Exhibit 10.6
Time Warner Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan
RSU Agreement, Version 1
For Use from October 2007
Restricted Stock Units Agreement
General Terms and Conditions
WHEREAS,
the Company has adopted the Plan (as defined below), the terms of
which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Committee has determined that it would be in the best interests
of the Company and its stockholders to grant the restricted stock
units (the “ RSUs ”) provided for herein
to the Participant pursuant to the Plan and the terms set forth
herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set
forth, the parties agree as follows:
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Definitions . Whenever the following terms are
used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth
below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the same meanings as in the Plan. |
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“ Cause ” means,
“Cause” as defined in an employment agreement between
the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant or, if not
defined therein or if there is no such agreement,
“Cause” means (i) Participant’s continued
failure substantially to perform such Participant’s duties
(other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to
physical or mental illness) for a period of ten (10) days
following written notice by the Company or any of its Affiliates to
the Participant of such failure, (ii) dishonesty in the
performance of the Participant’s duties, (iii)
Participant’s conviction of, or plea of nolo
contendere to, a crime constituting (A) a felony under the
laws of the United States or any state thereof or (B) a
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude,
(iv) Participant’s insubordination, willful malfeasance
or willful misconduct in connection with Participant’s duties
or any act or omission which is injurious to the financial
condition or business reputation of the Company or any of its
Affiliates, or (v) Participant’s breach of any
non-competition, non-solicitation or confidentiality provisions to
which the Participant is subject. The determination of the
Committee as to the existence of “Cause” will be
conclusive on the Participant and the Company. |
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“ Disability ” means,
“Disability” as defined in an employment agreement
between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant
or, if not defined therein or if there shall be no such agreement,
“disability” of the Participant shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in the Company’s long-term disability
plan or policy, as in effect from time to time, to the extent that
such definition also constitutes such Participant being considered
“disabled” under Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the
Code. |
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“ Good Reason ” means “Good
Reason” as defined in an employment agreement between the
Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant or, if not
defined |
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therein or if there is no such agreement, “Good
Reason” means (i) the failure of the Company to pay or
cause to be paid the Participant’s base salary or annual
bonus when due or (ii) any substantial and sustained
diminution in the Participant’s authority or responsibilities
materially inconsistent with the Participant’s position;
provided that either of the events described in clauses
(i) and (ii) will constitute Good Reason only if the
Company fails to cure such event within 30 days after receipt
from the Participant of written notice of the event which
constitutes Good Reason; provided , further , that
“Good Reason” will cease to exist for an event on the
sixtieth (60 th ) day following
the later of its occurrence or the Participant’s knowledge
thereof, unless the Participant has given the Company written
notice of his or her termination of employment for Good Reason
prior to such date. |
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“ Plan ” means the Time
Warner Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or modified from time to time. |
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“ Retirement ” means a voluntary
termination of employment by the Participant (i) following the
attainment of age 55 with ten (10) or more years of service as
an employee or a director with the Company or any Affiliate or
(ii) pursuant to the retirement plan or program of the Company
or any Affiliate that is applicable to the Participant. |
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“ Severance Period ” means the period
of time following a termination of Employment during which a
Participant is entitled to receive both salary continuation
payments and continued participation under the health benefit plans
of the Company or any of its Affiliates, whether pursuant to an
employment contract with, or a severance plan or other arrangement
maintained by, the Company or any Affiliate. For the avoidance of
doubt, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Severance
Period shall not include any time period following the date on
which a Participant commences employment with a subsequent employer
that is not an Affiliate, regardless of whether the Participant
continues to receive salary continuation payments from the Company
or any Affiliate after such date. |
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“ Vesting Date ” means each vesting
date set forth in the Notice. |
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Grant of Restricted Stock Units . The Company
hereby grants to the Participant (the “ Award
”), on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the
number of RSUs set forth on the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock
Units (the “ Notice ”). Each RSU
represents the unfunded, unsecured right of the Participant to
receive a Share on the date(s) specified herein. RSUs do not
constitute issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock for any
corporate purposes and do not confer on the Participant any right
to vote on matters that are submitted to a vote of holders of
Shares. |
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Dividend Equivalents and Retained Distributions
. If on any date while RSUs are outstanding hereunder the
Company shall pay any regular cash dividend on the Shares, the
Participant shall be paid, for each RSU held by the Participant on
the record date, an |
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amount of cash
equal to the dividend paid on a Share (the “ Dividend
Equivalents ”) at the time that such dividends are
paid to holders of Shares. If on any date while RSUs are
outstanding hereunder the Company shall pay any dividend other than
a regular cash dividend or make any other distribution on the
Shares, the Participant shall be credited with a bookkeeping entry
equivalent to such dividend or distribution for each RSU held by
the Participant on the record date for such dividend or
distribution, but the Company shall retain custody of all such
dividends and distributions unless the Board has in its sole
discretion determined that an amount equivalent to such dividend or
distribution shall be paid currently to the Participant (the
“ Retained Distributions ”);
provided , however , that if the Retained
Distribution relates to a dividend paid in Shares, the Participant
shall receive an additional amount of RSUs equal to the product of
(I) the aggregate number of RSUs held by the Participant
pursuant to this Agreement through the related dividend record
date, multiplied by (II) the number of Shares (including any
fraction thereof) payable as a dividend on a Share. Retained
Distributions will not bear interest and will be subject to the
same restrictions as the RSUs to which they relate. Notwithstanding
anything else contained in this paragraph 3, no payment of Dividend
Equivalents or Retained Distributions shall occur before the first
date on which a payment could be made without subjecting the
Participant to tax under the provisions of Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”).
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Vesting and Delivery of Vested Securities . |
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Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and this
Agreement, no later than 60 days after each Vesting Date with
respect to the Award, the Company shall issue or transfer to the
Participant the number of Shares corresponding to such Vesting Date
and the Retained Distributions, if any, covered by that portion of
the Award. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs 6 and 7, the
vesting of such RSUs and any Retained Distributions relating
thereto shall occur only if the Participant has continued in
Employment of the Company or any of its Affiliates on the Vesting
Date and has continuously been so employed since the Date of Grant
(as defined in the Notice). |
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RSUs Extinguished . Upon each issuance or transfer of
Shares in accordance with this Agreement, a number of RSUs equal to
the number of Shares issued or transferred to the Participant shall
be extinguished and such number of RSUs will not be considered to
be held by the Participant for any purpose. |
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Final Issuance . Upon the final issuance or transfer of
Shares and Retained Distributions, if any, to the Participant
pursuant to this Agreement, in lieu of a fractional Share, the
Participant shall receive a cash payment equal to the Fair Market
Value of such fractional Share. |
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Section 409A . Notwithstanding anything else
contained in this Agreement, no Shares shall be issued or
transferred to a Participant before the first date on which a
payment could be made without subjecting the Participant to tax
under the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. |
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Termination of Employment . |
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If the Participant’s Employment with the Company and its
Affiliates is terminated by the Participant for any reason other
than those described in clauses (b) and (c) below prior
to the Vesting Date with respect to any portion of the Award, then
the RSUs covered by any such portion of the Award and all Retained
Distributions relating thereto shall be completely forfeited on the
date of any such termination, unless otherwise provided in an
employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or an
Affiliate. |
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If the Participant’s Employment terminates (i) as a
result of his or her death or Disability or (ii) as a result
of his or her Retirement or is terminated by the Company and its
Affiliates for any reason other than for Cause on a date when the
Participant satisfies the requirements for Retirement, then the
RSUs for which a Vesting Date has not yet occurred and all Retained
Distributions relating thereto shall, to the extent the RSUs were
not extinguished prior to such termination of Employment, fully
vest on the date of any such termination and Shares subject to the
RSUs shall be issued or transferred to the Participant, as soon as
practicable, but no later than 90 days following such
termination of Employment. |
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If the Participant’s Employment is terminated by the
Company and its Affiliates for any reason other than for Cause
(unless such termination is due to death or Disability), then a pro
rata portion of the RSUs that were scheduled to vest on the next
Vesting Date, and on any subsequent Vesting Dates that occur during
a Severance Period, and any Retained Distributions relating
thereto, shall, to the extent the RSUs were not extinguished prior
to such termination of Employment, become vested, and Shares
subject to such RSUs shall be issued or transferred to the
Participant on each such Vesting Date following such termination of
Employment, determined as follows: |
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the number of RSUs covered by the portion of the Award that
were scheduled to vest on such Vesting Date multiplied by; |
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a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days
from the last Vesting Date (or the Date of Grant if there was no
prior Vesting Date) during which the Participant either remained in
Employment or was within a covered Severance Period, and the
denominator of which shall be the number of days from |
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