EXHIBIT 10.1
NAVARRE CORPORATION 2004 STOCK PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
You have
been granted an Award of time-vested Restricted Stock Units,
subject to the terms and conditions of the 2004 Stock Plan, as
amended, and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement set forth below,
as follows:
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Name of Participant:
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Grant Date:
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Number of Award Shares:
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shares of Common Stock |
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Vesting Schedule: |
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Issue Dates |
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Number of Award Shares |
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[first anniversary] |
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[1/3] |
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[second anniversary] |
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[1/3] |
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[third anniversary] |
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[1/3] |
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
1.
GRANT OF STOCK UNIT AWARD .
Navarre Corporation, a Minnesota
corporation (together with all successors thereto, the
“Company”), hereby grants to the Participant named
above, who is an employee and key leader of the Company or a
Related Company, an award of Restricted Stock Units (the
“Stock Units”) subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the
“Agreement”) and in the Navarre Corporation 2004 Stock
Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”). The
Stock Units represent the contingent right to receive, on a one for
one basis, the number of shares (the “Award Shares”)
indicated above of the Company’s common stock, no par value
(the “Common Stock”) on the dates (the “Issue
Date(s)”) specified in the vesting schedule above (the
“Vesting Schedule”). Continued employment with the
Company or a Related Company is the only required consideration for
this grant. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the
Plan.
2.
ACCEPTANCE .
Your execution of this Agreement will
indicate your acceptance of and your willingness to be bound by its
terms. No Award Shares will be issued unless you have executed and
returned this Agreement to the Company.
3.
VESTING OF STOCK UNITS .
3.1
Vesting Schedule . Vesting is subject to your continued
employment or service with the Company or a Related Company. Your
right to receive the Award Shares will vest, and no longer be
contingent, in three installments on the Issues Dates indicated in
the
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Vesting
Schedule. Vested Award Shares will be issued and registered in your
name as soon as practicable after the applicable Issue Date. Stock
Units for Award Shares that do not vest shall be immediately
cancelled.
3.2
Termination of Employment or Service . In the event that
your employment or service with the Company or a Related Company
terminates voluntarily or involuntarily for any reason prior to an
Issue Date indicated in the Vesting Schedule, this award of Stock
Units shall expire and be deemed forfeited with respect to all
Award Shares not vested at the time of such termination. None of
the unvested Award Shares shall be due or issued to you.
3.3
Change of Control Transaction . For purposes of this
Section 3.3, the term “Change of Control
Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2 of the Plan. Upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control Transaction, the Vesting Schedule shall no longer apply and
the Company shall issue all Award Shares not previously issued to
you. The Committee administering the Plan in its discretion may
make further adjustments or modifications to the Award Shares
pursuant to Section 15.4 of the Plan.
4.
ISSUANCE OF SHARES .
4.1
Issuance of Shares . Certificates evidencing ownership of
vested Award Shares will be issued as indicated above. If permitted
by law and the rules of the applicable stock exchange, the issuance
of shares may be effected on a noncertificated basis. The Company,
however, shall not be required to issue or deliver a certificate
for any sha