UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  March 25, 2013 (March 19, 2013)
 

 
ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
(exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Massachusetts
 (State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
001-33912
 (Commission
File Number)
 
04-3308902
 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
222 Merrimack Street
Lowell, Massachusetts
 (address of principal executive offices)
 
01852
 (Zip Code)
 
(978) 459-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

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Item 5.02.                             Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
(e) At a meeting held on March 19, 2013, the Board of Directors of Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) approved certain grants of (i) performance-based restricted stock and (ii) stock options under the Company's 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

Restricted Stock . The Company granted shares of restricted stock to certain named executive officers of the Company, as follows: 10,020 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Duncan; 10,570 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Clancy; 5,470 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Main; 3,780 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Marcotte; and 3,780 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Irish. For the named executive officers, the restricted stock grants will vest based on the Company's attainment of certain cumulative diluted earnings per share criteria, as set forth below:
           
when cumulative diluted earnings per share from January 1, 2013 reaches $1.34, 25% of the restricted shares granted will vest; and
when cumulative diluted earnings per share from January 1, 2013 reaches $2.80, an additional 25% of the restricted shares granted will vest; and
when cumulative diluted earnings per share from January 1, 2013 reaches $4.45, an additional 25% of the restricted shares granted will vest; and
when cumulative diluted earnings per share from January 1, 2013 reaches $6.15, the final 25% of the restricted shares granted will vest.

The calculation of cumulative diluted earnings per share will be made at the end of each quarter and restricted stock is considered to be earned on the close of business on the day prior to the Company's earnings release for the quarter in which the criteria is met.

The shares of restricted stock are granted pursuant to the Plan and under the terms of the Restricted Stock Agreement with each named executive officer (the “Restricted Stock Agreement”).
    
The foregoing description is a summary of the restricted stock grants and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Restricted Stock Agreement that is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is hereby incorporated by reference into this report.

Stock Options . The Company granted options, at an exercise price of $16.43 per share (which reflected the market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant) to certain named executive officers, as follows: 4,000 options to Mr. Duncan; 10,000 options to Mr. Clancy; 4,000 options to Mr. Main; 1,500 options to Mr. Marcotte; and 1,500 options to Mr. Irish. For the named executive officers, the options will vest 50% at the end of year two and 50% will vest at the end of year four. The options will have a term of 10 years from the grant date of the options.

The foregoing description is a summary of the options and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement that is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this report and is hereby incorporated by reference into this report.





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Item 9.01.
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
 
(a)
 
Not applicable
 
 
 
(b)
 
Not applicable
 
 
 
(c)
 
Not applicable
 
 
 
(d)
 
The following exhibit is included with this report:
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 10.1
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan

 
 
Exhibit 10.2
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under the Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan

 






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Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: March 25, 2013
 
By:
/s/ James A. Marcotte
 
 
 
James A. Marcotte
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer




































 


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Exhibit 10.1

ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Restricted Stock Agreement

This Agreement is entered into as of this 19th day of March, 2013 (the “Grant Date”) by and between Enterprise Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), and _______________________________________________ (the “Grantee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended on January 17, 2012 (the “Plan”).
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, the Company has instituted the Plan for the benefit of officers, employees and directors of the Company in order to provide such person with the ability to a direct stake in the Company's welfare; and
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of the Company has authorized the grant of shares of the Company's common stock to the Grantee upon the terms and conditions set forth below; and
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, has authorized the grant of shares of the Company's common stock to the Grantee pursuant and subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the Company and the Grantee agree as follows.
1.      Grant . Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee, and the Grantee hereby accepts, ________ shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Restricted Stock”). The term “Restricted Stock” shall include any additional shares of stock of the Company issued on account of the foregoing shares by reason of stock dividends, stock splits or recapitalizations (whether by way of mergers, consolidations, combinations or exchanges of shares or the like).
2.      Vesting Schedule . The interest of the Grantee in the Restricted Stock shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 1, which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference; provided, however, that such vesting of shares of the Restricted Stock shall be and hereby is conditioned upon the Grantee's continuing employment with the Company and continuing compliance with all applicable employee confidentiality, noncompetition and other agreements with the Company and any of its subsidiaries as of each date upon which such vesting shall occur in accordance with such schedule.
3.      Restrictions on Stock . Until the termination of restrictions and the vesting of the shares of Restricted Stock as provided in Section 2 above, none of the Restricted Stock may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in this Agreement.

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If the Grantee's employment with the Company is terminated for any reason, whether with or without cause and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, then all shares of Restricted Stock that have not yet vested as of the time of the Grantee's termination of employment, if any, shall be forfeited and returned to the Company, unless the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of the Company, in its sole discretion shall otherwise determine.
4.      Rights as Stockholder . Except for the restrictions and other limitations and conditions provided in this Agreement, the Grantee as owner of the Restricted Stock shall have all the rights of a stockholder, including but not limited to the right to receive all dividends paid on such Restricted Stock and the right to vote all of the shares of such Restricted Stock.
5.      Stock Certificates . Each certificate issued for shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the Grantee and deposited by the Grantee, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company or its duly appointed transfer agent and shall bear the following (or a similar) legend:

The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions (including forfeiture) contained in a Restricted Stock Agreement between the registered owner and Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. A copy of such Restricted Stock Agreement will be furnished to the holder of this certificate upon written request and without charge.

Upon the termination of the restrictions imposed under this Agreement as to any shares of Restricted Stock, the Company shall return to the Grantee (or to such Grantee's legal representative, beneficiary or heir) certificates, without a legend, for the shares of common stock deposited with it or its transfer agent pursuant to this Section 5 as to which the restrictions have been terminated.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if and to the extent that the Company also provides to its shareholders generally a means to hold title to shares on a noncertificated basis, then the shares of Restricted Stock issued to the Grantee under this Agreement may be issued on such a noncertificated basis if mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Grantee and otherwise permissible under applicable law and the rules of any applicable stock exchange. If any such shares of Restricted Stock are so issued on a noncertificated basis, then the Company shall adopt alternative measures in lieu of the foregoing stock certificate legend to ensure that the restrictions on such shares of Restricted Stock required under this Agreement are properly observed.
6.      Tax Consequences; Withholding . The Grantee has reviewed with the Grantee's own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of the investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Grantee is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents or representatives. The Grantee understands that the Grantee shall be liable for any and all taxes, including withholding taxes, arising out of this grant or the vesting of the shares of Restricted Stock hereunder. The Company shall have the right to deduct from amounts otherwise payable to the Grantee, or to require the Grantee to pay, any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock.
7.      Notice of Election Under Section 83(b) . If the Grantee makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder, he will provide a copy thereof to the Company within thirty days of the filing of such election with the Internal Revenue Service.
8.      Securities and Other Laws; Lock-Up Agreement . In any case in which in the opinion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of

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the Company, the issue and/or delivery of shares of common stock under this Agreement would violate requirements of federal or state securities or other laws, or the requirements of any securities exchange on which the stock is listed, the Company shall be entitled to postpone such issue and/or delivery until such requirements have been met. The Compensation Committee or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, may require representations and agreements from the Grantee in order to ensure such compliance with federal or state securities or other laws or the requirements of any securities exchange.
The Grantee hereby further agrees that as a condition to his receipt of the Restricted Stock, he will execute an agreement in a form acceptable to the Company to the effect that the shares of such Restricted Stock shall be subject to any underwriter's lock-up agreement in connection with a public offering of any securities of the Company that may from time to time apply to shares held by officers and employees of the Company, and such agreement or a successor agreement must be in full force and effect.
9.      Grantee's Investment Representations . Grantee represents that he is acquiring the shares of Restricted Stock for his own account for investment purposes and not with a view towards distribution of the shares to the public.
10.      Adjustment in Provisions . In the event that there are any changes in the outstanding common stock of the Company by reason of stock dividends, stock splits, or recapitalizations (whether by way of mergers, consolidations, combinations, or exchanges of shares or the like), the divisions of shares of Restricted Stock into parts, the provisions for termination of restrictions on parts of Restricted Stock, and any other relevant portions of this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of the Company, if necessary, to reflect equitably such change or changes.
11.      [Intentionally Omitted]
12.      Termination or Amendment of Plan . The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of the Company may terminate or amend the Plan at any time. No such termination or amendment will affect the parties' respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, as and to the extent that this Agreement then remains in effect.
13.      Effect Upon Employment . Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall be construed to impose any obligation upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries to employ the Grantee or to retain the Grantee in its employ.
14.      [Intentionally Omitted]
15.      General Provisions .
(a)      Amendment; Waivers . This Agreement, including the Plan, contains the full and complete understanding and agreement of the parties hereto as to the subject matter hereof and, except as otherwise permitted by the express terms of the Plan and this Agreement, it may not be modified or amended nor may any provision hereof be waived, except by a further written agreement duly signed by each of the parties; provided, however, that a modification or amendment that does not materially diminish the rights of the Grantee hereunder, as they may exist immediately before the effective date of the modification or amendment, shall be effective upon written notice of its provisions to the Grantee. The waiver by either of the parties hereto of any provision hereof in any instance shall not operate as a waiver of any other provision hereof or in any other instance.

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(b)      Binding Effect . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, successors and assigns.
(c)      Governing Law. This Agreement has been executed in Massachusetts and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(d)      Construction . This Agreement is to be construed in accordance with the terms of the Plan. In case of any conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the Plan shall control. The titles of the sections of this Agreement and of the Plan are included for convenience only and shall not be construed as modifying or affecting their provisions. The masculine gender shall include both sexes; the singular shall include the plural and the plural the singular unless the context otherwise requires. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan.
(e)      Notices . Any notice in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to have been properly delivered if it is in writing and is delivered by hand or facsimile or sent by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the party addressed as follows, unless another address has been substituted by notice so given:

To the Grantee:      To his address as set forth on the signature page hereof.

To the Company:
Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.
222 Merrimack Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852    A
Attn: Mr. James A. Marcotte

(f)      Transfers in Violation of Restrictions Void . The Company shall not be required to transfer on its books any shares of Restricted Stock that shall have been sold or transferred by Grantee or otherwise in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement or to treat as owner of any such shares or to accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such shares shall have been so transferred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Restricted Stock Agreement to be executed as a sealed instrument by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first set forth above.
Date of grant: March 19, 2013


ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.




By: ____________________________________
John P. Clancy, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer




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ACCEPTANCE
Your acceptance, as of the date of grant, of the foregoing grant of Restricted Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Restricted Stock Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, shall be evidenced by your electronic delivery of the acceptance form located in InfoPath. A direct link to this electronic acceptance form will be sent to you by email.























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Exhibit 1 to
Restricted Stock Agreement



Employee name (“Grantee”):      _______________________________________


Date of grant:                March 19, 2013


Number of shares granted:      _____________


Vesting schedule:

                    
Vesting to be based on attainment of EPS cumulative totals.
           
When cumulative diluted earnings per share from 1/1/2013 forward reaches $1.34, 25% of the restricted shares granted will vest (calculation is made at the end of each quarter and restricted stock is considered to be earned on the close of business on the day prior of the earnings release).
When cumulative diluted earnings per share from 1/1/2013 forward reaches $2.80 an additional 25% of the restricted shares granted will vest (calculation is made at the end of each quarter and restricted stock is considered to be earned on the close of business on the day prior of the earnings release).
When cumulative diluted earnings per share from 1/1/2013 forward reaches $4.45 an additional 25% of the restricted shares granted will vest (calculation is made at the end of each quarter and restricted stock is considered to be earned on the close of business on the day prior of the earnings release).
When cumulative diluted earnings per share from 1/1/2013 forward reaches $6.15 an additional 25% of the restricted shares granted will vest (calculation is made at the end of each quarter and restricted stock is considered to be earned on the close of business on the day prior of the earnings release).




__________________________________
John P. Clancy, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer





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Exhibit 10.2

ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement

This Agreement is entered into as of this 19th day of March, 2013 by and between Enterprise Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), and ______________________________ (the “Optionee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended on January 17, 2012, (the “Plan”).
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, the Company has instituted the Plan for the benefit of officers, employees and directors of the Company in order to provide such person with the ability to a direct stake in the Company's welfare; and
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, of the Company has authorized the grant of stock options upon the terms and conditions set forth below; and
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, has authorized the grant of this stock option pursuant and subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein; and
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, has designated this stock option a nonqualified stock option in accordance with Section 5 of the Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the Company and the Optionee agree as follows.
1.      Grant . Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee a stock option (the “Option”) to purchase from the Company _____ shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Stock”). This Option is not intended to be an incentive stock option or to qualify for special federal income tax treatment under Section 422 of the Code.
2.      Exercise Price . This Option may be exercised at the exercise price of $16.43 per share of Stock, subject to adjustment as provided herein and in the Plan.
3.      Term and Exercisability of Option . This Option shall expire on the earlier of March 18, 2023 or the last day of the exercise period determined pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section 3. At any time before its expiration, this Option may be exercised to the extent set forth in the vesting schedule attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 1, which is incorporated herein and made a part of by this reference, provided that the Administrator has the ability to accelerate the vesting schedule pursuant to Section 2(b)(vi) of the Plan, and provide further that:


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(a)      at the time of exercise the Optionee is not in violation of any employee confidentiality, noncompetition or other agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary;
(b)      the Optionee must maintain the employment, contractual or other service relationship with the Company or a Subsidiary that was in effect at the time of the initial grant of this Option (the “Relationship”) without change on the relevant date set forth in Exhibit 1 in order for any scheduled increment in the exercisable portion of the Option to become effective;
(c)      this Option may not be exercised if three months or more have elapsed following the date of termination, or any change in the nature, of the Relationship between the Optionee and the Company or a Subsidiary; provided, however, that if the Relationship terminates as a result of the Optionee's retirement in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be adopted and approved by the Compensation Committee and are then in effect, “thirty-six months” shall be substituted for “three months” in this sentence; and provided, further, that if the Relationship terminates by reason of the Optionee's permanent and total disability (as determined by the Compensation Committee or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, on the basis of medical advice satisfactory to it) or death, the Option must be exercised within twelve months of the Optionee's death or disability; and
(d)      For purposes of subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 3, the nature of the Relationship between the Optionee and the Company shall not be deemed to have changed if the fundamental nature of the Relationship, meaning the Optionee serving as an employee or as a non-employee director or as a third-party consultant, advisor or other vendor, as the case may be, does not change, regardless of any changes in the Optionee's title, compensation or other terms of employment or service, as the case may be, which do not change the fundamental nature of the Relationship. A fundamental change in the nature of the Relationship would include, for example, a change from the Optionee serving as an employee of the Company to serving as a third-party consultant to the Company or a change from the Optionee serving as an employee director of the Company to serving as a non-employee director of the Company.

4.      Method of Exercise . Prior to its expiration and to the extent that the right to purchase shares of Stock has vested hereunder, this Option may be exercised from time to time by written notice to the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2, stating the number of shares with respect to which this Option is being exercised and accompanied by either (a) payment in full of the exercise price for the number of shares to be delivered, by means of payment acceptable to the Company in accordance with Section 5(c) of the Plan, or (b) a description of a “cashless exercise” procedure and such other documents and undertakings as are necessary to satisfy that procedure. As soon as practicable after its receipt of such notice, the Company shall, without transfer or issue tax to the Optionee (or other person entitled to exercise this Option), deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Optionee (or other person entitled to exercise this Option), at the principal executive offices of the Company or such other place as shall be mutually acceptable, a stock certificate or certificates for such shares out of theretofore authorized but unissued shares or reacquired shares of its Stock as the Company may elect; provided, however, that the time of such delivery may be postponed by the Company for such period as may be required for it with reasonable diligence to comply with any applicable requirements of law. If and to the extent that the Company also provides to its shareholders generally a means to hold title to shares on a noncertificated basis, then any shares to be issued to the Optionee

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upon the exercise of this Option may be issued on such a noncertificated basis if mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Optionee and otherwise permissible under applicable law and the rules of any applicable stock exchange. Payment of the exercise price may be made in cash or cash equivalents or, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5(c) of the Plan, in whole or in part in shares of Common Stock of the Company; provided, however, that the Compensation Committee or the full Board of Directors, as the case may be, reserves the right upon receipt of any written notice of exercise from the Optionee to require payment in cash with respect to the shares contemplated in such notice; and provided, further, that the Optionee may not make payment in shares of Stock that he acquired upon the earlier exercise of any incentive stock option, unless he has held the shares until at least two years after the date the incentive stock option was granted and at least one year after the date the incentive stock option was exercised. If the Optionee (or other person entitled to exercise this Option) fails to pay for and accept delivery of all of the shares specified in such notice upon tender of delivery thereof, his right to exercise this Option with respect to such shares not paid for may be terminated by the Company.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, if the Company has established, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the exercise of stock options that may be granted under the Plan, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response system, then the Optionee shall be permitted to exercise this Option on a paperless basis through the use of such an automated system.
5. Withholding Taxes . The Optionee hereby agrees, as a condition to any exercise of this Option, to provide to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy the Company's obligation to withhold certain federal, state and local taxes arising by reason of such exercise (the “Withholding Amount”), if any, by (a) authorizing the Company and/or a Subsidiary to withhold the Withholding Amount from his cash compensation or (b) remitting the Withholding Amount to the Company in cash; provided, however, that to the extent that the Withholding Amount is not provided by one or a combination of such methods, the Company may at its election withhold from the Stock that would otherwise be delivered upon exercise of this Option that number of shares having a Fair Market Value, on the date of exercise, sufficient to eliminate any deficiency in the Withholding Amount.
6.      Nonassignability of Option . This Option shall not be assignable or transferable by the Optionee except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the life of the Optionee, this Option shall be exercisable only by him, by a conservator or guardian duly appointed for him by reason of his incapacity or by the person appointed by the Optionee in a durable power of attorney acceptable to the Company's counsel.
7.      Compliance with Securities Act; Lock‑Up Agreement . The Company shall not be obligated to sell or issue any shares of Stock or other securities pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless the shares of Stock or other securities with respect to which this Option is being exercised are at that time effectively registered or exempt from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. In the event shares or other securities shall be issued that shall not be so registered, the Optionee hereby represents, warrants and agrees that he will receive such shares or other securities for investment and not with a view to their resale or distribution, and will execute an appropriate investment letter satisfactory to the Company and its counsel. The Optionee further hereby agrees that as a condition to the purchase of shares upon exercise of this Option, he will execute an agreement in a form acceptable to the Company to the effect that the shares shall be subject to any underwriter's lock‑up agreement in connection with a public offering of any securities of the Company that may from time to time apply to shares held by officers and employees of the Company, and such agreement or a successor agreement must be in full force and effect.

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8.      Legends . The Optionee hereby acknowledges that the stock certificate or certificates evidencing shares of Stock or other securities issued pursuant to any exercise of this Option may bear a legend setting forth the restrictions on their transferability described in Section 7 hereof, if such restrictions are then in effect. If any such shares or other securities are issued on a noncertificated basis in accordance with Section 4 hereof, then the Company shall adopt alternative measures to ensure that any such restrictions are properly observed.
9.      Rights as Stockholder . The Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by this Option until the date of issuance of a stock certificate to him for such shares or such shares are otherwise issued on a noncertificated basis in accordance with Section 4 hereof. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date on which any such shares are so issued.
10.      Termination or Amendment of Plan . The Board may terminate or amend the Plan at any time. No such termination or amendment will affect rights and obligations under this Option to the extent it is then in effect and unexercised.
11.      Effect Upon Employment and Performance of Services . Nothing in this Option or the Plan shall be construed to impose any obligation upon the Company or any Subsidiary to employ the Optionee or to retain the Optionee in its employ or to engage or retain the services of the Optionee.
12.      [Intentionally Omitted]
13.      [Intentionally Omitted]
14.      General Provisions .
(a)      Amendment; Waivers . This Agreement, including the Plan, contains the full and complete understanding and agreement of the parties hereto as to the subject matter hereof and, except as otherwise permitted by the express terms of the Plan and this Agreement, it may not be modified or amended nor may any provision hereof be waived, except by a further written agreement duly signed by each of the parties; provided, however, that a modification or amendment that does not materially diminish the rights of the Optionee hereunder, as they may exist immediately before the effective date of the modification or amendment, shall be effective upon written notice of its provisions to the Optionee. The waiver by either of the parties hereto of any provision hereof in any instance shall not operate as a waiver of any other provision hereof or in any other instance.
(b)      Binding Effect . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, successors and assigns.
(c)      Governing Law . This Agreement has been executed in Massachusetts and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(d)      Construction . This Agreement is to be construed in accordance with the terms of the Plan. In case of any conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the Plan shall control. The titles of the sections of this Agreement and of the Plan are included for convenience only and shall not be construed as modifying or affecting their provisions. The masculine gender shall include both sexes; the singular shall include the plural and the plural the singular unless the context otherwise requires. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan.


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(e)      Notices . Any notice in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to have been properly delivered if it is in writing and is delivered by hand or facsimile or sent by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the party addressed as follows, unless another address has been substituted by notice so given:
To the Optionee:
To his address as set forth on the signature page hereof.
To the Company:      Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.
222 Merrimack Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
Attn: Mr. James A. Marcotte

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed as a sealed instrument by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date set forth below.
Date of grant: March 19, 2013
ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.

By: ___________________________
John P. Clancy, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer

















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ACCEPTANCE
Your acceptance, as of the date of grant, of the foregoing Option, a nonqualified stock option, in accordance with its terms and conditions and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, shall be evidenced by your electronic delivery of the acceptance form located in InfoPath. A direct link to this electronic acceptance form will be sent to you by email.

        






































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Exhibit 1 to
Nonqualified Stock
Option Agreement


Name of Grantee:              _______________________________________


Date of grant:                      March 19, 2013


Number of shares granted:          _____________


Exercise price:
$16.43 per share (subject to adjustment as provided in this Agreement and in the Plan)

Vesting schedule:

 
Incremental Amount
Cumulative Amount
 
  % of shares      
  # of shares      
% of shares
  # of shares
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
 
 
 
 
On or after March 19, 2014
0%
______
0%
______
On or after March 19, 2015
50%
______
50%
______
On or after March 19, 2016
0%
______
50%
______
On or after March 19, 2017
50%
______
100%
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__________________________________
John P. Clancy, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer













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Exhibit 2 to
Nonqualified Stock
Option Agreement


[FORM FOR EXERCISE OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION]
[SAMPLE ONLY]


Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.
222 Merrimack Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852

RE:
Exercise of Nonqualified Stock Option under Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan
Gentlemen:
I hereby elect to exercise the stock option granted to me on March 19, 2013 by and to the extent of purchasing _____________ shares of the Common Stock of Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. for the exercise price of $______________ per share, subject to the terms and conditions of the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement between myself and Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. dated as of March 19, 2013 (the “Agreement”).
Enclosed please find payment, in cash or in such other property as is permitted under the Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), of the purchase price for the shares.
I hereby confirm that I have investigated and considered the possible income tax consequences of my exercising the option, of any sale or other disposition by me of any shares acquired upon the exercise of the option and, if I am making payment of any part of the purchase price by delivery of shares of stock of Enterprise Bancorp, Inc., of my making such payment in that form .
I hereby agree to provide to Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. an amount sufficient to satisfy its obligation to withhold certain taxes, in accordance with the Agreement.
I further agree to any securities lock‑up agreement between one or more underwriters and shareholders of the Company who are officers or employees of the Company or a Subsidiary, and any successor to that agreement, with regard to the shares acquired upon this exercise of my stock option.
I hereby specifically confirm to Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. that I am acquiring the shares for investment and not with a view to their sale or distribution, and that the shares shall be held subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Agreement.
Very truly yours,

____________________________          _____________________________________
Date                          (Signed by ____________ or other party duly
exercising option)

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