Exhibit 10.5
FORM OF PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT
THIS PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the date set forth on Schedule I hereto (the “Grant Date”), by and between the issuer identified in Schedule I of this Agreement (the “Company”), and the recipient (the “Grantee”) of an Award of Restricted Stock Units (as defined below) granted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company as set forth in this Agreement.
The Company has adopted the incentive plan identified on Schedule I hereto (as has been or may hereafter be amended, the “Plan”), a copy of which is attached via a link at the end of this online Agreement as Exhibit A and by this reference made a part hereof, for the benefit of eligible persons as specified in the Plan. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.
Pursuant to the Plan, the Compensation Committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Plan to administer the Plan (the “Committee”) has determined that it would be in the interest of the Company and its stockholders to award Restricted Stock Units to the Grantee, subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth herein and in the Plan, in order to provide the Grantee with additional remuneration for services rendered, to encourage the Grantee to remain in the service or employ of the Company or its Subsidiaries and to increase the Grantee’s personal interest in the continued success and progress of the Company.
The Company and the Grantee therefore agree as follows:
1.Definitions. The following terms, when used in this Agreement, have the following meanings:
“Cause” has the meaning specified as “cause” in Section 10.2(b) of the Plan.
“Close of Business” means, on any day, 5:00 p.m., Denver, Colorado time.
“Committee” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Committee Certification Date” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b) of this Agreement.
“Common Stock” has the meaning specified in Schedule I of this Agreement.
“Company” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Grant Date” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Grantee” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Performance Equity Program” means the 201_ Performance Equity Program approved by the Committee on March __, 201_, which established performance criteria with respect to vesting of the Restricted Stock Units, the material terms of which have been provided to the Grantee if the Grantee is an officer of the Company whose title is “Chief.”
“Plan” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this Agreement.
“Required Withholding Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 12 of this Agreement.
“Restricted Stock Units” has the meaning specified in Section 2 of this Agreement.
“RSU Dividend Equivalents” means, to the extent specified by the Committee only, an amount equal to all dividends and other distributions (or the economic equivalent thereof) which are payable to stockholders of record during the Restriction Period on a like number and kind of shares of Common Stock as the shares represented by the Restricted Stock Units.
“Section 409A” has the meaning specified in Section 22 of this Agreement.
“Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents” has the meaning specified in Section 5(c) of this Agreement.
“Vested RSU Dividend Equivalents” has the meaning specified in Section 4 of this Agreement.
“Vesting Date” means each date on which any Restricted Stock Units cease to be subject to a risk of forfeiture, as determined in accordance with this Agreement and the Plan.
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vesting does not occur, the related RSU Dividend Equivalents will be forfeited. RSU Dividend Equivalents shall not bear interest or be segregated in a separate account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the vesting of any portion of the RSU Dividend Equivalents (the “Vested RSU Dividend Equivalents”). The settlement of any Vested RSU Dividend Equivalents shall be made as soon as administratively practicable after the accelerated vesting date, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which such accelerated vesting date occurs. |
(a) Unless the Committee otherwise determines in its sole discretion, subject to earlier vesting in accordance with Section 6 of this Agreement or Section 10.1(b) of the Plan, Restricted Stock Units will vest, in whole or in part, only in accordance with this Section 5. |
(b) After December 31, 201_ but prior to March 30, 201_, the Committee will certify the number and type of Restricted Stock Units that will vest effective as of the date such certification is made (the “Committee Certification Date”), in accordance with the following certification process. If the Grantee is an officer of the Company with a title of “Chief,” the Committee will certify the number and type of Restricted Stock Units that will vest based on the Committee’s application of the Performance Equity Program, including the Committee’s exercise of any negative discretion pursuant to such program. If the Grantee is an officer of the Company at a level lower than “Chief,” the Committee will certify the number and type of Restricted Stock Units that will vest based on the Committee’s assessment in its sole discretion (after input from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer) of the Grantee’s satisfaction of such discretionary performance objectives for calendar year 201_ as may be deemed relevant by the Committee. |
(c) Upon the satisfaction of any other applicable restrictions, terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, any RSU Dividend Equivalents with respect to the Restricted Stock Units that have not theretofore become Vested RSU Dividend Equivalents (“Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents”) will become vested to the extent that the Restricted Stock Units related thereto shall have become vested in accordance with this Agreement. |
(d) Any Restricted Stock Units that do not vest on the Committee Certification Date will automatically be forfeited as of the Close of Business on the Committee Certification Date, together with any related Unpaid Dividend Equivalents. |
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee will not vest, pursuant to this Section 5, in Restricted Stock Units or related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents in which the Grantee would otherwise vest as of a given date if the Grantee has not been continuously employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries from the Grant Date through such date (the vesting or forfeiture of such Restricted Stock Units and related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents to be governed instead by Section 6 hereof). |
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iii. If the Grantee remains employed until December 31, 201_ and the Grantee’s employment is then terminated by the Company without cause on or after December 31, 201_ but prior to the Committee Certification Date, the Restricted Stock Units and the related Unpaid Dividend Equivalents will remain outstanding until the Committee Certification Date and will vest under Section 5 on such date to the extent the Committee certifies they have vested in accordance with such Section. |
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cash payment representing related vested Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents. Any delivery of securities will be deemed effected for all purposes when (i) certificates representing such securities and, in the case of any Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents, any other documents necessary to reflect ownership thereof by the Grantee, have been delivered personally to the Grantee or, if delivery is by mail, when the Company or its stock transfer agent has deposited the certificates and/or such other documents in the United States mail, addressed to the Grantee or (ii) in the case of a book-entry transfer, at the time the Company’s stock transfer agent initiates the transfer of such securities to a brokerage account through Depository Trust Company for the benefit of the Grantee. Any cash payment will be deemed effected when a check from the Company, payable to or at the direction of the Grantee and in the amount equal to the amount of the cash payment, has been delivered personally to or at the direction of the Grantee or deposited in the United States mail, addressed to the Grantee or his or her nominee. |
(a)The Restricted Stock Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents will be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Plan in such manner as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems equitable and appropriate in connection with the occurrence following the Grant Date of any of the events described in Section 4.2 of the Plan following the Grant Date.
(b)In the event of any Approved Transaction, Board Change or Control Purchase following the Grant Date, the Restricted Stock Units and any related Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents may become vested in accordance with Section 10.1(b) of the Plan.
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by vested Restricted Stock Units or securities constituting any Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents if counsel to the Company determines that the issuance or delivery thereof would violate any applicable law or any rule or regulation of any governmental authority or any rule or regulation of, or agreement of the Company with, any securities exchange or association upon which shares of Common Stock or such other securities are listed or quoted. The Company will in no event be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the delivery of shares of Common Stock represented by vested Restricted Stock Units or securities constituting any Unpaid RSU Dividend Equivalents to comply with any such law, rule, regulation, or agreement. Any certificates representing any such securities issued or delivered under this Agreement may bear such legend or legends as the Company deems appropriate in order to assure compliance with applicable securities laws. |
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Section 10.7(b) of the Plan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the consent of the Grantee: |
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19. Rules by Committee. The rights of the Grantee and the obligations of the Company hereunder will be subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt from time to time. |
23. Administrative Blackouts. In addition to its other powers under the Plan, the Committee has the authority to suspend any transactions under the Plan as it deems necessary or appropriate for administrative reasons. |
24. Stock Ownership Guidelines. This Award may be subject to any applicable stock ownership guidelines adopted by the Company, as amended or superseded from time to time. |
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Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement
Grant Date: |
________ __, 201_
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Issuer/Company: |
Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation
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Plan: |
[Liberty Media Corporation 2013 Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of March 31, 2015) and as the same may be further amended from time to time][Liberty Media Corporation 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time]
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Common Stock: |
Series C Liberty Braves Common Stock (“BATRK Common Stock”); Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock (“LSXMK Common Stock”); and/or Series C Liberty Formula One Common Stock (“FWONK Common Stock”), as applicable
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Additional Provisions Applicable to Grantees who hold the office of Assistant Vice President or above as of the Grant Date: |
Forfeiture for Misconduct and Repayment of Certain Amounts. If the Grantee holds the office of Assistant Vice President or above as of the Grant Date, and if (i) a material restatement of any financial statement of the Company (including any consolidated financial statement of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries) is required and (ii) in the reasonable judgment of the Committee, (A) such restatement is due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under applicable securities laws and (B) such noncompliance is a result of misconduct on the part of the Grantee, the Grantee will repay to the Company Forfeitable Benefits received by the Grantee during the Misstatement Period in such amount as the Committee may reasonably determine, taking into account, in addition to any other factors deemed relevant by the Committee, the extent to which the market value of Common Stock during the Misstatement Period was affected by the error(s) giving rise to the need for such restatement. “Forfeitable Benefits” means (i) any and all cash and/or shares of Common Stock received by the Grantee (A) upon the exercise during the Misstatement Period of any SARs held by the Grantee or (B) upon the payment during the Misstatement Period of any Cash Award or Performance Award held by the Grantee, the value of which is determined in whole or in part with reference to the value of Common Stock, and (ii) any proceeds received by the Grantee from the sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition during the Misstatement Period of any shares of Common Stock received by the Grantee upon the exercise, vesting or payment during the Misstatement Period of any Award held by the Grantee. By way of clarification, “Forfeitable Benefits” will not include any shares of Common Stock received upon vesting of any Restricted Stock Units during the Misstatement Period that are not sold, exchanged, transferred or otherwise disposed of during the Misstatement Period. “Misstatement Period” means the 12-month period beginning on the date of the first public issuance or the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, whichever occurs earlier, of the financial statement requiring restatement.
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Qualifying Service: |
Unless the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise in connection with the commencement of employment or service to Liberty Interactive Corporation or its Subsidiary, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Grantee’s employment or service with Liberty Interactive Corporation or any entity that is a Subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corporation at the time of determination shall be deemed to be employment or service with the Company for all purposes under the Awards granted pursuant to this Agreement.
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Other Clawback Policies: |
Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Plan, this Award shall be subject to recovery or clawback by the Company under any clawback policy adopted by the Company in accordance with SEC regulations or other applicable law, as amended or superseded from time to time.
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Company Notice Address: |
Liberty Media Corporation 12300 Liberty Boulevard Englewood, Colorado 80112 Attn: Chief Legal Officer
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