Exhibit 10.1

 

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT

 

Tuesday Morning Corporation
2004 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan

 

This NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into between Tuesday Morning Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and                                  (“ Optionee ”).  The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted, and the stockholders of the Company have approved, the Tuesday Morning Corporation 2004 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “ Plan ”), the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.  The Company considers that its interests will be served by granting Optionee an option to purchase shares of common stock of the Company as an inducement for his continued and effective performance of services for the Company.  Any term used in this Agreement that is not specifically defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Plan.

 

IT IS AGREED:

 

1.                                      Grant of Option . Subject to the terms of the Plan, this Agreement and the Notice of Grant of Stock Options and Option Agreement to which this Agreement is attached (the “ Option Notice ”), on                              (the “ Grant Date ”), the Company granted to Optionee an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase                          shares of the common stock of the Company, $.01 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), at a price of $             per share (the “ Exercise Price ”), subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan.

 

2.                                      Type of Option .  The Option is a nonqualified stock option which is not intended to be governed by section 422 of the Code.

 

3.                                      Optionee’s Agreement .  In accepting the Option, Optionee accepts and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Plan which pertain to nonqualified stock options granted under the Plan.

 

4.                                      Vesting of Option .  Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the provision of this Agreement (including the requirement in Section 6 that Optionee continue to be employed by the Company or serve as a Non-Employee Director of the Company on the dates set forth below), the Option will be exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:

 

(a)           on                               , 20      , the Option will vest with respect to, and may be exercised for up to, one-third of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option;

 

(b)           on                               , 20      , the Option will vest with respect to, and may be exercised for up to, an additional one-third of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option;

 

 

(c)           on                               , 20      , the Option will vest with respect to the remaining one-third of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, so that on                               , 20      , the Option shall be exercisable in full; and

 

(d)           to the extent not exercised, installments shall be cumulative and may be exercised in whole or in part.

 

5.                                      Manner of Exercise.

 

(a)           To the extent that the Option is vested and exercisable in accordance with Section 4 of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised by Optionee at any time, or from time to time, in whole or in part, on or prior to the termination of the Option (as set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement) upon payment of the Exercise Price for the shares to be acquired in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

 

(b)           If Optionee is entitled to exercise the vested and exercisable portion of the Option, and wishes to do so, in whole or part, Optionee shall (i) deliver to the Company a fully completed and executed notice of exercise, in the form attached as Annex A hereto, or such other form as may hereinafter be designated by the Company in its sole discretion, specifying the exercise date and the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such exercise and (ii) remit to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Company, in its sole discretion, the Exercise Price for the shares to be acquired on exercise of the Option, plus an amount sufficient to satisfy any withholding tax obligations of the Company that arise in connection with such exercise (as determined by the Company) in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan.

 

(c)           The Company’s obligation to deliver shares of the Common Stock to Optionee under this Agreement is subject to and conditioned upon Optionee satisfying all tax obligations associated with Optionee’s receipt, holding and exercise of the Option.  Unless otherwise approved by the Committee, all such tax obligations shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan.

 

(d)           The Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct from any compensation otherwise due to Optionee the amount necessary to satisfy all such taxes.

 

(e)           Upon full payment of the Exercise Price and satisfaction of all applicable tax obligations, and subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall cause certificates for the shares purchased hereunder to be delivered to Optionee or cause an uncertificated book-entry representing such shares to be made.

 

6.                                      Termination of Option .  Unless the Option terminates earlier as provided in this Section 6 the Option shall terminate and become null and void on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Option General Expiration Date ”).  If Optionee ceases to be an employee or Non-Employee Director of the Company for any reason the Option shall not continue to vest after such cessation of service as an employee or Non-Employee Director of the Company.

 

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(a)           If Optionee ceases to be an employee or Non-Employee Director of the Company and any Subsidiary due to death or Disability, (i) the portion of the Option that was exercisable on the date of such cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate and become null and void at the end of, a period of one year from the date of such death or Disability, but in no event after the Option General Expiration Date; and (ii) the portion of the Option that was not exercisable on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such cessation.

 

(b)           If Optionee ceases to be an employee or Non-Employee Director of the Company and any Subsidiary upon the occurrence of Optionee’s Retirement (as that term is defined in Section 21), (A) the portion of the Option that was exercisable on the date of Retirement shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate and become null and void at the end of, a period of up to three years after the date of Retirement, but in no event after (x) the Option General Expiration Date or (y) the day before the date Optionee begins engaging in Competition (as that term is defined in Section 21) during such three-year period unless he or she receives written consent to do so from the Board or the Committee, and (B) the portion of the Option that was not exercisable on the date of Retirement shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such Retirement.

 

(c)           If Optionee ceases to be an employee or Non-Employee Director of the Company or a Subsidiary due to Cause, all of the Option shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such cessation, whether or not then exercisable.  For purposes of this Section 6(c) the term “ Cause ” means the occurrence of one of the following events:  (i) the commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or the commission of any other act or omission involving dishonesty, disloyalty or fraud with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) conduct tending to bring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries into substantial public disgrace or disrepute; (iii) substantial and repeated failure to perform duties properly assigned or as reasonably directed, as determined by the Company; (iv) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (v) breach of duty of loyalty to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other act of fraud or dishonesty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(d)           If Optionee ceases to be an employee or Non-Employee Director of the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason other than death, Disability, Retirement or Cause, (i) the portion of the Option that was exercisable on the date of such cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate and become null and void at the end of, a period of up to 90-days after the date of such cessation, but in no event after (x) the Option General Expiration Date or (y) the day before the date Optionee begins engaging in Competition during such 90-day period unless he or she receives written consent to do so from the Board or the Committee, and (ii) the portion of the Option that was not exercisable on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such cessation.  In the event Optionee has entered into an employment contract with the Company, the termination provisions of the employment contract will supersede the terms stated in section 6(d) herein.

 

(e)           Upon the death of Optionee prior to the expiration of the Option, Optionee’s executors, administrators or any person or persons to whom the Option may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, shall have the right, at any time

 

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prior to the termination of the Option to exercise the Option with respect to the number of shares that Optionee would have been entitled to exercise if he were still alive.

 

7.                                      Tax Withholding.   To the extent that the receipt of the Option, this Agreement or the Option Notice, the vesting of the Option or the exercise of the Option results in income to Optionee for federal, state or local income, employment or other tax purposes with respect to which the Company or its Subsidiaries or any affiliate has a withholding obligation, Optionee shall deliver to the Company at the time of such receipt, vesting or exercise, as the case may be, such amount of money as the Company or its Subsidiaries or any affiliate may require to meet its obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations, and, if Optionee fails to do so, the Company or its Subsidiaries or any affiliate is authorized to withhold from the shares subject to the Option (based on the Fair Market Value of such shares as of the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined) or from any cash or stock remuneration then or thereafter payable to Optionee any tax required to be withheld by reason of such taxable income, sufficient to satisfy the withholding obligation.

 

8.                                      Capital Adjustments and Reorganizations . The existence of the Option shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or any company the stock of which is awarded pursuant to this Agreement to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in its capital structure or its business, engage in any merger or consolidation, issue any debt or equity securities, dissolve or liquidate, or sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its assets or business, or engage in any other corporate act or proceeding.

 

9.                                      Employment/Service Relationship . For purposes of this Agreement, Optionee shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company or service on the Board as long as Optionee has an employment relationship with the Company or is a member of the Board.  The Committee shall determine any questions as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment or service relationship, and the cause of such termination, under the Plan and the Committee’s determination shall be final and binding on all persons.

 

10.                                Not an Employment or Service Agreement .  This Agreement is not an employment or service agreement, and no provision of this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to create an employment or other service relationship between Optionee and the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its affiliates, or the Board or guarantee the right to remain employed by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its affiliates, or to serve on the Board, for any specified term.

 

11.                                No Rights As Stockholder .  Optionee shall not have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the Option until the date of the issuance of such shares following Optionee’s exercise of the Option pursuant to its terms and conditions and payment of all amounts for and with respect to the shares.  No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date a certificate or certificates are issued for such shares or an uncertificated book-entry representing such shares is made.

 

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12.                                Legend .  Optionee consents to the placing on the certificate for any shares covered by the Option of an appropriate legend restricting resale or other transfer of such shares except in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933 and all applicable rules thereunder.

 

13.                                Notices .  Any notice, instruction, authorization, request, demand or other communications required hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be delivered either by personal delivery, by telegram, telex, telecopy or similar facsimile means, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by courier or delivery service, addressed to the Company at the Company’s principal business office address to the attention of the Corporate Tax Director and to Optionee at Optionee’s residential address as it appears on the books and records of the Company, or at such other address and number as a party shall have previously designated by written notice given to the other party in the manner hereinabove set forth.  Notices shall be deemed given when received, if sent by facsimile means (confirmation of such receipt by confirmed facsimile transmission being deemed receipt of communications sent by facsimile means); and when delivered (or upon the date of attempted delivery where delivery is refused), if hand-delivered, sent by express courier or delivery service, or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

 

14.                                Amendment and Waiver . Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Plan or as necessary to implement the provisions of the Plan, this Agreement may be amended, modified or superseded only by written instrument executed by the Company and Optionee.  Only a written instrument executed and delivered by the party waiving compliance hereof shall waive any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement.  Any waiver granted by the Company shall be effective only if executed and delivered by a duly authorized director or officer of the Company other than Optionee.  The failure of any party at any time or times to require performance of any provisions hereof shall in no manner effect the right to enforce the same.  No waiver by any party of any term or condition, or the breach of any term or condition contained in this Agreement, in one or more instances, shall be construed as a continuing waiver of any such condition or breach, a waiver of any condition, or the breach of any other term of condition.

 

15.                                Dispute Resolution .  In the event of any difference of opinion concerning the meaning or effect of the Plan or this Agreement, such difference shall be resolved by the Committee.

 

16.                                Governing Law and Severability . The validity, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.  The invalidity of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

17.                                Transfer Restrictions . The shares of Common Stock subject to the Option granted hereby may not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner that would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities laws.  Optionee also agrees (a) that the Company may refuse to cause the transfer of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option to be registered on the applicable stock transfer records if such proposed transfer would in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company constitute a violation of any applicable securities law and (b) that the Company may give related instructions to the transfer agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option.

 

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18.                                Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall, except as herein stated to the contrary, inure to the benefit of and bind the legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

 

19.                                Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original for all purposes but all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

20.                                Option Transfer Prohibitions .  The Option granted to Optionee under this Agreement shall not be transferable or assignable by Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during Optionee’s lifetime only by him.

 

21.                                Definitions .  The words and phrases defined in this Section 21 shall have the respective meanings set forth below throughout this Agreement, unless the context in which any such word or phrase appears reasonably requires a broader, narrower or different meaning.

 

(a)           “ Competition ” means Optionee engaging in, or otherwise directly or indirectly being employed by or acting as a consultant or lender to, or being a director, officer, employee, principal, agent, stockholder, member, owner or partner of, or permitting Optionee’s name to be used in connection with the activities of any other business or organization which competes, directly or indirectly, with the business of the Company as the same shall be constituted at any time during the period Optionee was employed by or affiliated with the Company.

 

(b)           “ Retirement ” means, with respect to an employee of the Company, “retirement” as defined under any Company pension plan or qualified retirement program, and with respect to a Non-Employee Director of the Company, termination of such individual’s service on the Board with the approval of the Board.

 

(c)           “ Subsidiary ” means a corporation or other entity of which outstanding shares or ownership interests representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of such corporation or other entity entitled to elect the management thereof are owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered to be effective as of the Grant Date.

 

			TUESDAY MORNING CORPORATION
			By:
			Name:
			Title:		Chief Financial Officer
Accepted:
Name of Optionee:
Date:

 

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Annex A

 

[To Be Attached]

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT

FOR EMPLOYEES

 

Tuesday Morning Corporation
2008 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan

 

This INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into between Tuesday Morning Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and                                  (“ Optionee ”).  The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted, and the stockholders of the Company have approved, the Tuesday Morning Corporation 2008 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.  The Company has agreed to grant Optionee this option to purchase shares of common stock of the Company as an inducement for Optionee’s continued and effective performance of services for the Company.  Any term used in this Agreement that is not specifically defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Plan.

 

IT IS AGREED:

 

1.                                      Grant of Option . Subject to the terms of the Plan, this Agreement and the Notice of Grant of Stock Options and Option Agreement to which this Agreement is attached (the “ Option Notice ”),                      (the “ Grant Date ”), the Company granted to Optionee an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase                          shares of the common stock of the Company, $.01 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), at a price of                            per share (the “ Exercise Price ”), subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan.

 

2.                                      Type of Option .  The Option is an incentive stock option which is intended to be governed by section 422 of the Code.  To the extent the Option or any part thereof fails to qualify as an incentive stock option, it shall be treated as a nonqualified stock option.

 

3.                                      Optionee’s Agreement .  In accepting the Option, Optionee accepts and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Plan which pertain to incentive stock options granted under the Plan.

 

4.                                      Disqualifying Disposition.  If Optionee disposes of Common Stock transferred to Optionee upon Optionee’s exercise of the Option within two years after the date of the granting of the Option or within one year after the transfer of the Common Stock to Optionee, all or a portion of the Option will be taxed as if it were a nonqualified stock option rather than an incentive stock option.

 

5.                                      $100,000 Limit on ISOs .  To the extent that the aggregate fair market value of Common Stock with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by Optionee during any calendar year (under the Plan or any other plan of the Company or its Affiliates) exceeds $100,000, the options will be treated as nonqualified stock options.  For purposes of this rule, the fair market value of the stock is determined at the time the option for the stock is granted.

 

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6.                                      Vesting of Option .  Subject to the provisions hereof and the provisions of the Plan, the Option will vest and become exercisable ratably on a daily basis commencing on the day following the Grant Date and ending on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Vesting Period ”) so that on the third anniversary of the Grant Date the Option shall be exercisable in full, provided that Optionee is and has been continuously employed by the Company or any Subsidiary (as that term is defined in Section 23) from the date of this Agreement through such date.  Any reference to “daily” vesting in the Option Notice shall mean that the Option vests ratably on a daily basis during the Vesting Period.  To the extent not exercised, installments shall be cumulative and may be exercised in whole or in part.  In the event that Optionee’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by Optionee with good reason, (a) the portion of the Option which is then vested will continue to be exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Option General Expiration Date ”) and (b) if the Option is not then fully vested and exercisable an amount of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option equal to one more year’s vesting (or such lesser number of shares as are not then vested) will vest and become exercisable upon such termination and will continue to be exercisable until the Option General Expiration Date.  No portion of the Option shall be exercisable in any event on or after the Option General Expiration Date; provide, however, that if Optionee is a ten percent (10%) shareholder within the meaning of section 422(b)(6) of the Code on the Grant Date, an option shall not be exercisable after the expiration of five years from the Grant Date.  An option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share of Common Stock.

 

7.                                      Manner of Exercise.

 

(a)           To the extent that the Option is vested and exercisable in accordance with Section 6 of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised by Optionee at any time, or from time to time, in whole or in part, on or prior to the termination of the Option (as set forth in Sections 6 and 8 of this Agreement) upon payment of the Exercise Price for the shares to be acquired in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

 

(b)           If Optionee is entitled to exercise the vested and exercisable portion of the Option, and wishes to do so, in whole or part, Optionee shall (i) deliver to the Company a fully completed and executed notice of exercise, in the form attached as Annex A hereto, or such other form as may hereinafter be designated by the Company in its sole discretion, specifying the exercise date and the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such exercise and (ii) remit to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Company, in its sole discretion, the Exercise Price for the shares to be acquired on exercise of the Option, plus an amount sufficient to satisfy any withholding tax obligations of the Company that arise in connection with such exercise (as determined by the Company) in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.7 and 15.3 of the Plan.

 

(c)           The Company’s obligation to deliver shares of the Common Stock to Optionee under this Agreement is subject to and conditioned upon Optionee satisfying all tax obligations associated with Optionee’s receipt, holding and exercise of the Option.  Unless otherwise approved by the Committee, all such tax obligations shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.7 of the Plan.  The Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct from any compensation otherwise due to Optionee the amount necessary to satisfy all such taxes.

 

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(d)           Upon full payment of the Exercise Price and satisfaction of all applicable tax obligations, and subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall cause certificates for the shares purchased hereunder to be delivered to Optionee or cause an uncertificated book-entry representing the such shares to be made.

 

8.                                      Termination of Option .  Except as otherwise provided in Section 6 of this Agreement, unless the Option terminates earlier as provided in this Section 8 the Option shall terminate and become null and void on the Option General Expiration Date.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 6 of this Agreement, if Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company for any reason the Option shall not continue to vest after such cessation of service as an employee.

 

(a)           If Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company and any Subsidiary due to death or Disability, (i) the portion of the Option that was exercisable on the date of such cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate and become null and void at the end of, a period of one year from the date of such death or Disability, but in no event after the Option General Expiration Date; and (ii) the portion of the Option that was not exercisable on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such cessation.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Disability giving rise to the termination of employment is not within the meaning of section 422(e)(3) of the Code, if the Option is not exercised by Optionee within 90 days after the date of termination of employment the Option will cease to qualify as an ISO and will be treated as NSO under the Plan if required to be so treated under the Code.

 

(b)           If Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company and any Subsidiary upon the occurrence of Optionee’s Retirement (as that term is defined in Section 23), (A) the portion of the Option that was exercisable on the date of Retirement shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate and become null and void at the end of, a period of up to three years after the date of Retirement, but in no event after (x) the Option General Expiration Date or (y) the day before the date Optionee begins engaging in Competition (as that term is defined in Section 23) during such three-year period unless he or she receives written consent to do so from the Board or the Committee, and (B) the portion of the Option that was not exercisable on the date of Retirement shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such Retirement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Option is not exercised by Optionee within 90 days after Retirement the Option will cease to qualify as an ISO and will be treated as NSO under the Plan if required to be so treated under the Code.

 

(c)           If Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary due to Cause, all of the Option shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such cessation, whether or not then exercisable.  For purposes of this Section 8(c) the term “ Cause ” means the occurrence of one of the following events:  (i) the commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or the commission of any other act or omission involving dishonesty, disloyalty or fraud with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) conduct tending to bring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries into substantial public disgrace or disrepute; (iii) substantial and repeated failure to perform duties properly assigned or as reasonably directed, as determined by the Company; (iv) gross negligence or willful misconduct with

 

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respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (v) breach of duty of loyalty to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other act of fraud or dishonesty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(d)           If Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason other than death, Disability, Retirement or Cause, (i) the portion of the Option that was exercisable on the date of such cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate and become null and void at the end of, a period of up to 90-days after the date of such cessation, but in no event after (x) the Option General Expiration Date or (y) the day before the date Optionee begins engaging in Competition during such 90-day period unless he or she receives written consent to do so from the Board or the Committee, and (ii) the portion of the Option that was not exercisable on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such cessation.  In the event Optionee has entered into an employment contract with the Company, the termination provisions of the employment contract will supersede the terms stated in section 6(d) herein.

 

(e)           Upon the death of Optionee prior to the expiration of the Option, Optionee’s executors, administrators or any person or persons to whom the Option may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, shall have the right, at any time prior to the termination of the Option to exercise the Option with respect to the number of shares that Optionee would have been entitled to exercise if he were still alive.

 

9.                                      Tax Withholding.  To the extent that the receipt of the Option, this Agreement or the Option Notice, the vesting of the Option or the exercise of the Option results in income to Optionee for federal, state or local income, employment or other tax purposes with respect to which the Company or its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate has a withholding obligation, Optionee shall deliver to the Company at the time of such receipt, vesting or exercise, as the case may be, such amount of money as the Company or its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate may require to meet its obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations, and, if Optionee fails to do so, the Company or its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate is authorized to withhold from the shares subject to the Option (based on the Fair Market Value of such shares as of the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined) or from any cash or stock remuneration then or thereafter payable to Optionee any tax required to be withheld by reason of such taxable income, sufficient to satisfy the withholding obligation.

 

10.                                Capital Adjustments and Reorganizations . The existence of the Option shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or any company the stock of which is awarded pursuant to this Agreement to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in its capital structure or its business, engage in any merger or consolidation, issue any debt or equity securities, dissolve or liquidate, or sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its assets or business, or engage in any other corporate act or proceeding.

 

11.                                Employment Relationship . For purposes of this Agreement, Optionee shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as Optionee has an employment relationship with the Company.  The Committee shall determine any questions as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment relationship, and the cause of such

 

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termination, under the Plan and the Committee’s determination shall be final and binding on all persons.

 

12.                                Not an Employment Agreement .  This Agreement is not an employment agreement, and no provision of this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to create an employment relationship between Optionee and the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates or guarantee the right to remain employed by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates for any specified term.

 

13.                                No Rights As Stockholder .  Optionee shall not have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the Option until the date of the issuance of such shares following Optionee’s exercise of the Option pursuant to its terms and conditions and payment of all amounts for and with respect to the shares.  No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date a certificate or certificates are issued for such shares or an uncertificated book-entry representing such shares is made.

 

14.                                Legend .  Optionee consents to the placing on the certificate for any shares covered by the Option of an appropriate legend restricting resale or other transfer of such shares except in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933 and all applicable rules thereunder.

 

15.                                Notices .  Any notice, instruction, authorization, request, demand or other communications required hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be delivered either by personal delivery, by telegram, telex, telecopy or similar facsimile means, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by courier or delivery service, addressed to the Company at the Company’s principal business office address to the attention of the Corporate Tax Director and to Optionee at Optionee’s residential address as it appears on the books and records of the Company, or at such other address and number as a party shall have previously designated by written notice given to the other party in the manner hereinabove set forth.  Notices shall be deemed given when received, if sent by facsimile means (confirmation of such receipt by confirmed facsimile transmission being deemed receipt of communications sent by facsimile means); and when delivered (or upon the date of attempted delivery where delivery is refused), if hand-delivered, sent by express courier or delivery service, or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

 

16.                                Amendment and Waiver . Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Plan or as necessary to implement the provisions of the Plan, this Agreement may be amended, modified or superseded only by written instrument executed by the Company and Optionee.  Only a written instrument executed and delivered by the party waiving compliance hereof shall waive any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement.  Any waiver granted by the Company shall be effective only if executed and delivered by a duly authorized director or officer of the Company other than Optionee.  The failure of any party at any time or times to require performance of any provisions hereof shall in no manner effect the right to enforce the same.  No waiver by any party of any term or condition, or the breach of any term or condition contained in this Agreement, in one or more instances, shall be construed as a continuing waiver of any such condition or breach, a waiver of any condition, or the breach of any other term of condition.

 

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17.                                Dispute Resolution .  In the event of any difference of opinion concerning the meaning or effect of the Plan or this Agreement, such difference shall be resolved by the Committee.

 

18.                                Governing Law and Severability . The validity, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.  The invalidity of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

19.                                Transfer Restrictions . The shares of Common Stock subject to the Option granted hereby may not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner that would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities laws.  Optionee also agrees (a) that the Company may refuse to cause the transfer of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option to be registered on the applicable stock transfer records if such proposed transfer would in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company constitute a violation of any applicable securities law and (b) that the Company may give related instructions to the transfer agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option.

 

20.                                Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall, except as herein stated to the contrary, inure to the benefit of and bind the legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

 

21.                                Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original for all purposes but all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

22.                                Option Transfer Prohibitions .  The Option granted to Optionee under this Agreement shall not be transferable or assignable by Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during Optionee’s lifetime only by him.

 

23.                                Definitions .  The words and phrases defined in this Section 23 shall have the respective meanings set forth below throughout this Agreement, unless the context in which any such word or phrase appears reasonably requires a broader, narrower or different meaning.

 

(a)           “ Competition ” means Optionee engaging in, or otherwise directly or indirectly being employed by or acting as a consultant or lender to, or being a director, officer, employee, principal, agent, stockholder, member, owner or partner of, or permitting Optionee’s name to be used in connection with the activities of any other business or organization which competes, directly or indirectly, with the business of the Company as the same shall be constituted at any time during the period Optionee was employed by or affiliated with the Company.

 

(b)           “ Retirement ” means retirement as defined under any Company pension plan or retirement program.

 

(c)           “ Subsidiary ” means a corporation or other entity of which outstanding shares or ownership interests representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of such

 

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corporation or other entity entitled to elect the management thereof are owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered to be effective as of the Grant Date.

 

			TUESDAY MORNING CORPORATION
			By:
			Name:
			Title:		Chief Financial Officer
Accepted:
Name of Optionee:
Date:

 

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Annex A

 

[To Be Attached]

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT
FOR EMPLOYEES

 

Tuesday Morning Corporation
2008 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan

 

This NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into between Tuesday Morning Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and                                  (“ Optionee ”).  The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted, and the stockholders of the Company have approved, the Tuesday Morning Corporation 2008 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.  The Company has agreed to grant Optionee this option to purchase shares of common stock of the Company as an inducement for Optionee’s continued and effective performance of services for the Company.  Any term used in this Agreement that is not specifically defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Plan.

 

IT IS AGREED:

 

1.                                        Grant of Option . Subject to the terms of the Plan, this Agreement and the Notice of Grant of Stock Options and Option Agreement to which this Agreement is attached (the “ Option Notice ”), on                              (the “ Grant Date ”), the Company granted to Optionee an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase                          shares of the common stock of the Company, $.01 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), at a price of $             per share (the “ Exercise Price ”), subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan.

 

2.                                        Type of Option .  The Option is a nonqualified stock option which is not intended to be governed by section 422 of the Code.

 

3.                                        Optionee’s Agreement .  In accepting the Option, Optionee accepts and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Plan which pertain to nonqualified stock options granted under the Plan.

 

4.                                        Vesting of Option .  Subject to the provisions hereof and the provisions of the Plan, the Option will vest and become exercisable ratably on a daily basis commencing on the day following the Grant Date and ending on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Vesting Period ”) so that on the third anniversary of the Grant Date the Option shall be exercisable in full, provided that Optionee is and has been continuously employed by the Company or any Subsidiary (as that term is defined in Section 21) from the date of this Agreement through such date.  Any reference to “daily” vesting in the Option Notice shall mean that the Option vests ratably on a daily basis during the Vesting Period.  To the extent not exercised, installments shall be cumulative and may be exercised in whole or in part.  In the event that Optionee’s employment is terminated by the Company without “Cause” or by Optionee with “Good Reason”, (a) the portion of the Option which is then vested will continue to be exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Option General Expiration Date ”) and (b) if the Option is not then fully vested and exercisable an amount of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option equal to one more year’s vesting (or such lesser number of shares as are not then

 

 

vested) will vest and become exercisable upon such termination and will continue to be exercisable until the Option General Expiration Date.  No portion of the Option shall be exercisable in any event on or after the Option General Expiration Date.  An option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share of Common Stock.

 

5.                                        Manner of Exercise .

 

(a)                                   To the extent that the Option is vested and exercisable in accordance with Section 4 of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised by Optionee at any time, or from time to time, in whole or in part, on or prior to the termination of the Option (as set forth in Sections 4 and 6 of this Agreement) upon payment of the Exercise Price for the shares to be acquired in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

 

(b)                                  If Optionee is entitled to exercise the vested and exercisable portion of the Option, and wishes to do so, in whole or part, Optionee shall (i) deliver to the Company a fully completed and executed notice of exercise, in the form attached as Annex A hereto, or such other form as may hereinafter be designated by the Company in its sole discretion, specifying the exercise date and the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such exercise and (ii) remit to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Company, in its sole discretion, the Exercise Price for the shares to be acquired on exercise of the Option, plus an amount sufficient to satisfy any withholding tax obligations of the Company that arise in connection with such exercise (as determined by the Company) in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.7 and 15.3 of the Plan.

 

(c)                                   The Company’s obligation to deliver shares of the Common Stock to Optionee under this Agreement is subject to and conditioned upon Optionee satisfying all tax obligations associated with Optionee’s receipt, holding and exercise of the Option.  Unless otherwise approved by the Committee, all such tax obligations shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.7 of the Plan.  The Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct from any compensation otherwise due to Optionee the amount necessary to satisfy all such taxes.

 

(d)                                  Upon full payment of the Exercise Price and satisfaction of all applicable tax obligations, and subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall cause certificates for the shares purchased hereunder to be delivered to Optionee or cause an uncertificated book-entry representing the such shares to be made.

 

6.                                        Termination of Option .  Except as otherwise provided in Section 4 of this Agreement, unless the Option terminates earlier as provided in this Section 6 the Option shall terminate and become null and void on the Option General Expiration Date.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 4 of this Agreement, if Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company for any reason the Option shall not continue to vest after such cessation of service as an employee.

 

(a)                                   If Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company and any Subsidiary due to death or Disability, (i) the portion of the Option that was exercisable on the date of such

 

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cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate and become null and void at the end of, a period of one year from the date of such death or Disability, but in no event after the Option General Expiration Date; and (ii) the portion of the Option that was not exercisable on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such cessation.

 

(b)                                  If Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company and any Subsidiary upon the occurrence of Optionee’s Retirement (as that term is defined in Section 21), (A) the portion of the Option that was exercisable on the date of Retirement shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate and become null and void at the end of, a period of up to three years after the date of Retirement, but in no event after (x) the Option General Expiration Date or (y) the day before the date Optionee begins engaging in Competition (as that term is defined in Section 21) during such three-year period unless he or she receives written consent to do so from the Board or the Committee, and (B) the portion of the Option that was not exercisable on the date of Retirement shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such Retirement.

 

(c)                                   If Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary due to Cause, all of the Option shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such cessation, whether or not then exercisable.  For purposes of this Section 6(c) the term “ Cause ” means the occurrence of one of the following events:  (i) the commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or the commission of any other act or omission involving dishonesty, disloyalty or fraud with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) conduct tending to bring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries into substantial public disgrace or disrepute; (iii) substantial and repeated failure to perform duties properly assigned or as reasonably directed, as determined by the Company; (iv) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (v) breach of duty of loyalty to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other act of fraud or dishonesty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(d)                                  If Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason other than death, Disability, Retirement or Cause, (i) the portion of the Option that was exercisable on the date of such cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate and become null and void at the end of, a period of up to 90-days after the date of such cessation, but in no event after (x) the Option General Expiration Date or (y) the day before the date Optionee begins engaging in Competition during such 90-day period unless he or she receives written consent to do so from the Board or the Committee, and (ii) the portion of the Option that was not exercisable on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited and become null and void immediately upon such cessation.  In the event Optionee has entered into an employment contract with the Company, the termination provisions of the employment contract will supersede the terms stated in section 6(d) herein.

 

(e)                                   Upon the death of Optionee prior to the expiration of the Option, Optionee’s executors, administrators or any person or persons to whom the Option may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, shall have the right, at any time prior to the termination of the Option to exercise the Option with respect to the number of shares that Optionee would have been entitled to exercise if he were still alive.

 

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7.                                        Tax Withholding.   To the extent that the receipt of the Option, this Agreement or the Option Notice, the vesting of the Option or the exercise of the Option results in income to Optionee for federal, state or local income, employment or other tax purposes with respect to which the Company or its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate has a withholding obligation, Optionee shall deliver to the Company at the time of such receipt, vesting or exercise, as the case may be, such amount of money as the Company or its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate may require to meet its obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations, and, if Optionee fails to do so, the Company or its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate is authorized to withhold from the shares subject to the Option (based on the Fair Market Value of such shares as of the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined) or from any cash or stock remuneration then or thereafter payable to Optionee any tax required to be withheld by reason of such taxable income, sufficient to satisfy the withholding obligation.

 

8.                                        Capital Adjustments and Reorganizations . The existence of the Option shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or any company the stock of which is awarded pursuant to this Agreement to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in its capital structure or its business, engage in any merger or consolidation, issue any debt or equity securities, dissolve or liquidate, or sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its assets or business, or engage in any other corporate act or proceeding.

 

9.                                        Employment Relationship . For purposes of this Agreement, Optionee shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as Optionee has an employment relationship with the Company.  The Committee shall determine any questions as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment relationship, and the cause of such termination, under the Plan and the Committee’s determination shall be final and binding on all persons.

 

10.                                  Not an Employment Agreement .  This Agreement is not an employment agreement, and no provision of this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to create an employment relationship between Optionee and the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates or guarantee the right to remain employed by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates for any specified term.

 

11.                                  No Rights As Stockholder .  Optionee shall not have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the Option until the date of the issuance of such shares following Optionee’s exercise of the Option pursuant to its terms and conditions and payment of all amounts for and with respect to the shares.  No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date a certificate or certificates are issued for such shares or an uncertificated book-entry representing such shares is made.

 

12.                                  Legend .  Optionee consents to the placing on the certificate for any shares covered by the Option of an appropriate legend restricting resale or other transfer of such shares except in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933 and all applicable rules thereunder.

 

13.                                  Notices .  Any notice, instruction, authorization, request, demand or other communications required hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be delivered either by personal

 

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delivery, by telegram, telex, telecopy or similar facsimile means, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by courier or delivery service, addressed to the Company at the Company’s principal business office address to the attention of the Corporate Tax Director and to Optionee at Optionee’s residential address as it appears on the books and records of the Company, or at such other address and number as a party shall have previously designated by written notice given to the other party in the manner hereinabove set forth.  Notices shall be deemed given when received, if sent by facsimile means (confirmation of such receipt by confirmed facsimile transmission being deemed receipt of communications sent by facsimile means); and when delivered (or upon the date of attempted delivery where delivery is refused), if hand-delivered, sent by express courier or delivery service, or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

 

14.                                  Amendment and Waiver . Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Plan or as necessary to implement the provisions of the Plan, this Agreement may be amended, modified or superseded only by written instrument executed by the Company and Optionee.  Only a written instrument executed and delivered by the party waiving compliance hereof shall waive any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement.  Any waiver granted by the Company shall be effective only if executed and delivered by a duly authorized director or officer of the Company other than Optionee.  The failure of any party at any time or times to require performance of any provisions hereof shall in no manner effect the right to enforce the same.  No waiver by any party of any term or condition, or the breach of any term or condition contained in this Agreement, in one or more instances, shall be construed as a continuing waiver of any such condition or breach, a waiver of any condition, or the breach of any other term of condition.

 

15.                                  Dispute Resolution .  In the event of any difference of opinion concerning the meaning or effect of the Plan or this Agreement, such difference shall be resolved by the Committee.

 

16.                                  Governing Law and Severability . The validity, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.  The invalidity of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

17.                                  Transfer Restrictions . The shares of Common Stock subject to the Option granted hereby may not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner that would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities laws.  Optionee also agrees (a) that the Company may refuse to cause the transfer of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option to be registered on the applicable stock transfer records if such proposed transfer would in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company constitute a violation of any applicable securities law and (b) that the Company may give related instructions to the transfer agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option.

 

18.                                  Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall, except as herein stated to the contrary, inure to the benefit of and bind the legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

 

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19.                                  Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original for all purposes but all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

20.                                  Option Transfer Prohibitions .  The Option granted to Optionee under this Agreement shall not be transferable or assignable by Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during Optionee’s lifetime only by him.

 

21.                                  Definitions .  The words and phrases defined in this Section 21 shall have the respective meanings set forth below throughout this Agreement, unless the context in which any such word or phrase appears reasonably requires a broader, narrower or different meaning.

 

(a)                                   “ Competition ” means Optionee engaging in, or otherwise directly or indirectly being employed by or acting as a consultant or lender to, or being a director, officer, employee, principal, agent, stockholder, member, owner or partner of, or permitting Optionee’s name to be used in connection with the activities of any other business or organization which competes, directly or indirectly, with the business of the Company as the same shall be constituted at any time during the period Optionee was employed by or affiliated with the Company.

 

(b)                                  “ Retirement ” means retirement as defined under any Company pension plan or retirement program.

 

(c)                                   “ Subsidiary ” means a corporation or other entity of which outstanding shares or ownership interests representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of such corporation or other entity entitled to elect the management thereof are owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered to be effective as of the Grant Date.

 

	TUESDAY MORNING CORPORATION
	By:
	Name:
	Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Accepted:

 

 

Name of Optionee:
Date:

 

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Annex A

 

[To Be Attached]

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 

Tuesday Morning Corporation
2008 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan

 

This RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into between Tuesday Morning Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and                                (the “ Awardee ”) as of                                (the “Grant Date” ), pursuant to the Tuesday Morning Corporation 2008 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan” ), the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.  The Company and the Awardee have entered into a                                                  dated                           , (the “ Employment Agreement” ), under which the Company has agreed to grant Awardee restricted shares of common stock of the Company as an inducement for Awardee’s continued and effective performance of services for the Company.

 

WHEREAS , the Company desires to grant the Awardee the shares of equity securities specified herein (“ Restricted Shares ”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Any term used in this Agreement that is not specifically defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Plan;

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company agrees as follows:

 

1.                                        Grant of Restricted Shares .   Effective as of the Grant Date, the Company shall cause to be issued in the Awardee’s name the following Restricted Shares:                        shares of the Company’s common stock, $.01 par value.  The Company shall cause certificates evidencing the Restricted Shares, and any Retained Distributions issued with respect to the Restricted Shares, to be issued in the Awardee’s name.  During the Restricted Period such certificates shall bear a restrictive legend to the effect that ownership of such Restricted Shares (and any such Retained Distributions), and the enjoyment of all rights appurtenant thereto, are subject to the restrictions, terms, and conditions provided in the Plan and this Agreement.  The Awardee shall have the right to vote the Restricted Shares awarded to the Awardee and to receive and retain all regular cash dividends, and to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Common Stock, with respect to such Restricted Shares, with the exception that (a) the Awardee shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate or certificates representing such Restricted Shares until the Forfeiture Restrictions applicable thereto shall have expired, (b) the Company shall retain custody of all Retained Distributions made or declared with respect to the Restricted Shares (and such Retained Distributions shall be subject to the same restrictions, terms and conditions as are applicable to the Restricted Shares) until such time, if ever, as the Restricted Shares with respect to which such Retained Distributions shall have been made, paid, or declared shall have become vested, and such Retained Distributions shall not bear interest or be segregated in separate accounts and (c) the Awardee may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, exchange, encumber, or dispose of the Restricted Shares or any Retained Distributions during the Restricted Period.  Upon

 

 

issuance the certificates for the Restricted Shares shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Company or to such other depository as may be designated by the Committee as a depository for safekeeping until the forfeiture of such Restricted Shares occurs or the Forfeiture Restrictions lapse, together with stock powers or other instruments of assignment, each endorsed in blank, which will permit transfer to the Company of all or any portion of the Restricted Shares and any securities constituting Retained Distributions which shall be forfeited in accordance with the Plan and this Agreement.  In accepting the award of Restricted Shares set forth in this Agreement the Awardee accepts and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

 

2.                                        Definitions .   For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

 

(a)                                   “ Forfeiture Restrictions ” shall mean any prohibitions and restrictions set forth herein with respect to the sale or other disposition of Restricted Shares issued to the Awardee hereunder and the obligation to forfeit and surrender such Restricted Shares to the Company.

 

(b)                                  “ Restricted Period ” shall mean the period designated by the Committee during which Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise encumbered.

 

(c)                                   “ Restricted Shares ” shall mean Shares that are subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions under this Agreement.

 

(d)                                  “ Retained Distributions ” shall mean any securities or other property (other than regular cash dividends) distributed by the Company in respect of Restricted Shares during any Restricted Period.

 

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Plan.

 

3.                                        Transfer Restrictions .   The Restricted Shares granted hereby may not be sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred, encumbered or disposed of (other than by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution) to the extent then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions.  Any such attempted sale, assignment, pledge, exchange, hypothecation, transfer, encumbrance or disposition in violation of this Agreement shall be void and the Company shall not be bound thereby.  Further, the Restricted Shares granted hereby that are no longer subject to Forfeiture Restrictions may not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner that would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities laws.  The Awardee also agrees (a) that the Company may refuse to cause the transfer of the Restricted Shares to be registered on the applicable stock transfer records if such proposed transfer would in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company constitute a violation of any applicable securities law and (b) that the Company may give related instructions to the transfer agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the Restricted Shares.

 

 

4.                                        Vesting .   The Restricted Shares that are granted hereby shall be subject to Forfeiture Restrictions.  The Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse as to the Restricted Shares that are granted hereby in accordance with the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of this Section 4.

 

(a)                                   Generally .  The Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse as to the Restricted Shares that are granted hereby as provided in subsections (b), provided that the Awardee’s service as an employee has not terminated prior to the applicable date provided in subsection (b).  If the Awardee’s service as a employee terminates before a date provided in subsections (b) then except as otherwise specified in subsections (c) or (d) below the Forfeiture Restrictions then applicable to any of the Restricted Shares shall not lapse and all of the Restricted Shares with respect to which Forfeiture Restrictions have not then lapsed shall be forfeited to the Company upon such cessation of service.

 

(b)                                  Vesting Date.  The Restricted Shares will vest (subject to the provisions of subsection (a)) in accordance with the following schedule:

 

(i)                                      on                       , the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse, and the Restricted Shares will vest, with respect to one-third of the Restricted Shares;

 

(ii)                                   on                            the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse, and the Restricted Shares will vest, with respect to an additional one-third of the Restricted Shares; and

 

(iii)                                on                           , the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse, and the Restricted Shares will vest, with respect to the remaining one-third of the Restricted Shares, so that on                          the Restricted Shares will vest in full.

 

(c)                                   Death or Disability .  Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 4 to the contrary, in the event the Awardee’s service as an employee is terminated due to the death or Disability of the Awardee prior to a date provided in subsections (b), the Forfeiture Restrictions for all of the Restricted Shares with respect to which Forfeiture Restrictions have not then lapsed shall lapse on the date of such cessation of service due to death or Disability.

 

(d)                                  Change in Control .  Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 4 to the contrary, in the event a Change in Control occurs prior to the date the Awardee’s service with the Company is terminated the Forfeiture Restrictions for all of the Restricted Shares with respect to which Forfeiture Restrictions have not then lapsed shall lapse on the date of such Change in Control.

 

5.                                        Effect of Lapse of Restrictions.   Upon the lapse of the Forfeiture Restrictions with respect to a Restricted Share granted hereby the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Awardee a stock certificate representing such Restricted Share, and such Restricted Share shall be transferable by the Awardee (except to the extent that any proposed

 

 

transfer would, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, constitute a violation of applicable securities law).

 

6.                                        Capital Adjustments and Reorganizations .   The existence of the Restricted Shares shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or any company the stock of which is awarded pursuant to this Agreement to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in its capital structure or its business, engage in any merger or consolidation, issue any debt or equity securities, dissolve or liquidate, or sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its assets or business, or engage in any other corporate act or proceeding.

 

7.                                        Section 83(b) Election .   The Awardee shall not exercise the election permitted under section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the Restricted Shares without the written approval of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

8.                                        Legend .  The Awardee consents to the placing on the certificate for the Restricted Shares of an appropriate legend restricting resale or other transfer of the Restricted Shares except in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933 and all applicable rules thereunder.

 

9.                                        Notices .   Any notice, instruction, authorization, request or demand required hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be delivered either by personal delivery, by telegram, telex, telecopy or similar facsimile means, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by courier or delivery service, addressed to the Company at the Company’s principal business office address and to the Awardee at the Awardee’s residential address, or at such other address and number as a party shall have previously designated by written notice given to the other party in the manner hereinabove set forth.  Notices shall be deemed given when received, if sent by facsimile means (confirmation of such receipt by confirmed facsimile transmission being deemed receipt of communications sent by facsimile means); and when delivered (or upon the date of attempted delivery where delivery is refused), if hand-delivered, sent by express courier or delivery service, or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

 

10.                                  Amendment and Waiver .   Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Plan or as necessary to implement the provisions of the Plan, this Agreement may be amended, modified or superseded only by written instrument executed by the Company and the Awardee.  Only a written instrument executed and delivered by the party waiving compliance hereof shall waive any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement.  Any waiver granted by the Company shall be effective only if executed and delivered by a duly authorized director or officer of the Company other than the Awardee.  The failure of any party at any time or times to require performance of any provisions hereof shall in no manner effect the right to enforce the same.  No waiver by any party of any term or condition, or the breach of any term or condition contained in this Agreement, in one or more instances, shall be construed as a continuing waiver of any such condition or breach, a waiver of any other condition, or the breach of any other term or condition.

 

11.                                  Governing Law and Severability .   This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.  The invalidity of any

 

 

provision of this Agreement shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

12.                                  Successors and Assigns .   Subject to the limitations which this Agreement imposes upon the transferability of the Restricted Shares granted hereby, this Agreement shall bind, be enforceable by and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and to the Awardee, the Awardee’s permitted assigns and upon the Awardee’s death, the Awardee’s estate and beneficiaries thereof (whether by will or the laws of descent and distribution), executors, administrators, agents, legal and personal representatives.

 

13.                                  Counterparts .   This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original for all purposes but all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

	TUESDAY MORNING CORPORATION
	By:
	Name:
	Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

 

IRREVOCABLE STOCK POWER

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That The Undersigned, For Value Received , has bargained, sold, assigned and transferred and by these presents does bargain, sell, assign and transfer unto Tuesday Morning Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the Restricted Shares transferred pursuant to the RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT dated                              by the Company granting Restricted Shares to the undersigned (the “ Award Agreement ”); and subject to and in accordance with the Award Agreement the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint the Secretary of the Company the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney, IRREVOCABLY, to sell, assign, transfer, hypothecate, pledge and make over all or any part of such Restricted Shares and for that purpose to make and execute all necessary acts of assignment and transfer thereof, and to substitute one or more persons with like full power, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or his substitutes shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 

In Witness Whereof , the undersigned has executed this Irrevocable Stock Power on this              day of                                               .

 

		Name of Awardee:	«Name»