RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.38
THIS AGREEMENT is made this __ day of ________, 20__ (the “Grant Date”) between JELD-WEN Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and _____________ (the “Recipient”).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Recipient an award of restricted stock units pursuant the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan (the “Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Recipient understand and agree that any capitalized terms used herein, if not otherwise defined, shall have the same meanings as in the Plan (the Recipient being referred to in the Plan as Participant);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following mutual covenants and for other good and valuable consideration, including specifically, entry into the JELD-WEN 2018 Non-Competition Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
1.Award and Terms of Restricted Stock Units. The Company awards to the Recipient under the Plan ________ Restricted Stock Units (the “Award”), subject to the restrictions, conditions and limitations set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Recipient acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and acknowledges that the definitive records pertaining to the grant of this Award, and settlement of rights hereunder, shall be retained by the Company.
(a) Rights under Restricted Stock Units. A Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) obligates the Company, upon vesting and in accordance with this Agreement, to issue to the Recipient one Share.
(b) Vesting Dates. The RSUs awarded under this Agreement shall initially be 100% unvested and subject to forfeiture. Subject to Sections 1(c) and 2, the RSUs shall vest and be released from the forfeiture provisions in _________________ on the _________ anniversary of the Grant Date (each, a “Vesting Date”).
(c) Forfeiture of RSUs on Termination. If the Recipient’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated for any reason, all outstanding but unvested RSUs awarded pursuant to this Agreement shall be immediately and automatically forfeited to the Company, and the Recipient shall have no right to receive the underlying Shares.
(d) Restrictions on Transfer. The Recipient may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of the RSUs.
(e) No Stockholder Rights. The Recipient shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the RSUs or the Shares underlying the RSUs until the underlying Shares are issued to the Recipient.
(f) Delivery Date for the Shares Underlying the Vested RSU. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 30 days following a date on which any RSU vests, the Company
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will issue to the Recipient the Share underlying the then-vested RSU, subject to Section 1(h). The Shares will be issued in the Recipient’s name or, in the event of the Recipient’s death after the date of vesting but before the date of delivery, in the name of either (i) the beneficiary designated by the Recipient on a form supplied by the Company or (ii) if the Recipient has not designated a beneficiary, the person or persons establishing rights of ownership by will or under the laws of descent and distribution.
(g) Taxes and Tax Withholding. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that no election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, can or will be made with respect to the RSUs. The Recipient acknowledges that on each date that Shares underlying the RSUs are issued to the Recipient (the “Payment Date”), the Fair Market Value on that date of the Shares so issued will be treated as ordinary compensation income for federal and state income and FICA tax purposes, and that the Company will be required to withhold taxes on these income amounts. To satisfy the required minimum withholding amount, the Company shall withhold from the Shares otherwise issuable the number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum withholding amount. Alternatively, the Company may, at its option, permit the Recipient to pay such withholding amount in cash under procedures established by the Company.
(h) Dividend Equivalent Distributions. If a dividend or other distribution is made in respect of Shares before a Payment Date, for each RSU that is settled on such applicable Payment Date, a Recipient will be entitled to receive (on the applicable Payment Date) the per Share amount received by other stockholders in respect of a Share in connection with such dividend or distribution (such dividends or distributions, the “Dividend Equivalent Distributions”). For the sake of clarity, Dividend Equivalent Distributions that relate to RSUs that are not settled on a Payment Date will be made if and when the Payment Date related to such RSUs occurs. To the extent any such RSUs are forfeited, any Dividend Equivalent Distributions associated with such RSUs shall similarly be forfeited.
(i) Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon the Recipient any right to be continued in the employment of the Company or any Affiliate, or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any parent or subsidiary by whom the Recipient is employed to terminate the Recipient’s employment at any time or for any reason, with or without cause, or to decrease the Recipient’s compensation or benefits.
(j) Consent to be Bound by the JELD-WEN 2018 Non-Compete Agreement. As additional consideration, the Recipient acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of the JELD-WEN 2018 Non-Competition Agreement attached hereto, which agreement is expressly granted by signing and/or electronically accepting this Agreement.
2. | Prohibited Conduct; Restatements. |
(a) Consequences of Prohibited Conduct. If the Company determines that the Recipient has engaged in any Prohibited Conduct (as defined in Section 2(b)), then:
(i) The Recipient shall immediately forfeit all outstanding RSUs awarded pursuant to this Agreement and shall have no right to receive the underlying Shares; and
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(ii) If the Payment Date for any RSUs has occurred, and the Company determines that Prohibited Conduct occurred on or before the first anniversary of the Vesting Date for those RSUs, the Recipient shall repay and transfer to the Company (A) the number of Shares issued to the Recipient under this Agreement on that Payment Date (the “Forfeited Shares”), plus (B) the amount of cash equal to the withholding taxes paid by withholding Shares (if any) from the Recipient on the respective Payment Date. If any Forfeited Shares have been sold by the Recipient prior to the Company’s demand for repayment, the Recipient shall repay to the Company (A) 100% of the proceeds of such sale or sales, plus (B) the amount of cash equal to the withholding taxes paid by withholding Shares (if any) from the Recipient on the respective Payment Date.
(b) Prohibited Conduct. Each of the following constitutes “Prohibited Conduct”:
(i) the conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to
(A) any felony or
(B) any crime (whether or not a felony) involving moral turpitude, fraud, theft, breach of trust or other similar acts, whether under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or any similar foreign law to which the person may be subject;
(ii) being engaged or having engaged in conduct constituting breach of fiduciary duty, dishonesty, willful misconduct or material neglect relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the performance of a person’s duties;
(iii) appropriation (or an overt act attempting appropriation) of a material business opportunity of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(iv) misappropriation (or an overt act attempting misappropriation) of any funds of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(v) the willful failure to:
(A) follow a reasonable and lawful directive of the Company or any of its subsidiaries at which a person is employed or provides services, or the Board of Directors or
(B) comply with any written rules, regulations, policies or procedures of the Company or a subsidiary at which a person is employed or to which he or she provides services which, if not complied with, would reasonably be expected to have more than a de minimis adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the Company;
(vi) violation of a person’s employment, consulting, separation or similar agreement with the Company or any non-disclosure, non-solicitation or non-competition covenant in any other agreement to which the person is subject;
(vii) during the Recipient’s employment or service with the Company or at any time after termination for any reason, the Recipient, in violation of any Company policies
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or agreements with the Company, discloses or misuses any of the Company’s trade secrets or other confidential information regarding the Company, including without limitation, matters relating to cost data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, processes, manufacturing processes, business strategy and plans, customer information, pricing information, supplier information, the Company’s policies and procedures and other financial data of the Company;
(viii) deliberate and continued failure to perform material duties to the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(ix) violation of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as it may be amended from time to time; or
(x) during the Recipient’s employment or service with the Company or at any time during the two-year period following termination for any reason, the Recipient:
(A) directly or indirectly competes with the Company, accepts employment with any entity that directly or indirectly competes with the Company or otherwise approaches, solicits or accepts business from any customer, supplier or vendor of the Company in direct or indirect competition with the Company;
(B) approaches, counsels or attempts to induce any person who is then in the employ of the Company to leave his or her employ; or employs or attempts to employ any such person or any person who at any time during the preceding twelve (12) months was in the employ of the Company; or
(C) aids, assists or counsels any other person, firm or corporation to do any of the above.
(c) Restatement of Financial Statements. In addition to the other provisions in this Section 2, this Agreement, or the Plan, the RSUs and any Shares issued under the RSUs shall be subject to any policies of the Company in effect on the Grant Date or adopted by the Company at any time thereafter that provide for forfeiture of the RSUs and recoupment of any Shares issued under the RSUs or of any gain received by the Recipient in connection with the sale of Shares received under the RSUs in the event of any restatement of the Company’s financial statements.
(d) Determinations. The Committee shall, in its sole discretion, make all determinations regarding this Section 2, including whether any Prohibited Conduct has occurred, and the determinations by the Committee shall be final and binding on all parties.
(e) Company and its Affiliates. All references in this Section 2 to the Company shall include the Company and any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.
3.Notices. All notices, consents and other communications required or permitted to be given under or by reason of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally
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or by e-mail or reputable overnight courier. If to the Company, notice shall be made at its principal corporate headquarters, addressed to the attention of the Corporate Secretary. If to the Recipient, notice shall be made at Recipient’s address on file with the Company. Either party may designate at any time hereafter in writing some other address for notice.
4.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. Any litigation against any party to this Agreement arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement shall be brought in any federal or state court located in the State of Delaware in New Castle County and each of the parties hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such litigation; provided, that a final judgment in any such litigation shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally agrees not to assert (a) any objection which it may ever have to the laying of venue of any such litigation in any federal or state court located in the State of Delaware in New Castle County, (b) any claim that any such litigation brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and (c) any claim that such court does not have jurisdiction with respect to such litigation. To the extent that service of process by mail is permitted by applicable law, each party irrevocably consents to the service of process in any such litigation in such courts by the mailing of such process by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, at its address for notices provided for herein.
5.Binding Effect; Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Plan, contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes any and all prior understandings, agreements or correspondence between the parties, and shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
6.Severability. Each provision of this Agreement will be treated as a separate and independent clause and unenforceability of any one clause will in no way impact the enforceability of any other clause. Should any of the provisions of this Agreement be found to be unreasonable or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision will be enforceable to the maximum extent enforceable by the law of that jurisdiction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Recipient have caused this Agreement to be executed on their behalf, by their duly authorized representatives, all on the day and year first above written.
By:
Its:
RECIPIENT:
First and Last Name
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