Exhibit 10.3
*Portions of this exhibit are
considered confidential by the registrant and have been omitted
from filing and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment.
RENTRAK
CORPORATION
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
AGREEMENT
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
AGREEMENT (“RSU Award Agreement”), effective as of
June 15, 2009 (the “Grant Date”), is made by and
between RENTRAK CORPORATION , an Oregon corporation
(“Corporation”), and WILLIAM P. LIVEK
(“Employee”).
RECITALS
A. This RSU Award Agreement is being
executed in connection with the employment of Employee as Chief
Executive Officer of Corporation, as contemplated by the Employment
Agreement between Employee and Corporation dated June 15, 2009
(“Employment Agreement”).
B. The Compensation Committee of
Corporation’s Board of Directors (the
“Committee”) has determined that it would be to the
advantage and best interest of Corporation and its shareholders to
grant the award of Restricted Stock Units (as defined below)
provided for in this Agreement (“RSU Award”) to
Employee as an inducement to accept employment as Chief Executive
Officer of Corporation and as an incentive to provide high quality
services during such employment.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants in this Agreement and other good and valuable
consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties agree
as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 “Change in Control
Transaction” means the first occurrence of any of the
following:
(a) Any person (including any
individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
trust, group, association, or other “person,” as such
term is used in Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act,
other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an
employee benefit plan of Corporation, is or becomes a
beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of
Corporation representing more than 50 percent of the combined
voting power of Corporation’s then outstanding
securities;
(b) A majority of the directors
elected at any annual or special meeting of shareholders are not
individuals nominated by Corporation’s then incumbent Board;
or
(c) The shareholders of Corporation
approve (i) a merger or consolidation of Corporation with any
other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would
result in the Voting Securities (defined as all issued and
outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at
elections of Corporation’s directors) of Corporation
outstanding immediately prior to such transaction continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted
into voting securities of the surviving entity) 50 percent or
more of the combined voting power of the Voting Securities of
Corporation or of such surviving entity outstanding immediately
after such merger or consolidation, (ii) a plan of complete
liquidation of Corporation, or (iii) an agreement for the sale
or disposition by Corporation of all or substantially all of its
assets.
1.2 “Common Stock” means
Corporation’s $.001 par value Common Stock.
1.3 “Modified EBITDA”
means Corporation’s Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) reduced, for a given fiscal
year, by (a) Corporation’s capital expenditures and
(b) payments
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to third parties to acquire data to the extent
that such payments total in excess of $*, as determined by
Corporation no later than June 15 of that fiscal
year.
1.4 “Restricted Stock
Unit” represents a hypothetical share of Common Stock. As a
holder of Restricted Stock Units, Employee will have only the
rights of a general unsecured creditor of Corporation until
delivery of shares of Common Stock is made as specified in this RSU
Award Agreement.
2. TERMS OF RSU AWARD
2.1 Restricted Stock Units .
Effective as of the Grant Date, Corporation has granted to Employee
a RSU Award covering 213,750 Restricted Stock Units, subject to the
terms, definitions, and provisions of this RSU Award
Agreement.
2.2 Restriction Periods
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2.2.1 Restriction
Period 1 . Restriction Period 1 commences on the
Grant Date and ends on March 31, 2010.
2.2.2 Restriction
Period 2 . Restriction Period 2 commences on
April 1, 2010, and ends on March 31, 2011.
2.2.3 Restriction
Period 3 . Restriction Period 3 commences on
April 1, 2011, and ends on March 31, 2012.
2.2.4 Restriction
Period 4 . Restriction Period 4 commences on the
Grant Date and ends on March 31, 2013.
2.3 Restrictions During
Restriction Period . During the applicable Restriction Period
(except as provided in Sections 2.4 and 2.5), Employee
may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, encumber, or otherwise
dispose of this RSU Award or the shares of Common Stock to be
received upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units governed by
this RSU Award and Employee will not become vested in the
Restricted Stock Units unless Employee continues to serve as an
employee of Corporation until the applicable Settlement Date as
provided in Section 3 below; provided that, for purposes of
Section 2.4.3, the requirement that Employee remain employed
by Corporation shall cease to apply if Employee’s employment
is terminated while a Change in Control Transaction is
pending.
2.4 Vesting of Restricted Stock
Units . The RSU Award and the Restricted Stock Units are
initially not vested and may become vested and non-forfeitable upon
the satisfaction of performance goals specified in Sections 2.4.1,
2.4.2, and 2.4.3 below; provided that the maximum total number of
Restricted Stock Units that may vest with respect to
(x) performance goals labeled as “A” in Sections
2.4.1, 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 below is 90,000; (y) performance goals
labeled as “B” in Sections 2.4.1, 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 below
is 33,750; and (z) performance goals labeled as
“C” in Sections 2.4.1, 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 below is 90,000;
and further provided that in no event will more than a total of
213,750 Restricted Stock Units become vested and nonforfeitable
pursuant to this RSU Award Agreement.
2.4.1 Modified EBITDA Goals .
Subject to Sections 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 and the accelerated
vesting provisions of Section 2.5, the RSU Award and the
Restricted Stock Units may become vested and nonforfeitable upon
the satisfaction of goals relating to Modified EBITDA as of the
expiration of the applicable Restriction Period, as
follows:
(a) A portion of the Restricted
Stock Units equal to a maximum of 63,000 of the total Restricted
Stock Units subject to this RSU Award are subject to Restriction
Period 1 and will become vested and nonforfeitable according
to the following schedule:
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if Modified
EBITDA for fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, is less than
$*
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“A”:
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30,000
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if Modified
EBITDA for fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, is between $*and
$*
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“B”:
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39,000
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if Modified
EBITDA for fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, is between $*
and $*
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“C”:
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63,000
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if Modified
EBITDA for fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, is equal to or
greater than $*
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(b) A portion of the Restricted
Stock Units equal to a maximum of 71,250 of the total Restricted
Stock Units subject to this RSU Award are subject to Restriction
Period 2 and will become vested and nonforfeitable according
to the following schedule:
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if Modified
EBITDA for fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, is less than
$*
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“A”:
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30,000
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if Modified
EBITDA for fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, is between
$ †
and $*
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