Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
Exhibit 10.2
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and effective as of the date specified in Schedule I hereto (the “Grant Date”), by and between the issuer specified in Schedule I hereto (the “Company”) and you.
The Company has adopted the incentive plan that governs the Restricted Stock Units specified in 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. 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 Plan Administrator has determined that it would be in the interest of the Company and its stockholders to grant you an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, in order to provide you with additional remuneration for services rendered, to encourage you to remain in the service or employ of the Company or its Subsidiaries and to increase your personal interest in the continued success and progress of the Company.
The Company and you therefore agree as follows:
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Cause” has the meaning specified as “cause” in Section 10.2(b) of the Plan.
“Common Stock” has the meaning specified in Schedule I hereto.
“Company” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning specified in Section 9 (Confidential Information).
“Disability” has the meaning specified as “Disability” in Section 2.1 of the Plan.
“Employment Termination Date” means the date of termination of your employment with the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable.
“Forfeitable Benefits” has the meaning specified in Section 28 (Forfeiture for Misconduct and Repayment of Certain Amounts).
“Grant Date” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Misstatement Period” has the meaning specified in Section 28 (Forfeiture for Misconduct and Repayment of Certain Amounts).
“Plan” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
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“Plan Administrator” has the meaning specified in Section 12 (Plan Administrator).
“Required Withholding Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 6 (Mandatory Withholding for Taxes).
“Restricted Stock Units” has the meaning specified in Section 2 (Award).
“RSU Dividend Equivalents” has the meaning specified in Section 5 (Dividend Equivalents).
“Section 409A” has the meaning specified in Section 27 (Code Section 409A).
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Schedule I
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Restricted Stock Units Agreement
[Insert Grant Code]
Grant Date: | [____________] |
Issuer/Company: | Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation |
Plan: | Liberty Media Corporation 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time |
Common Stock: | Series C Liberty Formula One Common Stock (“FWONK Common Stock”); and/or Series C Liberty Live Common Stock (“LLYVK Common Stock”), as applicable |
General Vesting Schedule: | Subject to your continuous employment with the Company or a Subsidiary from the Grant Date through the following applicable vesting dates, each class of the Restricted Stock Units will vest, rounded down to the nearest whole number, on the following schedule: Vesting Date Vesting Percentage [____________] [____________]% [____________] [____________]% [____________] [____________]% |
| Each portion of the Restricted Stock Units that relates to a particular type of Common Stock and is subject to a particular vesting date is referred to herein as an individual “Tranche” (e.g., if this Award includes Restricted Stock Units to acquire two types of Common Stock and there are three vesting dates for each type of Common Stock, then there are six Tranches). |
Vesting Terms Upon a Termination without Cause: | Notwithstanding Section 3(a) of the Agreement, if your employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary without Cause, subject to your execution of, and delivery to the Company in accordance with the notice requirements of this Agreement, a general release agreement in a form satisfactory to the Company and such release becoming irrevocable in accordance with its terms, in each case, no later than 60 days following the Employment Termination Date (the “Release Conditions”), a Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of each remaining unvested Tranche will become vested and exercisable upon the Release Conditions being met. |
For purposes of this Agreement, a Pro Rata Portion shall be equal to the product of “A” multiplied by “B,” where “A” equals the number of Restricted Stock Units in the applicable Tranche that are not vested on the Employment Termination Date, and “B” is a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days that have elapsed from the Grant Date through the Employment Termination Date plus (i) an additional 270 calendar days if you are an Assistant Vice President or Vice President of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Employment Termination Date or (ii) an additional 365 calendar days if you are a Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President or Chief of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Employment Termination Date, and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire vesting period for such Tranche (in no event to exceed the total number of unvested Restricted Stock Units in such Tranche as of the Employment Termination Date). The vesting period for each Tranche of Restricted Stock Units is the period that begins on the Grant Date and ends on the vesting date for such Tranche. | |
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Company Notice Address: | Liberty Media Corporation 12300 Liberty Boulevard Englewood, Colorado 80112 Attn: Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer |
Company Website: | www.libertymedia.com |
Plan Access: | You can access the Plan via the link at the end of the Agreement or by contacting Liberty Media Corporation’s Legal Department. |
Schedule I
to
Restricted Stock Units Agreement
[Insert Grant Code]
Grant Date: | [____________] |
Issuer/Company: | Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation |
Plan: | Liberty Media Corporation 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time |
Common Stock: | Series C Liberty Formula One Common Stock (“FWONK Common Stock”); Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock (“LSXMK Common Stock”); and/or Series C Liberty Live Common Stock (“LLYVK Common Stock”), as applicable |
General Vesting Schedule: | Subject to your continuous employment with the Company or a Subsidiary from the Grant Date through the following applicable vesting dates, each class of the Restricted Stock Units will vest, rounded down to the nearest whole number, on the following schedule: Vesting Date Vesting Percentage [____________] [____________]% [____________] [____________]% [____________] [____________]% |
| Each portion of the Restricted Stock Units that relates to a particular type of Common Stock and is subject to a particular vesting date is referred to herein as an individual “Tranche” (e.g., if this Award includes Restricted Stock Units to acquire three types of Common Stock and there are three vesting dates for each type of Common Stock, then there are nine Tranches). |
Vesting Terms Upon a Termination without Cause: | Notwithstanding Section 3(a) of the Agreement, if your employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary without Cause, subject to your execution of, and delivery to the Company in accordance with the notice requirements of this Agreement, a general release agreement in a form satisfactory to the Company and such release becoming irrevocable in accordance with its terms, in each case, no later than 60 days following the Employment Termination Date (the “Release Conditions”), a Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of each remaining unvested Tranche |
will become vested and exercisable upon the Release Conditions being met. For purposes of this Agreement, a Pro Rata Portion shall be equal to the product of “A” multiplied by “B,” where “A” equals the number of Restricted Stock Units in the applicable Tranche that are not vested on the Employment Termination Date, and “B” is a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days that have elapsed from the Grant Date through the Employment Termination Date plus (i) an additional 270 calendar days if you are an Assistant Vice President or Vice President of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Employment Termination Date or (ii) an additional 365 calendar days if you are a Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President or Chief of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Employment Termination Date, and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire vesting period for such Tranche (in no event to exceed the total number of unvested Restricted Stock Units in such Tranche as of the Employment Termination Date). The vesting period for each Tranche of Restricted Stock Units is the period that begins on the Grant Date and ends on the vesting date for such Tranche. | |
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Company Notice Address: | Liberty Media Corporation 12300 Liberty Boulevard Englewood, Colorado 80112 Attn: Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer |
Company Website: | www.libertymedia.com |
Plan Access: | You can access the Plan via the link at the end of the Agreement or by contacting Liberty Media Corporation’s Legal Department. |