of
any stock dividend, spin-off, split-up, spin-out, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
reorganization, combination or exchange of shares or (ii) any distribution of Common Stock or other
securities of the Company in respect of such shares of Common Stock, the Grantee agrees that any
certificate representing shares of such additional Common Stock or other securities of the Company
issued as a result of any of the foregoing shall be delivered to the Share Custodian and shall be
subject to all of the provisions of

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this Agreement as if initially received hereunder.

     7. Tax Consequences. The Grantee is responsible to pay any and all federal, state or
local taxes which are due or will become due by reason of the vesting of the Stock Award or by
reason of ownership or disposition of the Stock Award. The Grantee understands and acknowledges
that no federal, state or local taxes shall be incurred, withheld or paid by the Company in regard
to the Stock Award.

     8. No Effect on Engagement . Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee
the right to continue in the engagement of the Company or affect any right which the Company may
have to terminate the engagement of the Grantee regardless of the effect of such termination of
engagement on the rights of the Grantee or this Agreement.

     9. Governing Laws . This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law. By accepting
this Award, the Grantee irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Florida or of the United States of America, in each case
located in Palm Beach County, Florida, for any litigation arising out of or relating to this
Agreement (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such courts). The
Grantee also irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any
litigation arising out of or related to this Award in the courts of the State of Florida or of the
United States of America, in each case located in Palm Beach County, Florida, and hereby further
irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any
such litigation brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

     10. Successors . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,
the Company and the Grantee and their heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted
assigns.

     11. Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion
thereof contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other
provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

     12. Notices . All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (b) when
sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on
the next business day; (c) three (3) business days after having been sent by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a
nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of
receipt. All communications shall be sent as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	If to the Company:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Applied Digital Solutions, Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	1690 South Congress Avenue, Suite 200	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Delray Beach, FL 33445	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	If to Grantee:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 

     13. Entire Agreement . Subject to paragraph D in the section of this Agreement under
the heading “Background Information,” this Agreement expresses the entire understanding and
agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the terms and conditions of this Award.

     14. Headings . Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and
shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.

     15. Additional Acknowledgements . By their signatures below (including electronic
signatures), the Grantee and the Company agree that the Restricted Stock is granted under and
governed by the terms and conditions of this

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Agreement. Grantee has reviewed the terms of
this Agreement, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this
Agreement and fully understands all provisions of this Agreement. Grantee hereby agrees to accept
as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Compensation Committee of
the Company’s Board of Directors upon any questions relating to this Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed this Agreement as of the Grant
Date set forth above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Kay E. Langsford
 	 
	 	 	Kay E. Langsford, Secretary 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	GRANTEE:

 	 
	 	/s/ John Block
 	 
	 	John Block 	 
	 	 	 
	 

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EXHIBIT 4.3

APPLIED
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

     This RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of January 25, 2008 (the
“Grant Date”) between Applied Digital Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and
Michael Zarriello (the “Grantee”).

Background Information

A. The Compensation Committee has granted to the Grantee an award of 50,000 restricted shares of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (the “Award”).
Although the Award is not granted pursuant to the Company’s 1999 Flexible Stock Plan as amended
(the “Plan”), the rules and terms of the Plan shall be incorporated herein and apply to the award
as if it were being granted under the Plan (except to the extent the Plan conflicts with this
Agreement, in which case, this Agreement shall govern).

     B. The Company and the Grantee are entering into this Agreement in order to evidence the
Award, which shall be governed in all respects by the terms and provisions hereof.

     C. The Grantee desires to accept the Award grant and agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.

Agreement

     1. Restricted Stock Subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement,
the Company hereby grants to the Grantee 50,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Restricted Stock”) as
of the Grant Date. The extent to which the Grantee’s rights and interest in the Restricted Stock
becomes vested and non-forfeitable shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement.

     2. Vesting Except as may be otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Agreement, the
vesting of the Grantee’s rights and interest in the Restricted Stock shall be determined in
accordance with this Section 2.

     The Grantee’s rights and interest in 10,000 shares of the Restricted Stock shall become fully
vested and non-forfeitable and shall cease being restricted on January 25, 2009 (the “First Vesting
Date”) provided that (1) the Grantee does not resign prior to the First Vesting Date and (2) the
Company does not terminate the engagement of the Grantee for cause prior to First Vesting Date.

     The Grantee’s rights and interest in 10,000 shares of the Restricted Stock shall become fully
vested and non-forfeitable and shall cease being restricted on January 25, 2010 (the “Second
Vesting Date”) provided that (1) the Grantee does not resign prior to the Second Vesting Date and
(2) the Company does not terminate the engagement of the Grantee for cause prior to Second Vesting.

     The Grantee’s rights and interest in 10,000 shares of the Restricted Stock shall become fully
vested and non-forfeitable and shall cease being restricted on January 25, 2011 (the “Third Vesting
Date”) provided that (1) the Grantee does not resign prior to the Third Vesting Date and (2) the
Company does not terminate the engagement of the Grantee for cause prior to Third Vesting.

     The Grantee’s rights and interest in 10,000 shares of the Restricted Stock shall become fully
vested and non-forfeitable and shall cease being restricted on January 25, 2012 (the “Fourth
Vesting Date”) provided that (1) the Grantee does not resign prior to the Fourth Vesting Date and
(2) the Company does not terminate the engagement of the Grantee for cause prior to Fourth Vesting
Date.

     The Grantee’s rights and interest in 10,000 shares of the Restricted Stock shall become fully
vested and non-forfeitable and shall cease being restricted on January 25, 2013 (the “Fifth Vesting
Date”) provided that (1) the Grantee does not resign prior to the Fourth Vesting Date and (2) the
Company does not terminate the engagement of the Grantee for cause prior to Fourth Vesting Date.

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     If Grantee terminates the engagement at any time for any reason other than a for cause
termination, then such vesting restrictions would immediately lapse.

     Cause as used in Section 2 herein is defined as failure to perform duties reasonably required
by the position, actions or omissions that would reasonably be expected to hurt the Company,
conviction of a felony or Grantee’s being prevented from providing employee services as a result of
Grantee’s violation of any law, regulation and/or rule.

     3. Change of Control . In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan),
Restricted Stock that is not yet vested on the date such Change of Control is determined to have
occurred shall become fully vested on the date such Change of Control is determined to have
occurred.

     4. Restrictions on Transfer; Legending of Shares . Until such time as any share of
Restricted Stock becomes vested pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 of this Agreement, the Grantee
shall not have the right to make or permit to occur any transfer, pledge or hypothecation of all or
any portion of the Restricted Stock, whether outright or as security, with or without
consideration, voluntary or involuntary. Any transfer, pledge or hypothecation not made in
accordance with this Agreement shall be deemed null and void. The certificate evidencing the
Restricted Stock shall contain a legend in substantially the following form:

“The shares evidenced by this certificate are subject to restrictions on
transfer set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, dated January 25,
2008, between Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) and Michael
Zarriello, a copy of which may be obtained from the Company at its principal
executive offices.”

“The shares of common stock of the Company represented hereby have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state
securities laws and may not be transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise
disposed of in the absence of an effective registration statement covering such
shares under that Act and any applicable state securities laws, unless, in the
opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, an exemption from registration
thereunder is available.”

     5. Forfeiture . The Grantee shall forfeit all of his rights and interest in the
Restricted Stock if the Company terminates the engagement of the Grantee for cause (as defined in
Section 2 above) before the Restricted Stock becomes fully vested in accordance with Section 2 or
Section 3 of this Agreement.

     6. Shares Held by Custodian; Rights to Dividends and Voting Rights . The Grantee hereby
authorizes and directs the Company to deliver any share certificate issued by the Company to
evidence the award of Restricted Stock to the Secretary of the Company or such other officer of the
Company (other than the Grantee) as may be designated by the Company’s Board of Directors or the
Compensation Committee of such Board (the “Share Custodian”) to be held by the Share Custodian
until the Restricted Stock becomes fully vested in accordance with Section 2 or Section 3 of this
Agreement. When the Restricted Stock becomes vested, the Share Custodian shall deliver to the
Grantee (or his beneficiary in the event of death) a certificate representing the vested Restricted
Stock (which then will be unrestricted) and may delete the first paragraph of the legend set forth
in Section 4 above. The Grantee hereby irrevocably appoints the Share Custodian, and any successor
thereto, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the Grantee with full power and authority to
execute any stock transfer power or other instrument necessary to transfer the Restricted Stock to
the Company, or to transfer the Restricted Stock to the Grantee on an unrestricted basis upon
vesting, pursuant to this Agreement, in the name, place, and stead of the Grantee. The term of such
appointment shall commence on the Grant Date and shall continue until the Restricted Stock becomes
vested or is forfeited. During the period that the Share Custodian holds the shares of Restricted
Stock subject to this Section 6, the Grantee shall be entitled to all rights applicable to shares
of Common Stock of the Company not so held, including the right to vote and receive dividends, but
provided, however, in the event of (i) any change in the Common Stock of the Company by reason of
any stock dividend, spin-off, split-up, spin-out, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
reorganization, combination or exchange of shares or (ii) any distribution of Common Stock or other
securities of the Company in respect of such shares of Common Stock, the Grantee agrees that any
certificate representing shares of such additional Common Stock or other securities of the Company
issued as a result of any of the foregoing shall be delivered to the Share Custodian and shall be
subject to all of the provisions of

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this Agreement as if initially received hereunder.

     7. Tax Consequences. The Grantee is responsible to pay any and all federal, state or
local taxes which are due or will become due by reason of the vesting of the Stock Award or by
reason of ownership or disposition of the Stock Award. The Grantee understands and acknowledges
that no federal, state or local taxes shall be incurred, withheld or paid by the Company in regard
to the Stock Award.

     8. No Effect on Engagement . Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee
the right to continue in the engagement of the Company or affect any right which the Company may
have to terminate the engagement of the Grantee regardless of the effect of such termination of
engagement on the rights of the Grantee or this Agreement.

     9. Governing Laws . This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law. By accepting
this Award, the Grantee irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Florida or of the United States of America, in each case
located in Palm Beach County, Florida, for any litigation arising out of or relating to this
Agreement (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such courts). The
Grantee also irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any
litigation arising out of or related to this Award in the courts of the State of Florida or of the
United States of America, in each case located in Palm Beach County, Florida, and hereby further
irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any
such litigation brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

     10. Successors . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,
the Company and the Grantee and their heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted
assigns.

     11. Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion
thereof contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other
provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained herein.

     12. Notices . All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (b) when
sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on
the next business day; (c) three (3) business days after having been sent by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a
nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of
receipt. All communications shall be sent as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	If to the Company:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Applied Digital Solutions, Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	1690 South Congress Avenue, Suite 200	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Delray Beach, FL 33445	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	If to Grantee:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 

     13. Entire Agreement . Subject to paragraph D in the section of this Agreement under
the heading “Background Information,” this Agreement expresses the entire understanding and
agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the terms and conditions of this Award.

     14. Headings . Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and
shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.

     15. Additional Acknowledgements . By their signatures below (including electronic
signatures), the Grantee and the Company agree that the Restricted Stock is granted under and
governed by the terms and conditions of this

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Agreement. Grantee has reviewed the terms of
this Agreement, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this
Agreement and fully understands all provisions of this Agreement. Grantee hereby agrees to accept
as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Compensation Committee of
the Company’s Board of Directors upon any questions relating to this Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed this Agreement as of the Grant
Date set forth above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Kay E. Langsford
 	 
	 	 	Kay E. Langsford, Secretary      	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	GRANTEE:

 	 
	 	/s/ Michael Zarriello
 	 
	 	Michael Zarriello 	 
	 	 	 
	 

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