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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001341004-10-000023
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091229
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100105

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MIDDLEBY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000769520
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFRIGERATION & SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY [3580]
		IRS NUMBER:				363352497
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09973
		FILM NUMBER:		10508402

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE
		CITY:			ELGIN
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60120
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8477413300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE
		CITY:			ELGIN
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60120
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approved the cancellation of the unvested portion of certain previously awarded
restricted stock grants to the Company&#8217;s named executive officers that were
first scheduled to vest at specified prices of the Company&#8217;s common stock on
January 1, 2009, January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2011 pursuant to restricted
stock agreements with such named executive officers.&#160;&#160;The number of
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form of Restricted Stock Agreement (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">RSA</font>&#8221;) that the
Company will use for grants of restricted stock to participants under the
Company&#8217;s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">2007
Plan</font>&#8221;).&#160;&#160;The RSA is substantially the same as the form of award
agreement that the Company has used for grants under the 2007 Plan, except that
the RSA includes performance-based vesting criteria that are linked to the
Company&#8217;s achievement of certain Return on Equity (as defined in the RSA)
targets as more fully described therein.</font></div>
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RSA, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein
by reference.</font></div>
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restricted stock grants pursuant to the terms of the RSA to the Company&#8217;s named
executive officers equal to the number of shares set forth opposite each such
officer&#8217;s name below:&#160;</font></div>
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2009.</font></div>
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10.1</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">THE
MIDDLEBY CORPORATION</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">FORM
OF 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</font></div>
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STOCK AGREEMENT</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">This
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT (this &#8220;Agreement&#8221;), dated as of the _____ day of
____, 20__ (the &#8220;Date of Grant&#8221;) is entered into by and between The Middleby
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and ___________ (the
&#8220;Grantee&#8221; and, together with the Company, the &#8220;Parties&#8221;).</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">RECITALS</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">Pursuant
to The Middleby Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Plan</font>&#8221;), the Board of
Directors of the Company (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Board</font>&#8221;), as the
administrator of the Plan, has determined to grant to the Grantee restricted
shares (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Restricted Stock</font>&#8221;) of
the Company&#8217;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Common Stock</font>&#8221;), on
the terms and conditions set forth herein, and hereby grants such Restricted
Stock.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">NOW,
THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows:</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">1.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Grant of Restricted
Stock</font>.&#160;&#160;The Company hereby grants to the Grantee _________
shares of Restricted Stock (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Grant</font>&#8221;), pursuant to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.&#160;&#160;The Grantee
shall not be required to pay any cash consideration in exchange for the
Restricted Stock.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">2.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Restrictions and Restricted
Period</font>.</font></div>
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(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Restrictions</font>.&#160;&#160;Except
as set forth in <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Section 8(b)</font> of this
Agreement, the Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged,
hypothecated or otherwise disposed of and shall be subject to a risk of
forfeiture as described in <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Section 4</font> of this
Agreement until the lapse of the Restricted Period (as defined
below).&#160;&#160;The restrictions set forth in this <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Section 2(a)</font> are
referred to herein as the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Restrictions</font>&#8221;.</font></div>
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(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Restricted
Period</font>.&#160;&#160;The Restrictions shall lapse and the shares of
Restricted Stock shall become fully vested and transferable (provided, that such
transfer is otherwise permitted in accordance with federal and state securities
laws) if the Board determines that an applicable Return on Equity (as defined
below) percentage described below has been achieved as of the applicable vesting
date described below:</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(i)&#160;
_________ shares of Restricted Stock (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Tranche One Shares</font>&#8221;)
shall vest on March 15, 2011 <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">IF</font> the Board determines, which
determination shall be made not later than March 10, 2011, that the Return on
Equity for the period commencing on January 3, 2010 and ending on January 1,
2011 (the "<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Fiscal 2010
ROE</font>") is equal to or greater than 10% (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Tranche One Fiscal 2010 ROE
Criteria</font>&#8221;); and</font></div>
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_________ shares of Restricted Stock (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Tranche Two Shares</font>&#8221;)
shall vest on January 1, 2012 <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">IF</font> the Board determines, which
determination shall be made not later than</font></div>
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10, 2011, that the Fiscal 2010 ROE is equal to or greater than 12% (the "<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Tranche Two Fiscal 2010 ROE
Criteria</font>"); and</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(iii)
if the Tranche One Fiscal 2010 ROE Criteria is not achieved, the Tranche One
Shares shall vest on March 15, 2012 <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">IF</font> the Board determines, which
determination shall be made not later than March 10, 2012, that the Return on
Equity for the period commencing on January 2, 2011 and ending on December 31,
2011(the "<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Fiscal 2011
ROE</font>") is equal to or greater than 10% (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Tranche One Fiscal 2011 ROE
Criteria</font>&#8221;; and</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(iv)
if the Tranche Two Fiscal 2010 ROE Criteria is not achieved, the Tranche Two
Shares shall vest on March 15, 2012 <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">IF</font> the Board determines, which
determination shall be made not later than March 10, 2012, that the Fiscal 2011
ROE is equal to or greater than 12% (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Tranche Two Fiscal 2011 ROE
Criteria</font>&#8221;.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">To
the extent that, as of March 10, 2012, the Board has determined that the Tranche
One Fiscal 2011 ROE Criteria and/or the Tranche Two Fiscal 2011 ROE Criteria
have not been achieved (and the Tranche One Shares and/or the Tranche Two
Shares, as applicable, shall not already have vested pursuant to <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Sections 2(b)(i)</font>
and/or <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">2(b)(ii)</font>
above), the Tranche One Shares and/or the Tranche Two Shares, as applicable,
shall be forfeited.&#160;&#160;The number and price of shares of Common Stock
set forth in this Section 2(b) are subject to adjustment in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and the Plan.</font></div>
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(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Notification</font>.&#160;&#160;The
Company shall promptly notify the Grantee of the Board&#8217;s determination pursuant
to <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Section 2(b)</font>
of this Agreement.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">3.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Rights of a
Stockholder</font>.&#160;&#160;From and after the Date of Grant and for so long
as the Restricted Stock is held by or for the benefit of the Grantee, the
Grantee shall have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect
to the Restricted Stock, including, but not limited to, the right to receive
dividends and the right to vote such shares.&#160;&#160;If there is any stock
dividend, stock split or other change in character or amount of the Restricted
Stock, then in such event, any and all new, substituted or additional securities
to which the Grantee is entitled by reason of the Restricted Stock shall be
immediately subject to the Restrictions with the same force and effect as the
Restricted Stock subject to such Restrictions immediately before such
event.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">4.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Cessation of
Employment</font>.</font></div>
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(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Forfeiture</font>.&#160;&#160;If
the Grantee&#8217;s employment with the Company is terminated for any reason other
than those set forth in <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Section 4(b)</font> of this
Agreement, then any portion of the Restricted Stock with respect to which the
Restrictions have not lapsed shall be forfeited to the Company without payment
of any consideration therefor by the Company, and neither the Grantee nor any of
his successors, heirs, assigns, or personal representatives shall thereafter
have any further rights or interests in such shares of Restricted
Stock.</font></div>
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(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Accelerated
Vesting</font>.&#160;&#160;Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, if the Grantee&#8217;s employment is terminated by the Company during
the Restricted Period for reasons other than Cause (as defined in <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Section 8(a)</font> of this
Agreement) or the Grantee terminates his employment within the six-month period
immediately following a</font></div>
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of Control (as defined in Section 8(a) of this Agreement), by providing written
notice of such termination to the Company, the Restricted Stock (or applicable
portion thereof) shall immediately vest in full.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">5.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Certificates</font>.&#160;&#160;The
Restricted Stock may be evidenced in such manner as the Board shall
determine.&#160;&#160;If certificates representing Restricted Stock are
registered in the name of the Grantee, then the Company may retain physical
possession of the certificates until the Restrictions have lapsed.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">6.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Legends</font>.&#160;&#160;The
Company may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery of certificates
evidencing Restricted Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, that the certificates
bear the legend as set forth immediately below, in addition to any other legends
required under federal and state securities laws or as otherwise determined by
the Board.&#160;&#160;All certificates representing any of the shares of
Restricted Stock subject to the provisions of this Agreement shall have endorsed
thereon the following legend:</font></div>
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SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS UPON
TRANSFER HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEES(S) AS SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER OF THE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">Such
legend shall not be removed until the Restrictions on such shares lapse pursuant
to the terms hereof.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">7.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Taxes</font>.&#160;&#160;The
Grantee shall pay to the Company promptly upon request, at the time the Grantee
recognizes taxable income in respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, an
amount equal to the federal, state and/or local taxes the Company determines it
is required to withhold under applicable tax laws with respect to the shares of
Restricted Stock.&#160;&#160;In lieu of collecting payment from the Grantee, the
Company may, in its discretion, distribute vested shares of Common Stock net of
the number of whole shares of Common Stock with a fair market equal to the
minimum amount of federal, state and local taxes required to be withheld under
applicable tax laws.&#160;&#160;The Grantee understands that he (and not the
Company) shall be responsible for any tax liability that may arise as a result
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.</font></div>
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(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Definitions</font>.&#160;&#160;As
used in this Agreement:</font></div>
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(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Cause</font>&#8221; shall mean the
Grantee&#8217;s gross negligence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty
involving personal profit, substance abuse, or commission of a
felony.</font></div>
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accepted accounting principals, to take into account the impact of specific
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income or expense items resulting from restructuring charges, acquisition
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initiatives, changes in accounting principles or the application thereof,
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applicable.&#160;&#160;This Agreement shall be construed
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Company hereunder shall be subject to all applicable federal, state and local
laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any government or
regulatory agency as may be required.&#160;&#160;Any purported transfer or sale
of the shares of Common Stock shall be subject to restrictions on transfer
imposed by any applicable state and federal securities laws.&#160;&#160;Any
transferee shall hold such shares of Common Stock subject to all the provisions
hereof and shall acknowledge the same by signing a copy of this
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Restricted Stock be entitled to vote, nor will any dividends be paid thereon,
unless and until there has been full compliance with said provisions to the
satisfaction of the Company.&#160;&#160;The foregoing restrictions are in
addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies, legal or equitable, available
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consistent with it.&#160;&#160;To the extent that this Agreement is silent with
respect to, or in any way inconsistent with, the terms of the Plan, the
provisions of the Plan shall govern and this Restricted Stock Agreement shall be
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its principal offices, or to the Grantee at the address then on record with the
Company, as the case may be, and deposited, postage prepaid, in the United
States mail.&#160;&#160;Either party may, by notice to the other given in the
manner aforesaid, change his or its address for future notices.</font></div>
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assigns, and the Grantee and his or her personal representatives and
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accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.&#160;&#160;The Board shall
have final authority to interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement and
to make any and all determinations under them, and its decision shall be binding
and conclusive upon the Grantee and his personal and legal representatives in
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notice is provided to the Grantee in accordance with Section 8(h); and provided
further that no amendment or modification that is adverse to the rights of the
Grantee as provided by this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a
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