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EX-10.6 FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT

Shareholder Agreement

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Title: EX-10.6 FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 11/7/2007
Industry: Broadcasting and Cable TV     Sector: Services

EX-10.6 FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT, Parties: time warner inc
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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:
1.   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.
  a)   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.
 
  b)   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.
 
  c)   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

 


 
      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.
 
  d)   Plan means the Time Warner Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
 
  e)   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.
 
  f)   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.
 
  g)   Vesting Date ” means each vesting date set forth in the Notice.
2.   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.
 
3.   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”).
4.   Vesting and Delivery of Vested Securities .
  a)   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).
 
  b)   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.
 
  c)   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.
 
  d)   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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5.   Termination of Employment .
  (a)   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.
 
  (b)   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.
 
  (c)   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:
  (x)   the number of RSUs covered by the portion of the Award that were scheduled to vest on such Vesting Date multiplied by;
  (y)   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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