Summary of FORCE PROTECTION INC

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 21, 2008, Force Protection, Inc. (the "Company") completed its annual meeting of shareholders for 2008.

At the annual meeting of shareholders, the Company's shareholders approved and adopted the 2008 Stock Plan (the "2008 Plan"). The Company's board of directors had approved the 2008 Plan on September 19, 2008, subject to shareholder approval. A description of the material provisions of the 2008 Plan are included under the caption "Proposal Four: Approval of 2008 Stock Plan" in the Company's Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2008, which description is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2008 Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

On November 21, 2008, the Company's Compensation Committee approved the grant of restricted stock awards and stock option awards to the Company's directors and executive officers pursuant to the 2008 Plan, as follows:

                                                                                     Option
                                                 Restricted Stock   Stock Option    Exercise
Name                               Title              Award            Award          Price
Major General Jack A.                                      21,400              -   $      3.28
Davis                            Director
John S. Day                      Director                  21,400              -   $      3.28
Lieutenant General                                         21,400              -   $      3.28
Roger G. Thompson, Jr.           Director
John W. Paxton, Sr.              Director                  21,400              -   $      3.28
Michael Moody                President, Chief             250,000        170,000   $      3.28
                             Executive Officer
                               and Director
Charles Mathis                Chief Financial              65,000         25,000   $      3.28
                                  Officer
Lenna Ruth Macdonald          Chief Strategy              125,000         50,000   $      3.28
                             Officer, General
                                Counsel and
                                 Corporate
                                 Secretary
Daniel Busher                 Executive Vice               25,000         20,000   $      3.28
                                President -
                                Operations
Mark Edwards                  Executive Vice               25,000         20,000   $      3.28
                                President -
                                Development

                                                                                        Option
                                                   Restricted Stock   Stock Option     Exercise
Name(1)                             Title               Award            Award          Price
Damon Walsh                     Executive Vice               25,000         20,000   $       3.28
                                  President
                                  -Customer
                                  Operations

Each restricted stock award is subject to forfeiture restrictions, which lapse in three equal annual installments commencing on November 21, 2009. Each stock option award vests in three equal annual installments, commencing on November 21, 2009.

On November 21, 2008, the Compensation Committee approved the form of restricted stock agreement and form of stock option agreement for directors and named executive officer for awards pursuant to the 2008 Plan.