EX-10.1 2 cswc-amendedandrestated202.htm EX-10.1
Exhibit 10.1
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2021 EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD PLAN
1. PURPOSE
This Plan is intended to foster and promote the long-term financial success of Capital Southwest Corporation and its Subsidiaries (the “Company Group”); to reward performance and to increase shareholder value by providing Participants appropriate incentives and rewards; to enable the Company Group to attract and retain the services of outstanding individuals upon whose judgment, interest and dedication the successful conduct of the Company Group’s businesses are largely dependent; to encourage Participants’ ownership interest in Capital Southwest Corporation; and to align the interests of employees with that of the Company’s shareholders.
2. DEFINITIONS
(a) “1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(b) “Affiliate” means any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company, as such term is defined in Code Sections 424(e) and 424(f).
(c) “Award Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement evidencing and setting forth the terms of a Restricted Stock Award.
(d) “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
(e) “Cause” means, unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement or in an employment agreement with any member of the Company Group, with respect to a Participant:
(i) Commission of any act or acts of personal dishonesty intended to result in substantial personal enrichment to the Employee to the detriment of any Company Group member;
(ii) Conviction of, or entering into a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony;
(iii) In the case of an Employee, repeated failures to perform his responsibilities that are demonstrably willful and deliberate;
(iv) Intentional, repeated or continuing violation of any of the applicable Company Group member’s policies or procedures that occurs or continues after notice to the Participant that he or she has violated such policy or procedure; or
(v) Any material breach of a written covenant or agreement with a Company Group member, including the terms of this Plan or any material breach of fiduciary duty to a Company Group member.
A Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for Cause if the Company determines within 30 days after his resignation or discharge that discharge for Cause was warranted.
(f) “Change in Control” means
(i) The date any one person, or more than one “person” acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the twelve-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such

person(s)) ownership of Common Stock possessing 51% or more of the total voting power of the Common Stock of the Company;
(ii) Individuals who at any time during the term of this Agreement constitute the board of directors of the Company (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least 75% of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be, for purposes of this clause (ii) considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;
(iii) Any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, if following such consolidation or merger, shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation or merger shall not beneficially own securities representing at least 51% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or continuing corporation; or
(iv) Any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or in a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company, other than to an entity (or entities) of which the Company or the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own securities representing at least 51% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities.
(g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(h) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
(i) “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value, $0.25 per share.
(j) “Company” means Capital Southwest Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas, and all successors to it.
(k) “Date of Grant” means the date when the Company completes the corporate action necessary to create the legally binding right constituting a Restricted Stock Award.
(l) “Disability” has the meaning set forth in Code Section 22(e)(3).
(m) “Effective Date” means the date the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company.
(n) “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or a Subsidiary. Directors who are employed by the Company or a Subsidiary shall be considered Employees under the Plan.
(o) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(p) “Fair Market Value” on any date means the closing sales price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any other such exchange on which the Common Stock may be traded in the future) on the date of determination. Whenever possible, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Committee shall be based on the prices reported in The Wall Street Journal. The Committee’s determination of Fair Market Value shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
(q) “Good Reason” means, unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement or in an employment agreement with any member of the Company Group, with respect to a Participant, any one or combination of the following events without the Participant’s consent:

(i) A diminution in the Participant’s compensation;
(ii) a diminution in the Participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities; and
(iii) a relocation of 50 miles or more of the Participant’s primary work location.
A Participant shall be considered to have terminated for Good Reason only if: (A) the Participant provides notice to the Company of the Good Reason event(s) within 30 days of the initial occurrence of such event(s); (B) the Company has 60 days from the date such notice is received to cure such Good Reason event(s) but fails to do so; and (C) the Participant voluntarily terminates employment within 6 months of the initial occurrence of such Good Reason event(s).
(r) “Participant” means any person who holds an outstanding Restricted Stock Award.
(s) “Plan” means this Capital Southwest Corporation Amended and Restated 2021 Employee Restricted Stock Award Plan.
(t) “Restricted Stock” or “Restricted Stock Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant of Shares under the Plan.
(u) “Share” means a share of Common Stock.
(v) “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company.
(w) “Termination of Service” shall mean the termination of employment of an Employee by the Company and any Subsidiaries. A Participant’s service shall not be deemed to have terminated because of a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s service. Furthermore, a Participant’s service with the Company Group shall not be deemed to have terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company or a Subsidiary; provided, however, that if any such leave exceeds 90 days, on the 91st day of such leave the Participant’s service shall be deemed to have terminated unless the Participant’s leave of absence is approved by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided in any Award Agreement, the Participant’s service shall be deemed to have terminated upon the entity for which the Participant performs service ceasing to be a Subsidiary (or any successor). Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its discretion, shall determine whether a Participant’s service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.
3. ADMINISTRATION
The Committee shall administer the Plan. The Committee shall consist of two or more disinterested directors of the Company, who shall be appointed by the Board of Directors. A member of the Board of Directors shall be deemed to be “disinterested” only if he satisfies such requirements as the Securities and Exchange Commission may establish for non-employee directors administering plans intended to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3 (or its successor) under the Exchange Act. The Committee shall have full and final authority, in each case subject to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan and subject to the approval by the required majority of the Company’s directors, as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act:
(a) The Committee shall have the sole and complete authority to:
(i) Determine the Employees to whom Restricted Stock Awards are granted, the type and amounts of Restricted Stock Awards to be granted and the time of all such grants;

(ii) Determine the terms, conditions and provisions of, and restrictions relating to, each Restricted Stock Award granted;
(iii) Interpret and construe the Plan and all Award Agreements;
(iv) Prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan;
(v) Determine the content and form of all Award Agreements;
(vi) Determine all questions relating to Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan, including whether any conditions relating to a Restricted Stock Award have been met;
(vii) Consistent with the Plan and with the consent of the Participant, as appropriate, amend any outstanding Restricted Stock Award or amend the exercise date or dates thereof;
(viii) Determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absence that may be granted to a Participant without constituting termination of the Participant’s employment for the purpose of the Plan or any Restricted Stock Award;
(ix) Maintain accounts, records and ledgers relating to Restricted Stock Awards;
(x) Maintain records concerning its decisions and proceedings;
(xi) Employ agents, attorneys, accountants or other persons for such purposes as the Committee considers necessary or desirable; and
(xii) Do and perform all acts which it may deem necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan and to carry out the objectives of the Plan.
(b) Each Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement containing such provisions as may be approved by the Committee. Each Award Agreement shall constitute a binding contract between the Company and the Participant, and every Participant, upon acceptance of the Award Agreement, shall be bound by the terms and restrictions of the Plan and the Award Agreement. The terms of each Award Agreement shall be in accordance with the Plan, but each Award Agreement may include such additional provisions and restrictions determined by the Committee, in its discretion, provided that such additional provisions and restrictions are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan. In particular, and at a minimum, the Committee shall set forth in each Award Agreement (i) the number of Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award; (ii) the expiration date of the Restricted Stock Award; (iii) the manner, time, and rate (cumulative or otherwise) of vesting of such Restricted Stock Award; and (iv) the restrictions, if any, placed upon such Restricted Stock Award, or upon Shares which may be issued upon vesting of such Restricted Stock Award. The Chairman of the Committee and such other directors and officers as shall be designated by the Committee is hereby authorized to execute Award Agreements on behalf of the Company and to cause them to be delivered to the recipients of Restricted Stock Awards.
4. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
(a) General Limitations.
(i) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11 of the Plan, the maximum number of Shares reserved for issuance in connection with Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan is 3,050,000 Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11 of the Plan, the total number of Shares that may be

outstanding as Restricted Stock under the Plan and the Company’s 2021 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Award Plan (together, the “Plans”) shall not exceed 10% of the outstanding Shares on the effective date of the Plan plus 10% of the Shares issued or delivered by the Company (other than pursuant to any Employee compensation plans) during the term of the Plans.
(ii) The amount of voting securities that would result from the exercise of all the Company’s outstanding warrants, options, and rights, together with any Restricted Stock issued pursuant to this Plan and any other compensation plan of the Company, at the time of issuance shall not exceed 25% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company; provided, however, that if the amount of voting securities that would result from the exercise of all the Company’s outstanding warrants, options, and rights issued to the Company’s directors, officers, and employees, together with any Restricted Stock issued pursuant to this Plan and any other compensation plan of the Company, would exceed 15% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, then the total amount of voting securities that would result from the exercise of all outstanding warrants, options, and rights, together with any Restricted Stock issued pursuant to this Plan and any other compensation plan of the Company, at the time of issuance shall not exceed 20% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company.
(b) Other Rules.
(i) The number of Shares associated with a Restricted Stock Award originally counted against the limitations as the result of the grant of the Restricted Stock Award shall be restored against the limitations and be available for reissuance under this Plan if and to the extent the Restricted Stock Award is surrendered, cancelled, expires, terminates or is forfeited for any reason.
(ii) Shares withheld by, or otherwise remitted to satisfy a Participant’s tax withholding obligations upon the lapse of restrictions on a Restricted Stock, or upon any other payment or issuance of Shares under the Plan shall not become available for issuance or reissuance under the Plan.
(iii) Shares issued under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued Shares, authorized Shares previously issued held by the Company in its treasury which have been reacquired by the Company, or Shares purchased by the Company in the open market.
5. ELIGIBILITY
Subject to the terms of the Plan, all Employees shall be eligible to receive Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan as selected and determined by the Committee.
6. RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
The Committee may, subject to the limitations of the Plan and the availability of Shares reserved but not previously awarded under this Plan, grant Restricted Stock Awards to eligible Employees upon such terms and conditions as it may determine to the extent such terms and conditions are consistent with the following provisions:
(a) Payment of the Restricted Stock Award. The Restricted Stock Award may only be made in whole Shares.
(b) Terms of the Restricted Stock Awards. The Committee shall determine the dates on which Restricted Stock Awards granted to a Participant shall vest and any specific conditions which must be satisfied prior to the vesting of any installment or portion of the Restricted Stock Award. Any such vesting period will be no shorter than one year as of the Date of Grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, up to 5% of the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under this Plan as provided for in Section 4(a), as such may be adjusted under Section 11, may be used for awards that do not at the Date of Grant comply with the one-year minimum vesting period. The

Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the vesting of any Restricted Stock Awards after the Date of Grant except in the event of a Change in Control. The acceleration of any Restricted Stock Award shall create no right, expectation or reliance on the part of any other Participant or that certain Participant regarding any other Restricted Stock Awards.
(c) Termination of Service. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee or as otherwise provided herein, upon a Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason, including retirement, other than Disability or death, the Participant’s unvested Restricted Stock Awards as of the date of termination shall be forfeited and any rights the Participant had to such unvested Restricted Stock Awards shall become null and void. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service due to Disability or death, all unvested Restricted Stock Awards held by such Participant shall immediately vest.
(d) Treatment Upon a Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, all unvested Restricted Stock Awards held by a Participant that were granted on or after the Effective Date shall vest upon the Change in Control if either (i) within two years following the Change in Control, the Participant’s service is involuntarily terminated for reasons other than for Cause or the Participant terminates his or her employment or service for Good Reason or (ii) such Restricted Stock Awards are not assumed or converted into replacement awards in a manner described in Section 11(b)(iii). All unvested Restricted Stock Awards held by a Participant that were granted before the Effective Date shall continue to be subject to the terms of the Plan as in effect prior to the Effective Date.
7. DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND OTHER RIGHTS
(a) Dividends. A Participant holding a Restricted Stock Award shall, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, be entitled to receive, with respect to each such Share covered by a Restricted Stock Award, a payment equal to any dividends or distributions.
(b) Voting of Restricted Stock Awards. After a Restricted Stock Award has been granted, but for which Shares covered by such Restricted Stock Award have not yet vested, the Participant shall be entitled to vote such Shares subject to the rules and procedures adopted by the Committee for this purpose.
(c) Restrictive Legend. Each certificate issued in respect of a Restricted Stock Award shall be registered in the name of the Participant and, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, each such certificate shall be held by the Company until the Restricted Stock has vested. Each such certificate shall bear the following (or a similar) legend:
“The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) contained in the Plan and an agreement entered into between the registered owner and Capital Southwest Corporation. A copy of such plan and agreement is on file at the principal office of Capital Southwest Corporation.”
8. RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS
Nothing contained in this Plan or in any Award Agreement confers on any person any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or an Affiliate or interferes in any way with the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate a Participant’s services.
9. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY
A Participant may, with the consent of the Committee, designate a person or persons to receive, in the event of death, any Restricted Stock Award to which the Participant would then be entitled. Such designation will be made upon forms supplied by and delivered to the Company and may be revoked in writing. If a Participant fails to designate a beneficiary, then the Participant’s estate will be deemed to be the beneficiary.
10. TRANSFERABILITY OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

No Restricted Stock Award granted hereunder shall be transferable, voluntarily or involuntarily, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code.
11. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION OR A CHANGE IN CONTROL
(a) Adjustment Clause. In the event of any change in the outstanding Shares by reason of any stock dividend, split, spinoff, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination, extraordinary dividend, exchange of shares or other change affecting the outstanding shares of Stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, or other equity restructuring within the meaning of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 (revised 2004), appropriate adjustments shall be made to the aggregate number of shares of Stock with respect to which Restricted Stock Awards may be made under the Plan. The Committee shall also make appropriate adjustments described in the previous sentence in the event of any distribution of assets to shareholders other than a normal cash dividend. Adjustments, if any, and any determination or interpretations, made by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive. Any adjustment made under this Section 11 will be made in accordance with any required action by shareholders of the Company, the provisions of any applicable corporate law and the approval of the required majority, as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act, of the Company’s directors. Conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected without receipt of consideration. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of any class or securities convertible into shares of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award.
(b) Change in Control. If a Change in Control occurs, the Committee may, in its discretion and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6(d) of the Plan:
(i) Cancel outstanding Restricted Stock Awards in exchange for payments of cash, property or a combination thereof having an aggregate value equal to the value of such Restricted Stock Awards, as determined by the Committee or the Board of Directors in its sole discretion;
(ii) Substitute other property (including, without limitation, cash or other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company) for Shares subject to outstanding Restricted Stock Awards; and
(iii) Arrange for the assumption of Restricted Stock Awards, or replacement of Restricted Stock Awards with new awards based on other property or other securities (including, without limitation, other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company), by the affected Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division or by the entity that controls such Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division following the transaction (as well as any corresponding adjustments to Restricted Stock Awards that remain outstanding based upon Company securities);
No such adjustments may, however, change the vesting schedule for an outstanding Restricted Stock Award upon a Change in Control or otherwise change the value of benefits available to a Participant under an outstanding Restricted Stock Award.
12. TAX WITHHOLDING
The Company’s obligation to make cash payments pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award or deliver Shares, or any other event with respect to rights and benefits hereunder, shall be subject to the Participant’s satisfaction of all applicable federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding obligations. To the extent that the Company is required to withhold any federal, state or local income and employment taxes in respect of any compensation income realized by the Participant in respect of Shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award,

or in respect of any Shares becoming vested, then the Company shall deduct from any payments of any kind otherwise due to such Participant the aggregate amount of such federal, state or local income and employment taxes required to be so withheld. If no such payments are due or become due to such Participant, or if such payments are insufficient to satisfy such federal, state or local income or employment taxes, then such Participant will be required to pay to the Company, or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding payment to the Company of, the aggregate amount of any such taxes. The Committee, in its discretion, may permit the Participant to satisfy the obligation, in whole or in part, by irrevocably electing to have the Company withhold Shares, or to deliver to the Company Shares that he or she already owns, having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The value of the Shares to be withheld, or delivered to the Company, shall be based on the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. In no event will the Fair Market Value of Shares to be withheld and delivered pursuant to this Section 12 exceed the minimum amount required to be withheld, unless (a) an additional amount can be withheld and not result in adverse accounting consequences, (b) such additional withholding amount is authorized by the Committee, and (c) the total amount withheld does not exceed the Participant’s estimated tax obligations attributable to the applicable transaction. As an alternative, the Company may retain, or sell without notice, a number of such Shares sufficient to cover the amount required to be withheld.
13. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
(a) The Board of Directors may at any time, and from time to time, modify or amend the Plan in any respect, prospectively or retroactively. Failure to ratify or approve amendments or modifications by shareholders shall be effective only as to the specific amendment or modification requiring such approval or ratification. Other provisions of this Plan will remain in full force and effect. No such termination, modification or amendment may adversely affect the rights of a Participant under an outstanding Restricted Stock Award without the written permission of such Participant.
(b) The Committee may amend any Award Agreement, prospectively or retroactively; provided, however, that no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of any Participant under an outstanding Restricted Stock Award without the written consent of such Participant.
14. RIGHT OF OFFSET
The Company will have the right to offset against its obligation to deliver Shares (or other property) under the Plan or any Award Agreement any outstanding amounts (including, without limitation, travel and entertainment or advance account balances, loans, repayment obligations under any Restricted Stock Awards, or amounts repayable to the Company pursuant to tax equalization, housing, automobile or other employee programs) that the Participant then owes to the Company and any amounts the Committee otherwise deems appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement. This right of offset shall not be an exclusive remedy and the Company’s election not to exercise the right of offset with respect to any amount payable to a Participant shall not constitute a waiver of this right of offset with respect to any other amount payable to the Participant or any other remedy.
15. DETRIMENTAL ACTIVITY AND RECAPTURE PROVISIONS
Any Award Agreement may reference a clawback policy of the Company or provide for the cancellation or forfeiture of an award or the forfeiture and repayment to the Company of any gain related to an award, or other provisions intended to have a similar effect, upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee from time to time, if a Participant, either (a) during employment or other service with the Company Group or (b) within a specified period after termination of such employment or service, engages in any detrimental activity, as described in the applicable Award Agreement or such clawback policy. In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, any Award Agreement or such clawback policy may also provide for the cancellation or forfeiture of an award or the forfeiture and repayment to the Company of any Shares issued under and/or any other benefit related to an award, or other provisions intended to have a similar effect, upon such terms and conditions as may be required by the Committee or under Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any applicable

rules or regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the NASDAQ or any national securities exchange or national securities association on which the Shares may be traded.
16. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN
The Plan became effective immediately upon its approval by the Company’s shareholders on July 28, 2021.
17. TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
The right to grant Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan will terminate 10 years after the Effective Date. The Board of Directors has the right to suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, provided that no such action will, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect a Participant’s rights under an outstanding Restricted Stock Award.
18. APPLICABLE LAW; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
(a) The Plan will be administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and applicable federal law. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no liability to issue any Shares under the Plan unless such issuance would comply with all applicable laws and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity. Prior to the issuance of any Shares under the Plan, the Company may require a written statement that the recipient is acquiring the shares for investment and not for the purpose or with the intention of distributing the shares.
(b) It is the intention of the Company that no Restricted Stock Award shall be “deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A, and the Plan and the terms and conditions of all Restricted Stock Awards shall be interpreted accordingly.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Plan or in an Award Agreement prevents a Participant from providing, without prior notice to the Company, information to governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations or otherwise testifying or participating in any investigation or proceeding by any governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations, and for purpose of clarity, a Participant is not prohibited from providing information voluntarily to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 21F of the Exchange Act.
19. NO GRANTS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE 1940 ACT
(a) At all times during such periods as the Company qualifies or intends to qualify as a “business development company,” no Restricted Stock Award may be granted under the Plan if the grant or terms of such Restricted Stock Award would cause the Company to violate Section 61 of the 1940 Act (or any other provision of the 1940 Act applicable to “business development companies”), and, if approved for grant, such an award will be void and of no effect.
(b) In furtherance of the intent that Restricted Stock Awards available to be granted under the Plan be limited to those that can be granted by a “business development company” qualifying as such under the 1940 Act, except as otherwise permitted by exemptive relief or other relief that may be granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff and determined by the Board of Directors, Restricted Stock may be awarded only in exchange for full payment thereof (as determined by the Board of Directors).