Form of Retention Bonus Letter Agreement
Exhibit 10.5
Dear ____________:
On behalf of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries (together, the “Company”), I am pleased to offer you the opportunity to receive a key employee retention bonus pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Performance Incentive Plan if you agree to the terms and conditions contained in this letter agreement (this “Agreement”), which shall be effective as of the date you execute and return a copy of this Agreement (such date, the “Effective Date”). If you do not execute and return a copy of this Agreement, which must occur prior to [October 16, 2020], this Agreement shall be null and void.
(a)“Cause” shall have the meaning specified in your employment agreement with the Company. A termination for “Cause” shall include a determination by the Company following your termination of employment for any other reason that, prior to such termination of employment, circumstances constituting Cause existed with respect to you.
(b)“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time, including regulations and rules thereunder and successor provisions and regulations and rules thereto.
(c)“Disability” shall have the meaning specified in your employment agreement with the Company.
(d)“Good Reason” shall have the meaning specified in your employment agreement with the Company.
1 For Mr. Del Rio, the payment date will be a date prior to December 31, 2020.
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(e)“Qualifying Termination” means the termination of your employment before the Retention Date (i) by the Company for a reason other than Cause, (ii) by you for Good Reason or (iii) due to your death or Disability if, and only if, in the case of any termination pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), other than in the case of your death, you execute a general release agreement, substantially in the form included in your employment agreement (with such amendments that may be necessary to ensure the release is enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under then applicable law), within twenty-one days following the termination of your employment with the Company and you not revoking such release (the “Release”). For the sake of clarity, a termination of employment (other than in the case of death) will not be a Qualifying Termination if you do not execute, or if you revoke, the Release, in which case you will be required to repay the Retention Bonus within ten business days after the expiration of the twenty-one-day period.
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NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
By:
Name: Lynn White
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Talent Officer
My signature below confirms my agreement to the terms of this Agreement.
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