JetBlue Airways Corporation
JetBlue Airways Corporation
2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan
Deferred Stock Unit Award Agreement
“Participant”: [ ]
“Date of Award”:[ ], 20
This Award Agreement, effective as of the Date of Award set forth above, sets forth the grant of director Deferred Stock Units (“DSUs”) by JetBlue Airways Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to the Participant named above, pursuant to the provisions of the JetBlue Airways Corporation 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) (the “DSU Award Agreement”). All capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan, unless specifically set forth otherwise herein.
Participant understands and agrees that the DSU grant is awarded subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Participant hereby acknowledges the receipt of electronic delivery of the official prospectus for the Plan may be accessed through the [Participant’s XxxXxxxxxxx.xxx account > Restricted Stock Units > Plan & Grant Documents tab]. A copy of the Plan is available upon request made to the Corporate Secretary at the Company’s principal offices.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
(A) Grant of DSUs. The Company hereby grants to the Participant [ ] DSUs, subject to the terms and conditions o the Plan and this DSU Award Agreement. Each DSU represents an unfunded and unsecured right to receive one share of Common Stock in the future.
(B) Vestings and Settlements of DSUs.
(1) The period during which the DSUs shall be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and/or other restrictions (the “Period of Restriction”) shall commence on the Date of Award. Subject to the Participant’s continued director service with the Company or an Affiliate (the “Company Group”), the RSUs shall vest, and the Period of Restriction shall lapse, on the first anniversary of the Date of Award (the “Vesting Date”). Any RSUs as to which the Period of Restriction has not lapsed prior to the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service shall be immediately forfeited.
(2) Subject to Section D below, each vested RSU shall be settled through the delivery of one Share no later than the last business day of the month six months following the month in which the director’s service terminates (or as soon as administratively
practicable thereafter, but in no event later than March 15th of the calendar year immediately following the calendar ear in which the Vesting Date occurs (the “Settlement Date”)).
(3) The Shares delivered to the Participant on the Settlement Date (or such earlier date determined in accordance with Section (D) below) shall not be subject to contractual transfer restrictions (other than as provided in Sections (F)(2) and (F)(7) below and in the Plan) the Company’s xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policies) and shall be fully paid, non-assessable and registered in the Participant’s name.
(C) Termination of Service. If, prior to the Vesting Date, the Participant incurs a Termination of Service under any circumstances, the DSUs as to which the Period of Restriction has not lapsed shall be cancelled immediately and the Participants shall immediately forfeit any rights to, and shall not be entitled to receive any Shares or payments with respect to, such DSUs.
(D) Change in Control. The DSU grant awarded under this DSU Award Agreement is subject to the provisions of Seciton 13 of the Plan.
(E) Transferability. DSUs are not transferable other than by last will and testament, by the laws of descent and distribution. Further, except as set forth in the Plan, a Participant’s right under the Plan shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant, or in the event of the Participant’s legal incapacity, the Participant’s legal guardian or representative.
(F) Miscellaneous
(1) The Plan provides a complete description of the terms and conditions governing all DSUs granted thereunder. This DSU Award Agreement and the rights of the Participant hereunder are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, as amended from time to time, and to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for the administration of the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this DSU Award Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this DSU Award Agreement.
(2) The Committee shall have the right to impose such rstricitons on any shares acquired pursuant to DSUs as it deems necessary or advisable under applicable federal securities laws, international laws, rules or regulations, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or market upon which such shares are then listed and/or traded, and/or under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such shares. It is expressly understood by the Participant that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to administer the Plan and
this DSU Award Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon the Participant.
(3) The Shares delivered to the Participant on the Settlement Date (or such earlier date determined in accordance with Section (D) below) shall not be subject to contractual transfer restrictions (other than as provided in Sections (F)(2) and (F)(7) below, in the Plan and pursuant to the Company’s xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policies) and shall be fully paid, non-assessable and registered in the Participant’s name.
(4) The Board may at any time, or from time to time, terminate, amend, modify or suspend the Plan, and the Board or the Committee may amend or alter this DSU Award Agreement at any time; provided, however, that no termination, amendment, modification, altercation or suspension shall materially impair the previously accrued rights of the Participant with respect to the DSUs granted pursuant to this DSU Award Agreement, without the Participant’s consent, except as otherwise provided by the Plan.
(5) This Agreement and any payment or delivery of Shares under this Agreement are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code, and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”), and shall be administered and construed in accordance with such intent. In furtherance, and not in limitation, of the foregoing: (a) in no event may the Participant designate, directly or indirectly, the calendar year of any payment or delivery of Shares to be made hereunder; and (b) notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, a Termination of Service hereunder shall mean and be interpreted consistent with a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A with respect to any payment or delivery of Shares hereunder that constitutes a “deferral of compensation” under Section 409A that becomes due on account of such separation from service.
Notwithstanding the forgoing or any provisions of the Plan or this DSU Award Agreement, if the Company determines that any provision of this DSU Award Agreement or the Plan contravenes Section 409A or could cause the Participant to incur any additional tax, interest or penalties under Section 409A, the Committee may, in its sole discretion and without the Participant’s consent, modify such provision to (i) comply with, or avoid being subject to, Section 409A, or to avoid the incurrence of any additional taxes, interest and penalties under Section 409A, and/or (ii) maintain, to the extent reasonable practicable, the original intent and economic benefit to the Participant of the applicable provision without materially increasing the cost to the Company or contravening the provisions of Section 409A. This Section (F)(5) does not create an obligation on the part of the Company to modify the Plan or this
Award Agreement and does not guarantee that the Participant will not be subject to taxes, interest and penalties under Section 409A.
(6) Delivery of the Shares underlying the DSUs upon settlement is subject to the Participant satisfying all applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) upon settlement or earlier, to the extent required by applicable law. The Company shall have the power and the right to (i) deduct or withhold from all amounts payable to the Participant pursuant to the DSUs or otherwise, or (ii) require the Participant to remit to the Company, an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any applicable taxes required by law whenever arising with respect to the DSUs. Further, the Company may permit or require the administrator of the Plan or the Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, the tax obligations by withholding Shares that would otherwise be received upon settlement of the DSUs.
(7) This DSU Award Agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required, or the Committee determines are advisable. The Participant agrees to take all steps the Company determines are necessary to comply with all applicable provisions of federal and state securities law in exercising his or her rights under this DSU Award Agreement.
(8) Neither the Participant nor any other person shall become the beneficial owner of the Shares underlying the DSUs, nor have any rights to dividends or other rights as a shareholder with respect to any such Shares, until and after such Shares, if any, have been actually issued to the Participant and transferred on the books and records of the Company or its agent in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this DSU Award Agreement.
(9) Neither the DSUs nor any terms contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any rights or claims except in accordance with the express provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, and shall not give the Participant any express or implied right to receive another award of DSU or any other equity-based award at any time in the future or in respect of any future period. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that any right to DSUs shall be earned only be satisfaction of applicable terms and conditions contained in the Plan and this Agreement, and not through the act of being granted the DSUs hereunder.
(10) All obligations of the Company under the Plan and this DSU Award Agreement shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a
Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all, or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.
(G) Acceptance of Award.
The Participant acknowledges his or her understanding and acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this DSU Award Agreement. The Plan and this DSU Award Agreement represent the entire understanding of the parties, and supersede all prior understandings, with respect to the DSUs. If the Participant, however, desires to refuse the DSUs, the Participant must notify the Company in writing in accordance with the Plan no later than 30 days after the receipt of this DSU Award Agreement. If the Participant refuses the DSUs, he or she shall not be entitled to any additional compensation or renumeration in replacement of the DSUs. If the Participant does not refuse the DSUs, the Participant shall be deemed to agree to all of the terms of the Plan and this DSU Award Agreement.
