Exhibit 10.2
FORM OF
PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED
SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO THE BLOCKBUSTER
INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999
LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
(AS AMENDED THROUGH OCTOBER 6,
2004)
OR
2004 LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT
INCENTIVE PLAN
(AS AMENDED THROUGH OCTOBER 6,
2004)
FOR
THE UNITED KINGDOM
This Performance-Based Restricted
Share Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) is
entered into by and between Blockbuster Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and the individual
accepting a Performance Award hereunder (the
“Participant”). The Company and the Participant agree
as follows:
1. Grant of Performance-Based
Restricted Share Units . Pursuant to the Blockbuster Inc.
Amended and Restated 1999 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan (as
amended through October 6, 2004) or 2004 Long-Term Management
Incentive Plan (as amended through October 6, 2004) (either of
which is referred to as the “Plan”) and a duly adopted
resolution of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of
the Company, the Company hereby agrees to grant to the Participant
a Performance Award of Restricted Share Units (the
“Performance-Based Restricted Share Units”), subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the
Plan. The target number of Restricted Share Units that may be
granted to the Participant is identified in the Participant’s
personalized grant letter prepared and delivered to the Participant
in connection with the Performance Award (the “Target
Grant”). If and when the performance goals described below
are met, the actual number of Performance-Based Restricted Share
Units granted to the Participant may be [Description of Range] of
the Target Grant. This Agreement and the Grant hereunder are
subject to the Participant’s valid acceptance of his or her
Performance Award and the terms of this Agreement in accordance
with the procedures provided by the Company. The Date of Grant, if
any, of the Performance-Based Restricted Share Units will be [Date
of Grant].
2. Performance Period . The
performance period (the “Performance Period”) is
[Performance Period].
3. Performance Goals . The
Participant’s actual receipt of a grant of any
Performance-Based Restricted Share Units is conditioned
upon:
[Description of Performance Goals]
[Definition of Performance Goals]
4. Adjustment of Target Grant
. The number of Performance-Based Restricted Share Units actually
granted, if any, will be based upon the Company’s actual
level of [Performance Goals] for the Performance Period, as shown
in the chart in Section 3 above. The chart in Section 3
of this Agreement reflects only certain milestones and interpolated
achievements of performance will be used for any final grant
calculation. In no event will the Participant be entitled to
receive a total number of Performance-Based Restricted Share Units
greater than [Percentage] of the Target Grant. In addition, for the
avoidance of doubt, in no event will the Participant be entitled to
receive a grant of Performance-Based Restricted Share Units if he
or she is not employed with the Company or any Subsidiary on the
Date of Grant of the Performance-Based Restricted Share
Units.
5. Vesting of Performance-Based
Restricted Share Units . Except as specifically provided in
this Agreement and subject to certain restrictions and conditions
set forth in Section 7 below and in the Plan, any
Performance-Based Restricted Share Units granted will vest, and the
restrictions with respect to the Performance-Based Restricted Share
Units will lapse, in accordance with the following
schedule:
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Percentage of
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Vesting Date
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6. Interpretation .
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them in the Plan. The Performance Award and
the Performance-Based Restricted Share Units are subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan, which terms and conditions are
incorporated herein by reference; however, unless specifically
permitted by the Board or the Committee, the terms of the Plan
shall not be considered an enlargement of any benefits under this
Agreement. The Performance Award and the Performance-Based
Restricted Share Units are subject to any rules promulgated
pursuant to the Plan by the Board or the Committee and communicated
to the Participant in writing.
7. Settlement of
Performance-Based Restricted Share Units . Subject to the terms
and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the
Performance-Based Restricted Share Units will vest in accordance
with the vesting schedule set forth in Section 5 of this
Agreement. Upon each vesting date, the Participant will be entitled
to delivery of one share of Common Stock for each Performance-Based
Restricted Share Unit that vests on that date (the “Vested
Shares”). As soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, such
Vested Shares will be registered in the Participant’s name or
otherwise delivered or credited for the Participant’s account
or benefit, subject to (a) the Participant’s
satisfaction of any Tax Obligations (as defined below) and
(b) the condition that, if at any time the Board or the
Committee shall determine in their discretion that the listing,
registration, or qualification of the Vested Shares is required
under any federal, provincial, state or other law or by the rules
of any securities exchange, or the consent or approval of any
governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a
condition of, or in connection with, the issuance of the Vested
Shares, then the Performance Award will not vest in whole or in
part unless and until such listing, registration, qualification,
consent, or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of
any conditions not acceptable to the Board or the
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Committee. All Vested Shares will be held by the
transfer or other agent of the Company, or any successor thereto
(the “Transfer Agent”), on behalf of the Participant,
unless the Participant makes other arrangements with the Transfer
Agent. Any certificates issued by the Company to the Participant
shall bear such legends as the Board or the Committee, in their
sole discretion, may determine to be necessary or advisable in
order to comply with applicable federal, state or other securities
laws. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued under
this Agreement.
8. Taxes .
a. In order to comply with all
international, provincial, federal, state or local laws or
regulations of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions,
the Company or any Subsidiary may take such action as it deems
appropriate to ensure that all applicable international, federal,
state and local income, employment or other tax withholding
obligations or social security contributions (collectively,
“Tax Obligations”) to which the Participant is subject,
which are the sole and absolute responsibility of the Participant,
are withheld or collected from the Participant.
b. The Participant may elect to
satisfy the Participant’s Tax Obligations that arise from the
vesting or settlement of the Performance-Based Restricted Share
Units, if any, by (i) providing the Company with a cash
payment equal to the amount of the Tax Obligations to which the
Participant is subject; or (ii) instructing the Plan
administrator to sell, or cause to be sold, on behalf of the
Participant the number of Vested Shares having a market value equal
to the amount of the Tax Obligations (plus sales commissions) to
which the Participant is subject. If the Participant makes the
election in clause (i) of the first sentence of this
Section 8(b), but the Participant does not deliver to the
Company or the Company’s designee the cash payment required
in connection with any vesting or settlement of Performance-Based
Restricted Share Units by the date that such payment is required to
be received in accordance with instructions delivered to the
Participant by the Company, the Plan administrator or another
representative of the Company, then a number of the
Participant’s Vested Shares having a market value equal to
the amount of the Tax Obligations (plus sales commissions) to which
the Participant is subject will be sold on behalf of the
Participant. The Participant hereby authorizes the sale of such
Vested Shares under such circumstances by the Plan administrator,
and the Participant hereby appoints the Plan administrator the
Participant’s attorney-in-fact, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to execute such sale.
c. The Participant agrees to release
and indemnify the Company and its Subsidiaries from any liability
or damages arising from or relating to the Participant’s
failure to comply with his or her Tax Obligations.
9. Termination of Service, Death
or Permanent Disability . The Performance Award and all
unvested Performance-Based Restricted Share Units granted to the
Participant hereunder, will terminate and such unvested
Performance-Based Restricted Share Units will be forfeited
immediately upon the termination of the Participant’s service
with the Company or any Subsidiary for any reason. This termination
and forfeiture provision applies regardless of the
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reason for the termination of the
Participant’s service, including voluntary termination,
Termination for Cause or without Cause, death or Permanent
Disability.
10. Restriction on Transfer .
Unvested Performance-Based Restricted Share Units and any rights
under this Agreement may not be sold, assigned,
transferre