Restricted Stock Units Clause Example from Business Contracts

Restricted Stock Units. (a) Nature of Restricted Stock Units. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, grant to an eligible person (as determined under Section 5 of the Plan) Restricted Stock Units under the Plan. The Administrator shall determine the restrictions and conditions applicable to each Restricted Stock Unit at the time of grant. Vesting conditions may be based on Continuous Service Status, achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives and/or other such criteria as the Administrator m...ay determine Upon the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Holder and the Company shall enter into an Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. The terms and conditions of each such Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be determined by the Administrator and may differ among individual Awards and Holders. On or promptly following the vesting date or dates applicable to any Restricted Stock Unit, but in no event later than March 15 of the year following the year in which such vesting occurs, such Restricted Stock Unit(s) shall be settled in the form of cash or Shares, as specified in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of. 17 (b) Rights as a Stockholder. A Holder shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to Shares, if any, acquired upon settlement of Restricted Stock Units. A Holder shall not be deemed to have acquired any such Shares unless and until the Restricted Stock Units shall have been settled in Shares pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. (c) Award Terms. When Restricted Stock Units are granted under the Plan, the Company shall advise the recipient in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to the Award, including the number of Restricted Stock Units that such person shall be entitled to receive. The offer to receive Restricted Stock Units shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. (d) Vesting and Settlement. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, set vesting criteria for the Restricted Stock Units that must be met in order to be eligible to receive a payout pursuant to the Award (note that the Administrator may specify additional conditions which must also be met in order to receive a payout pursuant to the Award). Any such vesting criteria may be based upon the achievement of Company-wide, business unit, or individual goals (including, but not limited to, Continuous Service Status), or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any applicable vesting criteria. (e) Form and Timing of Settlement. Settlement of earned Restricted Stock Units will be made upon the date(s) determined by the Administrator and may be subject to additional conditions, if any, each as set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may settle earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination of both. (f) Termination. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or in writing after the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is issued, a Holder's right in all Restricted Stock Units that have not vested shall automatically terminate upon the Holder's cessation of Continuous Service Status with the Company and any Subsidiary for any reason. (g) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. In addition, the provisions of Restricted Stock Unit Agreements need not be the same with respect to each Holder. View More