Bankrate, Inc. 2011 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

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Restricted Stock Grant.  The Company hereby grants to the Grantee [  ] restricted shares of Stock (the “Restricted Shares”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan (which is incorporated herein by reference with the same effect as if set forth herein in full) in addition to such other restrictions, if any, as may be imposed by law. 

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Definitions.  All capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as in the Plan, except as otherwise expressly provided.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “vest” as used with respect to any Restricted Shares means the lapsing of the restrictions described herein with respect to such Restricted Shares.

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Vesting and Forfeiture. 

(i)

General.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 3(b)(ii) of this Agreement, if the Grantee ceases to provide services to the Company, any then outstanding and unvested Restricted Shares shall be automatically and immediately forfeited for no consideration.

(ii)

Death or Disability.   Notwithstanding Section 3(b)(i) of this Agreement, if the Grantee ceases to provide services to the Company prior to the Vesting Date due to the Grantee’s death or Disability, a prorated portion

of the Grantee’s unvested Restricted Shares shall vest on the date of such termination of service and shall not be forfeited, with such prorated portion to be the product of (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that the Grantee provided services during the one-year vesting period and the denominator of which is 365 multiplied by (B) the number of unvested Restricted Shares.

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Nontransferability of the Restricted Shares.  The Restricted Shares acquired by the Grantee pursuant to this Agreement shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of, except as provided herein and in the Plan.

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Issuance of Shares.  The Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by a stock certificate or by book-entry on the books and records of the Company, as the Company may determine, in the Grantee’s name.  If a Restricted Share is evidenced by a stock certificate, then during the period prior to the vesting of the Restricted Share, such certificate may be issued to the Grantee with a legend substantially in the form set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement, or alternatively may be held in escrow by the Company on behalf of the Grantee.  If unvested Restricted Shares are held in book entry form, the Grantee agrees that the Company may give stop-transfer instructions to the depository to ensure compliance with the provisions hereof.  Upon the vesting of a Restricted Share, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Grantee a certificate evidencing such Restricted Share, free of all legends, or shall promptly cause any restrictions noted in the book entry to be removed.

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Legend.  Any certificates representing unvested Restricted Shares shall be held by the Company, and any such certificate shall contain a legend substantially in the following form:

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Dividend and Voting Rights.  Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, following the Grant Date with respect to a Restricted Share, the Grantee shall have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Restricted Share, including, without limitation, the right to vote such Restricted Share;  provided that the Grantee shall not have the right to receive dividends or distributions in respect of the Restricted Shares.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the Company’s payment of an ordinary cash dividend with respect to shares of Stock, such dividends shall not be paid immediately with respect to outstanding Restricted Shares, shall instead be subject to the same restrictions applicable to the underlying Restricted Shares (including forfeiture), and shall be paid no later than thirty days following the vesting of the underlying Restricted Shares.  In the event of the Company’s payment to stockholders of a dividend or distribution other than an ordinary cash dividend, the treatment shall be subject to Section 7(b) of the Plan.

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Sale of Vested Restricted Shares.  The Grantee shall be free to sell any Restricted Shares that have become vested and become free of all restrictions, subject to (a) satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding requirements with respect to the vesting or transfer of such Restricted Shares; (b) the completion of any administrative steps (for example, but without limitation, the transfer of certificates) that the Company may reasonably impose; and (c) applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws.

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Certain Tax Matters.  The Grantee (or, in the event of his or her death, any beneficiary), shall be solely responsible for any federal, state, or local income or self-employment taxes that the Grantee incurs in connection with the receipt of the award of Restricted Shares or the vesting of such Restricted Shares and the Company shall generally have no obligation or liability with respect to the Grantee’s (or, in the event of his or her death, any beneficiary’s) satisfaction of such taxes and shall have no withholding obligations with respect thereto.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee may surrender to the Company the number of shares of Stock required to satisfy the minimum income tax obligation of the Grantee as determined by the Company based on information provided by the Grantee.  The Company shall remit the Fair Market Value of the surrendered shares of Stock to the appropriate tax authorities as directed by the Grantee.

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Governing Law; Captions.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.  The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. 

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Plan.  The Restricted Shares are granted pursuant to the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference, and the Restricted Shares shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, be governed by the terms of the Plan.  In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.  The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions thereof.  The Grantee and the Company each acknowledge that this Agreement (together with the Plan) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

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No Employment or Service Rights.  This Agreement shall not create any right of the Grantee to continued employment or service with the Company or limit the right of the Company to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time and shall not create any right of the Grantee to employment or continued service with the Company.

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Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended only by mutual written agreement of the parties.

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Assignment.  This Agreement is personal to the Grantee and, without the prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by the Grantee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Grantee’s legal representatives.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

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Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

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No Waiver.  The Grantee’s or the Company’s failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of, or to assert any right under, this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or of any other provision of or right under this Agreement.

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Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.  The parties hereto confirm that any facsimile copy of another party’s executed counterpart of this Agreement (or its signature page thereof) shall be deemed to be an executed original thereof.