Effect of Retirement. Upon the Participant’s Retirement after the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, the Participant shall be eligible to vest in a Pro-Rated Award. The number of RSUs that shall vest under a “Pro-Rated Award” shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the number of RSUs subject to the unvested Tranche of RSUs corresponding to the Vesting Period during which the Participant’s Retirement occurs, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that have elapsed between the first day of the applicable Vesting Period and the date of the Participant’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be 365. No fractional Shares shall be issued, and any fractional Shares that would have been deemed vested based on the foregoing calculation shall be rounded down to the next whole Share. For the avoidance of any doubt, the remaining unvested Tranches corresponding to Vesting Periods commencing following the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s Retirement and all of the RSUs shall be forfeited in the event of the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Grant. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Service on or after the Participant (i) has attained age 55; and (ii) completed 10 years of continuous Service. For purposes of this Section 2(c), a Participant’s Retirement shall not include: (i) a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Plan), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, (ii) a resignation by the Participant after being notified that the Company has elected to terminate the Participant for Cause, (iii) a termination or resignation by the Participant during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Participant or while the Participant is on a performance improvement plan, or (iv) any other circumstance upon which the Company determines in good faith the Participant is not in good standing at the time of such termination at the sole discretion of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs if the Participant attains the conditions set forth in this Section 2(c) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions above regarding the treatment of the RSUs shall not be applicable to the Participant.
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Samples: Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.), Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.), Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.)
Effect of Retirement. Upon the Participant’s Retirement after the first anniversary of the Date of GrantGxxxx, the Participant shall be eligible to vest in a Pro-Rated Award. The number of RSUs that shall vest under a “Pro-Rated Award” shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the number of RSUs subject to the unvested Tranche of RSUs corresponding to the Vesting Period during which the Participant’s Retirement occurs, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that have elapsed between the first day of the applicable Vesting Period and the date of the Participant’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be 365. No fractional Shares shall be issued, and any fractional Shares that would have been deemed vested based on the foregoing calculation shall be rounded down to the next whole Share. For the avoidance of any doubt, the remaining unvested Tranches corresponding to Vesting Periods commencing following the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s Retirement and all of the RSUs shall be forfeited in the event of the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Grant. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Service on or after the Participant (i) has attained age 55; and (ii) completed 10 years of continuous Service. For purposes of this Section 2(c), a Participant’s Retirement shall not include: (i) a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Plan), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, (ii) a resignation by the Participant after being notified that the Company has elected to terminate the Participant for Cause, (iii) a termination or resignation by the Participant during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Participant or while the Participant is on a performance improvement plan, or (iv) any other circumstance upon which the Company determines in good faith the Participant is not in good standing at the time of such termination at the sole discretion of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs if the Participant attains the conditions set forth in this Section 2(c) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions above regarding the treatment of the RSUs shall not be applicable to the Participant.. US-DOCS\112623669.1
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Samples: Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.)
Effect of Retirement. Upon the Participant’s Retirement after the first anniversary of the Date of Xxxxx, the RSUs will become fully vested. Upon the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, the Participant shall be eligible to vest in a Pro-Rated Award. The number of RSUs that shall vest under a “Pro-Rated Award” shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the number of RSUs subject to the unvested Tranche of RSUs corresponding to the first Vesting Period during which the Participant’s Retirement occursPeriod, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that have elapsed between the first day Date of the applicable Vesting Period Grant and the date of the Participant’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be 365. No fractional Shares shall be issued, and any fractional Shares that would have been deemed vested based on the foregoing calculation shall be rounded down to the next whole Share. For the avoidance of any doubt, the remaining unvested Tranches corresponding to Vesting Periods commencing following the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s Retirement and all of the RSUs shall be forfeited in the event of the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to the first anniversary of the Date of GrantRetirement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Service on or after the Participant (i) has attained age 55; and (ii) completed 10 5 years of continuous Service; and (iii) the sum of the Participant’s age on the date of such termination of Service and the number of years of continuous Service, is greater than or equal to 65. For purposes of this Section 2(c), a Participant’s Retirement shall not include: (i) a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Plan), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, (ii) a resignation by the Participant after being notified that the Company has elected to terminate the Participant for Cause, (iii) a termination or resignation by the Participant during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Participant or while the Participant is on a performance improvement plan, or (iv) any other circumstance upon which the Company determines in good faith the Participant is not in good standing at the time of such termination at the sole discretion of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs if the Participant attains the conditions set forth in this Section 2(c) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions above regarding the treatment of the RSUs shall not be applicable to the Participant.
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Samples: Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.)
Effect of Retirement. Upon the Participant’s Retirement after the first anniversary last day of the Date of GrantPerformance Period, the Participant shall be eligible to vest in a Pro-Rated Award. The number of RSUs that shall vest under a “Pro-Rated Award” shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the number of RSUs PRSUs subject to each Target Award Tranche based on the unvested Tranche of RSUs corresponding to the Vesting Period during which the Participant’s Retirement occurs, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that have elapsed between the first day actual attainment level of the applicable Vesting Period and the date of the Participant’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be 365Performance Goal. No fractional Shares shall be issued, and any fractional Shares that would have been deemed vested based on the foregoing calculation shall be rounded down to the next whole Share. For the avoidance of any doubt, the remaining unvested PRSUs subject to the Target Award Tranches corresponding to Vesting Periods commencing following the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s Retirement and all of the RSUs PRSUs shall be forfeited in the event of the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to before the first anniversary last day of the Date of GrantPerformance Period. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Service on or after the Participant (i) has attained age 55; and (ii) completed 10 years of continuous Service. For purposes of this Section 2(c), a Participant’s Retirement shall not include: (i) a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Plan)Cause, as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, (ii) a resignation by the Participant after being notified that the Company has elected to terminate the Participant for Cause, (iii) a termination or resignation by the Participant during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Participant or while the Participant is on a performance improvement plan, or (iv) any other circumstance upon which the Company determines in good faith the Participant is not in good standing at the time of such termination at the sole discretion of the Company. |US-DOCS\137768044.8|| Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs PRSUs if the Participant attains the conditions set forth in this Section 2(c) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions above regarding the treatment of the RSUs PRSUs shall not be applicable to the Participant.
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Samples: Global Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.)
Effect of Retirement. Upon the Participant’s Retirement after the first anniversary of the Date of GrantGxxxx, the Participant shall be eligible to vest in a Pro-Rated Award. The number of RSUs that shall vest under a “Pro-Rated Award” shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the number of RSUs subject to the unvested Tranche of RSUs corresponding to the Vesting Period during which the Participant’s Retirement occursgranted, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that have elapsed between the first day Date of the applicable Vesting Period Grant and the date of the Participant’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be 365731. No fractional Shares shall be issued, and any fractional Shares that would have been deemed vested based on the foregoing calculation shall be rounded down to the next whole Share. For the avoidance of any doubt, the remaining unvested Tranches corresponding to Vesting Periods commencing following RSUs shall be forfeited on the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s Retirement and all of the RSUs shall be forfeited in the event of the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to the first anniversary of the Date of GrantRetirement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Service on or after the Participant (i) has attained age 55; and (ii) completed 10 years of continuous Service. For purposes of this Section 2(c), a Participant’s Retirement shall not include: (i) a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Plan), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, (ii) a resignation by the Participant after being notified that the Company has elected to terminate the Participant for Cause, (iii) a termination or resignation by the Participant during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Participant or while the Participant is on a performance improvement plan, or (iv) any other circumstance upon which the Company determines in good faith the Participant is not in good standing at the time of such termination at the sole discretion of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs if the Participant attains the conditions set forth in this Section 2(c) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions above regarding the treatment of the RSUs shall not be applicable to the Participant.
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Samples: Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.)
Effect of Retirement. Upon the Participant’s Retirement after the first anniversary last day of the Date of GrantPerformance Period, the Participant shall be eligible to vest in a Pro-Rated Award. The number of RSUs that shall vest under a “Pro-Rated Award” shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the number of RSUs PRSUs subject to each Target Award Tranche based on the unvested Tranche of RSUs corresponding to the Vesting Period during which the Participant’s Retirement occurs, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that have elapsed between the first day actual attainment level of the applicable Vesting Period and the date of the Participant’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be 365Performance Goal. No fractional Shares shall be issued, and any fractional Shares that would have been deemed vested based on the foregoing calculation shall be rounded down to the next whole Share. For the avoidance of any doubt, the remaining unvested PRSUs subject to the Target Award Tranches corresponding to Vesting Periods commencing following the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s Retirement and all of the RSUs PRSUs shall be forfeited in the event of the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to before the first anniversary last day of the Date of GrantPerformance Period. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Service on or after the Participant (i) has attained age 55; and (ii) completed 10 years of continuous Service. For purposes of this Section 2(c), a Participant’s Retirement shall not include: (i) a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Plan)Cause, as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, (ii) a resignation by the Participant after being notified that the Company has elected to terminate the Participant for Cause, (iii) a termination or resignation by the Participant during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Participant or while the Participant is on a performance improvement plan, or (iv) any other circumstance upon which the Company determines in good faith the Participant is not in good standing at the time of such termination at the sole discretion of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs PRSUs if the |US-DOCS\137919521.3|| Participant attains the conditions set forth in this Section 2(c) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions above regarding the treatment of the RSUs PRSUs shall not be applicable to the Participant.
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Samples: Global Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.)
Effect of Retirement. Upon the Participant’s Retirement after the first anniversary of the Date of Xxxxx, the RSUs will become fully vested. Upon the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, the Participant shall be eligible to vest in a Pro-Rated Award. The number of RSUs that shall vest under a “Pro-Rated Award” shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the number of RSUs subject to the unvested Tranche of RSUs corresponding to the first Vesting Period during which the Participant’s Retirement occursPeriod, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that have elapsed between the first day Date of the applicable Vesting Period Grant and the date of the Participant’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be 365. No fractional Shares shall be issued, and any fractional Shares that would have been deemed vested based on the foregoing calculation shall be rounded down to the next whole Share. For the avoidance of any doubt, the remaining unvested Tranches corresponding to Vesting Periods commencing following the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s Retirement and all of the RSUs shall be forfeited in the event of the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to the first anniversary of the Date of GrantRetirement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Service on or after the Participant (i) has attained age 55; and (ii) completed 10 5 years of continuous Service; and (iii) the sum of the Participant’s age on the date of such termination of Service and the number of years of continuous Service, is greater than or equal to 65. For purposes of this Section 2(c), a Participant’s Retirement shall not include: (i) a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Plan), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, (ii) a resignation by the Participant after being notified that the Company has elected to terminate the Participant for Cause, (iii) a termination or resignation by the Participant during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Participant or while the Participant is on a performance improvement plan, or (iv) any other circumstance upon which the Company determines in good faith the Participant is not in good standing at the time of such termination at the sole discretion of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs if the Participant attains the conditions set forth in this Section 2(c) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions above regarding the treatment of the RSUs shall not be applicable to the Participant.. |US-DOCS\140273479.3||
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Samples: Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.)
Effect of Retirement. Upon the Participant’s Retirement after the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, but prior to the last day of the last Performance Period, the Participant shall be eligible vest in the PRSUs as follows: (i) in the event the Retirement occurs following a completed Performance Period, the Participant shall vest in the number of PRSUs subject to the Target Award Tranche corresponding to such completed Performance Period based on the actual performance attainment level; and (ii) in the event the Retirement occurs during a Performance Period, the Participant shall vest in a number of PRSUs subject to the Pro-Rated AwardTarget Award Tranche (defined below) corresponding to such Performance Period. The number of RSUs PRSUs that shall vest under a “the Pro-Rated Award” Target Award Tranche shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the number of RSUs PRSUs subject to the unvested Target Award Tranche of RSUs corresponding to for the Vesting applicable Performance Period during which the Participant’s Retirement occurs, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that have elapsed between the first day of the applicable Vesting such Performance Period and the date of the Participant’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be 365. No fractional Shares shall be issued, and any fractional Shares that would have been deemed vested based on the foregoing calculation shall be rounded down to the next whole Share. In the event of the Participant’s Retirement after the last day of the last Performance Period, but prior to settlement of the PRSUs, the PRSUs shall continue to be eligible to vest in the number of PRSUs had the Participant continued in Service through the Service Vesting Date. For the avoidance of any doubt, the remaining unvested Tranches corresponding to Vesting Periods commencing following the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s Retirement and all of the RSUs PRSUs shall be forfeited in the event of the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to before the first anniversary of the Date of GrantGrant and any PRSUs that are not eligible to vest upon the Participant’s Retirement in accordance with this Section 2(c) shall be forfeited. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Service on or after the Participant (i) has attained age 55; and (ii) completed 10 years of continuous Service. For purposes of this Section 2(c), a Participant’s Retirement shall not include: (i) a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Planbelow), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, (ii) a resignation by the Participant after being notified that the Company has elected to terminate the Participant for Cause, (iii) a termination or resignation by the Participant during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Participant or while the Participant is on a performance improvement plan, or (iv) any other circumstance upon which the Company determines in good faith the Participant is not in good standing at the time of such termination at the sole discretion of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs PRSUs if the Participant attains the conditions set forth in this Section 2(c) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions above regarding the treatment of the RSUs PRSUs shall not be applicable to the Participant.
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Samples: Global Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.)
Effect of Retirement. Upon the Participant’s Retirement after the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, but prior to the last day of the last Performance Period, the Participant shall be eligible vest in the PRSUs as follows: (i) in the event the Retirement occurs following a completed Performance Period, the Participant shall vest in the number of PRSUs subject to the Target Award Tranche corresponding to such completed Performance Period based on the actual performance attainment level; and (ii) in the event the Retirement occurs during a Performance Period, the Participant shall vest in a number of PRSUs subject to the Pro-Rated AwardTarget Award Tranche (defined below) corresponding to such Performance Period. The number of RSUs PRSUs that shall vest under a “the Pro-Rated Award” Target Award Tranche shall be calculated by multiplying |US-DOCS\119733922.3||
(i) the number of RSUs PRSUs subject to the unvested Target Award Tranche of RSUs corresponding to for the Vesting applicable Performance Period during which the Participant’s Retirement occurs, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that have elapsed between the first day of the applicable Vesting such Performance Period and the date of the Participant’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be 365the number of calendar days in such Performance Period. No fractional Shares shall be issued, and any fractional Shares that would have been deemed vested based on the foregoing calculation shall be rounded down to the next whole Share. In the event of the Participant’s Retirement after the last day of the last Performance Period, but prior to settlement of the PRSUs, the PRSUs shall continue to be eligible to vest in the number of PRSUs had the Participant continued in Service through the Service Vesting Date. For the avoidance of any doubt, the remaining unvested PRSUs subject to the Target Award Tranches corresponding to Vesting Performance Periods commencing following the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s Retirement and all of the RSUs PRSUs shall be forfeited in the event of the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to before the first anniversary of the Date of Grant. Any PRSUs that are not eligible to vest upon the Participant’s Retirement in accordance with this Section 2(c) shall be forfeited. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Service on or after the Participant (i) has attained age 55; and (ii) completed 10 years of continuous Service. For purposes of this Section 2(c), a Participant’s Retirement shall not include: (i) a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Plan)Cause, as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, (ii) a resignation by the Participant after being notified that the Company has elected to terminate the Participant for Cause, (iii) a termination or resignation by the Participant during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Participant or while the Participant is on a performance improvement plan, or (iv) any other circumstance upon which the Company determines in good faith the Participant is not in good standing at the time of such termination at the sole discretion of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs PRSUs if the Participant attains the conditions set forth in this Section 2(c) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions above regarding the treatment of the RSUs PRSUs shall not be applicable to the Participant.
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Samples: Global Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.)
Effect of Retirement. Upon the Participant’s Retirement after the first anniversary of the Date of GrantGxxxx, the Participant shall be eligible to vest in a Pro-Rated Award. The number of RSUs that shall vest under a “Pro-Rated Award” shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the number of RSUs subject to the unvested Tranche of RSUs corresponding to the Vesting Period during which the Participant’s Retirement occursgranted, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that have elapsed between the first day Date of the applicable Vesting Period Grant and the date of the Participant’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be 365731. No fractional Shares shall be issued, and any fractional Shares that would have been deemed vested based on the foregoing calculation shall be rounded down to the next whole Share. For the avoidance of any doubt, the remaining unvested Tranches corresponding to Vesting Periods commencing following RSUs shall be forfeited on the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s Retirement and all of the RSUs shall be forfeited in the event of the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to the first anniversary of the Date of GrantRetirement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Service on or after the Participant (i) has attained age 55; and (ii) completed 10 years of continuous Service. For purposes of this Section 2(c), a Participant’s Retirement shall not include: (i) a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Plan), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, (ii) a resignation by the Participant after being notified that the Company has elected to terminate the Participant for Cause, (iii) a termination or resignation by the Participant during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Participant or while the Participant is on a performance improvement plan, or (iv) any other circumstance upon which the Company determines in good faith the Participant is not in good standing at the time of such termination at the sole discretion of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs if the Participant attains the conditions set forth in this Section 2(c) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions above regarding the treatment of the RSUs shall not be applicable to the Participant.
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Samples: Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.)
Effect of Retirement. Upon the Participant’s Retirement after the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, but prior to the last day of the last Performance Period, the Participant shall be eligible vest in the PRSUs as follows: (i) in the event the Retirement occurs following a completed Performance Period, the Participant shall vest in the number of PRSUs subject to the Target Award Tranche corresponding to such completed Performance Period based on the actual performance attainment level; and (ii) in the event the Retirement occurs during a Performance Period, the Participant shall vest in a number of PRSUs subject to the Pro-Rated AwardTarget Award Tranche (defined below) corresponding to such Performance Period. The number of RSUs PRSUs that shall vest under a “the Pro-Rated Award” Target Award Tranche shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the number of RSUs PRSUs subject to the unvested Target Award Tranche of RSUs corresponding to for the Vesting applicable Performance Period during which the Participant’s Retirement occurs, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days that have elapsed between the first day of the applicable Vesting such Performance Period and the date of the Participant’s Retirement, and the denominator of which shall be 365the number of calendar days in such Performance Period. No fractional Shares shall be issued, and any fractional Shares that would have been deemed vested based on the foregoing calculation shall be rounded down to the next whole Share. In the event of the Participant’s Retirement after the last day of the last Performance Period, but prior to settlement of the PRSUs, the PRSUs shall continue to be eligible to vest in the number of PRSUs had the Participant continued in Service through the Service Vesting Date. For the avoidance of any doubt, the remaining unvested PRSUs subject to the Target Award Tranches corresponding to Vesting Performance Periods commencing following the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s Retirement and all of the RSUs PRSUs shall be forfeited in the event of the Participant’s Retirement on or prior to before the first anniversary of the Date of Grant. Any PRSUs that are not eligible to vest upon the Participant’s Retirement in accordance with this Section 2(c) shall be forfeited. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Service on or after the Participant (i) has attained age 55; and (ii) completed 10 years of continuous Service. For purposes of this Section 2(c), a Participant’s Retirement shall not include: (i) a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Plan)Cause, as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, (ii) a resignation by the Participant after being notified that the Company has elected to terminate the Participant for Cause, (iii) a termination or resignation by the Participant during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Participant or while the Participant is on a performance improvement plan, or (iv) any other circumstance upon which the Company determines in good faith the Participant is not in good standing at the time of such termination at the sole discretion of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives a legal opinion that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participant’s jurisdiction that likely would result in the favorable treatment that applies to the RSUs PRSUs if the Participant attains the conditions set forth in this Section 2(c) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, the provisions above regarding the treatment of the RSUs PRSUs shall not be applicable to the Participant.
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Samples: Global Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Syneos Health, Inc.)